SP's MAI Issue No. 7-8 | April 01-30, 2012 - Internal Security Updates
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Nine militant outfits surrenderOn January 24, 2012, 1,695 cadres of nine different militant outfits, namely, Adivasi Cobra Militant of Assam (ACMA), Birsha Commando Force (BCF), Adivasi People’s Army (APA)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
TSA Pre-screening benefits in more airportsThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced new details regarding the expansion of the TSA Pre initiative.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Chinese hackers target IndiaAccording to latest reports, Chinese hackers have become very active, specifically targeting various Indian military research bodies. Also on the hit list are Tibetan activists.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Oxford is one of the centres of excellence in cyber securityOxford and Bristol are among eight universities recognised as centres of excellence in cyber security research.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
DOD needs industry’s help to catch cyber attacksThe US Defense Department needs private sector cooperation in reporting computer network attacks in real time to stop what has been the “greatest transfer of wealth in history” that US companies lose to foreign hackers...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Near escape from Colditz in a gliderThe greatest escape that never happened was ready to take flight—literally—when Allied troops occupied the castle a few weeks before...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Masterpieces disappear from Paris MuseumA series of security blunders allowed a lone thief to pull off one of the biggest art heists in history, in May 2010. Five masterpieces by artists including Picasso and Matisse – worth up to £ 430 million – were stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Anti-human trafficking units strengthenedThe Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing a comprehensive scheme for coordinating the national and international response to human trafficking, including strengthening law enforcement response in India through capacity enhancement of responders...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Malaysia’s new law on internal securityThe Malaysian Government has introduced a new law to replace the Internal Security Act that allows indefinite detention without trial.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Pay $100 for expedited security screeningThose who wish to avoid body scanners and pat-downs at airports can pay $100 to opt into a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expedited security screening programme.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Plot to kill ObamaNorwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik planned to bomb President Barack Obama when he went to collect his Nobel Prize in 2009.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Man coolly walks at IGIA airsideIn a shocking revelation, a 50-year-old man was recently arrested for security breach at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
