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Moderator Bots: Baby Steps

Elizabeth — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:33:53 +0000

In a world of ever-growing conversations and large forums, moderating manpower is in high demand. Websites turn to bots. Is that really the best idea? Children’s MMOs And Overzealous Bots Poorly configured bots will spot curse words in other words, so bot configuration is especially important to prevent kids from reverse-discovering a […]

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What Drives Ants Towards Electricity?

Elizabeth — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:30:05 +0000

Ants. If you were on the internet just a few years back, you might have seen pictures of those horrible, horrible electricity ants. Ants driven towards power boxes and cords, laptop batteries and electrical outlets. Sometimes they’d get to their goal only to die upon contact, lifeless ant corpses piling up in front of the […]

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Don’t Plug In Found USB Sticks

Elizabeth — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:45:31 +0000

Don’t Plug In Found USB Sticks Did you find a seemingly normal USB stick on the ground outside your work? How about in the lobby, where the public can come and go as they please? Did you find something that doesn’t seem to be your company’s preferred brand of USB stick, or even not branded […]

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How to Destroy a Hard Drive (Accidentally): A List of Common Items and “Hacks”

Elizabeth — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:53:04 +0000

1. Those fancy Neodymium (or rare-earth) magnets. Strong magnets can erase credit cards and fuzz (or even destroy) VHS tapes, and magnetizing hard drives is actually a commonly advertised way to completely wipe the information from it. A hard drive contains thin glass disks coated in magnetic film that can be modified and read by […]

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Cybersecurity – Firewalls

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:10:13 +0000

As we explained previously, cybersecurity is the defence of computers and devices from damage or theft of sensitive information concerning your business and your customers. Cybersecurity is a challenge all over the modern world. With 312 million people accessing the internet across the United States in 2019, this statistically makes the United States one […]

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CyberSecurity – Secure configuration

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:04:38 +0000

As we found out in the last article, cybersecurity is an important part of every business in the modern world. Since COVID-19, the U.S FBI reported a 300% increase in reported cybercrimes¹ which highlights the importance of cybersecurity. Here are a few things to look out for. Managing Permissions To stop unauthorized access, managing […]

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Cybersecurity – An introduction

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:58:17 +0000

Cybersecurity is the practice of defending internet-connected systems such as; computers, electronic systems, networks, and mobile data from cyber attacks. Cybersecurity’s sole objective is to prevent the loss or damage of personal information belonging to the owner or user. It also prevents harm to your computer networks, applications, data and devices. Cybersecurity is constantly […]

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What’s a cookie?

Elizabeth — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:30:43 +0000

What’s a cookie? A browser cookie is a little snippet of data that the browser stores while the user is browsing. The most familiar use of the cookie is likely for logging in –if you log into a site on one page, and then open another completely new page on your browser (maybe you want […]

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Make the Most of Microsoft Teams – The Microsoft Lists App

Jeff — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:43:25 +0000

One of the most significant Microsoft 365 developments of 2020 has been the launch of the new Microsoft Lists app. For years users have only been able to use the ‘Lists’ feature through SharePoint, but now, the Lists tool has been made accessible through a standalone web application, and an app that you can launch […]

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Making the most of Microsoft Teams – Scheduling Meetings

Jeff — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:26:47 +0000

In Microsoft 365, there are often multiple ways to achieve the same outcome. Scheduling Teams meetings is one example of this, as users can organise meetings through both the Teams app and Outlook. Let’s explore each option in more detail. Meeting Scheduling using Outlook With email remaining a critical communication medium in most workplaces, […]

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