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Elephant poaching down thanks to Cisco technology
movements can be monitored, and
poachers can be apprehended
before approaching the shore from
the lake.
Cisco has established real-time connected
surveillance around Lake Itezi-Tezhi in
Zambia’s Kafue National Park
isco has helped reduced
elephant poaching thanks
to a project that it has
undertaken in Zambia. The company
expanded its conservation efforts
by partnering with the World Wildlife
Fund to establish real-time connected
surveillance around Lake Itezi-Tezhi in
Zambia’s Kafue National Park.
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As a popular watering hole for elephant
herds, poachers often disguise
themselves as fisherman and sneak
across the lake to target elephants.
By setting up four masts and FLIR
thermal cameras across the lake,
surveillance is connected to a newly
built central command centre where
Cisco’s networking technology
and FLIR’s cameras create a
protected perimeter around the lake.
Instead of basic lighting or
flashlights, FLIR thermal cameras
help identify poachers even if they
are hiding in grass or water. This
real-time information stops
poaching, reduces human–elephant
conflict and improves the well-being
of local communities.
The project at Kafue has seen
tremendous results. Since the
technology installation in February
2017, there have been no elephant
poaching incidents reported. Before
the technology was implemented,
the park was seeing reports of one
poaching incident every four to
five days.
PERIMETER SECURITY CONTRACT PROVIDES
CYBERSECURITY BOOST FOR THE UK’S NHS
he UK’s NHS is to receive free-to-adopt, world-class
perimeter security services after NHS Digital signed
a contract with Accenture. NHS Digital reported that
the new services will build on the current offer from the Data
Security Centre so that NHS organisations will be able to
better secure and manage all of the digital networks that they
operate and use. Expert security specialists within the NHS
will now have an even broader view of cyberthreats across the
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organisation, allowing them to spot and respond quickly to
emerging problems, while reducing cyber-risks.
The contract was procured by NHS Digital, working with the
National Cyber Security Centre and NHSX, and will provide
hospital trusts and other care settings the chance to get free,
leading-edge perimeter security features, including:
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Next-generation firewall
Secure filtering for web content
Network intrusion detection and prevention capabilities
Data loss prevention
Secure DNS services
Rob Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Digital, said: “This
deal is great news for NHS organisations. This is cutting-edge
technology that will help keep patient information and NHS
systems safe, at no cost to local organisations.
“For us, the more organisations that join, the better we will be
able to see what is happening across the estate.”
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