This week’s CTCB State of Play Newsletter No.12 provides a snapshot of Japan for use in considering contemporary challenges. This includes left-right/West-Not ideological polarisation, mass shootings, incels, frenzy for isolation & censorship, and the politicised radicalisation of religious figures and materials. Theme 1 covers the case of author Yukio Mishima, storming a demilitarised base to …
CTCB has been keeping an eye on developments in the data centre security market and decided to compile a categorical list of DC forms, with some guesses as to what opportunities or characteristics might dominate in future. We shared and discussed this article with one of our professionals at length, considering how the physical security …
Technological Enablement – Terrorists do not require hierarchies or authority to function lethally. Wider span of potential attackers, including teenagers. Rising unpredictability of violent extremist acts and challenge for law enforcement and security apparatus to counter. From the Left less danger, presently more along the lines of reactive activists. They deliberately avoid fatalities in bombings, …
Excerpt: Libyan forces reportedly used Kargu-2 drones to autonomously seek out and attack human targets. This is the first recorded case of using a self-hunting drone against people. Drone experts say this extremely dangerous development could be dangerous to people far beyond the traditional battlefield.
Excerpt: In April 2014, the hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was on a yacht cruising in the Caribbean when he tweeted about the 276 girls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram from a secondary school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria. The hashtag he copied lit a matchstick that inflamed the world. Politicians and celebrities followed suit …
Excerpt: Extremists “are using less and less phone lines and more and more internet connections,” said French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin at a recent press conference. It makes a lot of sense: for one, everyone’s using less phone lines and more internet connections, and in addition, internet conversations can be harder to track down than …
Excerpt: “The NSGP supports critical security investments, such as physical security enhancements, emergency preparedness planning, training and exercises, and enhanced engagement and collaboration between public and private community representatives as well as their state and local homeland security and emergency management government agencies,” the Members wrote. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recommended these …
Excerpt: “On April 21, a car packed with explosives detonated in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province. Five people were killed and another twelve were injured in the attack (Dawn, April 21). Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion (The News, April 23). …
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan: Is China in its Crosshairs? Jamestown Foundation. Read More »
Excerpt: “For three decades the Europa Hotel in Belfast hosted more journalists than tourists, survived 33 bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and held the dubious honour of being Europe’s most bombed hotel. It was both a target and a reporters’ refuge during the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, 80s and …
Europe’s most bombed hotel: The Europa Hotel in Belfast | War Hotels. Al Jazeera. Read More »
Excerpt: “The present report reviews the progress made in 2020 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in supporting Member States in becoming party to and implementing the international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, as well as in implementing relevant United Nations resolutions. The report also highlights key achievements of the Office …
Excerpt: In 2014, President Xi Jinping launched strict new measures – ‘nets above and snares below’ – following a string of violent incidents. Beijing’s narrative has been hampered by past downplaying of terrorist events for fear of stirring ethnic tensions or damaging the image of Xinjiang.
Excerpt: “The past year has seen the normally conservative security industry pivot to be at the forefront of technology used to mitigate COVID-19 risks. The implementation of new use cases such as occupancy management, automated visitor management and touchless access control have increased in demand – which in turn has increased the need for interoperability …
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