News has broken that Mumsnet has reset its users' passwords after a series of attacks, one of which involved armed police being called out to the London home of the parenting site's co-founder. Hacker gained access to the site’s administrative functions and hijacked some accounts. There have also been an attempt to force Mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Gabon and Zambia’s Defence Forces to gather in Gaborone for African armoured vehicle community’s premier forum
African modernisation programmes and procurement initiatives are collectively valued at up to $20bn over the next decade for armoured and tactical vehicles. Armoured Vehicles Africa will offer an unrivalled opportunity to engage with the most important issues for the procurement, sustainment, training and operational use of armoured vehicles across Africa.
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and its Information Destruction section are pleased to announce the publication of a white paper to be used by public sector entities.
Mumsnet, one of the UK’s largest parenting websites, has come under several attacks from hackers, one of which involved armed police being called out to the London home of the parenting site's co-founder. Some accounts were hijacked and the site’s administrative functions accessed. Additionally, there was an attempt to force Mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in what is known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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