Scammers are continuously adapting and developing their techniques in order to trick more and more people every day.

Based on data from UK Finance and analysis from KIS Finance, these are what we predict will be the biggest scams and fraud threats of 2020.

Authorised Push Payment (APP) Scams

Authorised push payment scams are one of the largest growing threats to consumers. According to trade b...

In October 2019, over five days, Terranova Security held its annual Gone Phishing Tournament. The goal of this tournament is to give organizations an opportunity to know how their click rate compares to that of organizations with similar characteristics including vertical or industry, size and geographical location.

Click rate benchmarking gives organizations real tangible data about employee cy...

In an analysis of the recruitment market for 2020, Guidant Global has announced its predictions for trends poised to shake up the global talent market in 2020.

The leading talent acquisition specialist has stated that the ‘rise of millennials and Gen Z’, ‘increase in remote work and permanent flexibility’ and ability to ‘harness tech strategically’ will be major factors impacting skills and hirin...

Malicious attacks on managed service providers (MSP) are on the increase. Hackers are infiltrating MSP networks enticed by the chance to victimise multiple companies with just one hack.

Guy Lloyd at CySure explains the impact and highlights the questions all SMEs should be asking their service provider

New research has revealed that cyber criminals have identified MSPs as a high value target and...

Has the unprecedented, 10-year U.S. bull market run its course? Many Americans are worried about the economy, and a growing number see it as a potential threat to their job security. This economic anxiety has created a sense of complacency, forcing many workers to remain in their current position despite dissatisfaction and even mental health risks.

Sixty percent of full- and part-time employees ...

Despite its lack of attention in the world of leadership, morality matters. Regardless of industry, firm size, or the status and level of a leader in a company; however, morality has its limitations, according to new research of Dr Hannes Leroy from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University and his co-authors.

The researchers reviewed 300 studies on moral leadership and discovered t...

Digital disruption will accelerate, AI will go mainstream and the customer will take center stage in the 2020s as a new wave of technology innovation transforms workflows, value chains and entire industries. New technologies will collapse industry boundaries, wiping out sectors and functions. Every business will be in direct contact with customers and will be forced to master customer intimacy. Th...

Companies that emphasise both competition between employees as well as personal accomplishments and development see more creative ideas being fulfilled, according to new research from BI Norwegian Business School.

Not all creative ideas are implemented– generating too many creative ideas may actually lead to fewer ideas being carried out. This can leave a company worse off than if they had simply...

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, has released the year-end results of its latest Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. In 2019, corporate pension funding ended down $30 billion for the year, with the funding ratio dropping from 89.4% at the end of 2018 to 89.0% as of December 31, 2019.

Plan assets outperformed expe...