If you handle sensitive data in your office, as the majority of businesses do, you may be tempted to buy a basic paper shredder and use this to destroy your sensitive documents. However, there are a number of problems with doing this, and it is always better to use a professional secure shredding service to […]
Identity theft is big business all over the world. This US infographic shows some stats from across the pond on how Americans are affected by it. They’re also just as keen on being kind to the environment as us Brits. Get a locked container in your office and you can fill it with all your […]
CIFAS recently announced that there have been 96,000 confirmed cases of fraud in the UK between January and May 2013, with 60,000 of them relating to identity fraud. This vast number of incidents should be a warning to people to be even more vigilant against becoming victims of crime. The UK’s fraud prevention service released […]
Most people know about the dangers posed by viruses when we go online or download software from the internet, and this is why anti-virus software is so important. But what about downloading apps to mobile phones? McAfee, which provides one of the most popular anti-virus products on the market, recently issued a warning about downloading […]
Computers in the workplace often store very sensitive data on them, the sort of data that you would not want to be seen by anyone outside the company. Your computer may even store some personal details of your clients and staff – and if you don’t keep that confidential the ICO would be more than […]
A new report has come out claiming that commingling is often a the most efficient way for local authorities to recycle. The annal report released by the WYG Group found that out of the top 30 local authorities for recycling performance across the UK, 20 of them collected commingled waste. However, in the bottom 30, […]
Online privacy is a big issue at the moment. The revelations by the whistleblower Edward Snowden about the NSA’s data-gathering activities have caused a huge storm across the globe, and people are more concerned about their privacy being invaded than ever before. One reason people are more worried is because they are storing greater amounts […]
The UK wants to double plastics recycling levels by 2017. However, if it is to achieve this target the quality of recycling will have to improve significantly. That was the warning made by various speakers at the 16th International Conference on Recycling of Plastics held in Bad Neuenahr in Germany, as reported by Waste Management […]
Many businesses live in fear of suffering from a serious data breach, knowing that the damage caused could be very disruptive. Companies worry about their sensitive data getting into the wrong hands for all kinds of reasons, including competitors getting access to their new product information and the problems that can be caused by the […]
Major data leaks seem to make headlines every week these days, and it looks like Facebook has become the latest company to be affected. The social network recently admitted that six million of its users had been affected by a recent leak caused by a bug in the system, as reported by the BBC. The […]