Join us for the legal services event aimed at preparing law firms for the relaxing of lockdown restrictions in the UK. The time has come to embrace a hybrid working model and set your partners Read More
Not even a month into 2021 and already it has been a busy start to the year for law firms. This coupled with the new working from home culture unfortunately elevates the risk of law firms Read More
A new year is widely seen as the chance for a new start; time to look at your priorities with a fresh perspective and vigor. This new year has started very differently for all of Read More
UK law firms are now starting to realise that responsibility for cyber security doesn’t just lie within the IT team, and that technical controls alone can’t protect a business from today’s attacks. Read More
Gaining a foothold on the property ladder has been no mean feat throughout the past decade. Eligibility regulations and lending criteria tightened considerably following the financial crisis in 2008, property prices increased by 40% whilst the average Read More
Did you know that probate fraud costs in the region of £150m a year? That’s the figure provided by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). It’s no surprise that this type Read More
‘Dark web’ is a term that is widely used to conjure up images of a second mysterious yet murky layer of the internet where criminal gangs operate. The dark web – a set of web pages Read More
Webinar: Cyber Essentials vs Cyber Essentials PLUS Date: Tuesday 4th February 2020 Time: 10am __________________ From April 2020 the IASME Consortium will take over the full responsibility for Cyber Essentials delivery. Why is this relevant to you? The Read More
Webinar:Source of Funds – let technology remove the risk Date: 16th January Time: 10.00am __________________ Technology advances regardless of which sector people work in. It’s true that some sectors move a lot quicker than others Read More
Register for our upcoming webinar: OnDMARC: The questions law firms want answering Email redirection fraud was a lucrative tool in the criminal underworld accruing £123.7 million from UK account holders in 2018 alone, according to a UK Read More
“As fraud becomes increasingly sophisticated, digital identity checks can play a vital role in protecting both conveyancing firms and clients from identity theft and related scams” – The Council of Licensed Conveyancers ‘CLC Conveyancing Tech Guide’ Read More
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity Read More
It is estimated that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £73million over the past 18 years, with an average pay-out to a victim costing upwards of £100,000. Property fraud and the rise of Read More
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity Read More
Cyber Essentials is a Government backed accreditation scheme, that protects your organisation, whatever its size against a range of the most common cyber attacks. With cyber attacks becoming an increasing blight on society, with more Read More
The national news continues to report on cases where law firms are infiltrated, bank details are altered, and funds are redirected to criminal bank accounts. This happens when law firms transfer funds between each other, Read More
And what’s changing in 2020 Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity insurance premiums, most law firms have not implemented even the Read More
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity Read More
Do you carry out ID and source of funds checks? Join Lawyer Checker and Thirdfort for a free webinar on how Thirdfort can reduce your law firm’s anti-money laundering (AML) administration. Thirdfort is the Read More
It has been announced the IASME will take over the full responsibility for Cyber Essentials delivery from 1st April 2020. This announcement has come on the back of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) conducting an Read More