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Card holders must remain vigilant against the threat of card fraud
The UK Cards Association has confirmed that online banking fraud losses across the UK rose to £57.7m (an annual increase of 14%). Despite banking fraud losses rising, there are encouraging signs in the war against fraud, with counterfeit fraud falling by half (52%), cheque fraud falling by 29% and fraud on credit and debit cards falling by more than a quarter to £440.3m.
Top tips to reduce the chances of falling victim to card fraud:
1. Make sure your post is secure and you know when to expect your credit and debit cards if you have ordered new ones.
2. Don't let your cards out of sight in a shop or restaurant – they may be copied or cloned.
3. Don't write down PIN numbers, passwords or user names.
4. When you enter your PIN in a shop or a cash point, cover the number from prying eyes or hidden cameras.
5. Sign up to Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode as it will largely put a stop to lots of unauthorised online spending
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Guarding costs represent a significant part of the overall facilities budget
According to a recent Magenta Security Services survey, the greatest number of respondents (42%) confirmed that their guarding costs represented a modest 10% or less of their overall facilities budget. However, a surprisingly large number (12%) confirmed that between 50 and 75% of their facilities budget goes into guarding – making it their single largest and most important piece of expenditure.
Magenta Security Services, managing director, Abbey Petkar: “This is great news for the guarding industry. After the results of our last survey showed that 74% of businesses were most fearful of physical attacks on their business (51% theft and 23% vandalism) we were not surprised to see reasonable expenditure on guarding but the fact that over a third of our respondents spend more than 25% of their budgets on guarding is great news.”
“Guarding represents the most effective means of protecting businesses against physical attack and the fact that businesses are still investing in such s... [ more ]
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