Ms Thwaite
Burg-Wächter, Germany’s security specialist, has appointed Philippa Thwaite as Financial Controller.
With a wealth of experience – from diverse organisations such as British Wool and Cassellie Bathrooms – Philippa, who has also worked alongside some of Burg-Wachter’s customers, was previously financial lead at WDS Component Parts Ltd and comes with valuable insight into the security sector.
“I believe we are truly on the brink of a full-blown cyberwar, as governments have decided they can no longer stand by and watch their citizens and businesses fall victim to cyberattacks. This means they must and will strike back, which could result in a full-scale cyber war if the ripple effects spread out of control, and more hackers join forces to collaborate and respond. This could result in the introduction of a cyber treaty in 2022 that could force cybercriminals to retreat to an ever-shrinking number of safe havens to operate as countries unite to fight back against cybercrime. Global stability has been on the knife’s edge for several years. The increase in cyberattacks and their magnitude of impact on society means the balance of the force is tipping.”
Shopping scams, gift card payment requests and other dangerous tricks threaten to ruin the holiday season
London, UK: KnowBe4 has announced it has released a set of the top 5 cybersecurity tips to help protect end users against a variety of dangerous scams during the 2021 holiday season.
Every year, people fall victim to holiday scams. The FBI says that the two most popular holiday scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes. In a non-delivery scam, a buyer pays for goods or services they find online, but those items are never received. Conversely, a non-payment scam involves goods or services being shipped, but the seller is never paid. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2020 report, non-payment or non-delivery scams cost people more than $265 million.
Cloud-based access control and perimeter security will take centre stage from 16th-18th January 2022
Poole: Integrated security manufacturer TDSi has announced it will be showcasing its range of integrated access control solutions at Intersec in Dubai, 16th-18th January 2022. Joining TDSi on Stand SA-F37 in the Saeed Arena will be its VITAPROTECH sister company, SORHEA, which will also be showing its innovative perimeter intrusion detection solutions.
John Davies, Managing Director of TDSi commented, “We are very excited to be appearing back at Intesec again for 2022, which is being held slightly earlier this time. We will be sharing a bigger stand than last time to ensure we can include TDSi’s and SORHEA’s latest market-leading solutions and are able to accommodate as many visitors as possible. Both TDSi and SORHEA see the Middle East as a region for growth, having brought onboard a lot of new partners in 2021.”
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