The well known County Cork based computer company, Bantry computers, have just re-designed and re-launched their website with a new completely new look and an easy to navigate interface. The team at Bantry computers have over twenty years of experience in the computer and telecommunications industries, and can offer expert advice and sophisticated computer hardware and network systems.

“We aim to deliver the very highest standard of service to our customers, with fast and responsive staff who can troubleshoot any problems with an extremely fast turnaround”, say Gary, IT manager at Bantry computers, and a fully qualified microsoft engineer.

Advanced home and office systems are available at competitive prices, including apple laptops and smartphones. If you are running a business, then you will need to be sure that your computer network is stable and reliable. Another pre requisite is that you can rely on a competent technical support team that will act fast if you run into any difficulties.

“Our corporate clients simply cannot afford to have any serious issues with their computer network system or hardware. Minor problems can arise, but we guarantee our customers than we will address any problems on the same day,” says Gary.

With their handy pick up and drop off service, customers can save time while still enjoying the benefits of the team’s expertise. Again, for business users, the new onsite service can save time and money.

Virus removal is another area that requires specialist knowledge and sophisticated tools and software. The Bantry computers team are constantly helping new clients to ward off and eliminate any troublesome viruses and spyware, which can cause severe disruption to any commercial or domestic computer set up.

Other services available in the West Cork area from Bantry computers are broadband installation for a faster and more secure connection, windows re-installation, and advanced online data backup and data recovery.

“We offer a complete solution for locals who need to utilize modern computer technology to the limit, either for home or business use. It was our objective from the outset to offer incredible value and top class services in every area of our business – we feel that we have certainly achieved that,” says Gary.

The team are now available to answer any of your technology related questions and also to help you identify the right hardware and software for your individual requirements, for home, mobile or business use, or a combination of all three.

Bantry Computers
Kealkill
Bantry
County Cork
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)27-50062
Website: www.bantrycomputers.ie

Technological advancements have facilitated governments across the world to archive data and records on online systems and devices. Massive computerization and perpetuation of Internet has helped many countries to move towards paperless economy. However, raising cybercrime and information warfare are threatening the basic utility of computers to store information. Countries such as United States, France and United Kingdom have large archives, which run into hundreds of miles. As such, Information security  has become a major challenge for all countries.

Researchers at Hong Kong Chinese University are exploring ways to store and encrypt information in bacteria. The research highlights the benefits of the emerging domain of bio storage, which deals with storage and encryption of information in living organisms. Usually, organizations use ethical hacking to find vulnerabilities and strengthen security infrastructure from data breaches. In this case, the researchers are endeavoring to store large datasets on E.coli bacterium, the familiar source of food poisoning. Earlier research primarily aimed to leverage the reproductive ability of bacteria, which may help in storing information in a group of single-celled organisms for hundreds and thousands of years. The young researchers at Hong Kong Chinese University are striving to devise mechanisms to store more complex information and overcome the limitations of storage capacity. The team of researchers has evolved a technique to compress and split data into small chunks. The mechanism allows distribution of data on various bacterial cells and also maps the DNA to easily locate specific information.

The research reveals that one gram of bacteria may store information equal to that stored by 450 hard disks of 2,000 Gigabytes. The research comes at a time when Information security professionals in US are finding ways to stop further WikiLeaks type revelations. The team has also devised an encoding mechanism with built-in feature, which offers protection against possible data corruption by mutations in few bacterial cells. As bacteria are resistant to cyber-attacks, the path breaking research has showed a new way to secure information.

The surge in cyber-attacks over the last year, use of cyber weapon such as Stuxnet on industrial installations and leakage of classified documents by WikiLeaks has made it inevitable for Internet security researchers to find new ways to deal with the challenges in the cyberspace. With the emergence of alleged state-sponsored cyber-attacks on rival countries has brought information warfare to the center stage. Information security has become a challenge for Governments worldwide. Countries have started revamping their IT security infrastructure to deal with threats of cybercrime, cyber espionage and cyber-attacks. Security researchers at Iowa State University are developing cyber-attacks to devise resistance and counter-offensive mechanisms. The research is being conducted by a group of electrical and computer engineering students of the University.

The researchers have created a test bed for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, which are used to monitor and control industrial installations. Through the test researchers endeavor to simulate a real-time cyber-attack scenario.  The test may help the researchers in assessing and analyzing the risks involved and devising protection mechanisms to safeguard critical national installations. The research has been partly sponsored by National Science foundation.

Information security professionals have been alerting the governments on the likely implication of a cyber-attack on crucial government, utility and military installations. Attackers may not only intrude into networks and gain access to privileged information but may also cause of denial-of-service attacks to disrupt operations. Advancements in technology have facilitated automation of operations at crucial installations such as power stations. However, automation has also made them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. A cyber-attack on a power grid may completely disrupt power supply creating chaos among people. An attack on telecommunications infrastructure may lead to complete breakdown of communications and severely impact business operations. Realizing the dangers of cyber warfare, many countries are establishing cyber commands to safeguard crucial industrial and infrastructural facilities.

The researchers are studying the implications of distributed denial-of-service attacks and intrusion attempts by hackers to corrupt or delete data. Little has been done to protect critical installations of private business organizations. Business organizations must regularly assess the threats by conducting security audits, ethical hacking and devise mechanisms to protect their systems and networks against all forms of cyber-attacks.

Over the last few years, cybercrime has evolved both in terms of purpose and sophistication. Organized cybercrime networks are spread across the world. As users have become wary of regular spam and phishing emails, offenders are leveraging technology to devise complex crime mechanisms. The flood of information on the Internet has facilitated criminals to launch target-based attacks and use social engineering techniques to deceive Internet users. United Kingdom (UK) has also witnessed rise in cybercrime incidents. According to a recent report by Mail Online, number of cybercrime victims is going to exceed those who are affected by conventional crime over the next year. The report reveals that UK has witnessed around eighty percent increase in cybercrime during the past six months. Information security has become a critical issue for Internet users. Data breach is a cause for concern as criminals use the stolen information for misrepresentation and identity theft.

People using Wi-fi systems are no less vulnerable to threats and are likely to be targeted by cybercriminals. Offenders lure Internet users to download malicious files loaded with malware and spying software by placing links on websites or sending specially crafted e-mails. When unwary users click on the links or download files out of curiosity, malicious codes get executed on their computer systems. Criminals may gain unauthorized and remote access to computer systems through such attacks. The malicious software may extract data in files and folders and send them to a remote attacker. Information security professionals caution users against more sophisticated malware attacks in the near future. The recent attack through ‘Stuxnet Malware’ illustrates the severity of threats in the cyber space.

Regular software updates, installation of new version of operating systems and applications, and use of anti-malware solutions may help Internet users to avoid cybercrime. Businesses must conduct regular web application tests and evaluate the weaknesses in IT security infrastructure through ethical hacking to avoid exploitation of vulnerabilities by cybercriminals.

Telford, UK ( Pressreleasestudio ) August 11, 2009 – The financial condition of the people around the planet has become worse now. Things aren’t very different in UK. The demand for the IT products such as the computers and the laptops has peaked through the recent years. Unfortunately, many of them out there cannot really afford to buy these costly machines. This is where the refurbished and used IT products come into play. The cheap pricing of the new factory seconds IT products has made them reach high demand. While some of the IT clearance product suppliers are taking advantage of the demand and yield high profits out of the consumers, ‘ItcSales’ seems to supply them at very cheap prices and this seems to have pushed them to the #1 position. “The demand for the IT clearance products has increased because of the fact that they are very cheap. Infact, buying these factory seconds IT products will save a lot of money and hence this is the best option to tackle the worst economic
condition. While cheap pricing is what attracts the consumers towards the IT clearance products, it is meaningless to take advantage of the demand and hike the prices”, says Ritchie Smythe of Itcsales.

Speaking about the demand and supply of the IT clearance products Ritchie Smythe said, “You will be well aware of the fact that the IT industry is the worst hit sector due to global recession. With many IT companies closing down, there is a huge and continuous supply of computers, laptops and other computer peripherals. We have added lots of computers and printers both new and refurbished to our inventory. With people starting to realize the fact that this is the right time to buy factory direct seconds of IT products for cheap prices, the demand is highly increasing.”

Speaking on the move, Ritchie Smythe said, “There are many plus points that has made us reach the top of the suppliers of IT clearance products. The main advantage that our customers get is that we buy these IT products and pass them at the same discounted prices to the customers. It is happy to see that our clients valued our great effort and made us the best Direct Supplier Of IT Clearance In The UK.”

About Itcsales

ItcSales specializes in supplying high quality new, second hand, ex demonstration and new open box desktop computers, cheap laptops, laser printers, computer monitors, TFT screens, Plasma displays, computer parts and business servers. All items are available to both the trade and end or retail users alike. For more information, visit http://www.itcsales.co.uk

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