Financial institutions are in the unenviable position of being exposed to the full spectrum of cyber-threat actors, from amateur hackers like “script kiddies” who use off-the-shelf applications to vandalize websites, to “professional” hacktivists protesting against a symbol of capitalism, to organized crime looking to target “virtual” vaults, to state actors interested in disrupting a competing economy. Because the Internet lacks Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 09/07/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 02/07/2019
A record fine for environmental negligence has been handed out to an Oxfordshire bakery, even though no actual environmental harm occurred. The Lady Bakery in Banbury was handed a fine of £180,000, made up of a £140,000 penalty for offences under the Water Industry Act 1991, plus £40,000 of legal costs. Given that this is the largest fine ever given Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 25/06/2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just categorised burn out as a serious health issue, resulting in articles including that by Dr Punam Krishan in iNews (May 31 2019). A “syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed” is how WHO has described burn out, which may not yet be classified as a medical Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 19/06/2019
A 22-year copyright battle surrounding one of the most iconic anthems of our time – ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ – has finally been settled, with the announcement of this intellectual property battle’s resolution coinciding with the presentation of an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contribution to British music, to cult hero and musician Richard Ashcroft. The globally recognised anthem, a huge Read More…