CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, in collaboration with a number of private and public sector bodies and experts, has released a report entitled ‘The Internal Betrayal: A CIFAS Report of Beating the Growing Threat of Staff Fraud’.
http://www.cifas.org.uk/download/The_Internal_Betrayal_CIFAS_Special_Report.pdf
This report noted a 45% increase in the number of cases of fraud committed by employees, compared with [...]

CY4OR & PKF are holding a joint seminar on how business intelligence and computer forensics can combine to protect your business at times of corporate and digital fraud.  This seminar will present a unique opportunity to listen to the presentation of those involved in this intriguing sector.
The case study below highlights how forensic action secured [...]

Research by Unisys has revealed that a third of UK employees use a personal device for work purposes.  The survey of 987 end-users and 204 CIOs and IT directors across Western Europe revealed gaps in the readiness of businesses to support and secure the rapidly growing use of consumer technologies, such as netbooks, iPads and [...]

Preventing data loss is now a priority for many organisations.  Last week our blog talked about rating your level of information security, following a report issued by PriceWaterhouse Coopers claiming that security breaches are a continuing problem.  Data leakage prevention technologies are now becoming more common place as organisations seek to counter this issue.
With so many ways [...]

Last night CY4OR received a call via our emergency number for an immediate response to a potentially serious security breach for a leading corporation.  A laptop had been stolen from the corporate which contained unencrypted data of a sensitive nature.  The laptop case also contained the login details.  The laptop was found, however, they needed to [...]

Following its third reading in the House of Commons, the Digital Economy Bill was passed by MPs last night.  189 votes to 49 meant the Bill was passed with relatively little opposition.  Opposition from the public and industry bodies, however, has been strong with over 20,000 voters writing to their MPs in the last seven [...]

CY4OR was instructed by Burrows Bussin last year in their case to defend a 17 year old boy (at the time of arrest) who they believed was being made a scapegoat for illegal downloading.
The defendant, Matthew Wyatt, had been accused of copyright infringement in relation to the download of albums.  Mr Wyatt was arrested three years [...]

As the economy recovers to repair itself and the depth of the recession continues to bite, businesses are taking are far more robust approach to preserving their bottom line.
 
In the past businesses may have chosen not to take action against an employee who they suspected of stealing sensitive data.  Likewise, any frauds that were detected [...]