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22
Jan
2015
By Calvin at 16:57 GMT, 11 years ago
The Office for National Statistics has today published Crime in England and Wales, Year Ending September 2014 Here are their headlines: Latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) show that, for the offences it covers, there were an estimated 7.0 million incidents of crime…
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Jan
2015
By Calvin at 11:07 GMT, 11 years ago
It seems like there's been no improvement in the security of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) as this excellent article in the Mail Online today seems to confirm. The fraudsters are still up to their tricks using mobile phone cameras hidden in false panels to record your PIN and card skimmers…
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Jan
2015
By Calvin at 15:32 GMT, 11 years ago
I'm pleased to report a sustained demand for our Home Security Survey application. Some of this demand has been driven by our winter prize draw competition, but I can tell from the completed surveys that they are being completed accurately. It would be so easy just to tick any old answer to…
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Jan
2015
By Calvin at 14:49 GMT, 11 years ago
In the light of having a new alarm installed at the weekend and with my firm intention to increase the body of advice on this website I've added a new page of ‘frequently asked questions' to the Burglar Alarm advice section. I've also updated the main page too. Last Sunday, Ben's friend…
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Jan
2015
By Ben at 11:00 GMT, 11 years ago
Hi all - Ben here, Calvin came to me scratching his head and asked if I would write a quick non-technical explanation of how this security flaw worked. This is all based on Continue reading…
16
Jan
2015
By Calvin at 09:40 GMT, 11 years ago
Thames Valley Police will be holding a free bicycle marking event on Sunday, 1 February, between 10am and 1pm at Newbury Retail Park. Officers from the neighbourhood police team will mark your bike for free with a tamperproof wrap around label which takes a minute. TCPW Comment: Thousands of new…
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