JetBlue Incident Illustrates Gap in Flight Security

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Wellesley Consulting Services

: JetBlue flight 191 en route from New York to Las Vegas was diverted when the captain began acting erratically on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Amarillo Globe News, Roberto Rodriguez)

A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, when the captain of the aircraft began acting erratically, according to the airline.

The captain, Clayton Obson, was charged today with interfering with flight crew, according to media reports. Continue reading →

Workplace Domestic Violence Toolkit Now Available In BC

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Wellesley Consulting Services

WorkSafeBC has produced an online toolkit with resources and videos on workplace domestic violence prevention. (WorkSafeBC)

WorkSafeBC, the British Columbia agency responsible for work place safety, has released a full suite of online resources in a new workplace domestic violence toolkit, it was announced today.

The toolkit comes in response to a 2010 coroner’s report following the workplace murder of Tony McNaughton, who was a manager of a Vancouver coffee shop when he was murdered by an employee’s estranged husband in 2000. Continue reading →

Holidays Mean Dealing With Fraud

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Wellesley Consulting Services

Counterfeit products not only harm the economy, but put families at risk, according to police and experts. Image: Wellesley Consulting Services

Frauds and scams tend to rise around the holidays, when busy consumers are distracted or rushed. (Wellesley Consulting Services file photo)

Every holiday season a number of scams make an appearance in an effort to deprive the unsuspecting of their money and purchases. This year is no different. Here follows a quick survey of some recent well-known scams this holiday season. Continue reading →

Gaddafi Fall Spurs Email Scam

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Wellesley Consulting Services

Gaddafi email scam the latest advance fee fraud (Canstockphoto)

The recent Libyan revolt which resulted in the death of its former leader, Moamar Gaddafi, and the exile of his surviving family members, has spurned an email scam similar to the infamous “Nigerian 419″ advance fee frauds.

An email hitting inboxes – or possibly only junk mail filters – around the world and purportedly sent by Mariam Gaddafi, pleads for assistance in moving $42 million in Libyan funds to a safe country, in exchange for some proceeds from the haul. Continue reading →

Twitter Gun Registry Debate Escalates to Privacy Breach

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Wellesley Consulting Services

Social media debate over the removal of the “long gun registry” has escalated to a privacy breach, according to users posting on Twitter.

After the Canadian government tabled a bill to eliminate the long gun registry, users of the popular web messaging service took to trading barbs under the hash-tags #gunregistry, #lgr, #cdnpoli, and others. Continue reading →