e-Crime Wales is a partnership of organisations and agencies committed to equipping Welsh businesses with the knowledge and tools to be aware, vigilant, informed and ultimately safe from the destructive effects of e-Crime in all its forms.
If your business has a computer, you are at risk. Businesses in Wales are facing real and potentially devastating risks from e-Crime, while new threats are emerging with increasing regularity.
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Download information and advice on protecting your business and IT network from the threats of e-Crime. Find out more about the many dangerous threats around and the steps to take to minimise the risks and ultimately protect yourself and your business. You can also download your FREE electronic copy of “Preventing e-Crime for Dummies” here.
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Wales’ very first Innovation & e-Business Roadshow will travel to 5 locations across the country during February and March of this year and is an opportunity for businesses of all sizes to speak with and gain information from experts in many areas of business development, including Innovation, e-Business, e-Security and future technologies – for FREE!
Small businesses in Wales are being advised to be ‘extra cautious’ of the security risks surrounding ‘cloud computing’ as more and more companies opt for the low-cost alternative to a server.
12 Jan 2010 Adobe software threats – proceed with cautionIn their end of year predictions, many industry experts predicted that Adobe software, including PDF Reader and Flash, will overtake Microsoft to become the biggest target for malware writers in 2010. Read how to take precautions from the threats.
More Newse-Crime in the News
- Vodafone suspends employee over obscene Twitter update
(5th February 2010) Vodafone has suspended a member of staff after an obscene message was posted on the mobile firm's official Twitter account. Ensure your staff have signed and understood an acceptable IT use policy (more information here) and consider the security implications that social networking could have on your business.
Full story: Telegraph.co.uk - Gordon Brown does not have an infectious smile
(5th February 2010) Contrary to what it says in a hoax email going round, pictures of Gordon Brown "actually smiling" are not going to crash your computer.
Full story: Guardian.co.uk - Beware of internal enemy who may let in e-Criminals
(4th February 2010) Businesses and organisations across Wales are leaving themselves vulnerable to e-Criminals because of an overlooked security risk - the enemy within. Andrea Barnard, the e-Crime Business Liaison Officer for North Wales Police, looks at how workers can commit e-Crime, or open the door to it, if acceptable use polcies aren't in place. Download a customised acceptable use policy here.
Full story: Wales Online
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Do you know your phishing from your pharming? Your backdoor to your botnet? Read our A-Z glossary of e-Crime terms and find out what all the techy jargon means….
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