Black Friday – Cyber Monday
Black Friday dates back to the early 1960’s when the day after Thanksgiving in the United States marked the start of the Christmas shopping season. With the rise of Online…
Windows Updates
Do you have a Windows Laptop (or Desktop)? Does it seem to be getting slower? Are your Windows Updates up to date? Microsoft regularly makes updates available for all versions…
Windows 7 & 8
Are you still using a laptop with Windows 7 or 8 and running either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome? Perhaps you have received a message saying you must upgrade to…
Safe Online Week
Get Safe Online Week is held during October each year and this year the focus is on you, the Internet and Trust. In order to go online with safety and…
Cashless Parking
A few people have approached me recently asking how they use their mobile phone to pay for parking once you can longer pay by cash, so I thought I would…
Scam Spotlight
Here are some of the latest scams that we have spotted over recent weeks, but as usual, keep alert as there are plenty of others doing the rounds at the…
Scam Round up
In this issue of our regular Email Alert we are going to do another roundup of common emails / phone calls that are doing the rounds at the moment, but…
Romance Scams
You don’t have to be looking for romance to fall victim to a romance scam, so in this issue of our Scam alert we are going to take a look…
World Password Day
Today (Thursday May 4th) is world password day and provides a timely reminder for us all to evaluate our passwords. I did write an article in December about passwords and…
Impersonation and Courier Fraud
In this issue of the SCAM Email Alert we are going to look at Impersonation and Courier Scams. This scam involves fraudsters contacting you, usually by phone, claiming to be…