Category Archives: Uncategorized

Spent a couple of hours this morning updating the main Giakonda IT website using Joomla. Added some contact details.We know it still needs work but I think it’s getting better. I’d welcome any constructive comments.

Using Netgear NAS to back up all our data – coping very well. Yesterday I needed to upgrade its storage capacity from 250GB to 1TB and was able to do this easily by swapping out a hard drive. No install … Continue reading →

Wishing all our blog followers a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Watch this space to see what’s new for 2012.

Remember when you connect to the internet, the internet connects to you and unfortunately almost all computers on the internet are under constant attack. So what’s the good news? Well many companies are trying hard to make the internet a … Continue reading →

SOME SECURITY MEASURES TO PUT IN PLACE Be vigilant, keep your wits about you; be aware that not all sites on the Internet or emails you receive are the genuine article! The Golden Rule is if in doubt dump it. … Continue reading →

I’ve just submitted two MSc assignments on security issues. One was about the advantages and dangers of using social networking sites. The seconda was about secure use of mobile devices. I was just wondering. How many of you secure your … Continue reading →

Sophos is an anti-virus  solution that we use in our business. We chose it because of all the paid for services we used this had the best method of updating centrally. It also incorporates a firewall but this is rather … Continue reading →

Well what do you know it is getting harder to avoid the paid for bits. The best solution I think is to either use spybot at www.safernetworking.org or avast at www.avast.com. I really think it’s a cheek that microsoft doesn’t … Continue reading →

I have finally submitted the two assignments for the computer security course I’ve been doing. How good it is to get those off my back. Assignment one was a report on ARP vulnerabilities. Two was an analysis of a server … Continue reading →

Sorry it’s taking a little longer than I would like to get this up and running. Maybe you would like to take a look at openbusiness.org.uk which I am also working on. In fact I am running four different site … Continue reading →