City Moves for 6 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 6, 2016 The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has announced the appointment of its new chief professional practice adviser, Liz Sandwith, who brings over 28 years’ experience in internal audit and risk management. Liz joins from Bupa where she held a number of roles in her five years there – from [...]
Black cab protest against government interference in regulation of London taxis rescheduled due to Brussels attack March 22, 2016 A black cab protest scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed out of respect for the attacks in Brussels. The United Cabbies Group was planning a protest against government interference in the regulation of London taxies. However, in light of terror attacks that unfolded in Brussels, Belgium, earlier today, the group has rescheduled the protest. As [...]
Brussels explosions: More than 30 dead, 130 wounded in attacks at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek Metro station, American Airlines desk reportedly targeted March 22, 2016 As many as 34 people have been killed and more than 130 wounded in what is thought to be a pair of coordinated suicide attacks at Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek metro station in Brussels today. Police believe as many as 14 people were killed in two explosions at the airport, which is thought to have taken place near to an American Airlines desk. A [...]
Don’t rely on government to defeat cyber crime: Business needs to get its act together January 15, 2016 If 2015 taught us anything, it’s that it is now a question of when, not if, our data will be compromised. Therefore, 2016 must be the year that business gets serious about the importance of cyber security. From the chief executive down to the intern, everyone will need to see cyber security as a top priority [...]
JD Wetherspoon share price rises despite warning customer details stolen in cyber attack December 4, 2015 Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said that the personal details of more than 650,000 customers may have been stolen in a cyber attack, and a small portion of this included credit card data. For the majority of customers no financial data was stolen, and no passwords were obtained. However, the last four digits of around 100 customers' credit [...]
Of data leaks and oil spills: Tips for tackling a corporate crisis February 23, 2016 As Johnson & Johnson, BP, Volkswagen and TalkTalk can all attest, corporate crises are never easy. Communicating an assured and consistent message at a time when consumers may be vulnerable to fraud or even poisoning is one that few do well, especially when one eye is on the share price. “Businesspeople are used to being detached,” [...]
Nuisance calls to mobile phones soaring despite crackdown on cold calling companies December 8, 2015 Nuisance calls to mobile phones are soaring in the UK, despite a clampdown on unwanted calls and texts. Some 72 per cent of Britons have had at least one cold call from a company in the last month, up from just over half, 55 per cent, in 2013. Both the government and regulators have been [...]
TalkTalk hack: Dido Harding and other execs could face grilling from MPs November 4, 2015 Executives at telecoms giant TalkTalk could face a grilling from MPs later this month as part of an influential parliamentary committee's investigation into the company's latest data breach. MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee announced this morning that they are launching an inquiry into the "circumstances surrounding" the recent cyber-attack on Talk Talk's website. The committee [...]
UK fights back at the Streisand Effect, orders Google to remove links to “right to be forgotten” stories August 21, 2015 How do you get the internet to forget something? Over a year after the EU’s “right to be forgotten” ruling against Google, there’s still a dilemma left unsolved, which the UK has now taken steps to tackle. The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has ordered the search giant to remove links to news stories about the [...]
Helping refugees is a tech challenge December 17, 2015 While there have been many causes worthy of our attention in 2015, the plight of Europe’s refugees and migrants has been the most visible. There are currently 20m people feeing violence and oppression around the world and many of them arrived on our continent’s shores this summer in the hope of a better life. Shocking [...]