Featured Article : Firms Prepare For The Quantum Apocalypse
In this article, we look at what the ‘quantum apocalypse’ is, and what businesses are doing to prepare for this threat. What Is The Quantum Apocalypse? The so-called ‘quantum apocalypse’ refers to the unspecified point in the future where someone (e.g., threat actors or a foreign power) has a functioning quantum computer that can break […]
Tech News : Damage Caused While Wearing VR Headsets Results in 31% Increase Insurance Claims
Insurer Aviva has highlighted how accidental damage caused by VR headset-wearing gamers caused a 31% jump in home contents claims in 2021. Average of £650 Aviva reports that the average VR-related claim for accidental damage in 2021 was about £650, for example for TVs that have been broken in the real world after gamers, immersed […]
Tech Insight : Why Solid Black Bars May Be Best For Redacted Text
In this insight, we look at how to best to avoid redacted text from being ‘unredacted’ by certain software tools, and we look at what researchers advise based on recent experiments. The Problem For businesses and organisations, the increased need for data sharing and/or making some data public can mean that certain (sensitive) parts of […]
Tech News : Ex School IT Technician Jailed For Cyber Attack
A sacked school IT Technician who took revenge by deleting data and sabotaging his old school’s network (and by wiping the computers of everyone who was logged in) has been jailed. Revenge Hack As reported on Leicestershire Live, a court was told that Adam Georgeson, 29, who was dismissed from his job as an IT […]
