Cyber blog

Following a market investigation into retail banking by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) in 2016, it was discovered that there was not nearly enough healthy competition in this sector. One of the remedies designed to 'make banks work harder for their...

Today, using the internet to communicate with other people is a standard part of everyday life. You can use the internet to communicate with anybody in the world. While there are people like friends and family who you want to share information with, there are also...

IASME has worked in partnership with the Open Banking Implementation Entity, to create an innovative new Counter-Fraud Fundamentals Certification scheme. Fraud is the number one crime experienced in the UK according to the National Crime Agency, globally, it is a...

IASME are delighted to announce that they are working with the Department of Work and Pensions to become a Kickstart Gateway. This government funded scheme will provide a 6 months high quality, paid work placement, for young people at the highest risk of long-term...

Learning how to avoid being a victim of crime is an important life skill. At school you learn to lock your locker securely and not allow other people to see what the combination numbers are. You would not leave an expensive or favourite coat hanging up unwatched in...

This month, IASME is launching a brand new Counter Fraud Fundamentals scheme which has been developed in partnership with The Open Banking Implementation Entity. Aimed at raising the standard of counter fraud best practices across the spectrum in the banking, payment...

What is blockchain technology?Blockchain technology is something that you may have heard about but not fully understood. Fortunately, a bit like the internet, it is not necessary that you understand how it works in order to use it. However, this revolutionary...

Dr Adrian Burden and his business partner, Tom Alcott are tech entrepreneurs with a particular interest in blockchain technology. They have a research and development laboratory in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, where they initially explored non-fungible tokens...

Santa Claus is an elderly business owner, resident of the North Pole. His business involves receiving the Christmas wish lists of millions of children across the world during the month of December, organising the manufacturing and acquisition of all the toys, and...

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) is the representative body of all the police chiefs from the different forces around the country. They work together to improve policing in order to keep people safe from the ever changing threats faced here in the UK. We...

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) was founded in 1996, when it was known as The Scottish Business Crime Centre. Today, the SBRC has a vision to be the catalyst that makes Scotland one of the safest and most resilient places to live, work and do business....

Despite the fact that Black Friday originates in the US, it has become a significant event in the UK retail calendar. UK consumers will spend an estimated £6.2 billion over Black Friday and Cyber Monday with 88% of this spend expected to be online (PwC UK). So what is...

Internet of Things, or ‘IoT’, is a term you have probably come across before. But what does it do? And what does it mean? “What is IoT?” is a popular Google search term, and the first thing that appears on our search suggestions in relation to IoT. Some well-known...

It was Ciaran Martin's idea to create a National Cyber Security Centre in the UK, and with the government's full backing, he went on to action this bold innovation and to lead the centre from its opening in 2016 until August this year. Today the NCSC is an...

Charities have played an essential part in supporting people and activities during the Covid pandemic.  But, if a charity was to suffer a cyber attack during lockdown, it would be more catastrophic than usual.  Not only would the charity not be able to access its data...

The COVID pandemic has tested everyone; psychologically and physically but there are some people who have exploited it to make money and fame. Phishing is still one of the most common forms of cyber-crimes, but it is being merged with one of the most developing fields...

The Solicitors' Sole Practitioners Group (SSPG) is a not-for-profit independent stakeholder group, providing professional and pastoral support, training and regulatory representation on behalf of all Sole Practitioner solicitors in England and Wales. Formed back in...

An increasing number of our everyday items are becoming connected to the internet. Children’s toys, doorbells, light switches, baby monitors, smart watches... the list is endless. The number of us living in ‘smart homes’ is growing rapidly, and whilst this is...

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is the trade association for the professional security industry in the UK. Members are responsible for UK security products and services including the manufacture, distribution and installation of electronic and...

She tells us all about the network of Cyber Resilience Centres that are opening up throughout the country. Cyber Resilience Centres are a highly successful initiative which evolved out of a Scottish Business Crime Centre development. Led by the Police, they enable a...

Tips from our technical team -  Two-factor authentication, or 2FA as it's commonly abbreviated, adds an extra step to your basic log-in procedure for one of your online accounts. Without 2FA, you enter in your username and password, and then you're done. The password...

Passwords are important. I can see you rolling your eyes, passwords are deadly boring and very annoying. You need a password to change your mind these days and each password is supposed to be different and unique. How is one supposed to remember them all? Just think...