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Tis the season to avoid the scammers! Linda looks at banking scams and the use of AI to make them more sophisticated. She talks to Tony Neate from Get Safe Online about how to shop safely for Christmas and avoid common mistakes. The NSPCC have advice on smartphones for Christmas and Advice NI have created Digital Champions to help people embrace and understand the online world. And there is never a bad time to talk about retirement particularly if you are in 40's or 50's!
Cyber-crime is predicted to cost the global economy $8tn this year, in part due to increased remote working - borne out by a spike in malware attacks at the start of the pandemic.But should responsibility for security lie solely with individual employees?“We really think it should be the responsibility of the browser vendor, the web developer, and the IT admin to make sure that the user doesn't have to think about security as much as possible,” says Emily Stark, a software engineer at Google, who joins host Becky Slack on this episode.Also on the panel is cyber security expert Matt Hasker, global web director of Get Safe Online.Together they explore the role browsers can play in securing users' and companies' data online.This episode is sponsored by Chrome Enterprise. Learn more about how your enterprise browser can protect your company data and improve cybersecurity on the Chrome Enterprise website. Listen to all our Spotlight on Policy episodes here: https://podfollow.com/spotlight-on-policy-from-the-new-statesman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With scams becoming more clever, and scammers more sophisticated, PSNI Superintendent Gerard Pollock raises awareness of a recent scam involving criminals posing as police officers. Linda also hears from a listener, whose National Insurance number was used by someone in London to claim benefits. Plus, with number spoofing on the increase, should you trust the number that comes up on your phone? Tony Neate of Get Safe Online provides top tips on how to avoid falling victim. How to get onto the housing ladder with Co-ownership, a scheme that allows first time buyers a deposit free way of buying a home. Director of Co-ownership customer services Glynis Hobson, answers your questions and explains the scheme. With the Holiday at Home Voucher Scheme launching in the autumn, to drive demand after the summer season, CEO NI Tourism Alliance Joanne Stuart discusses staycations, and when the tourism industry will be ready to welcome the public back. Email: OnYourBehalf@bbc.co.uk
Linda chats to fraud expert Ashley Hart on how to avoid Black Friday fraudsters and keep scam safe when shopping online, along with advice from Tony Neate of Get Safe Online. The flight refund problems continue; Linda hears from one local brass band, the members’ of which are still waiting on a refund for cancelled flights from earlier in the year. How to improve your credit rating; James Jones of Experian shares his top tips and we solve some listeners broadband problems. Email: OnYourBehalf@bbc.co.uk
As restrictions tighten again in Northern Ireland and schools close, Aoife Hamilton of Employers for Childcare and Patricia Lewsley-Mooney from NICMA discuss access to childcare for working parents. What if you can't get childcare, do you have a right to work from home? Mark McAllister of the Labour Relations Agency looks at working rights for parents. With working from home, comes spending more time online and shopping remotely. Did you know you are 20 times more likely to be robbed while at your computer, than held up in the street? With online scams on the increase, Linda speaks to Tony Neate from Get Safe Online, and Chief Superintendent Simon Walls. Plus Kevin Higgins, Head of Policy at Advice NI on the importance of applying for Universal Credit as soon as possible.
This month Helen and Rob explore matters of cyber-security. They're joined by Bob Bunney from Devon and Cornwall Police and cyber-security consultant Durgan Cooper. Plus: voices from the Secure South West 8 conference at Plymouth University and a round-up of technology stories. Links to resources mentioned in the programme: Devon & Cornwall Police (https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/) National Cyber Security Centre (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/) ActionFraud (http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/) Get Safe Online (https://www.getsafeonline.org/) Cyber Essentials (https://www.cyberaware.gov.uk/cyberessentials/) Secure South West (http://www.securesouthwest.com/) CompTIA (https://www.comptia.org/) South West Cyber Security Cluster (https://southwestcsc.org/) GDPR (The EU General Data Protection Regulation – http://www.eugdpr.org/) CiSP (Cyber-security Information Sharing Partnership – https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cisp) Presenters: Helen Connole and Rob J Glover, with Ian Woodbridge. First broadcast: 4pm, Thursday 9 February 2017, on Phonic FM (106.8FM in Exeter; phonic.fm online). Next programme: 4pm, Thursday 9 March 2017. Contact the team: tech@phonic.fm or @PhonicTech on Twitter.
This week, we discuss new cyber crime statistics released to mark Get Safe Online Day, a handful of zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Windows machines, and the arrest in Prague of a Russian man in connection with a number of high-profile cyber attacks – including the 2012 LinkedIn hack.
Sophos expert Chester Wisniewski digs into the week's security news with John Shier and Paul Ducklin. In this episode: the POODLE problem; the effect of data breaches on consumer confidence; South Korea's identify crisis; Get Safe Online week; and Advance Fee Fraud.
DigitalOutbox Episode 211 DigitalOutbox Episode 211 - E3 Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:15 - Apology for crashed Get Safe Online anti-hack site 4:11 - How the Get Safe Online password checker fails users badly 5:20 - All Our Patent Are Belong To You 8:19 - Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance 12:18 - Nominet's new rules on .uk domains could mean the end to users' privacy 14:16 - Google buys satellite firm Skybox Imaging for $500m 16:18 - London's anti-Uber taxi protest brings traffic to standstill 20:46 - Twitter will soon dominate TV on Xbox One 21:37 - Microsoft Briefing 32:25 - Sony Briefing 38:46 - Nintendo Briefing 41:17 - EA Briefing 44:09 -Ubisoft Briefing 46:11 - Alien Isolation
The proliferation of laptop usage by employees has thrown companies open to a whole range of security threats from outright theft to illegal wireless access. In this podcast, Tony Neate, Managing Director of Get Safe Online, will explore some of the threats associated with laptop use, and give advice on how to reduce your vulnerabilities.