Remote working is suddenly in the news, and high on the agenda of executives and IT teams. One thing that is vital when providing remote access to systems is security. Allowing access to those who should have it, without placing too many onerous hoops for them to navigate, while at the same time ensuring that […]
The EU Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) came into force across the EU on the 31st December 2020 and is due in the UK on 14th September 2021. A significant component of PSD2 are regulations and guidelines for Secure Customer Authentication (SCA). SCA requires additional security authentication for online transactions that have a value over […]
The consequences of poor data security just got a lot more severe, with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announcing that it intends to levy a £184m (€205m) fine on British Airways for a data breach that compromised the personal data of half a million customers in 2018. It has been clear for a while now […]
Many people have experienced the gut-churning feeling when they check their credit card statement and see unfamiliar transactions or log on to a social media account and see posts they didn’t make. That mobile phone SIM bought in a country they’ve never been to, and the Facebook post with a link to a phishing site […]