Small businesses are the backbone of the UK, but cyber criminals continue to view them as targets. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has created a tool that every small business can make use of to make sure they are CyberAware. Get your free Cyber Action Plan today by searching “NCSC Cyber
Telephone scams:
Forward scam text messages to 7726. All mobile customers using UK networks can forward unwanted messages or phone calls on a mobile to 7726. The National Cyber Security Centre provides guidance on reporting scam texts.
Doorstep scams:
Consider displaying doorstep stickers, available at www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/NCC
Online scams:
Forward scam emails to report@phishing.gov.uk
Use
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Cyber Crime Unit have collaborated with The Blue Lamp Trust to prepare a 10 step guide to helping you protecting yourself online. Simple changes such as using strong passwords, backing up your data and most importantly turning on Two-Step Verification (sometimes called 2SV, 2FA or
Jamie Bicknell, aged 32, of Gregson Avenue in Gosport was found guilty of sexual assault following a trial which began on Monday 20 February 2023 at Portsmouth Crown Court. The court heard that on 2 February 2021, Bicknell entered a restaurant on Stoke Road at around 9.50pm and ordered some food,
Two men have been jailed for a series of burglaries in Gosport. Joshua Stedman, aged 32, and 29-year-old Craig James appeared in Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday 23 February 2023. The pair had previously been charged with burgling an address in Beauchamp Avenue on 31 August 2022, and both admitted this offence
Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s first ‘home grown’ chief constable takes up his position today with a commitment to provide exceptional local policing. Scott Chilton, 49, returns to the force where he began his policing career as an 18-year-old and served nearly all of his career. With 31 years of experience,
Analysis of crime reports by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau reveals that the hospitality sector is increasingly being targeted by criminals impersonating IT providers. Typically, fraudsters will call restaurants and hotels purporting to be a representative of the company that provides their reservation or booking system. The criminals will try to
Jayden Robinson, aged 24 and of no fixed abode, was arrested on 27 January and subsequently charged with the following shoplifting offences: Theft of £74.80 worth of meat and household goods from One Stop on Elson Road in Gosport on 12 January. Theft of £69.55 worth of meat and household goods from
A man has been jailed for a serious assault in Gosport. On 17 May 2022 the victim, a man in his 20s, was with a friend outside an address in St Johns Square at around 5am when he was approached by Aiden West and Stanley Lambie who had come from inside
A man has been charged with stalking a woman known to him in Gosport. Officers have been investigating a number of incidents that took place between 15 May and 11 August this year. Following enquiries, 33-year-old Nathan Dempsey, of Gazelle Close in Gosport, has been charged with stalking, and has been