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\"Loudspeaker\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Threats to reporters of organised crime<\/em><\/p>\n

While links between organised criminals have been investigated<\/a> extensively here in Australia, it\u2019s troubling to hear that increased intimidation and violence has been used against journalists investigating mafia<\/a> in Calabria and Sicily. The threat isn\u2019t limited to Italy, with the unsolved murder of Mexican journalist Ruben Espinosa<\/a> raising similar concerns. Mr Espinosa\u2019s body was found with signs on torture after he fled Veracruz<\/a>\u2014one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.<\/p>\n

Criminal intelligence to combat drug use<\/em><\/p>\n

The Federal Parliament is back from its winter break, with Senator Jacqui Lambie referencing<\/a>\u00a0her son\u2019s ice addition as a reason to\u00a0support further resources for drug addicts. Part of the government\u2019s strategy to address addiction includes an additional $18 million on strengthening our criminal intelligence network. This will involve establishing\u00a0\u00a0Australian Crime Commission outposts in Hong Kong, Dubai, Ottawa and Washington<\/a> to help counter the transnational nature of the illicit drug trade.<\/p>\n

Chris Rock can kill you<\/em><\/p>\n

Australian cyber security researcher Chris Rock recently appeared at an IT security conference with a concerning message: he can kill any Australian. By that, he illustrated how easy it is to exploit loopholes in the Australian digital birth and death registry system and fake an individual\u2019s death<\/a>, for potentially malicious ends. This indicates a concerning loophole in Australia\u2019s increasingly interlinked personal identity registration systems, and the need for a more robust system which is resilient to identity criminals. For instance, checks and balances to verify the identities of those seeking to access the system is one way of avoiding damage to records.<\/p>\n

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CT Scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undercover with the \u2018cyber-caliphate\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Sky News has revealed<\/a> that they\u2019ve been in contact with some senior members of Islamic State\u2019s (IS) foreign fighter recruiting arm in an undercover investigation \u00a0by using fabricated online personas. The report claims that IS are encouraging sympathisers in the UK to conduct domestic attacks instead of attempting to travel to Syria. Journalists in Australia<\/a> and France <\/a>have previously contacted IS members via social media. For a more in-depth discussion on journalists contacting IS fighters online, check out this piece by The New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Academic perspectives on Islamic State<\/em><\/p>\n

The Perspectives on Terrorism<\/em> journal has released a special issue on IS<\/a>. Contributors discuss a variety of subjects, including the progress of the war on IS, IS as a revolutionary group, IS\u2019 economy and administration, and the group\u2019s use of social media. For those unfamiliar with the journal, all articles are freely accessible online.<\/p>\n

\u2018Terrorist hotspots\u2019 no-go zones for Canadians<\/em><\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to strengthen legal restrictions<\/a> on Canadians traveling to Syria and Iraq, similar to Australia\u2019s own Foreign Fighters Bill<\/a> passed last year. Home-grown terrorism has been an especially contentious issue in Canada since the Ottawa shootings last year<\/a>. A Calgary woman whose son was killed in Syria<\/a> while fighting with IS says that Harper is policing symptoms, rather than the root causes of radicalisation.<\/p>\n

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Checkpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s turned the loudspeakers up again<\/em><\/p>\n

Following Tuesday’s land mine blasts in which two South Korean soldiers were injured, the Blue House decided to resume its border propaganda operation<\/a> by denouncing North Korea as being behind<\/a> the border provocation. It’s been 11 years since the last time the loudspeakers (see photo<\/a>) located at the North and South Korean border were used by Seoul.<\/p>\n

As Pyongyang’s sensibility to these type of campaigns has previously escalated border tensions\u2014for instance, by threatening to take down the loudspeakers\u2014South Korea’s defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok said<\/a> that security will be strengthened along the border in order to prepare a response to another potential provocation from the North.<\/p>\n

Border Security a USD$16.4 billion business <\/em><\/p>\n

Visiongain<\/a>\u2014a business intelligence provider\u2014has launched its latest Global Border Security Market Report 2015-2025<\/a>. The border security industry assessment, comprised of six regional markets, 16 national forecasts and five technology sub-markets, estimates that this year the industry will make USD$16.4 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n

Analysis of key factors driving growth at the global, regional and country level\u2014such as detailed procurement contracts, projects and programs listings as well as profiles of the leading twenty border security companies\u2014are also part of the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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