After over four long years of political processes, detailed discussions and business lobbying, the final text of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules was released in April 2016. As nearly all businesses and other entities use some form of...
Beware email password recovery scam One of the increasing trends in cyber-crime is hacking into a victim's email account, either to steal personal and sensitive information or to gather information about them to access their bank account or steal their identity. In...
Growing your business sky high with cloud accounting Small and medium-sized businesses are the biggest beneficiaries of cloud accounting and there are many benefits in which moving to the cloud can bring. Working in the cloud will give your business the opportunity to...
Cyber security - how to make your law firm safe The COLPs, partners and practice managers of law firms hardly need reminding of the risks of data loss and the potential financial cost and reputational damage which can arise. Data breaches are regularly reported in the...
Cyber security risks for charities & not-for-profit Charities need to be aware of the risk of significant fines of up to £500,000 which can be issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Credit card numbers, bank account details, names and addresses,...
Beware high-risk messages emails Numerous potentially malicious emails with a subject similar to “Fax message” are currently bombarding email inboxes. Users need to be informed to take extra care with these messages. If you receive an email with a subject line...
25,000 devices were handed in across the Transport for London’s rail, bus and taxi networks last year according to a Freedom of Information request filed by ViaSat UK. This equates to London transport passengers losing, on average, three devices per hour in 2013....
HMRC warn of 'phishing' emails HMRC are warning tax credits claimants to be wary of scam or 'phishing' emails which are being sent out by fraudsters in the run up to the 31 July renewal deadline. HMRC are advising that although they worked with other agencies to shut...
Information Security for GP's Partners and practice managers need to be aware of the potential risks of faced by practices in respect of information security and the penalties for breaches and noncompliance that are being reported. The 2013 Caldicott Report The...
After over four long years of political processes, detailed discussions and business lobbying, the final text of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules was released in April 2016. As nearly all businesses and other entities use some form of...
Beware email password recovery scam One of the increasing trends in cyber-crime is hacking into a victim's email account, either to steal personal and sensitive information or to gather information about them to access their bank account or steal their identity. In...
Growing your business sky high with cloud accounting Small and medium-sized businesses are the biggest beneficiaries of cloud accounting and there are many benefits in which moving to the cloud can bring. Working in the cloud will give your business the opportunity to...