× A BOROUGH-WIDE campaign which aims to stamp out online abuse was launched this week in the hope that it can make social media a more friendly place - and to help curb ‘vile’ comments made about councillors.
The No Place For Hate campaign was formally approved at last week’s cabinet meeting after a six-month planning process.
It hopes highlight online abuse and hate comments in the attempt to eradicate hate speech from social media platforms.
The idea was championed following a series of reports made by Barnsley Council employees who revealed the abuse they had received online.
Most notably is former mayor, Coun Pauline Markham, when she was physically assaulted and had her car’s tyres slashed following her work campaigning against off-road bikers.
× A TANKERSLEY pensioner believes he’s been ‘totally discriminated’ against after falling victim to a fine after parking in a Hoyland car park with new charges - despite having his blue badge on display.
Councillors in the area were left ‘appalled’ and ‘disgusted’ in April by the decision for Resilienti, an outside firm, to implement new parking charges at two car parks in the town centre.
The site next to the market is pay on entry, and the B and M site is free for the first hour but two local councillors, Robin Franklin and Tim Shepherd, admitted they had no idea of the introduction of the charges.
× HOYLAND councillors have been left ‘disgusted’ and ‘appalled’ at the decision for an outside firm to implement new parking charges at two car parks in the town centre.
The car parks, next to the market and B and M, have recently started charging - and they’re owned by Resilienti, which has asked Enterprise Parking Solutions to manage the sites.
The site next to the market is pay on entry, and the B and M site is free for the first hour - but two local councillors admitted they had no idea of the introduction of the charges.
Coun Robin Franklin told the Chronicle: “We’re all very disappointed especially considering the timing of it all - they’re just doing it for money.
Saudi Arabia had 7 million cyberattacks in 2021
The report said that one of the most common attacks were against the protocols used by employees to access corporate resources remotely, emphasizing the need for cybersecurity awareness
Updated 26 March 2021
March 26, 2021 23:33
JEDDAH: Remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present security threats and risks to companies and employees in Saudi Arabia, with 7 million cyberattacks hitting the country in the first two months of 2021, according to a new report.
The report, from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, said that Saudi Arabia saw more than 22.5 million brute force attacks in 2020 on remote desktop protocols (RDPs), the most popular way to access Windows or servers. Brute force attacks are trial-and-error attempts to guess login information, encryption keys or find a hidden web page.
Software boss wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam [Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]
Feb. 11 JEDDAH The 2021 King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam has been awarded to Mohamed Al-Sharikh from Kuwait, chairman of Sakhr Software Company.
He was honored for his work to benefit Islam and Muslims, including the development of the first software that presented English translations of the Qur’an and Hadith, and his work updating the Islamic Information Archive, which includes the Qur’an, the Encyclopedia of Hadith and the Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence.
He is one of five winners chosen by a selection committee led by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, chairman of the King Faisal Prize Board.