Tech Insight : What Are SPF, DKIM, And DMARC Records?
In this insight, we look at the popular email authentication protocols SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, how they work, why they’re important, and what happens if they’re not set up properly. What Is SPF? SPF, or Sender Policy Framework, is an email authentication protocol used to verify the sender of an email message. It is used […]
Security Stop-Press : “Swiss Army Knife Malware” Warning
A report from Picus Security has warned of the rise of multi-purpose strains of malware, which it dubs “Swiss Army knife malware,” capable of performing all kinds of actions. Picus Security’s analysis of 550,000 real-world malware samples revealed that one third carry at least 20 individual Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) with the most common features being […]
Tech News : Want Free Hot Water? Have A Server In Your House!
Green distributed computer network heating company Heata is offering to provide up to 4.8kWh of free hot water per day in exchange for installing a business cloud server in your home. Green Distributed Compute Network Heata, which began as an innovation project with British Gas, describes itself as “a ground-breaking green distributed compute network that uses the […]
Tech Tip – Useful YouTube Shortcuts
If you’d like a fast and easy way to navigate within YouTube, here are some top keyboard shortcuts. – While watching a YouTube video, use the following letters on their own on the keyboard (no need for shift) for the following functions: F (full screen), K (play/pause), J (rewind 10 secs), and L (fast-forward 10 […]
Featured Article : Usage Based Pricing And Now Hybrid Pricing
Although Openview’s recent second report shows that most SaaS companies used usage-based pricing last year, many are now moving to hybrid models. What Is Usage Based Pricing? Usage-based pricing (UBP) is a pricing model where customers are charged based on how much they use a particular product or service. In the context of SaaS (Software […]
Tech Tip – How To Check A Website’s Power Usage
If you don’t want to drain your Windows 11 laptop’s battery while out and about, Firefox can show you how much power specific websites use up. Here’s how it works: – In Firefox, go to the website you want to measure and click the three dots top right. – Select ‘Tools’, then ‘Web Developer Tools’, […]
Security Stop-Press : Reddit Hacked After Phishing Attack
Social news and discussion website Reddit has reported being hit by a “sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted Reddit employees” whereby a single employee’s credentials were obtained, and an attacker gained access to internal documents and code, as well as some internal dashboards and business systems. Following several days of investigation, Reddit has announced “we have […]
Tech News : Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have announced that they have made a major breakthrough in quantum computing that could help solve the most complex real-world problems. What Are Quantum Computers? Quantum computers can carry out complex calculations at high speed. Whereas traditional computers store data in binary ‘bits’ (ones and zeros) […]
Tech News : Google Bard’s $100 Billion Bungle
$100 billion/£82.7bn is reported to have been wiped off the value shares in Google’s parent company Alphabet following a rather public error made by Bard, Google’s new answer to ChatGPT. Bard Originally called ‘Apprentice Bard,’ Bard is Google’s conversational AI service which uses Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), Google’s family of conversational neural language models. […]
Featured Article : Do Hackers Get Pensions & Sick Pay?
Kaspersky research has shown that hackers are now being recruited with dark web job ads offering huge salaries and benefits! What?! According to Kaspersky’s analysis of more than 200,000 employment ads posted on the dark web between January 2020 and June 2022, ‘employers’ have been seeking applications from the best hackers by offering favourable terms […]