The next version of the popular CMS, Wordpress, is due for release on April 12th. While this date is subject to change, the release candidate has been released on time, which bodes well for timing the final release.

The next major release of 3aIT's go-to content management system, Joomla, is currently scheduled for release on March 9th.

In the past, we have blogged about a strain of ransomware called Cryptolocker, which encrypts all the files on your machine (and network, if it can), then demands payment to reinstate access to your files.

This month's jargon busting blog looks into another topic that has been in the news this month. You may have heard about Apple refusing to provide the FBI with access to an encrypted iPhone. But what is encryption?

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) have been in the news recently thanks to Netflix's tougher stance on their use to access content supposedly locked down to other countries. This month we answer the question "What is a VPN?"

Oracle (current owners of the previously ubiquitous Java browser plugin) have announced that they will shortly be discontinuing all support for this now, mostly redundant, plugin.

As of the 12th January, Microsoft have ended support for all but the most recent version of Internet Explorer. This means that the older versions will cease to be updated, and will therefore quickly become susceptible to attack.

You may have heard the acronym "VoIP" used in relation to phone systems, but what does it mean?