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FORMER OFAC OFFICIAL ADDED TO MERCURY’S HIKVISION ACCOUNT: A former Treasury official working in the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which oversees U.S. sanctions, has registered as a foreign agent of
Hikvision, the Chinese video surveillance company accused of helping the communist government monitor Muslim minorities, according to new documents filed with the Justice Department last week.
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By Ross Wilkers
May 06, 2021
The U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based IT and electronics company NEC has unveiled a new business to focus on providing the company’s products and services to federal agencies in this country.
NEC National Security Systems officially stood up last year and operates under a special security or proxy agreement with the U.S. government to operate as an independently-run subsidiary given the foreign ownership, NEC said Thursday.
The NSS subsidiary’s customers include agencies in the national security, intelligence, homeland defense, immigration and law enforcement domains. Key technology focus areas include biometric and other identity technologies, along with artificial intelligence and fiber optics.
When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, a world of uncertainty unfolded for those doing business in the UK and the EU. The referendum was passed in July 2016. Including subsequent delays, the separation was completed after four years in January 2020, with a transition period ending December 2020. Even with the deadlines past, there are still pockets of uncertainty stemming from the separation. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: How has Brexit affected the security industry?
The transition to remote working has been a revelation for many traditional office staff, yet concerns over data security risks are rising. Mark Harper of HSM explains why businesses and their remote workers must remain vigilant when it comes to physical document security in homes.