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3 Men Charged After Making $4 Million From Hacking U.S. Law Firms

Three Chinese citizens have been charged in the U.S. courts after it was found that they hacked U.S. law firms and then used the stolen information for insider-trading that netted them $4 million dollars. A Manhattan federal court charged the 3 men this week with conspiracy, insider trading, wire fraud and computer intrusion in a…

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Windows 10 Improvements From Insider Preview Build 15002

With many businesses now having upgraded to Windows 10, it’s useful to know which of the latest features the O/S can offer that can help you to work smarter, save time, and get better results. New Features Although Build 15007 has just been introduced (and it includes some new additions), many technical commentators agree that…

IT Recruitment Challenges in 2017

The word from recruitment specialists to employers is that challenges in IT recruitment for 2017 will include a ‘High-Demand, Low Supply’ hiring landscape, and the need to adapt to the needs and expectations of millennials and Generation Z. Complications and Challenges The complications that businesses now face in areas such as security, big-data and cloud…

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PC Sales Falling

Figures from Gartner and IDC show that, apart from the 3 big vendors, sales of PCs fell in 2016, with technology improvements and innovations proving to be not strong enough motivators to stop the downward trend. Fifth Year Running According to Gartner figures, the fall in PC sales is part of a downward trend that’s…

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Robots Get Rights As ‘Robot People’

The EU has voted to give a Bill of Rights to robots that will give them “electronic personhood” status in the eyes of the Law in anticipation of a new kind of industrial robot revolution. Why? The need for European Parliament’s legal affairs committee to vote in favour of extending rights to robots has come…

Greater Protection From IoT Hacks Needed Say Cyber Security Experts

There have been renewed warnings from cyber security experts that much more needs to be done to provide adequate protection from the potentially devastating effects of hacks involving IoT devices. What Are IoT Devices? IoT devices are those devices that are now present in most offices and homes that have a connection to the Internet…

3 Men Charged After Making $4 Million From Hacking U.S. Law Firms

Three Chinese citizens have been charged in the U.S. courts after it was found that they hacked U.S. law firms and then used the stolen information for insider trading that netted them $4 million dollars. A Manhattan federal court charged the 3 men this week with conspiracy, insider trading, wire fraud and computer intrusion in…

UK Schools Targeted With Ransomware

UK Schools Targeted With Ransomware

UK police have issued a warning to educational establishments to be vigilant, following an alert by ‘Action Fraud’ that fraudsters are targeting UK schools with ransomware in order to demand big payments. Action Fraud Alert The UK’s fraud and cybercrime centre ‘Action Fraud’ issued an alert recently that schools are being targeted by fraudsters using…

Amazon’s Warehouse In The Sky

Amazon’s Warehouse In The Sky

News has surfaced of a patent that’s reported to have been filed by Amazon back in December 2014 for a flying warehouse, or airborne fulfilment centre (AFC), that can use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deliver items to users. The patent has been recently unearthed and reported via Twitter by analyst Zoe Leavitt from CB Insights,…

TV Accidentally Sets Off Amazon Gadget

Amazon Echo’ gadgets in homes across the city of San Diego on the West Coast of the US were activated by a comment make by a TV presenter. What is Amazon Echo? Amazon Echo is a 23.5cm tall, cylindrical, smart ‘hands-free’, voice operated speaker. The product, which was developed by Amazon and is also known…

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