Fraud & Scams
Romance Fraud
Romance Fraud is on the rise, it’s easy for a fraudster to setup a convincing fake account and take advantage of people.
Data Security
Are your employees loyal?
British security firm Deep Secure conducted research on UK office workers and found just how many would be willing to sell corporate data for cash.
#DataSecurity #GDPR #InsiderThreat
Business Development
Black Country Business Festival : Meet The Professionals
We’re Proud to be a part of “Meet The Professionals” at the Black Country Business Festival, hosted by Access To Business & Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council #BCBF2019 #WeCanHelp
Fraud & Scams
Authorised Push Payment fraud on the rise
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is on the increase. This kind of fraud includes ‘Change Of Bank Account’ details fraud, and fraudulent calls pretending to be from the bank.
#Fraud #Scam #APP #AuthorisedPushPayment
Fake News
Truth or Fiction?
The golden age of the internet news is over! The amount of fake news is outpacing fact based news, and being able to filter out what’s real and what is fake is getting more difficult. No longer are the fake posts and emails littered with bad English and obvious fake links, it’s now almost impossible to spot as it’s delivered with the same quality and backing as genuine news.
Malware
ASUS Computers infected with backdoor malware ‘ShadowHammer’
Kaspersky have identified backdoor malware being sent out from ASUS servers via it’s trusted automatic software update tool.
Regulatory Action Policy
ICO : Jayana Morgan Davis
“People expect that their personal information will be treated with respect and privacy. Unfortunately, there are those who abuse their position of trust and the ICO will take action against them for breaking data protection laws.”
Regulatory Action Policy
ICO : Faye Caughey
“People expect that their personal information will be treated with respect and privacy. Unfortunately, there are those who abuse their position of trust and the ICO will take action against them for breaking data protection laws.”
Data Breach
Magecart
Magecart card skimming fraud is becoming harder to spot and much more sophisticated.
Google
Google Drive Outage
Some users of Google drive are still seeing issues trying to access the service after a service disruption during the night.