All posts by: Stewart Boutcher

About Stewart Boutcher
10th Feb 2025

Client-side bot protection from Veracity

Veracity Trust Network’s Web Threat Protection works by providing client-side bot protection using AI behavioural analysis to stop malicious human-mimicking bots.

Our mission since we set up the company has been to identify and block unwelcome bots on both web and mobile platforms, working in real-time by providing detailed insights into the source of these threats – whether they come from competitors, foreign actors or other malicious agents.

Cyber Security
12th Jun 2024

AI in cybercrime is a growing threat

AI in cybercrime has become a powerful new weapon for scammers and many people are falling for sophisticated schemes that use stolen identity data.

A PwC report, in collaboration with Stop Scams UK, published last December found identifying the scale of AI use by scammers is a difficult task. Voice cloning has become a growing concern for the authorities when it comes to ransomware scams.

Cyber Security, Industry Insight
7th Jun 2024

Cyber risks are becoming personal for C-Suite

Rule changes surrounding cyber risks which have already seen Uber’s former CISO sentenced to three years’ probation should be of concern to all C-Suite executives. 

Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former chief information security officer, was found guilty of paying hackers $100,000 (£79,000) after they gained access to 57 million records of Uber customers, including names and phone numbers. 

Cyber Security, Industry Insight
20th Mar 2024

Protecting the UK’s critical national infrastructure

The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) consists of the most important systems in the country – responsible for keeping the economy functioning and supplying services to homes and businesses.

Recent changes in the geopolitical environment, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, the rise of state-aligned groups around the globe and an increase in aggressive cyber activity, means the threat status for the UK’s CNI has heightened.

Cyber Security, Industry Insight
12th Dec 2023

UK businesses see highest level of ransomware attacks

The UK reached its highest level of ransomware attacks in 2022 according to figures available from the Information Commission’s Office – at 34% of all reported cybercrime.

Criminals compromised data on potentially more than 5.3 million people from over 700 organisations according to the Data security incident trends report released by the ICO, covering the period up to Q3 2023.

Cyber Security, Industry Insight
5th Dec 2023

What happens now after the UK AI Summit?

One of the biggest takeaways from the UK AI Summit was the signing of a declaration establishing a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier AI.

Almost 30 countries, including the UK, the US, Australia and China, along with the European Union, signed the Bletchley Declaration, which recognises the need for governments to work together to meet the most significant AI challenges.

Cyber Security, Industry Insight
25th Oct 2023

Veracity CTO joins UK Trade Delegation to Singapore’s GovWare

Veracity Trust Network’s CTO Stewart Boutcher has been in Singapore and Malaysia as part of a UK Trade Delegation attending GovWare.

GovWare, the Asian region’s premier cybersecurity information and connectivity platform, offers multi-channel touchpoints to drive community intel sharing, training and strategic collaborations and takes place alongside Singapore International Cyber Week.

Cyber Security, Industry Insight, Veracity News

Award-winning malicious bot protection.

Cyber Award Winner 2021

AI-Enabled Data Solution of the Year – DataIQ Awards 2023 Finalist

Tech Innovation of the Year Winner – Leeds Digital Festival Awards

Cyber Security Company of the Year – UK Business Tech Awards 2023 Finalist

Best Use of AI – Tech Awards 2023 – Highly Commended

UK’s Most Innovative Cyber SME 2024 –
Runner Up