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Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?

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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?
IBM has created a new app to determine whether or not a company's systems have been compromised by cybercriminals. But industry experts say the real threat to companies' cybersecurity is simply worker negligence. Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security providers Digital Pathways, explained the biggest worries for companies.
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Robert Van Egghen, Colin Tankard


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Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are on the rise, so the debate in central banks is how to tackle digital money. Central banks certainly could enter this market, but would it be the right thing to do? Matt Cox has been hearing from monetary innovation specialist, Garrick Hileman.
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Matt Cox, Garrick Hileman


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Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?
The ONS has released its latest data on cybercrime, showing that there have been more than 5.8 million incidents in the last 12 months. One in ten adults have been a victim in the past year, and it's expected that the crime rate is set to double. So whats the impact of such crimes on businesses? Joe Aldridge found out from Charlie McMurdie, Senior Cybercrime Advisor at PwC.
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Joe Aldridge, Charlie McMurdie


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Morning Money: In an industry where content is king, can Virtual Reality platforms deliver?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: In an industry where content is king, can Virtual Reality platforms deliver?
Has virtual and augmented reality come of age? Nintendo's Pokemon Go is the talk of the town, and developers are pushing VR platforms. But virtual reality has a difficult job on its hands. How is it going to widen its appeal to a wider age-range of people who aren't much interested in gaming or even strapping a gadget to their heads? Unity Technologies is a leader in creating the platforms used to create interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences, with almost a half market share, and used by over 5.5 million registered developers. Marcos Sanchez, Head of Global Communications at Unity, and joined the team to discuss further.
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Marcos Sanchez, Louise Cooper


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Morning Money: Could "hidden data" be a security risk for businesses and consumers?

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Morning Money

Morning Money: Could "hidden data" be a security risk for businesses and consumers?
Data contains more than meets the eye, "hidden" information called Metadata exists in most digital information that's transferred. Now, security experts are warning that companies storing Metadata could be risking their customers security and privacy. Matt Cox found out more.
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Louise Cooper, Matt Cox


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Morning Money: Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality – Oliver Smith looks into the release of Pokemon Go

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality – Oliver Smith looks into the release of Pokemon Go
Virtual Reality was touted as the future, but has its place as the new entertainment medium been lost? The release of a new mobile game, Pokemon Go, has shown the massive success of VR's cousin "Augmented Reality". Matt Cox has been exploring the differences between Virtual and Augmented reality entertainment, and if it means VR has crash landed before it even took off.
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Matt Cox, Oliver Smith


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Morning Money: Does saying goodbye to ads mean saying goodbye to news?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Does saying goodbye to ads mean saying goodbye to news?
Advertisers are turning away from traditional print mediums, meaning news sources have had to turn to other methods to make up the revenue. Online sites for these news media companies were meant to buoy up profits, but ad-blocking technology has eaten into revenues, and now the rush is on to search for a sustainable business model in the post-ad block world. Matt Cox spoke to digital media and product strategist, Nic Newman, to find out more.
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Matt Cox, Nic Newman


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Morning Money: Danny Bartlett of Wayra looks ahead to the Diversity Tech Summit

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Danny Bartlett of Wayra looks ahead to the Diversity Tech Summit
In 2015, during London Technology Week, Wayra UK launched startupDNA, the first research study to reveal the social makeup of Britain’s start-up ecosystem. The Diversity Tech Summit is designed to bring together key individuals to pursue a diversity agenda and meet the challenges outlined in the startupDNA executive summary. Danny Bartlett, from Wayra UK, joined Share Radio to talk on the summit.
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Steve Clarke, Rachel Winter, Danny Bartlett


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Morning Money: Could 3D printing metals revolutionise manufacturing?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Could 3D printing metals revolutionise manufacturing?
Plastic 3D printers have slipped into the public consciousness and are used by companies to print bespoke plastic parts - but what if the same could be done with complicated metal structures for use across industry and manufacturing? Matt Cox has been hearing from Dan Michaels, German Business Editor at the Wall Street Journal, who's recently written about the new industrial process.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Dan Michaels


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Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”

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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”
Peter Randall, CEO of London start up SETL, talked about blockchain and its impact on financial institutions. SETL is launching ‘the world's first commercial platform for using blockchain technology to register and settle securities transactions’. Peter discussed the platform.
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Chris Bailey, Peter Randall


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