Time for your 25 year old to leave home?
So last year, the FBI pointed out the dangers of using old WiFi routers and how these devices are vulnerable to a cyber attack. Well it should come as no surprise that even older WiFi routers are more susceptible to attacks. The FBI has gone so far as to list which routers are considered particulary […]
When you become the reluctant star of the show!
This only affects you if you have ever looked at pornographic images on your computer so obviously, the vast majority of people have no need to heed the following warning. Just when you though you knew all of the cyber traps laid for you, along comes a new one. A new form of “malware” has […]
Jaguar and Land Rover crash!
Whilst car crashes are relatively common and are usually more serious than this one shown, the crash involving the Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC’s IT systems seems to be nothing short of catastrophic. Statement from JLR : “JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively […]
Congratulations Cameron!
15 months ago we announced the arrival of Cameron Porter at Xcede IT on a technical apprenticeship. Many of our customers will be familiar with Cameron as he has been working on our support desk during his apprenticeship. We are delighted to announce that, as of Monday June 9th 2025, he is no longer an […]
Support out of the Window
….for Windows 10. As of October 14th 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide support for the Windows 10 operating system which will have reached its “End Of Life” (EOL). Some of you may remember that Microsoft did the same thing with Windows 7 in January 2020. After October 14th 2025, no updates, including security patches, […]
Barclays Bank bungles balances
Day 6 and whilst a Barclay’s spokesperson has declared that their technical problems have been resolved, customers are still reporting problems with their account balances. Whilst Barclay’s have said that the problems have NOT been caused by a Cyber attack, they have not explained what the actual reason was. Apparently the bank went as far […]
We appreciate sophistication, but not on a phishing trip!
An extremely sophisticated, AI driven “phishing” scam is making the rounds and Gmail users are being caught. Gmail is used by nearly 2.5 billion people world-wide, so even if a tiny percentage of people fall for this scam, we could still be talking about millions of users. If you receive an email in any of […]
Are you unwittingly helping “bad actors”?
And no, we are not talking about Jean-Claude Van Damme….. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its “Five Eyes” allies (i.e. USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have a new warning for businesses; your computers might be part of a huge network of over 260,000 compromised devices that could be being used as part […]
Outrage at outage! When you wish you hadn’t loaded the latest update….
A nightmare scenario for 8.5 million Windows users started on July 19th, 2024. Apparently, one of the most reputable companies in the world when it comes to combatting cyber-crime, managed to release an untested update to their software which resulted in millions of Microsoft Windows users around the world being unable to access their computers. […]
Real intelligence used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fake intelligence….
A Turkish student was arrested in Istanbul recently, after being caught cheating in a University entrance exam. Apparently, someone noticed the student acting suspiciously and the police were called. He was subsequently arrested, together with his accomplice and detained pending an investigation, What was he doing? Well, he and his accomplice had rather cleverly created […]