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SP's MAI Issue No. 5 | March 01-15, 2014 - Internal Security Updates

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Indo-US cooperation to crack terror funding

  India and the United States have agreed to work together to crack the financial network and fund-raising activities of Pakistan based terror outfits and individual terrorists associated with these organisations...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cisco states shortage of four lakh cyber security experts in India

  A recent study conducted by Cisco has revealed that India is facing...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Data breach of giant retailers

  The US Secret Service is reportedly looking into yet another data breach of a giant retailer. However, the retailer Sears has denied any breach.

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  International Seminar on Terrorists' Weapon of Choice: Improvised Explosive Devices

  An international seminar on “Terrorists Weapon of Choice: Improvised Explosive Devices” organised by the National Bomb Data Centre of National Security Guard (NSG), was held in New Delhi recently.

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  India, Israel sign bilateral security relations pact

  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) signed three agreements to further strengthen the bilateral security relations with Israel here recently.

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  Officiating DG of BSF

  D.K. Pathak, IPS, presently Special Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) will look after the duties of Director General, BSF with effect from 01.03.2014 and till an officer is appointed...

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  Parliamentary committee suggests central agency to deal with cyber crime

  A parliamentary committee has recommended that a centralised agency be setup to deal with cyber crime as the country has been witnessing a sharp increase in such cases over the past few years.

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  IAI developing cyber defence-related activities

  In recent months the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has increased its cyber defence-related activities. Esti Peshin, director of the company’s cyber section and a veteran of the IDF’s hush-hush sigint Unit...

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  Fort Hood shootings and security lapse

  The November 2009 shootings of more than 40 people by an Army psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, revealed a wide range of security lapses at US military bases...

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  Significant lapses led to attack on military base in Afghanistan

  The top US commanders of a coalition base in southern Afghanistan “failed to take adequate force protection” measures prior to a September 2012 attack by the Taliban...