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Launch of Reverse Number Lookup: Reinventing Telecom Security with Instant Phone Number Identification

[California, 05.11.2023] – Today, the highly anticipated launch of RegistryAccess: Public Records, a game-changing app and website set to revolutionize the way public records are accessed, is officially announced. Now available for download on the Google Play Store and via the RegistryAccess website, this platform is designed to cater to individuals, businesses, and organizations requiring a reliable and efficient method to access public records.

RegistryAccess: Public Records arrives as a significant advancement in the push for open and transparent access to public records, a critical resource in a world where information and privacy are paramount. The platform showcases a user-friendly design and a streamlined interface to transform the process of accessing public records, offering users a quick, secure, and comprehensive solution.

Key Features of RegistryAccess: Public Records

  1. Extensive Public Records Database
  2. RegistryAccess: Public Records provides access to a vast database of public records, including court documents, criminal records, marriage and divorce records, and more. This expansive database allows users to conduct thorough searches, ensuring access to accurate and timely information.
  3. Efficient Search Functionality
  4. The platform simplifies the search process by enabling users to conduct searches using a name, phone number, or email address. This efficient search functionality eliminates the need for additional information, making the platform accessible and easy-to-use.
  5. Instant Access to Information
  6. RegistryAccess: Public Records leverages cutting-edge technology to analyze and present relevant information from its comprehensive database. Users receive immediate results, providing them with quick access to vital public records.
  7. Secure and Confidential Searches
  8. Privacy and security are of utmost importance at RegistryAccess: Public Records. The platform uses industry-standard security measures, like SSL encryption, to safeguard user data and ensure confidential and secure searches.
  9. Customizable Search Filters
  10. RegistryAccess: Public Records offers customizable search filters, such as location and date range, allowing users to refine their search results and find the most relevant information.
  11. User-Centric Interface and Design
  12. The platform’s intuitive design and user-friendly interface make it easy for users of all experience levels to navigate and access public records efficiently.
  13. Responsive Customer Support
  14. RegistryAccess: Public Records is committed to providing outstanding customer support. The team ensures users receive timely assistance via in-app chat or email.
  15. Free Access to Public Records
  16. RegistryAccess: Public Records is available for free download on the Google Play Store and via the RegistryAccess website, providing users with free access to its extensive range of features and services.

 

Shaping the Future of Public Records Accessibility

RegistryAccess: Public Records is poised to reshape the landscape of public records access by offering a secure, efficient, and transparent platform. The service empowers users to make informed decisions based on comprehensive and timely information.

With the increasing demand for open and transparent access to public records, RegistryAccess: Public Records stands to become a pioneer in the field. The team behind the platform is dedicated to continually enhancing the services and features offered, ensuring users have access to the most advanced solutions available.

Upcoming Features and Updates

In the coming months, the RegistryAccess: Public Records team plans to introduce additional features and updates, including integration with other popular information services and ongoing updates to the database for the most accurate and current information. These updates will further enrich the user experience and solidify the platform’s position as a leader in the field of public records access.

For more information on RegistryAccess: Public Records or to download the app, visit the Google Play Store or the RegistryAccess website today.

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Ava Tech Now Officially Offers Procurement Services

Leading IT support and systems company, Ava Tech, has officially launched two new services—IT procurement and IT hardware procurement. 

The business started out as a cloud hosting service provider, but over the years, it has started helping its clients with their hardware and software needs as well. 

Since procurement is now a large part of its operations, the business has decided to officially add these to the list of services it offers.

For any modern organisation, the right IT tools are essential for success. Some technology products can improve interdepartmental communication whilst others can enable work efficiency.

Certain operations might even require niche products, such as those that fulfil specific requirements that no other solution can provide.

The lack of proper IT infrastructure, or the wrong one, can affect the smooth running of a business.

Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of the variety of solutions available, much less which ones are optimal for their business.

This is where Ava Tech promises to help.

The business’s new offerings promise clients end-to-end procurement, helping them acquire the perfect solutions at a good price. In fact, Sales Director Andrew Do claims that the company works on a “Deal or No Deal” basis. 

The process starts with a free IT review of the client’s business. “We assess your procurement practices and policies to see if we could help you make savings. If we can’t offer you a reduction in technology costs, we walk away,” explains Mr. Do.

He goes on to elaborate that, whilst Ava Tech promises optimised IT spending, it does not always mean the lowest price. However, he does promise the best price for the right solution.

Therefore, if the client already has a cost-efficient procurement strategy and the company cannot offer a better deal, it won’t use pushy sales tactics to try and convince them.

This claim is backed by hard numbers. The company is currently boasting an average of 22% savings across their client base.

Whilst IT procurement is a service designed to provide the complete hardware and software infrastructure of a business, IT hardware procurement focuses on the tangible assets that an organisation might need.

In either case, the IT products are delivered anywhere in the world. The company also promises flexibility in terms of customising IT deliverables for various departments in the client’s organisation.

With a decade of experience under its belt, Ava Tech has built a network of distributors and suppliers. The business partners with big names like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, Samsung, HP, Sophos, Cisco, Meraki, LG, Apple, Logitech, Dell, and CAE Technology (the only Cisco-approved shared support specialist).

In terms of hardware procurement, the company not only supplies computers and laptops, but also networks, cabling, and conferencing & telephony. 

Ava Tech also specialises in audio-visual meeting room design. That includes all-in-one conference solutions, single private soundproof booths, huddle rooms, and conferencing or auditorium/all-hands areas.

In addition, clients can get a complete range of software solutions depending on their requirements. The company started out hosting desktops and Microsoft 365, but has extended its portfolio to include almost any software application that its clients might require.

Ava Tech is a London-based company that provides IT solutions to businesses. It provides a perfect balance of personalised, Agile service backed by a vast network of suppliers and partners across the world. To learn more about the company, please visit https://www.ava-tech.co.uk/ 

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Decentralised Clinical Trials; Adoption of DCT is Expected to Increase

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly released a draft guidance detailing its recommendations on performing decentralised clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biological products and medical devices.

With the draft, FDA is committed to providing trial sponsors, researchers, and other stakeholders with guidance on how to accelerate DCT adoption to facilitate drug development, reported European Pharmaceutical Review.

FDA’s New Draft Guidance

The newly issued draft guidance is developed on the recommendations the agency detailed in 2020. With the earlier guidance, FDA aimed to help study teams facilitate trial decentralisation in response to the disruptions (e.g. travel restrictions, site closure, quarantines) and public health emergencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“The FDA has long considered the benefits of decentralised clinical trials. Advancements in digital health technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic – when in-person visits were limited or unavailable for many trial participants – have accelerated the broader adoption of these activities,” explained FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf.

This new draft offers recommendations related to the FDA’s conditions for investigations of medicinal products when applied to decentralised studies and meets the requirement outlined in section 3606(a)(1), FDA Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA).

FDA released the guidance a few months after the EU regulators demonstrated their recommendations on DCT to help protect the rights and well-being of the trial participants.

In the draft guidance, FDA provides stakeholders with recommendations on DCT design, conducting remote clinical trial visits and clinical trial-related activities, the adoption of digital health technologies (DHT) as enablers of clinical research, the responsibilities of the involved stakeholders, and how investigational medicine should be administered.

Breaking Down the Recommendations

Providing a framework for DCT design, FDA stresses the importance of having a physical location while conducting DCTs to ensure easy access to participant records and investigators’ care.

The trial protocol should clearly define when a tele-health checkup is required and when a patient needs an in-person visit.

FDA urges investigators to confirm participant identity during each remote visit.

According to the agency, the protocols for using DHTs in a virtual trial to gather data for trial endpoints should be compatible with the draft guidance “Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigation”.

Additionally, in the newly released draft guidance, the FDA has urged sponsors to strive for enhancing participant diversity and inclusiveness in clinical trials. 

FDA stresses the importance of engaging local healthcare providers (HCPs” in trial activities to build trust with at-risk participants, thus improving the inclusion of diverse populations. 

While DCTs and hybrid models can encourage a much higher enrollment rate, FDA suggests investigators recruit only as many participants as they can efficiently manage to provide enough supervision of trial-related activities. 

According to the agency, while taking remote consent from the trial participants, they should be informed about whom to contact in case they face any health issues during the trial period and who can access their personal health information (PHI) acquired during the DCT.

FDA underscores leveraging central IRB in decentralised trials as a key to facilitating the review of the protocol, the informed consent documents, and other pertinent trial data.

In addition, investigational products (IP) should be administered to the participants only under the in-person supervision of the investigator or the supervision of a sub-investigator answerable to the investigator.

It’s recommended for sponsors to take into account the type of an investigational device, its prospective application, and the associated risks to determine its use cases efficiently.

IPs can be directly delivered to the participants’ location and the trial protocol should clearly define the methods of preserving the integrity and stability of the IP.

FDA recommends the use of a centralised distribution system to facilitate the delivery of IP to trial participants.

The sponsor is responsible for thoroughly monitoring the DCT processes while ensuring the trial is being conducted per the general investigational protocols and considerations included in the IND or IDE applications. 

The implemented safety monitoring plan in a trial should be devised considering the decentralised nature of the investigation. It should ensure any adverse events are detected early, correctly captured, and efficiently addressed.

FDA suggests sponsors implement high-end DCT software that can help manage electronic case report forms (eCRFs) and electronic informed consent (eConsent), schedule trial activities, sync data input in DHTs, and more. 

High-end DCT platforms such as ObvioHealth can efficiently address the issues of data inaccuracy and the interoperability essential to produce robust trial outcomes and endpoints.

Wrapping Up

Decentralised and hybrid study models are considered the way forward to decrease the patient burden. Offering participants the support and flexibility they need, DCTs also help improve data quality. 

The result: augmented trial result and accelerated drug development

“As we seek to improve our evidence generation system, decentralised clinical trials may enhance convenience for trial participants, reduce the burden on caregivers, expand access to more diverse populations, improve trial efficiencies, and facilitate research on rare diseases and diseases affecting populations with limited mobility,” commented FDA Commissioner.

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Leading IT Service and Consulting Company Atos Launched Eviden Brand Ahead of the Planned €5 billion Carve-out

Ahead of the pre-planned €5 billion carve-out, Atos has reportedly unveiled its Eviden brand.

In June 2022, Atos – the leading French multinational IT service and consulting company – announced to curate strategies to split itself down the middle.

As planned, the company has cleaved itself in two, with its burgeoning digital, big data, and security (BDS) lines to operate as Eviden, according to Consultancy Europe.

The other half, which comprises the business’s tech foundations business line, will continue under the Atos name. To differentiate this carved-out, future entity from the current Atos business, the company is addressing it as TFCo for now. 

Breaking Down the Carve-out

The split-up, costing around €1.5 billion, is planned to be “effective at the earliest on July 1, 2023, and at the latest on December 31, 2023”. The brand of the spin-off business was launched in April this year.

The new business, initially slated to be launched as Evidian, later spun out from Atosunder the name “Eviden,” retaining the same etymology (“evidence”).

The post-carve-out Atos business is planned to constitute the Digital Workplace, Data Centre and Hosting, Unified Communications, and Business Process Outsourcing units of Atos. 

Operating within the Atos business and trading as “Eviden, an Atos business,” the spin-off company also includes the Atos Consulting business.

Eviden – which comprises the shrinking units of the parent company – would have a headcount of roughly 48000 globally and revenues of around €5.4B.

Atos has confirmed to invest €1.1 billion during the 2022-2026 period as part of its effort to support a return on investment (ROI).

Fleshing Out the Reasons Behind the Split-up

After conducting a “preliminary strategic review,” Atos, one of the world’s leading IT businesses with revenues of €11 billion – decided to split itself into two separate entities in order to “unlock more value” for the stakeholders. 

However, tough economic headwinds facing the company have been marked as the key reason behind the spin-off. 

Even though the IT business is expanding at a breakneck pace globally, last year, Atos saw a sharp decline of 3% in its revenue. Earlier this year, the technology consulting giant issued its third profit warning due to the significant difference in the financial KPIs, causing the company’s shares to plunge to their lowest since mid-2022. 

The strategy Atos adopted to cleave itself in two businesses is similar to how IBM spun out its $19B managed infrastructure services into Kyndryl in November 2021.

According to its hot-off-the-presses site, Eviden is committed to turning out as a global leader in “data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation,” bringing together the digital, cloud, and big data & security business lines of the parent company Atos.

Billing itself as “one of the largest carve-outs the industry has ever seen,” Eviden demonstrates its vision to “expand the possibilities of data and technology”.

That said, being a highly intricate and cross-functional process, a carve-out transaction needs to be executed carefully and by experts.

For any dynamic business looking to maximise its transaction value, investing in an expert carve-out consulting service like Fission Consulting is a logical investment.

A high-end service helps streamline the slew of complex and lengthy processes to speed up the overall separation timeline while ensuring data accuracy.

Wrapping Up

Nikki Kelly, former Senior Vice President for Public Sector and Defence in Northern Europe at Atos has been elected as the CEO of Northern Europe & APAC for Eviden, an Atos company.

“I’m excited to start my new role with Eviden as the CEO for Northern Europe & Asia Pacific,” stated the newly appointed CEO. “A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help scale a €5 billion new company with deep industry expertise, innovation in our DNA, helping our clients to be competitive and deliver secure, digital business solutions quickly at scale.”

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AI Legalese Decoder Helps General Public Save on Legal Fees

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Vancouver, Canada – AI Legalese Decoder, a new technology designed to help individuals decode and understand complex legal documents, is now available free to the general public. The technology, which utilizes the latest advances in artificial intelligence, can help individuals save significant amounts of money on legal fees by enabling them to understand legal documents without the need for expensive lawyers.

The development of AI Legalese Decoder comes at a time when many people are struggling to afford legal representation, and are therefore forced to navigate the complexities of the legal system on their own. According to recent studies, the cost of legal services has risen dramatically over the past decade, making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to access justice.

However, while many lawyers have begun using AI technology like Harvey to save on their own costs, they have not necessarily passed these savings on to their clients. This has left many people feeling frustrated and disempowered, as they are forced to pay high legal fees or go without legal representation altogether.

AI Legalese Decoder seeks to change this by putting the power back in the hands of the people. By using AI technology to decode legal documents, individuals can save significant amounts of money on legal fees, without sacrificing the quality of their legal representation.

According to the developers of AI Legalese Decoder, the technology is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to anyone, regardless of their level of legal expertise. The platform features a simple, intuitive interface that enables users to upload their legal documents and receive a clear, easy-to-understand breakdown of the information contained within them.

The team behind AI Legalese Decoder believes that the technology has the potential to revolutionize the legal industry, and to help level the playing field for individuals who have been historically underserved by the legal system. By putting the power to understand legal documents back in the hands of the people, the team hopes to empower individuals to take control of their legal affairs and to access justice on their own terms.

For more information on AI Legalese Decoder and how it can help you save on legal fees, please visit our website at https://legalesedecoder.com/

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Online Personality Mike Martins Launches RealMikeMartins.com

Merritt, BC – Mike Martins, a longtime presence on social media known for his controversial views and predictions since 2008, has announced the launch of his own website RealMikeMartins.com to share his content and circumvent algorithmic restrictions imposed by mainstream platforms.

Martins, who hosts the popular weekly Saturday show “Mike in the Night” from 2016 has garnered attention for his bold commentary on topics ranging from politics to economics to societal issues. With over 500 episodes under his belt, he continues to challenge conventional wisdom and offer unique insights into global events with his 4700+ videos on YouTube @realmikemartins.

Notably, Martins has made several accurate predictions over the years, including warning about the impact of money laundering on Canadian real estate markets well before the issue gained widespread attention. He has also spoken at length about the erosion of trust in government institutions and the potential consequences of such dynamics.

In recent years, however, Martins has faced increasing challenges in getting his message out due to censorship efforts by major tech companies like YouTube. His new website offers him greater control over his content and allows him to reach a wider audience without interference.

Despite some criticism of his work, Martins remains committed to speaking truth to power and providing valuable perspectives on important issues. Visitors to his site can expect thought-provoking analysis and insightful commentary on developments both domestic and international.

For more information, please visit https://RealMikeMartins.com

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Canadian Nurse Launches Life Management Logbooks and App to Help People Organize and Protect Important Documents

British Columbia (April 23, 2023) – Organize your life and documents simply, safely and securely with the My Life Manager and My Health Manager logbooks and a mobile app developed by Canadian Registered Nurse, Katrina Mulberry.

The truth is that many people do not have a problem storing important documents but creating an organized system for quick retrieval is often where the rubber meets the road. Searching for unorganized documents can be time-consuming and frustrating, especially in emergencies. But not anymore.

Touted as The Ultimate in Life and Healthcare Organization, Mulberry’s My Life Manager and My Health Manager guides are designed to help users store and organize important documents efficiently and securely for easy access. My Life Manager is a personal record keeper that allows users to record personal and legal documents and other information in one place. The logbook features a beautiful layout of tables and forms to help users effortlessly monitor and track finances, assets, insurance payments, debts, and life goals. My Health Manager is a 28-page healthcare guide that allows users to record and track health and lifestyle details, from medications, test results, family health patterns, and more. An essential tool for cargivers and those with health concerns.

My Life Manager app facilitates seamless and secure storage of documents and information for access on the go. Users can store important documents digitally, keep pictures of cards, and monitor important dates such as passport expiry! The app also serves as a backup for when My Life and Health Manager logbooks are not accessible and worse case when important documents are lost. No data is collected in this Locker App and biometrics are used for security.

My Life Manager and My Health Manager logbooks are an updated version of Mulberry’s original edition of a simple binder with tabs and plastic page holders for original documents and a “learn how to budget” section, which she designed with the advice from her financial planner and business associates. The logbooks received such positive reception especially from fellow parents wanting to teach money management to their teens. This motivated Mulberry to revise and improve the tools to reach a wider audience. The logbooks and app are part of the Manage Me ™ brand that also includes the Manage Me™ Life / Health USB portable data sticks.

According to Mulberry, the idea of creating a Life Management system was considered early in her nursing career after witnessing the inefficiency of sharing medical information. Explaining her motivation for creating the logbooks, she said: “Friends were always impressed at how I managed to juggle my own life and work with my homelife raising four daughters. I told them that the secret was life organization. I created the logbooks and app to share my knowledge with friends and those far and wide who needed who needed more organization in their lives.”

My Life Manager and My Health Manager are designed to be a personal record keeper and are ideal for anyone looking for life organization made simple – from students and entrepreneurs to homemakers and senior citizens. The logbooks are available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, and other online bookstores. My Life Manager app is available for download for Apple and Android devices. For further information, visit: https://manageme.ca

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Mobile Technology Is Changing the Face of Marketing in the UK

There are an estimated 7.33 billion mobile users in the world, according to Statista. A lot of these are smartphones, especially in the UK. 

Since people always have their phones or tablets with them, they can read, browse, watch videos, and listen to music on the move.

The way content is consumed has changed. As a result, the way businesses communicate with their customers has also changed.

Telemedia Online discusses how changing mobile technology is affecting the future of marketing.

Harnessing the Power of Mobile Marketing

Because mobile phones are so ubiquitous and mobile search is growing, marketing for mobile has become an integral part of any marketing strategy, states the article. 

Since mobile marketing has the potential to reach directly into the pockets/hands/eyes of the consumer, it makes sense to make the most of it.

Here are some strategies that are commonly used in mobile marketing.

Mobile Apps

Mobile apps are a great way of personalising the customer’s experience when interacting with a business. This platform can be used to provide them with tailored content, rewards and offers specific to app users, and a smoother user journey.

Regardless of the size of the business, an app can be a powerful tool in its marketing arsenal, simply because it’s a larger product type, not a specific category.

For example, a large lifestyle store could offer an e-commerce app whilst a small restaurant could offer an app on which customers could order food or make reservations. Both are apps, even if they fulfil different functions.

Mobile Videos

When Facebook was at its height of popularity, it became obvious that video content did much better than text-only. Now, with mobile browsing, videos are even more popular. Consider the meteoric rise of TikTok, which is nothing but user-generated videos.

Even B2B marketing videos, which might be significantly different from TikTok videos are handy for delivering powerful messages. In fact, businesses like Bold Content specifically offer video production services for B2B marketing.

Videos can make products come to life, customer testimonials can pack more of a punch, and even if purely for entertainment, video content for mobiles can deliver better marketing results.

Plus, video technology is changing rapidly with artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based filmmaking. Creating videos for a business’s marketing is now easier—and more cost-effective—than ever.

It is also a way of keeping a company’s marketing recession-ready.

Using Mobile in the Digital Marketing Strategy

If a company wants to use mobile marketing in its strategy, there are a few steps it could take.

Start With a Mobile-First Strategy

It is quite difficult to take an existing (non-mobile) strategy and tweak it into an effective mobile strategy. 

For example, a website built for a desktop screen technically can be converted into a responsive, mobile-friendly one, but it might never be as user-friendly as one that was specifically designed for a smaller screen.

That is why, for a business’s mobile marketing strategy to be successful, it needs to be built from the ground up.

Personalising the Customer Experience

The biggest benefit that a mobile strategy offers is the fact that it can be customised for each customer. Unlike a desktop computer, people don’t tend to share phones, which means the information associated with each device will correspond to one individual.

This can be a powerful tool for presenting highly relevant marketing messages to customers.

In order to make the most of one’s mobile marketing strategy, one must consider content personalisation as part of the overall plan.

Invest in Mobile Apps

As discussed above, mobile apps are a great way of delivering customised offers and content. 

This customer-centric solution can be very useful for increasing customer loyalty and engagement.

That, in turn, helps drive sales.

Use Videos

A high-quality marketing video—whether describing a product, a customer’s review, or simply an entertaining social media short—can help a business get more customer engagement. These can then be used to convert.

Incorporate Mobile Payment

Whether a business has customers visiting a brick-and-mortar store, an app on their mobile, or the company website, making transactions easier can help conversion. Easy mobile payment is one such way of simplifying the buying process.

It can be in the form of an online store or a physical store that accepts mobile payment forms, like Apple Pay or Google Pay.

No matter how one uses plans their marketing strategy, it is obvious that making it mobile-friendly is essential. It’s no longer a “good to have”—people expect it. 

Not having a mobile marketing strategy means a business loses out on a huge opportunity.

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Cornwall Council Extends Contract with Unity5

Cornwall Council, the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, has reportedly announced the extension of its collaboration with Unity5. 

The extension of the contract is part of the council’s effort to drive the digitisation of its permits leveraging Unity5’s ZatPark solution, reported TransportXtra.

“Bringing Unity5 and its ZatPark solution onboard has been a hugely positive step forward for us, explained Zoe Hall, Strategic Parking Manager at Cornwall Council. “We’ve benefited from the flexibility of the technology, and the digitisation of our permits through ZatPermit was a valuable and much-needed update. We are delighted to have extended our contract and are looking forward to continuing our work together.”

Cornwall Council Detailing Positive Parking Framework

The contract between Cornwall Council and Unity5 was first inked in 2020. 

The Council signed up to the national Positive Parking Agenda and detailed its Positive Parking Framework for Cornwall which was approved by the Cabinet in June 2018. 

The Positive Parking Framework for Cornwall (the Plan) was devised to enforce smart parking while also helping support local economies and facilitate traffic management.

With the framework, the authority is committed to efficiently managing the 205 off-street car parks managed by Parking Services. 

In addition, the framework is expected to help manage the research, development, and review work of the 123 tariffs across Cornwall’s parking lots and several non-charging car parks.

Cornwall Council Bringing ZatPark Onboard

Recognising the role of Information Technology (IT) in helping deliver improved parking service, the Council aligned Unity5 to its strategic parking plans. 

The Council signed a contract with Unity5 for deploying its Zatpark solution that includes Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN), Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), and Parking Permits processing systems.

The contract also meant that ZatPark was to be deployed to help manage the county’s parking permit systems, producing digital and physical parking permits.

Even though the roll-out of the ZatPark system was initially stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic, an integrated and coordinated approach taken by both parties ensured the safe and successful implementation of the system, with roughly 200,000 PCNs (including all PCN data, images, and correspondence) migrated into it.

The contract was initially signed for a two year period with a possible two one-year renewal. 

The recent extension of the contract is driven by the high-end service and customer experience ZatPark enabled the Council to deliver to the customers, residents, stakeholders, businesses, and visitors visiting the county. 

Both parties mark the extension as a demonstration of successful collaboration between Unity5 and the local authority. 

Cornwall Council expects to further extend the partnership and deploy the ZatPark solution to Moving Traffic Contraventions.

ZatPark confirmed to fine-tune and configure the fully integrated modules with its high-performance hosted parking solution during the onboarding process to support the Council’s technology transformation.

“The support we received from the team at Unity5 is second to none. They would be highly proactive for any new projects and very reactive when any day-to-day issues arose,” stated Josh Macdonald, Business, Products & Communications Manager (Parking) at Cornwall Council.

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Understanding the Relationship Between Space Systems, Climate Change, and Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has been a concern for businesses and entities since the dawn of the internet. And, as communications technology evolves, so do the attack vectors. 

A quick response enabled by immediate detection is often key with a cyber attack. If businesses can’t have their own detection and response teams, they may employ the Security Operations Centre (SOC) services of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) like DigitalXRAID.

However, technology has been evolving rather rapidly, which means newer threats are emerging. And, as businesses adopt digital transformation, they need to be aware of potential dangers they might face.

Two such cyber security issues recently discussed have been cybersecurity in space and cyber risk due to climate change.

Cybersecurity in Space Deemed “Urgent”, Needing “High-Level Attention”, Says US National Cyber Director

The US National Cyber Director, Kemba Walden, spoke to reporters at the RSA conference on the 26th of April 2023. 

She said cybersecurity in outer space was a pressing issue that was to be discussed in the first space industry cybersecurity workshop hosted by the White House.

We are all aware that the first ‘shot’ in the current Ukraine conflict was a cyberattack against a US space company,” Walden said.

She was, of course, referring to Russia’s attempt to jam SpaceX’s Spacelink, which was being used to provide Ukraine with internet connectivity.

Walden called space systems cybersecurity “an incredibly complex and unique space ecosystem”, which required “a very close public-private partnership”.

She went on to explain that nation-state threat actors like China and Russia are being considered cyber threats to space systems, and calling such attacks—that on Starlink and the one on Viasat—“acts of war”.

Secure-by-design space technology is something that the White House has been talking about a lot recently. 

Released last month, the White House’s Cybersecurity Strategy mentioned how space-based systems—including navigation, positioning, and environmental monitoring—needed to be secure.

Walden also mentioned that the US Space Policy Directive 5, which outlines cybersecurity design principles for space systems, is something they want to focus on.

The principles are being decided and the next steps would be to collaborate with the industry to put these into action.

How Climate Change Is Increasing Cyber-Risks

One would assume that climate change and cybersecurity are topics that are poles apart. However, there are several connections between these two issues.

These connections were highlighted by Chloe Messdaghi, CEO and Founder of Global Secure Partners.

According to Ms Messdaghi, issues caused by climate change provided more opportunities for threat actors to attack.

Attacks on Green Energy Sources

In order to reduce greenhouse emissions, the world is shifting towards green energy sources. These energy sources rely on new technologies. Since they are new, they may not have a well-rounded defence against cyber attacks.

For instance, electric vehicles are reliant on a network of charge points. These would be connected to the grid and managed through a central system. This could be targeted by threat actors.

Whilst this was a hypothetical example, Ms Messdaghi also brought up the cyber-incident at Vestas Wind Systems. That attack forced the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines to stop IT operations across a number of locations.

Extreme Weather Conditions Damaging Critical Digital Systems

Another risk that accompanies climate change that would affect cybersecurity is extreme weather events.

Climate change can result in more frequent and devastating hurricanes and tsunamis. These could affect critical digital systems—damaging underwater communications cables or off-site servers.

Any disruptions such damage would cause could be used as an opportunity by threat actors to attack.

Such weather events might also lead to an increase in remote working. If workers are not careful, they can be targeted for phishing attacks. These, in turn, could be used to get into the employers’ systems and data.

Deteriorating Relationships Between Countries

Climate change can lead to rising temperatures, which then affect geopolitical stability. As people are displaced due to famines caused by rising temperatures, the resulting migration could lead to tensions between countries.

These tensions could then be used as an excuse to conduct cyber attacks on the rival nation’s infrastructure.

It might sound incredible right now, but the pace at which technology is evolving means that we constantly need to look at cybersecurity from all angles. Because, even if we don’t, threat actors would definitely be trying to find any chinks in the cybersecurity armour.

(Threat actors are already using AI for creating malware, whilst cybersecurity experts are considering it for penetration testing.)

And, whilst things seem unrelated, nothing exists in isolation. We need to look at how changes in one system could affect the way it interacts with other systems.