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The report on Oil & Gas in Nigeria is a unique view of the industry. The report covers all topics from production to major players, regulation and challenges like piracy and oil theft.

Artist Nigel Sade will be adding his unique artwork to the awesome displays in the Artist Gallery at Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 4th to July 7th, 2013!

A critical event is launched for the maritime security, naval forces and coastguard communities

Citing a copyright issue with a short story claimed by a third party content pirate, the author of 'Tap Root' is seeking legal representation to reclaim her rights against both Amazon and KDP.

A new study of more than 3,000 websites selling counterfeit products predicts continued growth of the problem.

Despite being on the market for less than a year, the Panic Room is becoming a global hit. This month sees the innovative product on display with Spanish dealer, SIMEC, at SICUR 2012 in Madrid followed by April’s Counter Terror Expo in London.

The report on Oil & Gas in Nigeria is a unique view of the industry. The report covers all topics from production to major players, regulation and challenges like piracy and oil theft.

Artist Nigel Sade will be adding his unique artwork to the awesome displays in the Artist Gallery at Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 4th to July 7th, 2013!

A critical event is launched for the maritime security, naval forces and coastguard communities

Increasing piracy on Africa’s coastline as well as illegal fishing in South African waters will be amongst concerns raised by high-ranking navy and maritime industry leaders at Maritime & Coastal Security Africa in Cape Town next week.

Citing a copyright issue with a short story claimed by a third party content pirate, the author of 'Tap Root' is seeking legal representation to reclaim her rights against both Amazon and KDP.

HumanFankind, a new start-up, allows music thieves to give back to the artists that they have stolen from through music piracy. HumanFankind has already accepted donations to some of the biggest names in music.

Independent global risk consultancy, Control Risks, last month released its top ten kidnap destinations for the wealthy. Latin America is no longer the global “bad boy” and the Panic Room Company is taking note.

Pirate operatives have awoken from their hibernation to venture forth from safe havens and launch long-range mothership-enabled pirate operations with the first confirmed attack in the Arabian Sea on Monday this week.

IQPC’s 3rd Anti-Piracy and Content Protection Summit brings together industry leaders to collaborate and develop strategies for Digital Rights Management

The majority of bibliotastic users think making it easier and more affordable to purchase digital content legally is the best way to curtail piracy rather than blocking websites or strengthening DRM encryption.

Due to fears at seaports and terminals over access to sufficient detection and container scanning solutions, SMi’s CBRN in the Maritime Environment conference has been launched to discuss key issues faced by the maritime CBRN community.

A new study of more than 3,000 websites selling counterfeit products predicts continued growth of the problem.

Despite being on the market for less than a year, the Panic Room is becoming a global hit. This month sees the innovative product on display with Spanish dealer, SIMEC, at SICUR 2012 in Madrid followed by April’s Counter Terror Expo in London.

Press call 16 Feb 12 - new state of the art global anti-piracy centre in Portsmouth opens. Intelligence Analysts and Operations Officers available for interview on how the 24/7 operations room helps to fight global maritime piracy and terrorism.

The IMB has revealed that whilst the total number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery has dropped from 445 in 2010 to 439 in 2011, attacks against ships in east and West Africa are a rising trend. The Panic Room Company is feeling the effects.

RateTea, an online community for rating and reviewing teas, has announced its opposition to the SOPA and PIPA acts. Stopping short of a full blackout, RateTea has announced its opposition with a black banner at the top of every page of its site.

First foreign-based company comments formally on SOPA and vows to make committment to stop this act that is currently in Congress

Shipping supply companies are getting more requests from customers for Engarde body armour and helmets to augment crew safety equipment. In response to rising concerns over piracy, ship captains are fitting crews with EnGarde tactical body armor.

Piracy and other maritime threats around Africa are now costing most international users of sea routes millions in increased fuel prices, insurance, security and ransom payments as well as costing Africa its integrity and security.

Having only been launched mid-2011, the Panic Room Company’s innovative Panic Room product was a surprisingly big hit at two of the world’s largest security events – IFSEC South Africa held on 6 to 8 Sept and DSEi in London on 13 to 16 Sept.

AppProtect applies protection to a compiled Mac or Windows application using a computer unique password or automated serial number activation. AppProtect adds additional protection layers and ability to embed static data files into a Windows EXE.

Fast Market Research recommends "The Digital Music Market Outlook" from Business Insights, now available

In a recent survey of bibliotastic.com users, when asked where they will get their books from in the future over 50% cited free ebook sites as their main source but only 2% admitted to pirate ebook sites.

In order to improve the safety of merchant mariners EnGarde has recently developed three tactical armor kits.

‘App Manager’ provides cloud-based sales & marketing tools to empower mobile app developers

Audio specialist Sennheiser has made two significant announcements concerning its ongoing effort against trademark piracy.

Action-packed thriller and riveting tale of piracy, greed, murder and treachery on the high seas.

With asymmetric threats growing, leading figures from the Royal Netherlands Navy, US AFRICOM and NATO Undersea Research Centre are due to meet in March to present solutions to the problems of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa.

A leading figure in the NATO Allied Joint Force has revealed an urgent need for OPVs in operations off the Horn of Africa to counteract the growing asymmetric threat of piracy.

As another full year in the pirate calendar ends, the depressing cycle seen in 2009 has been repeated.

Demon Alert are delighted to announce that the Maricuda Atlantic Project to capture the Blue Riband Trophy will be launched from the Demon Alert stand at the London International Boat Show 2011 (North Hall, Stand A6) on 7th January 2011 at 16:30hrs.

New Country Reports market report from Business Monitor International: "Cameroon Business Forecast Report Q1 2011"

Yesterday, the world 'celebrated' International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

New Defense market report from Business Monitor International: "Malaysia Defence & Security Report Q3 2010"

The CIAC’s recent North American Summit brought certification agencies, rights holders, law enforcement organizations, governmental agencies, and industry suppliers to a summit to discuss the threat that is counterfeiting, and how to address it.

Malum.org is proud to announce its recent partnering with Wild Child Publishing, who has agreed to publish the dark comedy, "Tall Tales of Felony and Failure"!

Newzbin Ltd., a website that helps subscribers to illegally download movies and other entertainment, has been held liable for copyright infringement by the High Court of Justice in London today.

Stephen Askins reports on possible new US regulations on the payment of ransoms to pirates and the effect these could have on shipowners and others involved in the ransom process.

Innovative software that protects P2P file sharers from lawsuits by copyright holders and identity theft due to the inadvertent sharing of private data is now the 11th most popular download on CNET's Download.com

~ StorDigital SafeTower offers advanced DVD video copy protection ~ StorDigital ‘SafeTower’ offers DVD producers the option to easily produce high volumes of DVD discs protected against unlawful copying and ripping.

ISSG is enhancing our service to offer 'one on one,' armed vessel escorts. We have been able to accomplish this at a cost that is very affordable to the maritime industry and can conduct these armed escorts throughout the gulf of Aden.

Ince & Co partner Stephen Askins looks at the key themes from 2009 and considers the development of the piracy phenomenon, the global response and the successes the industry has achieved in responding to acts of piracy and highjackings.

AppProtect applies protection to a compiled application in minutes without programming. A vendor provides the customer with a computer unique password or fully automates the process with an activation web server.

Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd. launches its Film Entertainment Market - India report as part of its Entertainment & Media Industry series.

ISSG Holdings, Ltd. now has the ability to provide armed security on board, and armed escorts for merchant vessels sailing in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.

Mere hours before its official release here on North American soil, James Cameron’s $400 million epic “Avatar” was published to the online community in the form of a pirated recording.

HDMS Absalon prepares to lead Combined Task Force 150 for second mission into troubled waters as experts gather in London

ISSG Holdings, Ltd, in partnership with Evolutionary Security Management always provide a vessel / transit specific risk assessment for every quotation of security service on board merchant vessels.

Private security firms are increasingly involved in the fight against pirates. The allocation of tasks between them and navies needs some thought

ISSG Holdings, Ltd. has teamed up with Evolutionary Security Management, Inc. to develop a top of the line, on site vessel survey specifically for anti-piracy. Our goal is to enhance the vessels ability to maintain control of its environment.