Investors are funding businesses who are creating opportunities within the uncertain times. Preparation is key, read on … Despite the media’s often bleak portrayal of business at the current time, investors and entrepreneurs are still hot on the heels of making their concepts come to life. In terms of gaining investment, having a financial model […]
More than a million scam texts will be sent in the UK this week, and more than half will use parcel deliveries to try to trick consumers. Organisations monitoring “smishing” fraud are warning people to be extra vigilant this Christmas. One cyber-security firm, Proofpoint, is seeing ten times more scam messages this year than last. […]
UK car production in November hit its lowest level since 1984 as Covid continued to affect supply chains, a motoring industry group has said. Output fell by 28.7% to 75,756 units, marking the fifth consecutive month of decline, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. It called the figures “incredibly worrying”, blaming a […]
Gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in the UK have appealed for a government rethink after being excluded from the £1bn Omicron business support package. Huw Edwards, the chief executive of the industry body UKactive, said the government’s decision to leave out sports facilities from grants of up to £6,000 and rebates on sick pay […]
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is less likely to cause severe disease than the Delta variant, according to two studies published yesterday that offer early support for Boris Johnson’s decision to pause further restrictions. The risk of requiring an overnight stay in hospital was reduced by at least 40 per cent for people with Omicron […]
According to new data, threat actors attacked businesses more than 722 million times during the last 30 days worldwide. Over 73% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks. Atlas VPN has retrieved and arranged data from Akamai, a cybersecurity behemoth that delivers real-time data on cyberattacks affecting their business clients. Being one of the world’s […]