Author Archive: Gerry

BCS members: Register your interest to be part of the Growth Vouchers Marketplace in 2014

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In January 2014 the Government will launch a £30 million Growth Vouchers (GV) programme to test what impact strategic advice has on small business growth. The initiative will take the form of an expert marketplace for advice, with significant government funding provided to small businesses to pay for professional advice. BCS is a key partner… Read more »

Northampton Branch – Penetration Testing Day Survey

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Northampton BCS Group would like to run an all-day penetration testing day event at the University of Northampton. Start time at 09:30 and finish at ~17:00. The proposal at this stage is to run this during April (Saturday 5th April) This will be a ‘premium’ paid for event with a slightly subsidized cost to BCS members… Read more »

[Event Summary] “Britain’s greatest fraudster” hits Oxford University!

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Former fraudster turned crimefighter Tony Sales addressed guests at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education last week, giving academics and IT professionals cause for thought… In his lecture, Tony Sales demonstrated how a fraudster could use online information, some of it readily shared by people on their social media pages, to take over an individual’s… Read more »

Christmas Event – Meet “Britain’s Greatest Fraudster”

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Tony Sales, Retail Fraud Uncovered Thursday 5 December at 6.45pm Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford,Oxfordshire OX1 2HY Only one man has stood at both the summit of organised crime and the pinnacle of loss prevention. Meet Tony Sales at this our special event for Christmas hosted at Rewley House, Oxford University. Tony was one… Read more »