The Ashley Madison Affair
As soon as the news of the Ashley Madison (AM) hacking scandal broke, I knew that this would be unlike any website hacking incident in the past. Normally the motive
Smart use of Smartphones and social media
What were the first words ever spoken on the telephone? They were spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, when he made the first call on March 10,
Holiday fraud: villa villains
My definition of a “villa villain” is: someone who steals by fraud thereby ruining someone else’s holiday. Not exactly a legal definition, but I think this summarises the growing number
Portugal without fires
You will probably have guessed it but May experienced the highest temperatures for that month since records began, with temperatures reaching 40ºC in Beja. This coupled with high winds has
The risk of, and coping with, a humanitarian crisis
The terrible earthquake with a magnitude 7.8 that occurred in Nepal on April 25, resulting in a huge death toll and UN estimates that 6.6 million people have been affected,
Reporting a crime in Portugal
I have been wanting to write this article for some time, but it involves quite a bit of research. Luckily this has taken a giant step forward with the input
Do you know who’s calling you?
It seems obvious, doesn’t it? You receive a telephone call from overseas by someone speaking English in a foreign accent saying they are from Microsoft. Without waiting further you slam
An engaged community means a safer community
As we look forward to 2015, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the progress that has been made concerning the fight against crime over the last few years
Don’t become the Christmas turkey!
The popularity of online shopping continues to grow every year as consumers discover the savings that can be made in comparison to traditional bricks and mortar retailers, and the fact
The media, police and investigations
The televised search of Sir Cliff Richard’s property in the UK to my mind illustrates something that is inherently wrong in the relationship between the media and the police. In