Category Archives: Security

Lost defrosted food and Cyber Security

Posted on November 5, 2026 by mclark

Many years ago I ran a project looking into the Year 2000 “potential issue”. I was working on a site that used heavy industry to create Zinc and Lead ingots, as well as other by products. We ran human made … Continue reading →

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PHP issues and what to do

Posted on October 22, 2026 by mclark

Make sure your PHP and WordPress is bang uptodate, or take it down until it is. But this is not new, you should adopt this policy with ALL software. Keep everything uptodate. Everything we use has the building blocks of … Continue reading →

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Still Using Office 2013 of Office 2016?

Posted on April 8, 2021 by mclark

Microsoft announced in 2017 that it would no longer support Office 2013. All critical updates for 2013 products ended April 10, 2018.  Please upgrade to the newer versions of Office. Bristol Computer Support recommend going for Office 365 Standard, where … Continue reading →

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Phishing email – sent to me today!

Posted on November 24, 2020 by mclark

Hi Everyone, I have just received a classic phishing type email.  The hacker has worked out or guessed that I use Office 365 for my email, and they have generated the email and text below.  The actual email looks like … Continue reading →

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Working From Home – Cybercriminals wet dream!

Posted on November 18, 2020 by mclark

Cybercriminals must be enjoying these times! So many people are now working from home, probably on their own laptop or desktop. IF THESE DEVICES WERE in the office, the IT department would be making sure all the patches were applied, … Continue reading →

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