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Independent Scotland: Naked and Alone as UK Counter Terrorist and Crime Fighting Assets Withdrawn

In the great debate on Scottish independence, little has been said by either side as to how a ‘yes’ vote would impact on all aspects of law and order North of the border. The ramifications would be significant yet the lack of discussion is likely to be due to sheer ineptitude on the part of the ‘better together’ campaign and shrewd campaigning by Alex Salmond and his cohorts who would rather the subject remain off the agenda.

: CHRIS HOBBS, SECURITY ANALYST/CONSULTANT; Intelligence and Policing; Posted On Friday, 12 September 2014 05:02

Apple Pay analysis: what it means for security, merchants & payment industry

Charlotte Hanson interviews Ralf Gladis, CEO of Computop on Apple Pay. Questions whose answers are attempted in the interview are as below. Happy reading:

· Apple Pay – what it is?

· How innovative is it?

· How secure it is – especially in light of the photo/iCloud stories recently and what security technologies is it based on?

· How it will work for merchants? The cost to business and the payment industry?

: Charlotte Hanson; Interviews; Posted On Friday, 12 September 2014 04:48

5 million Google accounts leaked to cyber security internet forum

It was reported that a database containing usernames and passwords for almost five million Google accounts emerged on a Russian forum. Google themselves blogged yesterday to say that less than 2% of the username and password combinations might have worked, and their automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of those login attempts. Commenting on this, Lancope CTO, TK Keanini, said:

: LARA LACKIE; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 12 September 2014 04:41

Foundry in Nigeria: Investment Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations

Introduction

For the interest of the uninitiated and to further appreciate the subject, a definition and brief introduction suffices. Simply put, a foundry is an industrial unit where metal castings are produced, usually in large quantities. The process basically involves casting metals into desired shapes by melting them in a furnace (generally at very high temperatures) and by pouring the metal into a mold and removing the mold material or casting after the metal must have solidified as it cools. Two major types of foundries are: jobbing foundry and captive foundry. The first is a foundry that creates a wide variety of castings, in small quantities for a range of customers. The second type i.e. captive foundry is a foundry that that is wholly incorporated into a larger manufacturing operation. Captive foundry only produces castings for the operation that it is a part of. Commonly processed metals include: aluminum, cast iron, bronze, brass, steel, magnesium, zinc etc.