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The Islamic Republic’s Doomsday Clock

By Husam Dughman

Right in the centre of Tehran stands a clock calculating the countdown to the time when the state of Israel is to be completely extinguished. Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has always expressed its uncompromising intention of destroying the Jewish state. One is at a loss to find another contemporary example of unabashed genocidal plans.

For thousands of years, the Jews and the Persians (Iran was called “Persia” until the 1930s when the name of the country was changed to “Iran”) had mostly civil relations. It was in fact the Persian King Cyrus the Great who freed the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity in the 6^th century BC following his conquest of Babylon. This led to the Jews’ returning to their ancestral homeland and the subsequent rebuilding of the Jewish Temple after Solomon’s Temple had been destroyed by the Babylonians half a century or so earlier. For this, Cyrus the Great is mentioned with honour in ancient Jewish scripture (e.g., Isaiah 44:28, 45:13; Ezra 1:2).

: Husam Dughman; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 25 June 2025 00:11

Scott Gainey Joins Checkmarx as Chief Marketing Officer to Spearhead New Growth Strategies

Seasoned cybersecurity marketing executive joins amid accelerating market demand for scalable, more autonomous application security platforms

PARAMUS, NJ: Checkmarx welcomes security industry veteran Scott Gainey to its executive leadership team as chief marketing officer. Gainey will lead the company’s global marketing strategy, branding, messaging, communications, demand generation and partner marketing development efforts. Key goals include scaling new business growth by aligning and executing with sales and partners to deliver significant value to customers.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Appointments, Promotions & Personality Profile; Posted On Friday, 20 June 2025 22:58

‘Blundering’ Bank of England loses hundreds laptops and phones amid rising cyber threat

London: The Bank of England (BoE) has come under fire for losing hundreds of remote working devices worth nearly £300,000.

Official figures, obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act revealed that the historic institution saw 333 laptops, mobile phones and tablet computers reported lost or stolen over the last three years.

The data revealed that a total of 216 laptops were recorded as lost, worth a total of £3114. Meanwhile, 109 mobile phones went missing worth an estimated

£1737.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Friday, 20 June 2025 22:54

The Law Society welcomes Data Act but raises concerns

As the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 receives Royal Assent, the Law Society of England and Wales welcomes its impetus to modernise data use but remains concerned over data protection, legal safeguards and data adequacy.

The Act makes it easier to share information for public services like the NHS and gives businesses better access to data to improve services and customer satisfaction. However, checks and balances must be able to ensure privacy protections, especially about personal data.