by Hawsons | Oct 21, 2020 | Charities, Cyber Security, IT, IT and Technology, Simon Bladen
Since March charities have lost an estimated £3.6 million due to fraud and cybercrime. The Charity Commission has stated that the actual figure is likely to be far higher due to fraud and cybercrime being notoriously hard to detect and report by their very nature. It...
by Hawsons | Apr 1, 2020 | Cyber Security, IT, IT and Technology, Jenny Brown, Stephen Charles
How to recognise a phishing or bogus email? Please be aware that in times like these that some unscrupulous individuals are seeking to take advantage of current events (COVID-19) to profit for themselves. It is vitally important with more remote working that you are...
by Hawsons | Dec 16, 2019 | Aaron Hemmington, Agriculture, Audit, Auto Enrolment, Bookkeeping, Business Services, Care Homes, Charities, Charles Kavazy, Chris Hill, Cloud Accounting, Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax, Craig Burton, Craig Walker, Cyber Security, David Cairns, David Owens, Dental, Doncaster, Engineering, Exit Planning, Family Business, GPs, Healthcare, Ian Bryan, IT, IT and Technology, Jenny Brown, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Making Tax Digital, Manufacturing, Mark Cousins, Martin Wilmott, Mick Tonks, Natasha Fathers, Nigel Smith, Northampton, Paul Hutchings, Paul Wormald, Payroll, Pensions, Personal Tax, Peter Lindley, Peter Wilmer, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, R&D, Retail, Richard Burkimsher, Richard Frost, Richard Marsh, Russ Pagdin, Sarah Johnson, Scott Sanderson, Sean Boyall, Sheffield, Simon Bladen, SME Tax Corner, Solicitors, Stephen Charles, Tax, Tony Nickson, Transport & Logistics
Hawsons Chartered Accountants is 165 years old Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John Hewett....
by Hawsons | Oct 29, 2019 | Charles Kavazy, Cyber Security, IT, IT and Technology
Business email compromise cyber-attacks are very low tech which means they are common and you need to be aware of them. The attacker will be using social engineering more than hacking itself. The way it works is the cyber-criminal will spoof or even gain access to a...
by Hawsons CC | Jun 20, 2017 | Charities, IT, IT and Technology, Simon Bladen
What charities need to know about the new GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to come into force from in May 2018. It will replace the current Data Protection Act and is the biggest overhaul of data protection legislation for over 25 years. GDPR...
by Hawsons CC | Jun 6, 2017 | Charles Kavazy, Cyber Security, IT, IT and Technology
CEO Fraud is nasty and it can ruin both businesses and careers. More than 22,000 organisations across the world have been victims of CEO Fraud with losses estimated at more than £3 billion. In this article, we look at what CEO Fraud is and the techniques that can be...
