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Flashpoints: The terrorist threat outlook in 2012

On February 2, 2012   /   International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

Counter Terror Expo 2012 delegates are set to discover how the momentous events that have occurred during the past year, will force us to reassess and realign counter terrorism strategies to meet potential new threats emerging from the turmoil we have witnessed.

Previously hard-line autocracies across a swathe of North Africa have been toppled in popular uprisings; significant civil unrest has occurred in Middle East countries where demand for change continues to be heard loudly, political turmoil in some South Asian nations has given rise to fears a period of dangerous instability may be looming, whilst insurgency in some Sub Saharan countries has led to jihadist inspired terrorist atrocities.

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57% Believe A Cyber Arms Race Is Currently Taking Place

On January 31, 2012   /   Computer Security, International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

McAfee and the Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) today revealed the findings from a report; Cyber-security: The Vexed Question of Global Rules that paints, for the first time, a global snapshot of current thinking about the cyber-threat and the measures that should be taken to defend against them, and assesses the way ahead. The SDA, the leading defense and security think-tank in Brussels, interviewed leading global security experts to ensure findings would offer usable recommendations and actions. The report was created to identify key debate areas and trends and to help to governments and organisations understand how their cyber defense posture compares to those of other countries and organisations.

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ControlCircle urges organisations to plan ahead to avoid Olympic disruptions

On January 19, 2012   /   International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

Companies need to be proactive to avoid disruption during the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, advises ControlCircle, a leading UK managed service provider.

Organisations need to be implementing plans now if they are to ensure business continuity across the wide spectrum of risk areas, ranging from ensuring staff productivity to maintaining optimal performance of their IT infrastructure. While a number of options are available to businesses, implementing them will become increasingly more challenging in the run up to the Games.

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Panasonic Launches The New 4-In-1 “Mobile Person Identification Solution” For Border Control, Police Patrol And Security Forces

On December 10, 2011   /   International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

Panasonic Toughbook launched its revolutionary 4-in-1 mobile identity checking solution at the Cartes & Identification 2011 show in Paris. Designed for border control and immigration, federal and military police patrols and security teams, the latest Person Identification Mini Dock (PIMD) includes a new Smartcard Reader for user authentication, as well as an OCR and RFID Reader and Fingerprint Scanner.

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Shortage of Cyber Skills Part of Emerging Cyber Threat Landscape

On November 30, 2011   /   International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

With more and more governments recognising the need for cyber security strategies, (ISC)² (“ISC-squared”), the world’s largest not-for-profit information security professional body and administrators of the CISSP®, urges national governments to recognise the requirement for internationally recognised skills, principals and practices to tackle what is a very sophisticated global threat landscape. With its own research anticipating a doubling of the workforce by 2015, (ISC)² is encouraging policy makers to leverage the collective expertise of the professional community to address skills requirements, as well as their defences.

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