Today, is a a day worth celebrating. Today we published our thousandth post over on the Smart Thinking Solutions cyber security news site. Clive has written a good article that covers how and why we started Smart Thinking and he has picked out 10 topics that we write about, illustrating them with example posts from …

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Yes, it’s π Day again and time to make lots of nerdy maths jokes if you are into that kind of thing.  Personally I find it causes me to make lots of irrational but perfectly rounded plans. I thought my email password was the last ten digits of π, and then I remembered that whilst …

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Clive has written a piece on Smart Thinking Solutions (our specialist cybersecurity, governance and compliance site), full of advice for you if you are shopping online this Christmas or in the New Year Sale – which will probably start on Boxing Day!

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Although we all have time off over Christmas and the New Year – the nature of the work we carry out for clients means that we never really stop. Computers and IT infrastructure can have issues any time of the night or day and cyber security incidents are unpredictable. I used to go out and …

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At this time of year the cyber criminals become a lot more active, it is their chance to get more money from unsuspecting consumers. I have seen a lot more email slipping through the cracks, as the bad actors manipulate their malicious messages to avoid detection. Over the last few days I have seen email …

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Black Friday originated in the USA but since around 2010 it gradually built-up momentum in the UK too. This year, Black Friday falls on Friday 26 November but many retailers have already started offering some great deals. So, is it really Black Friday or should we call it Black November instead? One thing is sure, …

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