A Wigan area man has been spared jail after stealing over £30,000 from his former brother-in-law’s bank account. He began the theft when he was married, and continued by breaking into his ex-wife’s house. The theft was only noticed when the victim’s entire life savings had been depleted. Read the full story
Many companies purchase a small shredder with the intention of destroying sensitive data. Once their documents are shredded, though, they aren’t sure about how to dispose of shredded paper. In general, local councils will not allow shredded paper to be included in recycling. The small pieces of paper get mixed up with other materials and […]
According to figures released by security firm RSA, the UK was the world’s biggest victim of phishing scams. In a 25% increase over 2011, Britons lost an estimated £405million in 2012. RSA’s Anti-Fraud Command Centre report showed nearly 250,000 phishing attacks in the UK last year. Other data, reported by the Guardian, showed an annual […]
A new National Curriculum for England is set to include lessons about personal finance, including identity theft protection. The curriculum changes, which have been added in response to an e-petition signed by over 118,000 people and lobbying by the Personal Finance Education Group, include teaching secondary school pupils how to budget, compare prices, and borrow […]
Whether it’s identity theft or any other type of fraud, a business can be crippled by stolen information. However, while external data theft gets much of the media attention, internal thefts are on the rise.According to CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, the number of fraud cases committed by employees has had a sharp increase. […]
While many identity thefts involve individuals, companies are not exempt. A study by Verizon Business (New York) concludes that 9 out of 10 corporate data breaches could have been prevented, had appropriate secu- rity measures been taken. The Verizon report includes the results of more than 500 investigations. Read the full article at BNET the […]
The new Assured Security Shredding website has officially launched today. It marks the beginning of Assured Security Shredding’s latest growth strategy to bring secure document shredding to new areas around the UK. The website offers an invaluable source of information about Assured Security Shredding and the secure document shredding services we offer including: Onsite Shredding […]