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18 April 2013
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Parents invited to join Twitter Chat this evening
Get Safe Online and Norton are joining forces this evening to help parents keep their children safe online, on the same day as an NSPCC report highlights the dangers. Marian Merritt, Norton’s Online Family Safety Advocate and Tony...
18 April 2013
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Update your Windows and Java when prompted
Make sure you update your Windows and Java software as soon as you are prompted to do so by their suppliers Microsoft and Oracle. For information and advice on updating Windows, click here For information and advice on updating your...
17 April 2013
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Cybercrime report highlights online threats
The continuing increase in online criminal activity is confirmed in Symantec's 18th annual Internet Security Threat Report, just published. This highlights the need for people to be more aware of the dangers of going online using any device,...
16 April 2013
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WordPress targeted by hackers
WordPress, the web platform which powers around 17% of the world's websites and blogs*, has been attacked by a botnet of tens of thousands of individual computers. The attack comes just after WordPress increased security with optional two-step...
15 April 2013
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Have you been the victim of this property scam?
Metropolitan Police are currently trying to locate a suspect in relation to a series of property rental frauds across London, five of which were in Westminster. Read Get Safe Online's information and advice on safe property rental by...
11 April 2013
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