Cyber Essentials

Do you have any external security accreditations? This is becoming an important question when businesses tender for work. Both government and non-government affiliated organisations are being asked by their customers to demonstrate a level of formal compliance to security best…

Christmas Opening Hours

Everyone at Lakes Computer Consultants would like to wish all of our clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉 Please note that our office will be closed from 12.30pm on Thursday 24th December 2020 and will re-open on…

New Ransomware Attacks With JavaScript

Ransomware sign

A newly discovered ransomware does away with downloading a malicious file, carrying out the encryption itself A new form of ransomware has emerged that tries to evade detection by carrying out all its encryption using the JavaScript scripting language. This the…

Avast SafeZone Flaws

Avast safezone flaw

Dangerous flaws have been discovered in the Avast SafeZone browser.  The vulnerabilities allow attackers to retrieve information from the browser like it’s web history and passwords, but could also allow full read access to the entire file system. Avast has…

Mobile Malware Attack!

Android infected with malware

Fake Amazon vouchers are being used to spread malware via Android mobiles.  The attack sends an SMS message to all the contacts in a mobile phone offering a free Amazon voucher.  If the recipient opens the message on an Android…