Computer security

Cold-calling and the customer experience

Published on: December 11, 2014
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

A UK government taskforce has recommended larger fines for businesses that make nuisance calls to consumers. Fines should be up to £500,000 (or 20% of turnover in the case of PPI cold-callers), with company directors held responsible for unwanted phone calls from their organisation according to the report.The Nuisance Call Task Force has also suggested that the threshold for when regulators ...

Coping with online company crises

Published on: April 28, 2011
Author: Epticablog

The theft of personal data from up to 77 million users of Sony’s PlayStation Network is obviously headline news, particularly as it follows similar security breaches at the likes of Play.com and TripAdvisor.Moving beyond the incident itself, Sony now has the job of reassuring its customers by ensuring that they have the latest, most comprehensive information about the breach and its potentia...