Hacking a PC is so 1999. These days, if you want props as a cybercriminal you’ve got to hack stuff. Smart fridges, smart cars, smart, erm, fidget spinners? You name it; if you can hack a smart device you’re basically X-Men’s Magneto without the silly helmet. Hacked cars, killer drones. It all sounds scary, doesn’t […]
No one could blame you for being intimidated by the new maximum GDPR fine; it is, even by Bill Gates standard, a lot of money. For those of you that don’t know how much your business could be fined in future – it’s up to €20,000,000 or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. […]
‘What do a rugby team and website hosting company have in common?’ I hear you wondering. The short answer is that UKFast is the main sponsor of Sale Sharks, but for the full story of this relationship, we have to go back 18 years. UKFast has a long history of supporting Sale Sharks as both […]
The first step in curbing any addiction is admitting you have one. So, with a deep breath, here goes: my name is Al McCloud, I’m 29 years old, and I love feeding paper into paper shredders. I know it’s wrong; I’m far too old to enjoy these simple pleasures. My addiction has got so bad […]
The internet lets you invest cautiously in the stock market or gamble away your savings, pay your council tax or book a holiday, socialise with friends or hide away with a movie. However you want to live your life, the internet supports you. And there’s not much you can’t do online – but you still […]
Cyber-attacks are increasing in severity and magnitude. This is in no small part because businesses are failing to identify the many different ways that attacks are carried out by cyber-criminals . The global cost of cyber-crime is in the millions, and it’s expected to reach billions, so make sure that you understand your business’s weaknesses before […]
Back in the mid-80s two scriptwriters named Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale sat down to work. They wanted to envision a technological landscape three decades into the future. After many late nights of work, they had imagined a neon, glowing future with self-lacing trainers, 3D movies and a tyrannical, completely unqualified bully named president. Many […]
Here’s our five favourite tech links from the last week! Have a great weekend. 1. Setting a president with tech Whilst the US waited for its president to respond to the reports of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, some tech companies took it upon themselves to take a stance. Spotify were called out for hosting […]
When you think of UKFast, what first comes to mind? Cloud hosting? Well, UKFast is so much more than a cloud hosting company. In our spare time we’ve created Unlocked, a cybersecurity conference to bring free professional cybersecurity advice to businesses across the country, Inspire MCR to brings business advice to entrepreneurs and startups, and […]
Here’s our five favourite tech links from the last week! Have a great weekend. 1. Game Of Pwns Spoiler-free content ahead, I promise. HBO should focus less on their swords and more or their pas-swords. Get it? See what I did there? The makers of a little TV show called Game Of Thrones have suffered a […]
