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Will your business survive if we face another tough winter?


Last winter, due to the unusually glacial weather, transport links were chaotic, schools were forced to close and postal and delivery services were severely disrupted: costing the UK an estimated £900m daily. Approximately 13% of small businesses were seriously affected …
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Massive hacking attack affects 760 companies: How seriously does your organisation take security?


It was revealed last week that a massive cyber-attack that took place earlier this year has compromised at least 760 companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft.   In June 2011, RSA’s SecurID tags were attacked. These tokens are used by …
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National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (NIDFPW) reveals fascinating statistics


This week (17th-23rd Oct) is National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (NIDFPW), a week designed to make both individuals and businesses aware of identity fraud – the fastest growing crime in the UK. Research carried out by Fellowes, exclusively for NIDFPW, …
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How Wikileaks could be your organisation’s leak


Whilst many may not agree with the actions of Julian Assange or more specifically Wikileaks, it does raise the importance of information security and data protection. As far as we know the information was not acquired by force or illegal …
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The Information Commissioner toughens up


This week the ICO published a response to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on current data protection legislative framework. This relates to the Data Protection Act and other applicable international legislation. This response comes after a month of …
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