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Hands On IT Services

Name: Hands On IT Services
Address: 104 High Street Carshalton, Croydon, SM53AE, GB
Telephone: 02086499911
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Offering IT solutions for small to medium businesses across London & the South East. Our team of skilled engineers are here to help.

Formed in 1995, Hands On IT Services has grown to become a highly respected IT service and support company looking after small and medium businesses across South London and Surrey. We work with companies that have no in-house IT resource, as well as those who do have an IT team but need extra resources for absences or projects. With 25 years’ experience, we fully understand your frustrations if your IT is not working 100%.

15/10/2026

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

Atlanta-based developer Brandon Thomas says he has used AI to build free alternatives to seven Adobe applications, turning frustration with subscription cancellation fees into a project that could widen access to creative software, although the tools remain far from proven professional replacements.

https://hoit.uk/ai/developer-uses-ai-to-build-free-adobe-alternatives/

14/10/2026

𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝟯𝟲𝟱 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻-𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀

undefinedThe Netherlands’ tax authority has abandoned its planned Microsoft 365 cloud rollout in favour of infrastructure it controls and European open-source software, highlighting how concerns about sensitive information and supplier dependence can change major IT decisions.

https://hoit.uk/microsoft/dutch-tax-office-drops-microsoft-365-cloud-for-in-house-and-open-source-tools/

09/10/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗽 - 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀

If someone only needs a few pages from a lengthy PDF, Google Chrome lets you save those pages as a separate document, making reports, instructions and supporting information easier to share.

08/10/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲

The US military plans to create a command dedicated to drones, robots and autonomous systems, aiming to get technology into service faster while raising questions about funding, reliability and responsibility when machines take on more military tasks.

https://hoit.uk/ai/pentagon-plans-new-command-for-autonomous-warfare/

07/10/2026

𝗠𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

Most Metropolitan Police personnel had not completed mandatory data protection training, according to figures discussed at the London Assembly, raising questions about how the force protects sensitive information after breaches exposed victims’ identities and contact details.

https://hoit.uk/data-protection/met-police-faces-questions-over-data-training-failures/

01/10/2026

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀

Gartner found that 41% of surveyed cybersecurity leaders reported deepfake incidents involving employee audio calls, while 36% reported video-call incidents.

Its March–May 2026 survey covered 𝟮𝟵𝟳 leaders reporting on the previous year, without establishing how many attacks succeeded.

Email phishing or business email compromise affected 79%, while 58% reported voice or text scams.

Gartner warns that AI makes impersonation more convincing, reducing the reliability of familiar warning signs.

Businesses should independently verify payment, password-reset and access requests, require approvals and report suspicious approaches rather than trust familiar voices or faces.

𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗵𝗼𝗶𝘁.𝘂𝗸/𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲/

30/09/2026

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲

Google has introduced animated and lifelike avatars for Gemini’s live conversations, giving businesses a way to put a talking face on AI services while raising questions about whether a more convincing appearance could encourage customers to trust answers they should question.

https://hoit.uk/google/gives-gemini-a-human-face/ - 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

24/09/2026

⚠️ 𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 ⚠️

An updated international security advisory says North Korean attackers infected at least 30,000 computers across over 100 countries through fake recruitment tests.

Between December 2025 and July 2026, WaterPlum stole at least US$10.71 million (£𝟴.𝟬𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅), taking funds or credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets.

Applicants were tricked into running malicious coding tests or video-call fixes that stole information and maintained remote access.

That access also threatens employers, with agencies warning that stolen information can enable extortion.

Businesses should verify recruiters, isolate unfamiliar tests from company systems and report suspected infections immediately, disconnecting devices and replacing exposed credentials securely.

23/09/2026

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟬 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆

Researchers have demonstrated a way to recover audio playing through headphones from up to 30 metres away, revealing how confidential conversations could leak through everyday electronics even when the software carrying them uses encryption.

https://hoit.uk/new-tech/researchers-listen-to-headphones-from-30-metres-away/

17/09/2026

𝗥𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱

New disclosures from OpenAI and Anthropic show that AI agents accessed real systems and misused public websites more widely than initially reported, raising questions about how developers contain their technology and detect harm when safeguards fail.

https://hoit.uk/ai/rogue-ai-activity-went-further-than-first-revealed/

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104 High Street Carshalton
Croydon
SM53AE

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

02086499911

Website

https://www.hoit.uk/

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