Data breaches and malware infections are still occurring at unprecedented rates, despite corporations spending millions on security products and services to ward off cyber criminals. To discuss the future of cyber crime, Gregor Watt spoke to Dr Giovanni Vigna, the co-founder of Lastline and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California.
Guests: Dr Giovanni Vigna
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The Bigger Picture with Simon Rose and Rishi Patel, a Public Affairs Consultant at FTI Consulting. They discussed: whether the Conservatives leaked Brexit plan is to “have cake and eat it”, Theresa May’s plans to address excessive executive pay, UKIP leadership and The Snoopers Charter.
Guests: Rishi Patel
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Simon Johnson Head of Corporate Broking at finnCap joins Simon Rose for a roundup of some of the biggest news coming out of the junior stock market this week: TrakM8, CityFibre, Patisserie Holdings
Guests: Simon Johnson
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But first- regular listeners of the Evening Show will recognise the name Wey Education- we talked to them on the AIM Show earlier this year. Wey Education - the UK's only online independent secondary school teaching GCSE and A Levels - has seen a 50% rise in the number of students in the last school year. That means revenue rose by 38% to £1.5 million pounds compared to £1.1m in the previous period. James Brydges spoke to Wey Education's CEO David Massey James started by asking David how Wey Education differs from traditional schools
Guests: David Massey
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Advertised job vacancies increased to over 1.1m last month, demonstrating the resilience of the jobs market. However, pay has slumped in some sectors according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna. The jobsite recorded a 2.6% rise in vacancies in October compared to September, while average salaries in retail and consultancy firms fell by around 9% compared with the same time last year. To discuss the findings in more detail, Olivia Demetriades was joined by Becky Harkins, author of Adzuna's monthly jobs report.
Guests: Becky Harkins
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Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has ordered BT to split from its subsidiary Openreach. Openreach is the part of the business which runs the physical cables and phone lines which most broadband and phone companies use to connect with with customers. It has been the source of a great deal of criticism of BT, with rival telecoms companies accusing it of underinvesting and prioritising BT customers at their expense. Ofcom has suggested Openreach is split off from its parent, with a separate board and control of its own branding and budget. Simon spoke to David Millett, of independent telecoms brokerage Equinox.
Guests: David Millett
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Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Last week we had Philip Hammond's first - and, as it turns out, last Autumn Statement - but what did it mean for pensions? Compared to other areas the chancellor did not make many changes to the pensions system. To find out more about this Greg Watt spoke to Kate Smith, head of Pensions at Aegon
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In last week's Autumn Statement, the chancellor reitterated his commitment to create three million new apprenticeships by 2020 to improve Britain's productivity and support social mobility. This will be funded by the apprenticeship levy due to come into force next April, where employers with a wage bill of more than £3 million a year will have to pay 0.5 per cent of what they spend on salaries. However, Chancellor Philip Hammond did not give any more details on the apprenticeship levy in his statement, leaving small and medium sized businesses concerned they could miss out on the funding available. To find out more about this Simon was joined on the line by Mark Dawe, chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers,
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Leaving the single market would be damaging to almost every sector of the British economy, from manufacturing and energy to retail and financial services. This is according to research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research and campaign group, Open Britain. It found that aiming to strike sector-by-sector trade deals with the EU after Brexit could take almost 25 years. To discuss the importance of the UK economy and its dependence, both direct and indirect, on trading with the Single Market, Simon spoke to Joe Carberry, co-executive director at Open Britain.
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