As you may be aware, the tech news headlines over the past week have been dominated by the new strain of ransomware called "WannaCry".  This ransomware leverages a bug in Microsoft Windows computers which encrypts all of your data then requests payment in Bitcoin.  Those of you who have been following this blog over the years would recognise the modus operandi of this ransomware being very similar to that of the original Cryptolocker ransomware.  There is nothing t...

Happy world backup day! (Yes, World Backup Day is a thing) Did you know that over 60 million computers will fail worldwide in the next 12 months?  1 in 10 computers will be infected with a virus every month?  29% of disasters are caused by accident?  What would you do if you lost everything?  It's a scary prospect considering that 30% of people have never backed up their data!  Don't let this happen to you. When was the last time you backed up y...

It was a dark and stormy Tuesday afternoon in mid-March, 4 dedicated Loyal team members made a sudden (but planned) attack on the West Gosford Blood bank to donate their exquisite blood. We entered the building with pride & courage due to the support we have for our dear friend and teammate Adam King. Mick was the first in line, "Mr. Boss Man" was on the frontline, he rolled up his sleeves and ended up having to get stabbed twice for his blood to flow. He was ever so fear...

Late last year the team rolled up their sleeves and gave blood again.  Well, most of us did.  Unfortunately, Michael Trimblett was denied the ability to give blood this time.  No, it's not what you're thinking.  That's right, it was to do with some risky out-of-hours activities that left him with sores on his knees.  Before you jump to any conclusions, it was from playing Soccer 5's as goal keeper.  The wound was so innocuous it was nearly not ...

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There is no simple answer to this question.  To answer this question, we must understand the motivation for writing these malicious programs, the types of viruses, who gets targeted and why and finally, what can be done to prevent viruses and malware from entering your computer system and network.   Evolution of the virus The answer to this question has changed over the years.  In the early days, it was mainly "script kiddies" that were starting out in ...