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Web code weakness allows data dump on PCs

Just a heads up! A developer has found that Gigabytes of junk data could be dumped onto PCs via a loophole in web code. The loophole exploits a feature of HTML 5 which defines how websites are made and what they can do. Developer Feross Aboukhadijeh found the bug and set up a demo page…

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Bitcoin virtual currency reaches all-time high price

As we have an online shop we found the following article from the BBC website very interesting: The value of virtual currency Bitcoin has reached an all-time high, trading at more than $33 (£22). Its appreciation – up from just $2 in November 2011 – has been attributed to increased trust in security efforts. The…

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All web pages ‘are 19 clicks away’

As we continually update and promote our website we found the following article very interesting: According to new research, no two pages on the web are separated by more than 19 links. Well-connected websites such as Facebook, Google and Reddit mean even the most obscure of cyberspace’s estimated 14 billion pages and one trillion documents….

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Fighting Cybercrime

As security is very important to us and the people we work with this interested us: In part of a move to intensify global efforts to fight cybercrime, over 40,000 firms, including energy providers, banks and hospitals could be required to report cyber-break-ins under new rules proposed by the EU. Although the EU is keen…

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Businesses wasting billions storing unnecessary data

Following warnings from leading analysts that companies are wasting billions on unnecessary storage, CIOs have been urged to rethink their backup strategies. Analyst group Gartner found that businesses were spending 20% more than they need to on backing up unnecessary data. With spending on server and network technologies typically 20 times greater than spending on…

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See you next week at Civica

We’re getting our new banners and counter ready for the Civica conference next week, look out for our new logo! We look forward to seeing you in a few days. Don’t forget to come and visit our stand and enjoy a discount for our online shop! Click here for more details

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Civica’s Annual Conference – 23rd & 24th January 2013

We’re attending the annual Civica conference at the Manchester Central Convention Centre later this month, are you? If so, we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks. Don’t forget to come and visit our stand and enjoy a discount for our online shop! Click here for more details    

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Instagram wants right to sell users’ photos to advertisers

As we are currently looking into our position as a company on social media sites we found this quite interesting: Instagram (Facebook’s photo-sharing site) has updated its privacy policy, giving it the right to sell users’ photos to advertisers without notification. If users don’t delete their accounts by 16th January they cannot opt out. The…

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Internet shopping is more popular in the UK than in any other major country

As we have just launched our new online shop we thought this was quite interesting: A survey from Ofcom suggests that internet shopping is more popular in the UK than in any other major country. The findings form part of Ofcom’s seventh International Communications Market Report, which looks at the take-up, availability, price and use…

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