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Beware Fake Anti-Virus Alerts

| 13th Apr 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

Fake virus alerts are especially nasty forms of adware because they play on our fears and by exploiting these fears, put us at greater risk of what we were worried...

How to Bounce Back After a Gaming Hack

| 6th Apr 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

If you play a popular online game, keep your wits about you because you could be fair game for fraudsters who take advantage of the fact that this cyber sector...

Beware HMRC Tax Refund Hoax

| 30th Mar 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) warns tax payers to stay vigilant when it comes to fake emails and phone texts claiming that you are in receipt of a refund....

Is Cyberbullying a Crime?

| 23rd Mar 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

Cyberbullying has caused devastation to people’s lives and there have even been cases of teen suicide due to this form of online harassment. Unfortunately, cyberbullying is not a crime in...

Five Types of Internet Fraud

| 16th Mar 2021 | 4 Min. To Read

New types of fraud are emerging all the time and it is not surprising that most of it is conducted online. Cyber criminals are able to be not seen or...

Push for UK Digital ID Checks

| 9th Mar 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

Among the noise and hubbub which 2020 has brought, one positive step towards reliable online identification use has sneaked through almost unnoticed. Before the global health crisis enveloped all of...

How to Tackle Cyberbullying

| 2nd Mar 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

Although the actual act of cyberbullying is not a crime there are other laws that can tackle these cruel cyberattacks that can cause mental anguish to young children and teenagers...

Beware the Risk of Ransomware

| 23rd Feb 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

You might have heard about it in the news or even got wind of it in the office, but the only thing most of us know is that it is...

Covid Driving Telcos’ Switch to Online Verification

| 16th Feb 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

Many high streets and other physical retail spaces have seen their businesses decimated by Covid 19 pandemic lockdowns, in most places around the world. Very few countries have escaped this...

One Positive from Covid 19: Digital Transformation

| 9th Feb 2021 | 3 Min. To Read

In business terminology, the Covid 19 pandemic of 2020 (and probably beyond) is known as a black swan event. Referring to the rarity of a swan turning out to have...