Leading global background screening provider, Sterling, urges businesses to take background screening more seriously in light of a slew of recent incidents in the healthcare sector where employees spent a number of years in situ after falsifying qualifications.

With a former NHS boss in Oxford receiving a suspended prison sentence after claiming a false university degree, and a senior radiologist...

More than 40 per cent of respondents in the latest Twitter poll run by Infosecurity Europe, Europe’s number one information security event, singled out human skill and expertise as the most important element of a successful cyber resilience approach. The aim of the poll was to explore the importance of resilience in cybersecurity, that is the ability of an organisation and its cybersecurity profes...

Employers prefer candidates with leadership skills, but this could have a negative effect on their organisation, according to new research by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).

The research shows that regardless of the scenario employers are in, they will always choose the leader over a manager. While there is notable overlap between the behaviours associated with leadershi...

Sustainability accounting experts at Ecometrica are warning that thousands of companies could be caught out by new carbon reporting regulations.

More than 8,000 UK businesses face reporting on carbon emissions as part of their accounts for the first time at the end of their current financial year, and it is unclear how many have made suitable provision.

Gary Davis, CEO of Ecometrica, said listed...

Do you know your SOC from your SIEM and more importantly where security compliance and regulation fit in?

It is widely accepted that enterprise cyber-attacks are inevitable – it’s not a question of if but when. However, in the age of GDPR all organisations need to have a defined approach for when a security breach occurs, or risk falling foul of regulation. Guy Lloyd at CySure looks at the tools ...

Due to a severe drop in consumer spending because of the Corona virus, China’s short-term growth will plummet, according to new analysis from Nyenrode Business University.

According to Professor of International Economics Haico Ebbers:

“Consumer growth made up 60% of GDP growth in China in 2019 alone. However, there has been a reduction in spending due to the virus, which may continue for some ...

A recent survey conducted by global leader in talent acquisition and managed workforce solutions, Guidant Global and people-centred performance tool, OpenBlend, revealed that 82% of businesses have made improving their people-first approach a core priority within their organisations for 2020.

This survey was conducted at Guidant Global’s recent ‘Driving performance with a people-first strategy: U...

Coeus Consulting, an award-winning independent IT advisory, has announced new research into the approaches organisations are using to drive value from their data. The report – Beyond Technology: How can Organisations drive Sustainable Value from Their Data Investments? - highlights that many organisations are potentially failing to realise the potential value of, or monetise their data, despite 74...

The Government of Bermuda is pleased to announce that an independent team of experts has confirmed that Bermuda is one of the global leaders in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation.

Minister of Finance, The Hon Curtis Dickinson JP MP, said: "The report on Bermuda published by the FATF, the leading international standards-setting body in this are...