Contactless Card Fraud Has Doubled
If you’re running a hospitality venue like a restaurant or a pub in London or the South East, you’ll know how common contactless card payments have become and probably won’t be surprised to find out that the UK’s fraud reporting service, Action Fraud, has reported contactless card fraud doubled in 2018 to £1.8m stolen compared […]
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New 1terabyte (yes, 1terabyte) microSD cards launched
Both Micron and Western Digital’s SanDisk brand have announced, at the Mobile World Congress, that they are launching the first 1TB microSD cards. A First Up until now, companies haven’t been able to produce anything above 128GB, so the jump to a 1TB capacity card is a big jump that could mean less reliance on […]
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Google live transcribe to help hard of hearing
Google has announced the introduction of its ‘Live Transcribe’ app for Android which allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing to see a live, near real-time written display of conversations on their phone. Google Live Transcribe The Google Live Transcribe app offers deaf and hard of hearing people a new portable, accessibility tool […]
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Man fined after hiding from facial recognition cameras
A man was given a public order fine after being stopped by police because he covered his face during a trial of facial recognition cameras in Romford, London. What facial recognition trial? A deliberately “overt” trial of live facial recognition technology by the Metropolitan Police took place in the centre of Romford, London, on Thursday […]
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$180 million password taken to the grave
115,000 customers of the Canadian digital platform Quadriga are believed to be owed C$250 million, but C$180 ($137.21 million) in cryptocurrencies have been frozen after the platform’s founder, who was the only person with the password to the platform’s stored funds, died in December 2018. What is Quadriga? QuadrigaCX is a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange/platform which […]
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Google’s £44 million GDPR fine
Google has been fined a massive 50 million euros (£44m) for a breach of GDPR dating back to May 2018 relating to how well people were informed about how Google collected data to personalise advertising and the matter of consent. Who? Google (Alphabet Inc) has been fined £44 million by the French data regulator CNIL. […]
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Naming and shaming of companies with poor cyber security
A report from the Cyber Security Research Group and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, has suggested the government could help combat high cyber crime levels by naming (and shaming) companies with poor cyber security. Who? The Cyber Security Research Group at King’s College London brings together experts with backgrounds in international relations, security studies, strategic studies, intelligence, […]
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Warning – TV Licensing scam operating
Action Fraud, the UK’s Cybercrime reporting centre, has warned that fake TV licence payment scam emails have generated 5,247 complaints between 1st October and the end of December, with 1,983 complaints in December alone. What emails? According to Action Fraud, the highly convincing scam involves sending people emails that use headlines such as “correct your […]
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BYODs linked to security incidents
A study by SME card payment services firm Paymentsense has shown a positive correlation between bring your own device (BYOD) schemes and increased cyber -security risk in SMEs. BYOD Bring your own device (BYOD) schemes / policies have now become commonplace in many businesses, with the BYOD and enterprise mobility market size growing from USD […]
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Fake online reviews investigation
A recent investigation as part of a BBC 5 Live programme has led to the underground trade in fake online reviews coming under the spotlight. What reviews and why does it matter? The kinds of reviews of products and services that can allegedly be purchased and displayed online in order to influence purchasing decisions are […]
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One hour to take down illegal content
New measures by the EU will mean that technology companies will have as little as just one hour to take down illegal and terror content, or face penalties under new legislation. Why only one hour? The new measure, which has reportedly been met with dismay by the big tech companies such as Google and Facebook […]
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A warm welcome to our newest client PASH Global
PASH Global (“PASH”) is a privately held energy and infrastructure developer who advise on structure and develop, finance, own and operate energy and infrastructure projects globally. PASH is a collection of creative individuals with a multitude of complimentary skill sets, who are passionate about creating value and being part of building a better world. Astaris […]
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