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Over a quarter of Brits have fallen out with a friend over borrowed money during Covid-19
Research from SplitBill shows many members of the public are falling out with eachother over bill payments during the Covid-19 outbreak
- 27 August 2020
Flexible working will remain once Covid-19 pandemic is over, say UK chiefs
UK business leaders expect remote working to continue, even after lockdown and restrictions are lifted, according to a new survey
- 26 August 2020
UK lab supplier iST Scientific enables 5.2 million Covid-19 PCR plate tests
Leading British laboratory supplier accelerates fight against Covid-19 with delivery of 5.2million PCR plate tests to enable faster and more efficient testing
- 25 August 2020
FCA investigates over 150 scams during Covid-19 outbreak
Anti-money laundering and compliance risks on the rise as banks and city firms are hit with a deluge of cyber scams, as Encompass Corporation warns of the risks posed to posed to regulated firms seeking to enforce Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures and customer verification checks
- 24 August 2020
Elizabeth Anderson appointed as new CEO of the British Interplanetary Society
Major hire for The British Interplanetary Society as Elizabeth Anderson is apppointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation forward
- 24 August 2020
Features Focus
Political Editor, Patrick Sullivan provides a selection of the week's best features.
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Sunday Sample
Political Editor, Patrick Sullivan provides a sampling of the best of the weekend's opinion editorials.
- 23 August 2020
Challenger banks lead consumer satisfaction survey
The latest consumer satisfaction survey from The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) shows high levels of satisfaction with challenger digital banks, being rated much higher than their more traditional peers
- 21 August 2020
NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group secures remote device estate with Absolute during COVID-19 Crisis
Leading Clinical Commissioning Group secures device endpoints during the Covid-19 outbreak with Absolute Software to ensure full cyber security
- 20 August 2020
40% of businesses have sacked staff due to a breach of company security policy since the start of Covid-19
Cyber research from Centrify reveals companies have come down hard on employees who have put the security of their company at risk during the Covid-19 outbreak
- 18 August 2020
Over 10,000 Covid-19 phishing scams reported to HMRC during height of pandemic
Records from HMRC show that over 10,000 reports were logged reporting phishing attemps associated with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic. Security expert Chris Ross of Barracuda Networks warns of cyber risks to businesses.
- 18 August 2020
Asda phishing scam targets women with ‘£1,000 gift card offer’ via Facebook
Cyber security guru Andy Heather of Centrify issues warning over new Asda phishing scam desgined to steal data of customers
- 14 August 2020
NHS hit with over 40,000 email attacks during Covid-19 outbreak
NHS Digital reports that over 40,000 spam and phishing emails were reported by doctors, nursers and health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 12 August 2020
International wealth management firm Spearvest appoints Killian Doswald as analyst
Leading international wealth management firm recruits top industry talent following rapid growth and expansion of services
- 6 August 2020
6,600 organisations scammed with ‘official email services’ so far in 2020
Hackers are using legitimate email services to impersonate employees and steal data, according to a major new analysis from Barracuda Networks
- 6 August 2020
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