A new phone scam is making the rounds. This time someone may call you up claiming that they are from BT and that your account is an arrears. If they are unsuccesful in getting your account details out of you to make any ‘alledged’ due payments, they threaten to cut off your line. If you don’t believe them they have a neat little trick up their sleeve. (more…)
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Phone scam: be aware of the latest scam to get your money
Monday, September 21st, 2009Business Continuity: Why Pay twice?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009How many organisations have paid for a buisness continuity solution for their inbound telecoms, only to find that when disaster strikes, it is not sufficient for their needs, forcing them to sepnd again on a fit-for-purpose upgrade? (more…)
World Health Organisation on brink of declaring global pandemic
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
The H1N1 swine flu virus has spread to 74 countries, with a sharp increase in reported cases in Australia. The UN have called an emergency meeting to discuss the imapct of an imminent declaration by the World Health Organisation to raise the level from 5 to 6, which would see the world in its first global pandemic since 1968. A pandemic which killed around one million people. The disease is classed as a pandemic when it has spread from human to human when widespread within two regions of the world. If a pandemic is declared, governments could quite quickly call for travel bans and school closures, a move which could in theory start bringing organisations to a standstill. (more…)
