Whether you’re a home user, small business owner, or even working for a company with its very own IT support department, we all need a little help sometimes.
Knowing how to get on the good side of IT support is a critical skill that can bring many happy returns, and allow you to smoothly recover from technical issues large and small.
Here are our top tips for fostering a good relationship with any IT support staff you might need to reach out to.
VPNs: they’re great, and you should have one in your toolbox!. VPN apps for your smartphone can be a great way to maintain your privacy when using your phone on public networks, and offer a host of other benefits.
However, new research from the CSIRO, in conjunction with the University of New South Wales and UC Berkeley has found that 38% of 283 VPN apps surveyed for Android (commonly found on the Google Play Store) were found to inject malware and malvertising into their services.
It’s something from our worst nightmares: you log into your machine and you’re greeted by a locked screen and a threatening message.
Try as you might, you’re unable to get access to your computer or files: you’ve really done it this time. You’ve just been hit by ransomware.
However, many users seem blissfully unaware of the threat, and more importantly – what to do when it hits. Debate rages in security circles over the right course of action to take: do you pay up to get your data back, or ignore the demands?
A security breach involving a big data company can affect millions (or even billions) of people in a single incident.
But did you know that consumer power can force companies to take these measures seriously?
Are you growing increasingly ambivalent to the latest security threats? It’s probably not just you: security fatigue is a growing phenomenon that’s sweeping everyone from casual home users to international corporations.
Read on to find out if your lack of good security practices might be down to old-fashioned burnout.
