Poole: Tina Baker, Software Development Manager at Integrated security manufacturer TDSi, is celebrating 13 years of service with the company. Having reached this impressive milestone, Tina has also been reflecting on the developments and evolution of the security software industry and where it could lead in the future.
Trade bodies respond to announcement of government retentions consultation
Any cash held as retentions by construction clients and major contractors ‘must be held in trust at the nearest opportunity’, the BESA and ECA have advised the government. This proposed ‘Australian-style’ system would mean cash being held cyclically, in a similar manner to deposits in the private housing rental market.
The US Dept. of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) issued the Alert (TA17-293A) Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors on Friday 10/20/17, warning CNI firms (esp. nuclear power and other energy providers, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors) that they are at increased risk of "highly targeted" staged attacks by the Dragonfly APT group, which may attempt to gain operational control for data exfiltration. Two senior Virsec Systems experts offer perspective on the threat and CERT response:
PART FIVE
SERIES: BUHARISM AND THE SWIFT URGENCY OF NOW
"Buhari asked us to focus on northern Nigeria — World Bank" Punch healine of October 13th, 2017 which supports the onus of this article
All I'm saying is, a serving Inspector General of Police cannot do launching, using the instrumentality of a police broadcaster to steal, extort and rob the public of their money to be so donated by all the political crooks, business crooks, royal crooks, civil service crooks that abound in that country, whilst millions are going without food and clothing for days, weeks and months - and what is worse, with workers not being paid salaries in Nigeria!
And NEVER, EVER must a time come in that country when an IGP will brazenly and unashamedly stand before the Nigerian public to solicit for funds to establish such a very questionalble outfit - NEVER!
Still not even when the genuine intention of this ignominious venture cannot be vouched for.
And after retirement, the ex-IGP, Ibrahim Kpovulture Idris becomes the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the so-called police broadcaster?
Your guess is as good as mine!
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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