Malware, short for malicious software, is software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code, scripts, active content, and other software. ‘Malware’ is a general term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software. This […]
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Bogus Invoices & Spam Scams
Recognising if someone is trying to scam you. Scammers are very skilful in their approach and will appear to be a legitimate business. They will be pleasant and well spoken. Their leaflets, emails, letters and order forms will often look professional or official. Scammers are persistent and persuasive, and will try to rush you into […]
Protecting Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property rights are the collective name for a number of different areas of law which can be split into the following categories: · Copyright · Designs · Patents · Trade Marks Copyright Copyright can protect literary works, dramatic works, musical works artistic works, layouts or typographical arrangements, recordings of a work, or broadcasts of […]
Cybercrime
About Cybercrime Cybercrime is where an illegal activity is committed online making use of a computer and a network. The target of cybercrime is to gain access to computers, systems and data usually for either fiscal benefit, the theft of customer data or business disruption. Due to massive growth of online activity in the last […]
Employee Fraud – part 2
About Employee Fraud In our further look at employee fraud we look at the types of fraud committed by employees, but first we need to establish why employees commit fraud in the first place? Studies have shown that employee fraud is committed for the following reasons: 1. Opportunity – generally as a result of the […]
Employee Fraud – part 1
About Employee Fraud Every organisation is vulnerable to employee fraud and should have regard to pre-employment screening in order to minimise the threat of loss to the business. It is no defence to fraud that an employee has experience within the industry, or that they have worked for a large company. UK law requires that […]
Payment Fraud
About Payment Fraud What is Payment Fraud and how does it have a detrimental effect on my business? Most businesses first experience with Payment Fraud is when they receive a letter from their bank stating that a card holder is challenging a payment made to your company. The initial thought is that an error has […]