UK shipment of PPE from Turkey ‘useless’ – reports
400,000 gowns/PPE ordered by the UK Government from Turkey are 'useless' and fall short of UK standards, according to newspaper reports. The much-heralded shipment, spoken about regularly in government press briefings, was picked up by the RAF on a specially chartered flight last month. Its arrival was delayed after it emerged the
Conflict International granted ABI Corporate Membership
Conflict International is delighted to have been granted Corporate Membership of the Association of British Investigators. It deepens our professional relationship with the industry body for investigators in the UK who uphold high ethical and professional standards from their members, therefore giving clients reassurance of quality when hiring an investigator. The ABI continue to
Is your PPE or testing kit fake?
Care providers and NHS procurement managers are reported to be spending valuable time ruling out dubious suppliers of PPE and testing kits to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Some unscrupulous suppliers are either charging way over the odds for genuine kit or, more worryingly, are passing on fake protective equipment to care homes
Zoombombing: How to prevent it
Leading video conferencing providers are racing to update software in an effort to address security concerns including Zoombombing. Zoom is the latest to release a new update after it was revealed that widespread “Zoombombing” was taking place, where unauthorised people could hijack meetings by getting hold of meeting ID’s and either disrupting proceedings
ABI urges companies to guard against IP theft
Senior figures from the Association of British Investigators are warning that companies should hire "reputable and long-standing" investigation companies to protect themselves from a rise in IP theft and counterfeit activity during the lockdown. Ron Harrison, president of the ABI, told World Trademark Review: "At the moment, the police, Trading Standards and UK
Conflict offers fully global marine-based technical surveillance
Conflict International is one of very few organisations capable of providing professional and experienced marine based TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures) on a fully global basis. Our multi-lingual teams, drawn mostly from military intelligence backgrounds, have been supplying discreet technical inspection services to global organisations and high-net-worth individuals for over 20 years. We
Is company data secure when working from home?
With much of the workforce now working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, is your company's data secure? #WFH is trending on social media as millions of employees have either been encouraged or instructed to work from home. This can create significant challenges for company IT systems in terms of ensuring
Stay in control during COVID-19 pandemic
Conflict International is harnessing its experience and expertise to help new and existing clients cope with the global COVID-19 outbreak. A number of employers, such as food suppliers and online retailers, have seen an immediate need for more staff to cope with demand. We are offering a fast turnaround on thorough and
Man charged with selling fake COVID-19 testing kits
A 59-year-old man from West Sussex has been remanded in custody, charged with making and selling fake testing kits for COVID-19. Frank Ludlow was arrested by officers from the City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit at a post officer near his home. They were following up a lead from US
Conflict team achieve industry first
Members of the Conflict International team in London have become the first to receive a prestigious industry accreditation. They attained the Skills For Justice IQ Level 3 Awards for Professional Investigators after a recent training session in London. The award is a qualification displaying knowledge of information research and gathering, carrying out investigations as