Hack attack! We challenged cyber firm to hack our phones and emails

Hackers are exploiting the pandemic to launch cyber-attacks on some of the UK’s biggest companies. Firms distracted by the crisis are more vulnerable than ever. In May, easyJet revealed that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack, which had compromised the details of 9.8 million customers. It said 2,200 credit card details were accessed, … Read more

Staff working from home do nearly an extra hour a day as research shows they send more emails

Staff working from home do nearly an extra hour a day as research shows they send more emails and attend more meetings than when in the office People are spending an extra 49 minutes of their day at their desks at home More emails are being sent and more meetings attended by employees 90% say they … Read more

Instacart blames 270,000 compromised accounts on customer reuse of emails and passwords

Instacart says customer re-use of compromised passwords and emails is to blame for personal data from 270,000 accounts was leaked onto the dark web Instacart says 270,000 accounts were the subject of ‘credential stuffing’ The hackers used compromised emails and passwords to access accounts Instacart doesn’t currently offer added security options like two-factor authentication  By … Read more

Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’

Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’ Amazon sent its employees a memo that bans them from using TikTok It mandates staff remove the app from devices with access to  company emails Staff has until July 10 to comply or will lose access to their mobile emails  By … Read more

Sky Sports to send emails to reporters containing list of prohibited and offensive phrases 

‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more

Sky Sports to send emails to reporters containing list of prohibited and offensive phrases 

‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more

Bank chief regrets sexist emails about financier Amanda Staveley

Bank chief regrets sending his sexist emails about financier Amanda Staveley By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 Court fight: Financier Amanda Stavely  The head of Britain’s biggest banking lobby group is preparing to express regret over sexist comments he made about … Read more

Sydney career coach Nicole Grainger-Marsh reveals six mistakes that make work emails seem ‘rude’

Career coach Nicole Grainger-Marsh (pictured) has shared the common mistakes people make in their emails  Skipping pleasantries, writing ‘thanks in advance’ and marking ‘urgent’ in the subject line of emails can make you appear ‘rude’, a top career coach has warned. Nicole Grainger-Marsh – who’s a business consultant and accredited executive coach at Sydney recruitment … Read more

Chris Pratt’s son Jack ‘gasped’ at his 35k unread emails

‘I know, it’s a lot’: Chris Pratt admits he has over 35,000 unread emails… making his son Jack, 7, ‘gasp’ when he saw his inbox By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 19:41 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:42 BST, 20 May 2020 There are arguably two types of people in this world, those with … Read more

Microsoft feature could end embarrassing ‘Reply All’ emails

End of the reply all nightmare? Microsoft rolls out feature in Office 365 and Exchange that stops replies from being sent to every recipient Microsoft adds reply-all protection to Office 365 and Exchange  It detects 10 reply-all emails to over 5,000 recipients within 60 minutes The email service blocks all replies in the thread for the … Read more