On the internet you will barely find a place without any kind of reference in the form of hyperlinks – or links in short. They will lead you to another page and you’ll not always be able to reliably tell its destination.

This can sometimes even be dangerous in regard to data security and identity theft.

But how can we find out if a link is safe to click on or not?

You might have heard about it at some point or another: “Be careful about what you click on” or “don’t click on that link, it’s a fraud”. While saying that, your counterpart might even have slightly rolled their eyes.

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Here at Timfy Designs we have noticed a huge increase recently in one particularly nasty type of virus infection.
You receive an email from a friend, a trusted looking company or sometimes even from your own email address. Attached to the email is an innocuous looking file.
If you open this file a program will run in the background, locking out all of your files and you will get a message that to recover your data you have to send a specified amount of money, usually in untraceable bitcoins, to a specified server.
Of course, if you do pay the ransom, nine times out of ten your files will still remain locked. The lock system is such that it cannot easily be cracked. The only outcome will be completely wiping your computer and losing everything.

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Not all wars are fought with guns and bombs...

The link below will take you to a real time world map, showing cyber attacks in real time

Norse maintains the world’s largest dedicated threat intelligence network. With over eight million sensors that emulate over six thousand applications – from Apple laptops, to ATM machines, to critical infrastructure systems, to closed-circuit TV cameras - the Norse Intelligence Network gathers data on who the attackers are and what they’re after.

Norse Realtime Attack Map

So, many people think that cyber attacks only happen to big corporations like Sony and Target. But did you know that 40% of hacking attacks are on medium and small businesses. Two out of 10 data breaches hit small businesses with 250 or fewer employees. A hacking attack can destroy not only your reputation and finances, but there's a 60% chance your business won't recover if a hacker strikes.

Good news is that the odds are in your favour if you take measures to prevent a data breach. That's why I've put together Simple Security Tips That Hackers Don't Want You To Know About . Follow the guide to easily protect your brand from data breach now.

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2015 Expert Security Guide

On November 20, 1985, Microsoft unveiled its graphical operating system.

Windows 1.0 offered a new way to navigate a PC, clicking a cursor on various boxes rather than scrolling through lines of text in order to navigate data and applications. While arguably less efficient than a command line, the graphical user interface (GUI) was more intuitive and easier for novice users to manage.

Windows 1.0 was not exactly a stirring success. PC users accustomed to the command-line interface of DOS weren't yet sold on a GUI.

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The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. It’s capable of doing everything you’d expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making spreadsheets, word-processing, and playing games.

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