January 2017

Prevent – Workshop To Raise Awareness on Prevent (WRAP) Training Courses Available

January 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

In 2015, the Counter Terrorism and Security Act introduced a new Prevent Duty for specified authorities (including councils) to have “due regard to the need to prevent [...]

Apple Gift Card and HMRC Fraud Continuing

January 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Action Fraud are warning that fraudsters have been continually requesting victims purchase Apple iTunes gift cards as a means of payment for cons involving Her Majesty [...]

HMRC Email Virus Warning

January 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Residents are being warned about phishing emails and texts purporting to be from HMRC concerning tax rebates. Victims to this scam have downloaded a word document attached to [...]

Password Manager Advice From The National Cyber Security Centre

January 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

The biggest online security flaw for most people’s online security is the repeated use of weak passwords. In recent data hacks such as those announced [...]

Fraud: The UK’s Billion Pound Problem

January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

The cost of fraud to Britain rose above £1billion for the first time in five years in 2016, driven in part by a huge surge in cyber crime. The total value of fraud in [...]

House Purchase Solicter Email Scam

January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

When buying a house you often have to deal with two firms of solicitors, estate agents, and vendors who are as stressed as you and have their own goals that may not [...]