Over the past decade there have been numerous advancements in digital communications which have vastly improved the efficiency of our everyday lives. Unfortunately, as more of our personal and professional devices become connected to the Internet, cybercrime becomes a clear and present danger. According to Norton Security reports, cybercrime has surpassed illegal drug trafficking as […]
Finding the truth – Forensics Evidence Doesn’t Lie
By Martin Quaife – It has been said that, about 50 years ago, the word went around police circles that, “Verbals are out. Forensics are in.” Police were told they could no longer rely on the evidence of verbal admissions to secure convictions and arguments against verbal evidence has developed to the point where a defence can […]
Blackstone Consultancy: Looking ahead in 2017
At Blackstone Consultancy we like to think that we don’t rest on our laurels and throughout the past few years we have evolved our firm to better serve our client base. This has taken a multitude of forms, from pioneering protective surveillance services to real-time global intelligence. Like most businesses, April marks the start of […]
Anti-Social Engineering – The Audacious Con
By Simon Giddins – In recent weeks the Yahoo data breach has caused media outlets from across the globe to focus upon the issue of cyber-attacks. Described within a Tech Times article as “one of the biggest cyber security breaches that include sensitive personal information of users”, this 2014 Yahoo data breach is believed to have affected over 500 million Yahoo account holders. Although Yahoo stated that […]
The Insider Threat
By Harry Chenevix-Trench. We have long moved past the world of our cave dwelling ancestors, yet the concept of the tribe is still one of the basic foundations of human group interaction. Tribes take many forms in the modern world, from groupings of like-minded individuals pursuing an interest, to large commercial organisations with many hundreds of members. […]