Recent figures from Action Fraud reflect the sheer scale of the loss from small business fraud to the UK economy, at 10.9bn between 2015 and 2016. more»

Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to defraud businesses, with often devastating consequences. Recent figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud revealed that UK firms have lost more than 1bn to online crime in the past year. more»

The average small business is targeted by a scam three times a year, with a total of 260m worth of fraudulent activity going unreported every 12 months, according to new research. more»

A word of warning to small businesses, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published revised guidelines to help people recognise phishing emails and fraudulent activity in their inboxes. more»

With cyber criminals increasingly impersonating executives, suppliers and employees to try and defraud small business owners by email, Tony Anscombe, from AVG Business, explains how to avoid falling for their tricks. more»

If you thought scam emails were easy to spot, think again. Tony Anscombe from AVG Business outlined the increasing sophistication of email wire transfer scams. A company accountant received an […] more»

Writing for Business Advice, Network ROI's Sean Elliot explains what micro firm owners need to know in order to protect their company from a security breach. more»

For many small firm owners, the prospect of payment fraud is a nightmarish prospect which keeps them awake at night. But Rob McVey has grudgingly come to accept that it is an annoyance his rapidly expanding small online business will always have to contend with only really able to limit rather than stop. more»