by Nigel Howle | Jan 13, 2026 | News
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY CENTRE Online criminals foiled by National Cyber Security Centre’s Share and Defend service in partnership with industry.. Almost one billion early-stage cyber attacks and attempts to access scam websites have been blocked by a...
by Nigel Howle | Dec 8, 2025 | News
Some people may have witnessed ’empty pages’ on some websites in early December. The problem hit websites run by Cloudflare, including big names such as LinkedIn and Canva. DownDetector, a site used to monitor online service issues, also went down as a...
by Nigel Howle | Nov 24, 2025 | News
The BBC has launched its 2025 Scam Safe Week coverage. Scam Safe week brings together content from across the BBC including TV, radio, iPlayer, Sounds and online – to help the public stay informed in the fight against scams. The broadcaster is covering issues...
by Nigel Howle | Oct 20, 2025 | News
Hundreds of websites and apps were hit by a major outage on Monday October 20. Millions of people have been affected by the Amazon Web Services problems. Companies hit include Lloyds Bank, Zoom, online gaming business, Snapchat, and the UK’s HMRC tax office,...
by Nigel Howle | Oct 7, 2025 | News
Microsoft will end support for its Windows 10 system on October 14. The company explains: “At this point technical assistance, feature updates and security updates will no longer be provided. “If you have devices running Windows 10, we recommend upgrading...
