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Mobile security to step up a gear It must be one of those of nightmare moments for any business worker: the realisation that they have lost their mobile device, with all that company data and contacts on it. Aside from the value of the phone, the risk

The end for Windows 10 Mobile devices? Microsoft’s latest quarterly financial results showed another massive decline in sales of Lumia devices and Windows 10 Mobile phones. Phone revenue declined 46% according to the company’s results. While many businesses are happy running iOS or Android devices, or using

Beware of firmware updates for Surface devices Microsoft’s Surface range might be the darling of the executive crowd, thanks to its lightweight design and portability. However, some users are less than happy at the latest batch of firmware updates which have reduced the devices to showing screens

PC sales continue to plummet due to Windows 10 According to market figures, the anticipated rush to adopt new, Windows 10-powered PCs has failed to materialise. IDC reports global PC sales down 11.5% and Gartner reports them down by 9.6% for the first quarter of 2016. That’s

Is your wireless mouse a security risk? A new company in the US has unveiled a security flaw that means your wireless mouse could actually offer an entry point to hack your computer. Bastille, a start-up, has revealed that the dongles from wireless mice from companies including

Disaster recovery: 4 tips to recover faster We all hope it never happens to us, but what if it did? If something were to happen to your business, how quickly could you recover? It sounds like a morbid topic, but ensuring that your business has a disaster

Global cyber security skills shortage ahead The global cyber security industry is facing a skills shortage that threatens the growth of cloud computing and storage. According to ESG research, three-quarters of companies are using some form of cloud service and the numbers will increase in the future.

Google finds security flaw across the web Thousands of devices have been left open to a security flaw that dates back to 2008, according to a BBC report. Google’s own engineers have found a flaw in glibc, an open-source code that features in the majority of internet-connected

Concept trailer revealed for highly anticipated Microsoft Surface Pro 5 According to recent sales figures published by Digitimes, 2015 was a successful year for the Microsoft Surface series! Approximately 2.5 million Microsoft Surface hybrid tablet devices were sold between October and December and, over the course of

Ransomware exploding across business PCs and websites Highlighting the need for both office IT security and user education, a range of high profile companies including US hospitals and many smaller organisations are finding their business data being encrypted by digital thieves and held to ransom. The new