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The metadata trap: Why word docs won’t save you from an SRA fine

Law firms need top-notch version control for their policies, but converting word to PDF can leave suspicions for the SRA when there isn't.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

Beware the QR code trap: How quishing could be stealing your data

Phishing via QR codes, or quishing, is on the rise. How can businesses and consumers protect themselves from this growing security threat?

Sara Henna Dahan

Cyber Security, microsoft, ransomware

Ransomware escalation and AI risks: Did we just get a cyber security wake-up call?

An evolving ransomware campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint server software. Is it a cyber security wake-up call?

Naomi Grossman

How one weak password took down a 158 year old company

A weak password sank a 158-year-old UK firm. Here’s what the KNP breach reveals about rising cyber threats and human error.

Sara Henna Dahan

AML, Barclays, FCA

Inside Barclays’ AML breakdown: Lessons from the FCA’s £42m fine

Inside Barclays’ AML breakdown: Lessons from the FCA’s fines on Barclays and Monzo, two money laundering failures, one message

Naomi Grossman

Legal Compliance Suite, Omnitrack, P&L

P&L goes public: What the 2027 disclosure rules mean for your law firm

P&L goes public: What the 2027 disclosure rules mean for your law firm and what to know about the changes being made under ECCTA.

Naomi Grossman

Are the proposed SMCR reforms a step towards efficiency or a step back in accountability?

SMCR reforms aim to reduce regulation, but could they weaken personal accountability in financial services?

Sara Henna Dahan

Big Data|Cyber Security|GDPR, Cyber Security, Data Breach

Case study: How a simple email breach shook the UK Government and sparked a £6bn crisis

How a simple email breach shook the UK and sparked a £6bn crisis. A simple data handling error by an official triggered a national crisis.

Naomi Grossman

Beware the QR code trap: How quishing could be stealing your data

The digital arena is constantly evolving, and with it, the methods used by cybercriminals to exploit unsuspecting victims.

Sara Henna Dahan

Cyber Security, microsoft, ransomware

Ransomware escalation and AI risks: Did we just get a cyber security wake-up call?

In the wake of a rapidly evolving ransomware campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint server software, it’s becoming

Naomi Grossman

How one weak password took down a 158 year old company

A recent BBC report highlights a stark cautionary tale: a single weak password helped a ransomware gang take

Sara Henna Dahan

AML, Barclays, FCA

Inside Barclays’ AML breakdown: Lessons from the FCA’s £42m fine

Barclays Bank has once again come under the regulatory spotlight, this time with a hefty £42 million fine

Naomi Grossman

Legal Compliance Suite, Omnitrack, P&L

P&L goes public: What the 2027 disclosure rules mean for your law firm

From April 2027, a major shift in corporate transparency will reshape how law firms and all limited companies

Naomi Grossman

Are the proposed SMCR reforms a step towards efficiency or a step back in accountability?

The UK may be about to gut one of its most significant post-crisis financial reforms. In a joint

Sara Henna Dahan

Big Data|Cyber Security|GDPR, Cyber Security, Data Breach

Case study: How a simple email breach shook the UK Government and sparked a £6bn crisis

In one of the most shocking and expensive cyber security failures in British history, a simple data handling

Naomi Grossman

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Astute LXP July 2025 Release Notes: Previous LMS Records and Platform Speed Boosts

Import historic training data and keep training cycles uninterrupted Moving to a new platform should never mean losing

Nick Henderson-Mayo

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