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Predictive Policing: Tackling crime before it happens
25/02/2013 - TECH 24

Predictive Policing: Tackling crime before it happens

A new way of tackling crime - before it has been committed. The British police is testing the ground-breaking system of 'Predictive Policing'. And in Test 24 we check out "Knack" the first game announced for the recently-revealed PlayStation 4.
Stolen secrets: cracking down on industrial espionage
09/06/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Stolen secrets: cracking down on industrial espionage

In this edition we ask what governments can and should do to protect companies from industrial espionage. The French parliament passed a bill earlier this year that sets out harsher punishments for those who are found to leak a company’s trade secrets.
Business & Intelligence: How to keep an eye on the competition
19/05/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Business & Intelligence: How to keep an eye on the competition

How far can and should companies go to spy on their rivals? We hone in on the risks of businesses falling victim to industrial espionage, and what they can do to prevent it. Experts say small- and medium-sized companies in particular often overlook the threat.
Security is nationalised in Afghanistan - but will expats feel any safer?
16/05/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Security is nationalised in Afghanistan - but will expats feel any safer?

Eighteen months after Hamid Karzai vowed to shut down private security firms in Afghanistan, it's finally happening. By July, all security contracts will have been handed over to the Interior Ministry-owned Private Protection Force, or APPF. Despite the upcoming deadline, many foreign companies still haven't made the switch. Poorly trained and barely equipped, the new guard force is perceived as an additional security threat to expats, already working in an increasingly hostile environment.
Dead French contractor 'jeopardised the revolution'
13/05/2011 - LIBYA

Dead French contractor 'jeopardised the revolution'

A French security contractor shot dead near the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya was working against the country's revolution, the rebel leadership has said. Private contracting company Secopex said it had turned down work with Gaddafi.
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Karzai delays ban on private security firms, calls for review
27/10/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Karzai delays ban on private security firms, calls for review

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that he will delay a scheduled Dec. 17 ban on private security firms by at least two months to allow a review of the move amid reports that international rebuilding efforts could be jeopardised.
US money for security contracts flows to warlords, Taliban
08/10/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

US money for security contracts flows to warlords, Taliban

Billions of dollars for private security firms in Afghanistan have been diverted to warlords and the Taliban, says a new Senate report. The news comes as a mid-December dealine for such firms to leave the country approaches.
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Afghan govt announces formal ban on private security firms
03/10/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan govt announces formal ban on private security firms

Afghan authorities formally closed down eight private security firms including international contractors like Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, a presidential spokesperson announced on Sunday.
Afghanistan: ousting the private military
19/08/2010 - TOP STORY

Afghanistan: ousting the private military

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered private security companies to disband by the end of the year. He argues they constitute a parallel force to the Afghan army and police, and are therefore a cause of instability. But if they go, will Afghanistan slide further into chaos?
Karzai calls for disbanding of private security firms within four months
17/08/2010 - AFGHANISTAN

Karzai calls for disbanding of private security firms within four months

Afghanistan's President Karzai is giving armed contracting companies four months to dissolve, his spokesman said Monday. The move has raised concerns about a potential security crisis in the war-torn country.
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