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A spate of Tweets by sports stars which have attracted press coverage of the wrong kind, prompts us to remind visitors to this site - celebrity or not - to think twice about putting posts on social networking sites, and remembering that what goes...
9 October 2012
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An offensive Facebook page which claims to be produced by students living in Belfast, has been condemned by both the University of Ulster and student unions. Though thought to be an isolated incident, this highlights the harm that can be caused by...
7 October 2012
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Look out for an important software update from Microsoft this Tuesday (September 9th). For more information on the importance of installing software updates, click here This time it's to patch 20 potential security weak points in Office,...
6 October 2012
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£6.5 million worth of drugs have been seized and 79 people arrested in a worldwide crackdown on the sale of fake and unlicensed medicines being sold on the internet. For more information on the dangers of using unlicensed drugs and how to...
6 October 2012
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An appeal for information by the Information Commissioner (ICO), has resulted in potential fines in excess of £250,000 to be handed out to two people who sent millions of spam text messages. For more information on identifying and...
2 October 2012
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