Small businesses targets of violent crime - Barbados Today

Why Small Town Businesses Are Prime Targets for Cyber Criminals | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

Last month, Margaret from the flower shop in Haverfordwest nearly lost everything. A simple email that looked like it came from her regular supplier ended up freezing her entire computer system for three days. She’s not alone and she’s definitely not the last. Small town businesses are getting hammered by cybercriminals, and honestly, it’s not hard to see why. These crooks have figured out that local shops, cafes, and service businesses are like…

Small businesses targets of violent crime - Barbados Today

The recent pronouncement by head of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), that on current trajectory, Barbados could record some 60 homicides by year-end, should give every citizen pause.  Beyond the unenviable record position this would place the country in relation to crime, this news is a startling reality that existing efforts to curb the rise in gun crime and violence have not been working.  It would appear the country is…