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Five-fold increase in the cost of cyber incidents
Tuesday, 23 June 2020The annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report has been released with an update on progress in the cyber security arena for UK businesses.
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Mitigating the risk of remote working
Thursday, 16 April 2020In this unprecedented state of national emergency it hasn’t taken criminal organisations long to see a window of opportunity. The largest migration of staff from office to home working has brought about many consequences for business.
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Onboarding clients when working remotely
Wednesday, 1 April 2020The legal sector is embracing a brave new world of providing legal services. We are no longer able to meet with clients face to face and are encountering difficulties in remaining regulatory compliant at a time when legal services are still in high demand.
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How to deal with insider threats
Monday, 2 March 2020Most law firms recognise the need for cyber security to protect themselves from outside threats. But there is an alarming growing trend that is much harder to spot – the insider threat.
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Bogus law firms and identity theft
Monday, 17 February 2020The legal sector has been bombarded by unscrupulous cyber criminals in 2019. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) reported law firm losses exceeding £700,000 in the opening half of 2019, attributing them to identity theft and the use of impersonation tactics.
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Protecting yourself against probate fraud
Tuesday, 11 February 2020Did you know that probate fraud costs in the region of £150m a year? That’s the figure provided by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
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What should an IT department do in relation to cyber security?
Wednesday, 5 February 2020UK law firms are now starting to realise that responsibility for cyber security doesn’t just lie within the IT team, and that technical controls alone can’t protect a business from today’s attacks.
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Cyber Essentials – What’s Changing
Tuesday, 28 January 2020From April 2020 the IASME Consortium will take over the full responsibility for Cyber Essentials delivery.
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Will digital onboarding become the norm in 2020?
Wednesday, 15 January 2020Technology advances regardless of which sector people work in. It’s true that some sectors move a lot quicker than others and embrace technology but will 2020 be the year that the legal sector begins to open its mind to what’s out there.
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Webinar: Could you spot a fake or modified email
Wednesday, 8 January 2020Email redirection fraud was a lucrative tool in the criminal underworld accruing £123.7 million from UK account holders in 2018 alone, according to a UK Finance report.
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The rise of the agent
We believe AI agents are going to represent the biggest change to the way in which the general public interact with professional services business for generations.
The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the latest government data.
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