VinciWorks updates its course Data Protection: Privacy at Work
As the countdown to GDPR implementation progresses, we have refreshed our course Data Protection: Privacy at Work to ensure users benefit from the latest in policy and practice. New modules have been added and existing ones updated to take account of the coming data protection regime; both across Europe and in the UK specifically with the […]
How Secure is your Data? Seven tips for creating strong passwords
Are your passwords as secure as an open door? While many IT security experts are focused on patching software, closing weaknesses, and implementing expensive security software, your employees could be using simple passwords like ‘password’ and ‘abc123’. Weak passwords remain one of the easiest ways to hack into a system, and there are many millions […]
Man in the Middle Hacks: is Your Organisation Vulnerable?
Everywhere you look, hacking seems to be on the rise, and it’s true that many of these attacks are opportunistic. However, some hackers are more calculating than this, conducting attacks over time so they can harvest the data they value. One such approach is the ‘man in the middle’ (MITM) attack. This involves hackers gaining […]
Bupa data breach: 108,000 personal details leaked
Related Courses Bupa, the global health insurance company, admitted recently to a massive data breach affecting their international customers. A rogue employee copied and distributed the details of 108,000 customers. The data did not include financial or health information, but did include names, dates of birth, nationalities and some contact information. Whilst this information may […]
What is Safeguarding Children?
Safeguarding children means protecting the health, well-being and human rights of children and vulnerable adults. It includes enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. A vulnerable adult is a person over the age of 18 and who is, or may be for any reason, unable to take care of him or herself, […]
Criminal Finances Act coming into force 30th September
On 30th September 2017, the Criminal Finances Act comes into force, as does the requirement for businesses to have reasonable procedures to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. The law is broad and the net is wide; a business can be prosecuted if a contractor puts a client in touch with a dodgy accountant or […]
Work-Related Stress and Employer Responsibilities
9.9 million working days were lost in the UK in 2014/15 due to one thing: work-related stress. This means that – for one year – stress in the workplace cost the UK economy nearly £5.5 billion. Is your organisation doing enough to tackle the problem? What causes work-related stress? Work-related stress develops when an employee […]
Download a free tax evasion policy template
Are your staff sufficiently prepared for the Criminal Finances Act? Ensuring everyone is familiar with your organisations’ procedures to prevent facilitation of tax evasion will go a long way to protect your company from prosecution. We have therefore created a tax evasion code of conduct policy template based on the Criminal Finances Act that can easily be […]
The Skills Gap Threatening GDPR: How eLearning can Help
A skills gap refers to the space between what employers want or need their employees to be able to achieve, and what employees actually have the know-how and experience to do. At the moment, there seems to be unrest in the UK regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the amount of cyber-security and data-handling professionals that […]
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Shocking Scale of UK Modern Slavery
The Modern Slavery Act was introduced into law in 2015; the new legislation combined previous slavery and trafficking laws and also increased the maximum jail term for human traffickers from 14 years to potential life behind bars. The Act was an obvious effort to crack-down on Modern Slavery and to cast light on the subject, […]
