Category: Techy News

The End of the Internet is Nigh! Well, that’s what some content creators and commentators would have you believe. It would be this point where we would insert an image of Homer Simpson shaking a bell with an advertising board stating the same message. However, the EU has backed the controversial copyright law, that some […]

Data Privacy – are we taking it seriously enough? As you may have already heard, last week British Airways suffered a serious data breach that saw more than 380,000 accounts compromised. Despite the apologies, customers flew to Twitter to vent their anger and frustration about their personal and financial information being leaked. Accordingly to latest […]

It’s been three months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rolled out and although the constant bombardment of emails may have passed, many businesses are still dealing with the repercussions of becoming GDPR compliant. In fact, many SME’s and larger enterprises have battled their way through the build up to GDPR only to experience […]

Many SME’s often overlook the importance of investing in high-quality website hosting but did you know that a data breach is one of the worst things a business can experience? If your security is compromised or your website goes offline, the consequences can be damaging and long-lasting. Not only can you lose customers and money, […]

Today, businesses across Europe and the US are waking up to ‘Petya’, the second major global ransomware attack in as many months, freezing user’s computers and demanding untraceable ransoms to be paid in the digital Bitcoin currency. The US Department of Homeland Security is advising victims not to pay the ransom, saying there was no […]

In 2016, a whopping 74% of online businesses were exposed to some form of security breach. Last Friday, more than 200,000 computers across 70 countries were affected by a ransomware attack that plunged organisations such as the NHS into chaos. ‘Wana Decrypt0r 2.0’ sent unsuspecting victims audacious ransom demands after encrypting data and locking users out […]

At the end of the month, version 56 of the Chrome web browser will be released. There is a significant change in the way it displays websites that are not using HTTPS, also known as SSL. This change may confuse your site visitors or surprise you if you are not expecting it. What does this […]

The average Brit spends a whopping 1 hour 20 minutes browsing and managing their social media accounts per day – the numbers put our digital obsession into perspective and it’s clear that we love to socialise online. This being so, you must notice the not-so-subtle changes that are continuously made by the social media giants […]

A really interesting piece published by The Drum just before Xmas ponders the best practices for writing content that remains fresh, relevant and engaging, yet still retains SEO keywords for the all-mighty Google to pick up on. This is a situation that many marketers like myself find ourselves in. Our main role is obviously to […]

We live in a digital world; instant gratification of information, easy access to rapid and unlimited amounts of data, news and images- there exists no barriers anymore in this increasingly chaotic, post-modern, technologically- advanced society.