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Social Engineering: Attacks Without The Malware.
Social engineering is the one type of cyber attack that uses no malicious software. Instead of finding holes in the security of your network, social engineering exploits the weakest point... Read more →
Come and Join the Team – We are recruiting!
Job overview: We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate candidates to complete a 13-15 month Infrastructure Technician apprenticeship. Initial duties will predominantly be supervised by other technical staff and as... Read more →
Come and Join the Team – We are Hiring!
Job overview: October 2019 Update: This post has now been filled, but we are likely to be recruiting again in mid-2020, so feel free to follow up on social media... Read more →
Windows 7 – The End is Nigh!
During its 10-year lifespan, Windows 7 has become one of the most successful operating systems in Microsoft’s history – earning loyalty from its users because of its robust and stable... Read more →
Who Owns Your Domain Name?
In the 21st century, the vast majority of businesses have their own website and email services – it has become part of a company’s identity like its brands or trademarks,... Read more →
Staying Safe From Banking MalWare
Malicious computer software (formerly called “viruses” but more recently known as “malware”) is increasingly becoming the most significant risk to both personal and business IT users. The involvement of organised... Read more →
How to Stay Safe from Ransomware
This brief article is not intended to be technical or in-depth, but is instead aimed at giving businesses and individuals a chance to protect themselves against an increasing risk of... Read more →
How to Stop the Automatic Windows 10 Upgrade
Over the last week or so, many of our clients and friends have been caught out by a change to the Windows 10 upgrade notifications that have been appearing on... Read more →
How to Change Your LinkedIn Password
On the 18th May 2016, 117 Million LinkedIn passwords have been put up for sale online. This follows the huge leak of LinkedIn passwords back in 2012 where over 6.5... Read more →
Security Threat Report
Once again, the increasing mobility of data in corporate environments is one of the biggest challenges faced in the past year. Users are fully embracing the power to access data... Read more →
The Data Protection Act
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which defines UK law on the processing of data... Read more →
SMB’s Move to Cloud Computing for Security Improvements.
In a recent research paper commissioned by Microsoft, it would appear that while large corporate companies are shying away from the Cloud because of concerns over security, small and medium... Read more →
Free Windows 10 Upgrade
The Microsoft Windows 10 free upgrade process has begun and Magikos IT recommends caution to those users who are eager to register! The Windows Update service has begun rolling out... Read more →
Google Glass Privacy and Security Concerns
It’s reasonable to assume from past events and history that privacy and security (or trust) concerns are always viewed differently depending on your original point in time. For example, my... Read more →
Microsoft Windows XP – Take Action Now!
From April 8th 2014, all support from Microsoft for Windows XP will cease. There will be no further security patches or updates – this will leave Windows XP vulnerable to... Read more →
8 Real-World Technical Predictions for 2013
With 2012 almost complete it’s about that time for us at Magikos IT to put modern pen-to-paper and blog about our technical predictions for 2013. However in keeping with Magikos... Read more →
How To Change Your PayPal Password
UPDATE (07/11/12) – Fresh reports, some directly from PayPal, now suggest that the attack described in the article below was not directed towards PayPal and instead was directed towards a... Read more →
Raspberry Pi – More Than a Baked Dessert!
Released at the end of February 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized single-board computer originally intended to stimulate the teaching of basic... Read more →
The Impact of Data Loss on Businesses
Why are organisations failing to learn from the increasing numbers of highly publicised data security breaches that cause so much damage to company reputations? With an ever increasing number of... Read more →
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