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Thanks for the link but is the government the best one to talk to us about security?

Keep buying those pizzas!

There has been some sloppy talk about the Government cancelling 'Help to Buy' in four years time. Another of Cameron/Osborne's little gimmicks, easy to manipulate, aimed at a small sector of the Community. Another 'fine mess', amongst many, they left their successors to deal with.

Jacob Zuma and the controversies that surround him and his cohorts cannot help any situation.

Like him and many of us who have taken a big hit here, 1pwonder is keeping faith with Petra Diamonds. Here, I am also down and following a deterioration in party politics. An opposition party is making waves along the lines of Zimbabwe and calling for ownership of all that is owned by Colonialists!!!!!!!!!!

My 28% rise in NCC goes back to Jan 2017 when I came across an old Google report (Dec 2015) from David Kempton of 'CityWire MONEY' covering some of Neil Woodford's interests. The question of cyber security has been disregarded for years and still is so I thought NCC was worth a go.

Somebody was knocking Neil Woodford's skills the other day. I am glad I followed him on this one as it negates my 28% slump in ITV.

The following was re-iterated on the BBC yesterday:- "With the huge increase in internet use, Southeast Asia is more prone to attacks from outside sources. Cyber attacks use various methods to alter computer code, logic, or data, resulting in a data breach or system failure. A telling 2015 report showed that among the Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong was the most affected by cyber attacks, followed by Taiwan and Thailand." I do not know if NCC operates in these areas.

I should be ashamed for I have never bought a takeaway pizza. At 70, I had better start putting my mouth where my money is!

Thanks to Adyan and Ragnariothbrok for your guidance; even at 70, you learn something new every day!

Generally, the Rand has been falling over the past six weeks compared with the Pound. As I am down 20+%, I will have to wait for that magical find.

I've been listening to LBC radio re Microsoft vs Linux Open Source. Open Source is what it says, "Open!" The problems lie with all the software specifically written with Windows XP in mind which as most know is long out of date. Microsoft have been issuing 'patches' to business for years. Jeremy Hunt is/has been in charge! Where is he? Perhaps he is counting his £17 million paid into his Trust following the sale of his shared interest in an education company, alledgedly!

Certain NHS computers hacked and held to ransom. Some authorities have not spent a penny on computer protection for two years. A variety of hospitals have shut down phone systems and their screens are awash with computer code. They are still using Windows XP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My Linux friend will be telling me "I told you so."

I recently left the Linux operating system returning to the Microsoft platform much to the chagrin of my Linux programming mate who sent me this link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/09/microsoft_windows_defender_security_hole/ Having jumped computer ships, I will be holding NCC for the long term.

Having misunderstood past RNS's, have I got this one right by buying in the belief that Woodford Management (see 20 Feb RNS) was worth following?

Thanks for all your help; you never stop learning even at my age.

I dabble a bit, here and there but nothing serious. It is not pleasant to get a 50% stuffing over two days but I will sit on the riverbank and wait for my enemies to float by. Using unsophisticated data gathering, I looked at a snapshot of NCC trades after the close and the page of is all red. Every one in the thousands; not seen this before even with Serco and Poundland. I can pick 'em!

Two big sells of £7M and £4M?

I checked Share Chat in the early hours, did my computer have a Freudian slip? Momentarily, it showed RNS's in the thousands. It soon reverted to show that here had been just three for Thursday so I looked at trades for the day and there's a 1.4 million sell (Ordinary Deletion-bargain conditions apply). Now I know I am out of my depth.

All that time ago, the expansion into Ireland and Spain seemed to bode well but my paper loss I feel is close to being realised. One has to accept losses as much as welcoming profits but it's the loss of trading costs that I fixate on! I know that is ridiculous but 'it takes all sorts' as they say.