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York company director must pay £40,000 in proceeds of crime

A court has ordered a former security company director who knowingly worked without a licence to pay £40,000 as the proceeds of crime.

Last Friday, 11 June 2021, Christopher Downes appeared at York Crown Court and was ordered to pay £20,000 within six weeks. He must also pay another £20,000 within six months or he faces 18 months in prison. The court's Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) order follows Downes' conviction at York Crown Court on 11 February 2021. The court gave Downes a 60-hour community order, which he must complete within 18 months. He was also required to pay prosecution costs of £2,735 within six weeks plus a victim surcharge.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Friday, 18 June 2021 22:43

Statement in response to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Report

Commenting on the Report of the Inquiry to investigate the events of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack, Acting Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Michelle Russell said today:

"Volume One of the report which addresses the security arrangements at the Arena on the night of 22 May 2017, has been published today.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Friday, 18 June 2021 22:41

Deep Instinct Launches World’s Highest Value Two Million Pound Warranty Against Ransomware in the UK

Deep Learning accuracy delivers industry’s First False Positive Prevention warranty

LONDON: Deep Instinct has announced the world’s first combined ransomware and low false-positive warranty. This industry-first offers up to two million pounds of compensation should customers using their software experience a ransomware attack or more than 0.1% of false positive alerts, where the software incorrectly categorises benign files as malware.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Thursday, 17 June 2021 12:16

GLOBAL TRADE BODY WARNS OVER GROWTH IN FAKE COVID DOCUMENTS

Paul Dunn, IHMA

Border security and law enforcement authorities are being urged to increase their investment in anti-counterfeiting devices as the trade in fake Covid 19 documents grows.

Latest news reports indicate an ‘explosion’ in the underground trade in counterfeit documents, says the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, with fake vaccine and test certificates available for as little as GBP25 growing exponentially. Indeed, research by a cyber security firm* reveals more than 1,200 vendors operating worldwide, offering false documents.