New UK Law To Eradicate Weak Passwords
Here we look at the new UK cybersecurity law that will ban device manufacturers from having weak, easily guessable default passwords, thereby providing extra protection against hacking and cyber-attacks. The Problem With 99 per cent of UK adults owning at least one smart device and UK households owning an average of nine connected devices, but…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s $10 Billion Renewable Energy Deal Fuels AI & Cloud Needs
Microsoft has agreed to back $10bn in renewable electricity projects by Brookfield Asset Management to help it meet clean-energy commitments and provide its data-centres with the extra energy requirements of cloud and AI. Global Framework Agreement The deal, which is a five-year agreement called the “global framework agreement” (“the agreement”) is a commitment by Microsoft, working in…
Read MoreMillions Defy WhatsApp Bans
In a recent BBC World Service interview, Head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, claimed that tens of millions of people in countries where WhatsApp has been banned continue to use it. Where Is WhatsApp Banned And Why? WhatsApp is banned Iran and North Korea, has been blocked at times in Syria, Senegal, and Guinea, and recently…
Read MoreRampant Referrals Part 9 – Communication Sabotage (Subsection D)
As a quick recap from last time, we looked at the ‘why’ of the question-qualifiers Why, What, Who, How and When and Where : In this section, we’ll be covering referral sabotage around the ‘what’, i.e. what it is that you actually offer. I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s pretty frustrating when you hear that…
Read MoreRealtime Deepfake Dating Scams
Here we look at how scammers are now reportedly using face-swapping technology to change their appearance in real-time to conduct video-based romance scams. Yahoo Boys Recently, tech news site ‘Wired’ featured a story about romance scammers dubbed ‘Yahoo Boys,’ a slang term for a Nigeria-based collective of scammers who are now using deepfakes and real-time…
Read MorePolice : Don’t Try Hiding Money in Crypto
The Home Office has announced that in an attempt to tackle the issue of drug dealers, fraudsters and terrorists using crypto to hide and raise money, it’s giving new powers to the police. Over £1 Billion In Illegal Crypto Transactions With over £1 billion in illegal crypto transactions taking place in the UK each year, the…
Read MoreWorld’s Largest (House-Sized) 3D Printer
Maine University in the US has announced that its new 3D printer has smashed the former Guinness World Record to become the largest 3D printer in the world, making it a significant step forward in the next generation of advanced manufacturing. Factory of the Future The new printer, dubbed Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF…
Read MoreJail Coder Course Shows Positive Results
US-based researchers have reported that the ‘Brave Behind Bars’ college-accredited, zoom-based web design course for prisoners has improved their sense of self-worth and given them digital literacy skills that help them stay out of prison. Brave Behind Bars The 12-week Brave Behind Bars computer science and career-readiness program was expanded in 2022 to include 40…
Read MoreApple / OpenAI iPhone Talks Renewed
It’s been reported (Bloomberg) that Apple is (back) in discussions with OpenAI about potentially using OpenAI’s generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year. Although Apple is reported to be talking to OpenAI, it was also reported last month that Apple was talking to Googe about licensing…
Read MoreRampant Referrals for MSPs – Part 8 – Communication Sabotage (Subsection B)
As a quick recap from last time, we looked at the 4 main ‘silos’ of communication that can be sabotaged, which were : 1 – Internal to Internal : i.e. MSP Staff to MSP Staff2 – Internal to External : MSP Staff to Stakeholder’s Staff3 – External to External : Stakeholder’s Staff to Stakeholder’s Staff4…
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