Has your IS and Physical Security plans considered the risks from Drones? Commercial use of drones is becoming more popular where they can be useful for surveying or imaging hard to reach areas. As with any new technology the use of drones for criminal purposes is also becoming more prevalent. There have been the obvious […]
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Would Your IS Helpdesk Recognise a Cyber Attack?
Would Your IS Helpdesk Recognise a Cyber Attack? In our personal lives we are used to having different telephone numbers to call for different situations. For example in the medical world we can recognise for ourselves when we have a true medical emergency requiring a ‘999’ call (911 for or US colleagues!) and when we […]
Cybercrime – it’s a human problem!
Cybercrime – it’s a human problem! According to the recently released Crime Survey for England and Wales published by the Office for National Statistics there was a 5% rise in fraud in the year to March 2016 compared to the same period the previous year. There were 1.9m ‘cyber’ related frauds and 2m ‘computer misuse’ […]
Corporate culture key to sustainable growth
The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC’s) “Culture Coalition” initiative has just released the results of a study, exploring the relationship between corporate culture and long-term business success in the UK. The report is the culmination of the FRC’s Culture Coalition, a collaboration with CIMA, the City Values Forum, IBE, IIA and CIPD , as well as interviews […]
Are you certain that your supply chain is free from slavery and human trafficking?
Know Your Supply Chain According to research by The Guardian, Vauxhall, BMW and Audi are currently investigating their paint supply chains in India over concerns that child labour is being used to mine Mica. Mica is widely used across industry including the cosmetics industry, but in these particular cases it is being used to make […]
KPMG Fraud Barometer – £385 million
The latest KPMG Fraud Barometer found that the total cost (£385 million) of fraudulent activity in the UK has increased 22% in the first half of 2015, compared to the same period last year, whilst the number of fraud cases has remained constant. http://www.kpmg.com/UK/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Pages/fraud-barometer-august-2015.aspx
Fraud has increased 22% in UK
The latest KPMG Fraud Barometer found that the total cost (£385 million) of fraudulent activity in the UK has increased 22% in the first half of 2015, compared to the same period last year, whilst the number of fraud cases has remained constant. http://www.kpmg.com/UK/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Pages/fraud-barometer-august-2015.aspx