CCTV

According to the ICPC, El-Rufai in December 2015 approved a contract worth ₦4.61 billion for the design, procurement, and installation of CCTV systems in Kaduna metropolis, awarded to Singularity Network Security Limited. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a multi-count criminal charge against former…

Also, ₦10.5 billion was set aside for procurement of equipment including CCTV systems, drones, control rooms and related infrastructure. Another ₦3.5 billion is budgeted for “regional security operations.” There is growing outrage in Nigeria’s South-East over the proposed ₦140 billion 2026 budget of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), with…

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I got a new job in sales working for a company that sells access control systems, CCTV systems, etc. The chair in my cubicle was uncomfortable AF, so I day 3 I brought in my own Herman Miller Aeron chair. On day 4 it was missing. I looked around and…

A couple in Nairobi has been ordered to pay their neighbour Ksh200,000 after the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) found that their CCTV system intruded into the neighbour’s home for nearly four years, amounting to a violation of privacy rights. In the ruling, Data Protection Commissioner Immaculate Kassait…

RAJKOT: A single factory-set password — “admin123” — and a chain of automated tools turned poorly secured CCTV systems into a lucrative criminal marketplace. Hackers breached the CCTV network at Payal Maternity Hospital in Rajkot and, over nine months, stole at least 50,000 clips from about 80 compromised CCTV dashboards…

A new RondoDox botnet campaign uses an "exploit shotgun" - fire at everything, see what hits - to target 56 vulnerabilities across at least 30 different vendors' routers, DVRs, CCTV systems, web servers, and other network devices, and then infect the buggy gear with malware. RondoDox is a new-ish botnet…

In a surprising turn of events, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State has reportedly set up surveillance CCTV systems costing an eye-watering ₦24 billion at the Rivers State Government House. That’s right — ₦24 billion just for CCTV, while the state suffer with unpaid workers, underfunded hospitals, and crumbling infrastructure.…

Asia In Brief Canada’s government has ordered Chinese CCTV systems vendor Hikvision to cease its local operations. Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly announced the order on Friday, when she said a national security review concluded the company’s ongoing operations “would be injurious to Canada’s national security.” Canada’s government will stop…

Before Mike (whose name has been changed for anonymity) employed domestic staff in his home, he used to think owning a CCTV was only for big organisations. Now, his home in Ogun State is rigged with smart cameras linked to his mobile phone. “It’s given me less anxiety, especially when…