As hackers target children’s websites, what can parents do?
I was disappointed to see a BBC article reporting that hackers are increasingly targeting children’s gaming websites to spread viruses. While some websites are set up specifically to spread viruses, the report states that these are legitimate sites which have been infected. It is believed that hackers are choosing to target children’s websites because children [...]
Top tips for improving your internet connection this Christmas
My name’s Isaac Fofie and I’ve been a TalkTalk engineer in South London for 3 years. Not many people realise that there are some simple things they can do themselves to increase their internet speed. Here are my top tips to avoid a Christmas morning melt down.
Internet speed and connection depend on a lot of [...]
Gadget crazy Britain gears up for most connected Christmas
This Christmas looks set to be the most connected of all time with an estimated 16 million gadgets connecting to the internet on Christmas day.
Last year traffic on our network trebled compared with the previous year and this year we’re expecting a further 25% uplift in broadband traffic across our network compared to last year [...]
The lifetime cost of communication
The cost of keeping in touch can quickly add up. In fact, according to research that we’ve just commissioned, we’ll spend a whopping £65,564.94 on average keeping in touch with friends and family during our lifetime.
Whether it be calls and texts, fixed line rental, data roaming charges, buying and replacing handsets, insurance, accessories and broadband [...]