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5 Facts You Need to Know about Franchise Fraud

5 Facts You Need to Know about Franchise Fraud

APRIL 18, 2014 • POST
Scammers are masquerading as slick franchise owners to take advantage of vulnerable entrepreneurs. Franchise Fraud A’hoy Business franchises come in many different shapes and sizes. From restaurants (Pizza Hut, Dominos) to petrol stations (Shell, BP) and supermarkets (7/11, Woolworths), owning an established business with a built-in clientele is an extremely attractive premise. What many people […]
4 Things You Need to Know to Stop Intellectual Property Theft

4 Things You Need to Know to Stop Intellectual Property Theft

APRIL 9, 2014 • POST
Intellectual Property (IP) is the term that describes a creation of content born from our minds. It might include patents, inventions, copyrights, brands, ideas and inventions. And, like anything worth something, there are always folks out there trying to ride on your coattails or occasionally just downright steal your ideas. Intellectual Property Theft: It’s happening […]
Australia’s biggest missing person case cracked

Australia’s biggest missing person case cracked

APRIL 7, 2014 • POST
Finally, Daniel Morcombe’s Family has Justice It was the missing person case Australia never forgot and the criminal Australia will never forgive. Keep reading to find out how Brett Cowan’s string of lies and years of dodging the justice system were finally put to an end. [View the story “Morcombe killer convicted” on Storify]
“Encouraged” to their deaths: the murky underside of the web

“Encouraged” to their deaths: the murky underside of the web

APRIL 4, 2014 • POST
When an American man encouraged two vulnerable people to take their own lives in an online chat-room, the dark depths of the Internet were once again exposed. What Lies Beneath From the outside, Mr Melchert-Dinkel seemed like an ordinary husband. A father of two and former male-nurse, this Minnesota man hid a terrible secret. In […]
Internet Forensics: Can we have privacy in the Internet of Things?

Internet Forensics: Can we have privacy in the Internet of Things?

APRIL 2, 2014 • POST
Not only will the Internet of Things (IoT) put big demands on data centre providers, it also throws up some rather interesting questions about user privacy. According to Gartner US analyst Joe Skorupa, there will be a “vast amount” of data from IoT devices providing information about what the user has accessed. The implications for […]
Australia’s Missing People: Why did they go missing?

Australia’s Missing People: Why did they go missing?

MARCH 13, 2014 • POST
35,000 people go missing in Australia each year but what can we do to help? Young people account for more than half all people reported missing. Approximately one-third of missing persons go missing more than once. Trying to find a missing person in Australia, involves trying to figure out why they went missing in the […]
5 Cyber Crime Predictions for 2014

5 Cyber Crime Predictions for 2014

MARCH 3, 2014 • POST
What hackers have in store for us this year According to WatchGuard Technologies, 2013 will be remembered as the year of the cyber threat. From the NSA hacking scandal to the massive Adobe Data Breach, high security incidents have reached an all-time high. Because of this we’ve compiled a list of threats that face online […]
CyberBullying and the Death of Charlotte Dawson

CyberBullying and the Death of Charlotte Dawson

FEBRUARY 25, 2014 • POST
Harassment and Depression in a Digital Age Social Media is a great tool that has sparked conversations, enabled learning and diversified the range of people we engage with on a daily basis on a global scale. From Twitter, to Facebook, to WhatsApp and SnapChat, social media has opened doors to forms of communication our forebears […]
The Target Data Breach : Hackers Gain Access to Personal Data of 70 Million

The Target Data Breach : Hackers Gain Access to Personal Data of 70 Million

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 • POST
The Importance of Big Security for Big Business When hackers hit the giant U.S retailer Target, over 40 million credit and debit cards were affected. Personal information such as the names and email addresses of 70 million customers were stolen by this devastating security breach. Target was left reeling and their customers were left demanding […]