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25 July 2013 Kitchenwear retailer Lakeland is the latest high profile company to have its website hacked. For information and advice on safe use of your passwords, click here The Cumbria-based firm suffered "a sophisticated and...
25 July 2013
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23 July 2013 SMEs and sole traders still have time to apply for Innovation Vouchers to support effective cyber security. For information and advice about online and information security for your business, click here The £5,000 vouchers...
23 July 2013
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The Prime Minister has announced an automatic block on pornography for most UK households. Possessing online material depicting rape will also become illegal in England and Wales, as it is already in Scotland. For information and advice on safe use...
22 July 2013
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Users of Tumblr's iPhone and iPad apps should download the latest update without delay, following what the service describes as a "security lapse". They should also update the password they use for Tumblr and other online services,...
19 July 2013
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UK internet service providers (ISPs) must block a popular football streaming website under a court order in favour of the Premier League. For information and advice about downloading and file sharing, click here FirstRow1.eu, which links to a...
17 July 2013
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Sony is no longer appealing against the penalty imposed after its PlayStation Network was hacked in 2011. For information and advice about safe online gaming, click here To find out how to safeguard your identity, click here The UK...
16 July 2013
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