During a whistle stop tour of Silicon Valley, your intrepid editor visited Centrify's Santa Clara HQ, and sat down with the identity management and security firm's CEO Tom Kemp to mull over a typically broad range of hot button issues and current trends.
Under co-founder and chief exec Kemp's 14-year leadership, Centrify has become one of the fastest growing security vendors in the industry, turning over US$100m in annual sales, and signing some 5,000 customers – including over 60% of the Fortune 50.
He was also instrumental in raising over US$90 million in Venture Capital financing for Centrify from some of the top Silicon Valley VC firms (Accel, Index, Mayfield, Sigma) and from strategic investors (Samsung, Fortinet, Docomo Capital).
Telecom Times: Looking at the role of AI and machine learning in security firms' forward-looking strategies, what type of focus in particular is likely to produce a leading edge for any player in this field?
Tom Kemp: Yeah, so it's interesting that Machine Learning has historically been applied to financial services, processing credit cards, and detecting fraud.
But the same technology hasn't really been applied to the enterprise from a security perspective. And we think that there's a great opportunity to apply AI/Machine Learning to the whole authentication process, to really help validate if a user is really who they [say they] are.
And, not only that, but to also provide better usability because there is a great opportunity here that as end–users within an enterprise authentication to systems and applications, you can make it so that you can confirm a lot of things about the individual ahead of time based on their device, the time of day and their behaviour, that you can get to the point of almost potentially eliminating passwords.
I think there's a great opportunity to leverage Machine Learning in the whole enterprise as it relates to security, specific to authentication.
We're investing very heavily in doing that to provide, not only improved productivity, but also to deliver conditional access based on the user, the behaviour, the device. Taking all that data, putting it into Machine Learning and then making more intelligent decisions about whether or not the activity is fraudulent, it's a hacker, or if it's really the user who they say they are.
Telecom Times: It's interesting for me to consider security as a growing, even booming business proposition in its own right. In your view, on what will this future growth, or lack thereof, depend? Any specific things come to mind?
changed. And what's really happening is that the hackers have found it much easier to steal credentials.
It's just so much easier if I steal your username and password to proverbially walk through the front door, as opposed to develop all these complicated programs that look for vulnerabilities, zero days, et cetera.
We fundamentally believe that identity is the new attack vector. There needs to be a much more significant focus on securing the user, their credentials, et cetera.
At the same time, as we move more and more to a cloud environment, where the perimeter has disappeared, there is really this new concept called Zero Trust Security where it no longer is about securing this dissolving perimeter, but it's about verifying the user and the device, limiting access and privilege.
At Centrify, we fundamentally believe that Zero Trust can disrupt the broader security market, given the whole move to cloud, and given that the attack surface has really changed towards the user as well. We really think that Zero Trust is going to represent the future of security.
TELECOM TIMES: There are so many influential security experts coming from Russia and that part of the world. Would you say perhaps that there's – there could even been sort of a national propensity for creating talent in that space that other countries could possibly emulate to some degree?
TOM KEMP: I think that there is a lot of motivation by nation states to attack Western countries. And the motivation is different, based on what the goals are of the nation state. In the case of China, historically the focus has been on Intellectual Property to help their industries get ahead of Western countries.
In the case of Russia, the goals were clearly to diminish our democracies in the West. I would not say that one country has more expertise than the other; I just think that the nation states that are doing the attacks are [aligning] those with their strategic goals and initiatives.
Unfortunately, that means that different segments of our critical infrastructure are being attacked by different countries. In the case of Russia, there is very much a focus on the election system. And that's why at Centrify we put together this program to secure the vote by providing our technologies to US-based election boards.
But we see other countries going after Intellectual Property such as people who manufacture aircraft, and technology companies – to be able to get in. It's a wide mix of different attacks coming in, but unfortunately we have to protect ourselves across the board given the different nation states and what they're doing.
Telecom Times: Could you nominate some near-term goals for Centrify, focusing perhaps on the Australia and New Zealand and Asia-Pacific regions?
Tom Kemp: Yeah, sure. Clearly Asia-Pacific is a big area of focus for us. Today, Centrify sales are about 80 per cent in North America, so there's a lot of room for growth.
We definitely see ourselves investing more in the Asia-Pacific market. We definitely want to leverage partners in the APAC region to further expand our reach and also provide additional language support.
So clearly a strategic initiative on the go-to-market [drive] is expanding our breadth internationally, with APAC being a big priority. From a technology perspective, we really want to further evangelise this concept of Zero Trust and implement our vision of it. The reality is, with the move to the cloud, the old ways of doing security are no longer applicable. With the old days you had this concept of the perimeter, and if you were on the inside we would grant you some degree of trust.
But more and more people are on the outside talking to cloud-based applications or trying to come in, and you just can't have that old approach. And so you need to move to this new approach of never trusting, always verifying.
To implement that you have to have a unified solution that can first verify the user, and preferably that means not only single sign-on, but adding multi-factor authentication; you need to validate the device: Is this a device that was previously used? Does it have the most recent version of the operating system? Is it corporate owned, or a personally owned device?
From there you need to limit access and privilege and what the user can do.
Then, preferably, throughout this whole process, you have Machine Learning that provides the conditional access based on past behaviour, past device usage, et cetera, to provide a more friction-less way to provide access.


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Criminals on the loose
Earlier this week, a watchdog report revealed another series of grotesque failures by beleaguered Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary found that, in just one year, the force had failed to record 80,000 crimes in the year ending June, 2020 (an average of 220 per day). Thousands of others cases were also without proper investigation (read more here).
This is just one of them. Leaving three dangerous criminals, who had, apparently, also offended shortly prior to the events so graphically described here.
The response to this letter issued today by Gail Hadfield Grainger, and copied to a wide number of senior police officers, policing stakeholders and elected representatives, including the Home Secretary, will be a good indicator as to whether the "robust measures" allegedly now put in place, by GMP, to prevent such calamities are, in fact, effective:
"To the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police,
"My name is Gail Hadfield Grainger, my contact details are stated at the top of this letter.
"The principal purposes of this letter are (i) to complain about the way that the incident described below was handled by your police officers and (ii) to insist that a proportionate criminal investigation be instigated by experienced detectives, at least one of whom needs to be of managerial rank.
"This complaint is NOT suitable for local resolution. I will not be fobbed off. The matter requires rigorous investigation and those responsible properly held to account. That includes the supervisors, managers, commanders and chiefs who are responsible for the culture in which constables and civilian staff can treat victims of crime in this appalling manner.
"The Crime reference number for this incident is: CRI/06FF/0007643/20
"The particulars are as follows:
"In the evening of the 9th April 2020, two men attended my house to buy a mobile phone that I had been using for the previous year and was registered with my mobile phone network provider. I had advertised this phone for £440 on Gumtree.
"When they arrived, I answered the door and asked if they were here to look at the mobile phone. They stated that they were. I said "wait there, I will go get it".
"As I turned around to go and get the phone, they unexpectedly followed me in – this made me feel extremely uncomfortable as I did NOT invite them in at any time.
"I did not express or imply permission for them to enter.
"I was at home with my two children, fortunately my partner was at my home address too.
"The two men were Irish, with a strong Irish accent. They made small talk in my home, whilst one of the men stated that he was to "get the money from the car".
"He left the house.
"The remaining Irish man had the mobile phone and box etc in his hand, he asked me if the phone needed 'wiping' – I explained it was ready for sale and my details were 'wiped' from the phone.
"This man slowly edged to my front door saying that he was wondering what was taking his friend so long to get the money.
"It was at this point, he edged towards my front door, grabbed my handbag and ran to the silver/green colour Renault Megane, with dents visible on the bodywork and an Irish number plate.
"My handbag contained my purse, cards and cash. My ring and watch was also in my purse. In the bag was also my make-up bag and my pencil case, Dictaphone and much more. My main worry at that time was whether I had left my spare key in my purse, also, and that the men would return to the house when I was sleeping in the house alone with my two children.
"This fear lasted many days until I could get extra security on my house including cameras.
"It was then that I chased the man to his car, screaming as I did so. The car had the door open and engine running ready for a quick getaway. They clearly pre-planned this robbery.
"My partner got in his car and drove in the same direction, he spotted the car approaching Kearsley roundabout, at the Farnworth entrance to the roundabout.
"My partner followed them round Kearsley roundabout, down the slip road that takes you to to the M61 briefly, before joining the M60 and off at Junction 17 at Whitefield/Prestwich.
"Whilst approaching the slip road at 50mph (the Irish men in the Renault Megane were travelling much faster as the temporary speed camera flashed) they purposely tried to 'slam' the side of their motor vehicle intentionally in a reckless manner into my partner's car, almost causing him to have a serious crash as he tried his best to avoid the attack in the motor vehicles – I would class this as attempted murder.
"Their intention were clear, they committed another criminal act in order to evade being apprehended.
"My partner decided that a handbag and phone are not worth losing his life over and returned back to my home.
"When he returned home, he was shaken and extremely distressed at the events, as was I, knowing that these men had been in my home, brazenly, without any consideration of the distress that it caused myself and my family.
"It was at this point I rang the police, told them what had happened and described as much as I could. I was shaken, scared and expected the police to take action. Especially as I provided enough detail to the officer on the phone to warrant an arrest and a charge – given the circumstances.
"I provided the IMEI number of the phone I sold to enable the police to track the phone should the two Irish men turn it on.I gave a description of the two men, the two phone numbers that they used (which could have easily been located through cell site analysis). I gave the route they took, the speed camera that flashed (which would have revealed the VRN) and, as I found out by placing a post on Facebook (warning people in my local community to be vigilant as there were two criminals about), these same two males had already robbed someone and damaged a car when they stole the door mirrors from it.
"Given my past experience with the police, I am extremely hesitant to call them over anything. But, due to the seriousness of the crimes committed against me, I felt I had no other option than to phone the police and believe that they would investigate. As you can see from this letter, that was not done. I was left feeling scared, anxious and distressed, but expected officers to call and take a statement from me at the very least. I have previously experienced serious systemic and operational failings from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and I have been expressly informed by the senior officers at GMP that these systemic and operational failings had been address and rectified. That is clearly not the case.
"I believe there is one of two reasons why this crime was not investigated: Malfeasance, due to who I am and my relationship with GMP or serious incompetence that pervades the whole of Greater Manchester Police.
"Given the recent news articles coming to light such as this one: – it shows that it is not just me, but approximately 220 cases per day have not been investigated properly over the last year.
"I am distressed at the thought of the perpetrators still being at large and that they have got away with so serious a crime, despite of all the detailed information that I gave. The actions of GMP (or rather lack of them) have caused significant loss and damage and may well give rise to a civil claim against the chief constable. I am taking appropriate advice on this issue.
"Since this burglary (whilst I was at home), my insurance company have attempted to contact the police for further information of the events, providing the crime reference number, but have told me that there is a lack of information available. So, I rang the police and asked for an update of what is happening in regards to the investigation – here is a synopsis of the call made on the 3rd of December 202 at 17.08hrs:Hannah PC 72436….. informed me that the case was indeed opened on the 9th of April 2020 and closed on the 10th of Aril 2020 and no investigation took place.
"The offence was listed as 'theft' only.
"There were no further lines of inquiry – which is peculiar as I didn't call till the late hours of the 9th April 2020.
"The case was reopened briefly on the 10th of June 2020 and closed that same day. I believe that this is when I called for an update and to see when someone would be calling to take a witness statement from me and witnesses – which would lead to the establishment of the facts of the case, in turn leading to the identification of the criminals – even though I provided ample enough information on the night for a prompt and effective investigation to take place.
"I was told that NO investigating officer put their name to the case as NO investigation was started.
"If I was to find out anything more about the steps taken (or lack of) Then I would need to contact the records management unit on 0161 856 2529.
"There were NO steps to investigate taken
"GMP have failed their duty in many ways – for a crime of this class the public are entitled to expect nothing less than an independent, prompt and IMPARTIAL investigation. Unfortunately, due to the INCOMPETENCE of Greater Manchester Police NOTHING at all was done in relation to the crime that was committed, including the attempt by dangerous criminals to cause very serious harm to my partner, at the very least. The police failed to record the relevant details of the case.
"They failed to act on the information given
"They failed to interview any key witnesses promptly OR at all
"The police failed to collect ANY evidence that may have led to the identification of those responsible and punishment accordingly.
"Furthermore: This ill treatment by GMP has caused psychological distress to myself and my children.
"I am in fear that if I ever need the police in an urgent matter (as I did previously) not only will they NOT attend promptly – but the police will breach their investigatory duty to act.
"I believe GMP had an operational duty to investigate and this duty was breached
"Next time it could well be a murder, instead of an aggravated burglary or attempted murder/manslaughter (which your officers appear to have mis-recorded as a theft to minimise the need to investigate, raising a different range of performance issues).
"This matter now needs to be handled expeditiously and I expect to hear from a senior officer, of at least superintending rank, within the next 7 days, to discuss the best way forward from this horrific ordeal with a view to formulating an action plan that will lead to the apprehending of these dangerous criminals.
"I have copied in all the stakeholders whom I consider need to be aware of these grotesque failings of GMP.
Gail Hadfield Grainger"
As set out in the letter, the sender is well known to GMP. Her partner, Anthony Grainger, was shot by them in 2012. At the resultant public inquiry, the force was very heavily criticised over a long list of failings and the outfall from that still rumbles on (read here).
Was that a factor in the appalling treatment of Gail over this shocking experience at her home? We will see, once the layers of incompetence are pulled back and a proper investigation has taken place.
The signs are not promising, however. 24 hours after sending the letter not one GMP officer had been in touch with her, either by phone or email.
Another man, with now a great deal, to lose has also not spoken to Gail, or contacted her in any other way. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor, has let her down very badly over the outcome of the Grainger Inquiry, after making false promises on network television (read more here). Accordingly, her hopes are not at all high that he will hold the chief constable to account over this latest issue.
Gail, measured and articulate as always, can be watched talking about her horrendous experience in a short video clip here.
This is a developing news story and will be updated. Follow Neil Wilby on Twitter here, and on Facebook here.
Page last updated: Sunday 12th December, 2020 at 1045 hours
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Author Neil WilbyPosted on December 11, 2020 December 19, 2020 Categories Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Police, Miscarriages of JusticeTags Anthony Grainger, Gail Hadfield Grainger, Grainger Inquiry, Neil Wilby, Neil Wilby Journalist2 Comments on Criminals on the loose
Bailey can't bridge the credibility gap
In July 2019, after serving for over 27 years with a backwater county police force, Nicholas Bailey took the short, but well worn path, from Cheshire Constabulary to its metropolitan neighbour, Greater Manchester Police, the fourth largest force in the country.
He followed in the footsteps of past chief constable Peter Fahy; the present incumbent Ian Hopkins; and a former assistant chief constable, Garry Shewan, to name but three, who had all passed through the same revolving door.
At the time of the appointment, GMP's beleaguered chief constable said in his standard hyperbolic style: "We are delighted to welcome Nick to our GMP family. He is an extremely experienced officer with a wealth of knowledge and skills from a vast policing career, spanning over three decades [emphasis added by author for reasons which should become clear as this piece unfolds].
"His extensive background in policing will help us continue to protect the people of Greater Manchester and his work around local policing will help us continue keeping our communities safe."
Rather clumsy, one might observe, in the wake of the Manchester Arena Bombing and the Grainger Inquiry, at which the force was thoroughly disgraced, and described by leading QC, Leslie Thomas, as "rotten to its core".
For his part in the usual mutual backscratching that, inevitably, accompanies these appointments, Bailey said: "I'm thrilled to join GMP as it gives me the opportunity to give back to the city [whilst drawing a salary of around £110,000 per year plus substantial benefits] and surrounding areas where I have lived and spent most of my life. My father was a GMP officer and to follow in his footsteps is a great honour, as well as being a challenge in such a high profile force, with so much ambition.
"When I started my role as a police officer I found my vocation and understanding of how I could help the public. Since then I've had many memorable moments and found there was no better feeling than locking up an offender and making a difference to victims of crime or vulnerable people [Bailey has been asked to recall the last time he locked up an offender].
"Unfortunately, a sad reality of the job is the tragic and traumatic incidents that stick in your mind and remain with you forever. I was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene of the [IRA] Warrington bombing in 1993 [Bailey presumably refers to the second bombing on Bridge Street in which two children died and 56 other people were injured] and was the senior officer on duty at Cheshire Police on the night of the Manchester Arena bomb. Both these events ended in a huge loss of life, which only further increases my motivation to be a police officer and do all I can to help. ['Huge' equals 2 at Warrington and 22 at Manchester Arena. Tragedies both, but not on the scale to which Bailey carelessly alludes. Which might give rise to doubts about his ability to objectively assess evidence and give straight answers].
"I look forward to the challenges ahead and being involved with a force that has the ambition to have such a positive impact on the communities, particularly through placed (sic) based partnerships." For the unitiated, including the author, read more here.
What neither Hopkins nor Bailey alluded to was the swathe of deep scandal in which GMP was mired, or the trail of Command Team officers that had left the force in disgrace over the past few years. Or indeed, the perennial scandal surrounding Hopkins' most recent recruit at that rank, Assistant Chief Constable Maboob Hussain. Now known irreverently as 'Mabel', the former West Yorkshire officer apparently prefers 'Mabs'.
Or, indeed, the even bigger scandals surrounding the senior officer that Bailey replaced: the despicable Steven Heywood. Very fortunate to escape prosecution over his antics at the Grainger Inquiry, amongst a lengthy tariff of other alleged misdemeanours, he still faces a much-delayed public gross misconduct hearing at which neither his former force, nor himself, will likely emerge with any credit.
Add in Terry Sweeney of Shipman body parts and Domenyk Noonan notoriety, Rebekah Sutcliffe's 'Titgate' outrage and Garry Shewan scuttling off, once it became apparent how disastrously his much-vaunted IT Transformation Project, including the now infamous 'iOPS' installation, was turning out to be, and the question that simply begs to be asked is: Why would any self-respecting, law-abiding officer want to be involved or associated with persons of such questionable character? That is another question that has been put to GMP's newest and, for the present, shiniest 'top brass'.
Bailey, for his sins, appears to have recently taken over the iOPS poisoned chalice from the hapless Chris Sykes, another recent assistant chief constable appointment, commenting for the force on social media, and in the local newspaper, as another catastrophic failure beset the ill-fated project in early February, 2020. One day after this article was published, more whistleblowers came forward to highlight another round of problems. This time, it is reported, connected to Crown Prosecution Service interface, access to crimes and reports, and, most crucially, huge backlog of child protection cases.
It has also emerged that, whilst an iOPS inspection report by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary is constantly delayed, the force are trying to implement as many of the HMIC recommendations as possible, before publication, in order to mimimise reputational damage and hoodwink the public.
Another GMP Command Team member, the seemingly gutless Debbie Ford, accepted a rare neutral transfer back to her previous force, Northumbria Police, rather than confront the wrongdoing of the senior leadership miscreants amongst whom she sat every morning and, she said, were making her feel 'uncomfortable'.
But the most persistent, and obvious, Command Team 'villain' within GMP is, very arguably, the chief constable himself. The persistent failings of this belligerent and self-adoring individual are well documented elsewhere on this website (read more here). The most recent scandal post-dated the publication of that widely read, and shared, article when the outcome of the Greater Manchester Mayor's Assurance Review of Operation Augusta (an abandoned investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale in 2004) was pubished on 14th January, 2020. Hopkins had planned to abdicate responsibility for appearing at a press conference, offering up arch-sycophant ACC Hussain instead.
But the assembled media was having none of that and, eventually, Hopkins was coaxed down from the 4th floor at GMP's plush HQ. But, only to read out a prepared statement after which he departed in high dudgeon, refusing to answer any questions. A shameful performance, by any measure, and one for which he has been quite rightly and robustly criticised in the press, on television and on social media.
The full Augusta report, which some readers may find distressing, can be read here.
Hopkins deleted his Twitter account later the same day, or early the following morning. He had disgraced himself previously on the social media platform, appearing to abuse his position of authority – and an official 'blue-ticked' Greater Manchester Police account – to attack fellow users (read more here). The GMP press office, unusually for them, refused to even acknowledge the request for a statement from Hopkins over his sudden and unexplained disappearance from Twitter. Remarkably, the story didn't make the mainstream media, particularly the Manchester Evening News whom, conversely and perversely, draw a significant amount of their output from daily social media trawls and, in particular, police force users.
Apart from Grainger, iOPS and Operation Augusta, commentary on another disgraceful GMP scandal now appears very frequently on social media. This concerns the tragic death of 17 year old Yousef Makki, a Manchester Grammar School pupil stabbed to death in a leafy street in the millionaire village of Hale Barns.
Yousef's family, close friends and supporters have, through their grief, moulded themselves into a formidable and well-informed campaigning group against the apparently woeful police investigation led by DCI Colin Larkin (unsurprisingly nicknamed "Pop") and, it seems, half-hearted prosecution. The senior police officer with overall responsibility for the investigation is the aforementioned Maboob Hussain. He has emerged as the force's spokesman on the scandal and 'Mabel' has met the Makki family, where his focus appeared to be attempting to discredit former Head of the Major Incident Team at GMP, Peter Jackson, who has been assisting Jade Akoum, Yousef's exceptionally resourceful and articulate sister and Debbie Makki, his distraught mother. The popular and widely respected Jackson is now well known, nationwide, as the country's most vocal and effective police whistleblower and, as such, a persistent thorn in the side of GMP and Mabel, it seems.
Jackson has brought Employment Tribunal proceedings against Greater Manchester Police, listed to commence on 20th April, 2020, over the highly questionable treatment he received from fellow senior officers after he blew the whistle on a lengthy, and truly shocking, list of failings by them (read in full here). The Tribunal is expected to sit for 12 weeks as some very dirty GMP washing will get a public airing from a lengthy list of police witnesses.
But Hussain has not been able to shake off the controversy surrounding his own appointment to his senior position in GMP and the serious doubts about his own integrity that flowed from it. It is covered in forensic detail elsewhere on this website (read in full here) and, devastating though it is, stands completely unchallenged. The Hussain/GMP/West Yorkshire Police strategy of stonewalling and attempting to silence critics has not worked – and in the modern era of instant and connected communication was never likely to, either. Especially as local, regional and national politicians, and policing figures, are now seized of the matter due to the significant adverse publicity being generated, and the consequent damage to public confidence in the police service more widely, and GMP in particular.
On any independent (or political or regulatory) view, Hussain should not be near any evidence chain until the doubts over his own trustworthiness, and those of a large number of other senior officers alleged to be involved in the 'cover-up', are resolved one way or another. Those include the deputy chief constable at GMP, Ian Pilling. A man with whom the author of this article has had extensive and mostly unsatisfactory dealings. Those interchanges may, very arguably, persuade anyone reviewing them that Pilling's conduct, generally, and his approach to the indisputable misconduct of others, is highly questionable. To the extent that his seat as deputy chief constable is untenable at least until those doubts are satisfactorily, and independently, resolved.
After choosing to intervene in a Twitter thread concerning the Makki killing, Nick Bailey has been asked twice, on that social media platform to confirm if he believes that, on the basis of what is set out in the 'When The Cover Up Becomes The Story' article, and the evidence behind it, three of his GMP Command Team colleagues, Hopkins, Pilling and Hussain are officers of unimpeachable integrity.
This is not a trick question, but one of the highest public interest and should, one might expect, have produced an immediate, and unequivocal, response in the affirmative. Especially, with Bailey having eulogised so profusely about the force, and those running it, when he joined Greater Manchester Police a short time ago.
It is also relevant to point out that he is highly qualified to make judgements on the integrity of policing colleagues, having spent a significant period of his Cheshire Constabulary as Head of their Professional Standards Department.
But the problem for Assistant Chief Constable Bailey is that he cannot endorse the integrity of any of those three senior colleagues, having read the Hussain article, without compromising his own.
So what will he do about it? An educated guess is NOTHING. Zero. Zilch. He will, presumably and having ignored the invitation on social media, be prepared to breach the College of Policing's Code of Ethics requiring him to challenge inappropriate conduct and, of course, his first duty to those precept payers funding his huge salary by keeping them safe from other senior police officers whom, seemingly, cannot be trusted to do their job with unimpeachable integrity, without fear or favour and in accordance with the Oath of a Constable (read in full here). In the case of the Hussain 'transfer' from West Yorkshire to GMP there were, demonstrably, a fair few favours called in. It hangs over both police forces like the stench of fish, rotting from the head down.
Why is this situation allowed to pertain? Because that is how the top echelons of policing work. Almost every NPCC-rank officer will cover for another. Omertà is the operational code. We have seen another high profile example of that, very recently, in GMP, with the revelations and naming of the involvement of very senior officers in the premature closing down of Operation Augusta – and all that has happened since to stifle accountability and to silence another nationally-known, high octane whistleblower, Maggie Oliver. Where, undoubtedly, selective memory and refusal to co-operate with the enquiry were some of the most troubling revelations. Two ex-GMP officers who went on to become chief constables elsewhere head that list: Dave Jones, who suddenly quit North Yorkshire Police in mysterious circumstances in April, 2018 and Dave Thompson, still serving at West Midlands Police and known by former colleagues for his remarkable recall, across decades, on matters unconnected to the child sexual exploitation in Rochdale.
It is not clear what Bailey actually does to earn his six figure salary at GMP, apart from publicly support menopause campaigns on social media. His biography on the force website appears completely absent of detail as to what his portfolio responsibilities might be (read here).
He is, however, National Police Chiefs Council lead for information rights, covering the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act: On this basis alone, Bailey should resign from GMP as they are, in the extensive experience of the author of this article, persistent and mendacious law-breakers of both Acts. The cavalier and unacceptable approach by GMP to disclosure in civil claims is also the subject of repeated and vitriolic criticism by claimants and their lawyers.
If he has national responsibility for information rights, as appears to be the case, then the reader can add, for certain, the disgraceful antics of such as the three Yorkshire police forces, Humberside and Durham to the list of law-breakers. It should also be noted that the situation is getting worse since Bailey was appointed, not better.
In conclusion, it appears that Greater Manchester Police has landed itself with another dud, out of depth assistant chief constable to add to a depressingly long list of previous failures. If he finds this article an uncomfortable read then he should begin today and start to put matters right. Make his family and the beleagured junior ranks in GMP proud of him: Challenge those around him that are, at present, deemed untrustworthy; forget mealy-mouthed excuses and come clean about iOPS; robustly sort out the information rights catastrophe across the police service, starting urgently with GMP; spend less time fretting about menopause; and then another article can be written, and published, enthusiastically lauding those achievements.
Over to you, Nicholas Bailey and please use your right of reply.
At present, over three days after publication of this article, the email sent to ACC Bailey requesting comment has not been acknowledged. GMP's press officer were copied in to that communication.
That failure to respond is, of itself, a breach of the College of Policing's Code of Ethics under the headings of Respect and Courtesy; Duties and Responsibilities. But as this article sets out, in the main, if you are a senior police officer engaged by Greater Manchester Police you regard yourself as above the law.
It would, after all, take just a few seconds to type: "Thanks, but no comment".
Page last updated on Monday 2nd March, 2020 at 1445hrs
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Let me start by letting you know your eyes have two different seeing capabilities... Daylight Vision, with full color perception. and night time vision with limited color perception.. Night vision is basically shut off in normal daylight. Night vision is very sensitive, more sensitive than day light vision, night vision allows you to see at night when light levels are very low and to see details in the shadows. Bright lights can shut off your night vision... Artificially lighting up the night to daylight levels is unnatural and has many consequences.
There is a way to light up our streets and neighborhood at night that does not shut down our very sensitive and wonderful night vision. Such lighting contains very little blue light. You have all seen the bright yellowish sodium lights and the beautiful golden glow they give to the neighborhood. Do not confuse brightness with strong blue light content. Remember, you once added bluing to your wash to make your clothes appear brighter.
Start here at this link and educate your self on night time lighting. Understanding the principles and physics and physiology of night time lighting is our best defense against... Night Time Lighting Gone Wild.
Bright lights at night not only shut down your night vision, -blinding you in the dark- they can/will disrupt the quality of your sleep. Bright lights at night can throw off your natural biological circadian rhythms. The depth and quality of your sleep can be disturbed with many negative consequences.... Heart repair happens every night while you are in the deepest levels of sleep, provided you are getting into the deepest levels of sleep... many are not because the quality of their sleep has been disrupted..
If you post a question I will try and answer it for you.
AMA report findings.... confirming what I said about Lights and street lights.
Stay informed community.... if you have questions ask me.


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Will Stone
Will Stone is a KUNR alumnus, having served as a passionate, talented reporter for KUNR for nearly two years before moving in early 2015 to the major Phoenix market at public radio station KJZZ.
An East Coast transplant, he's worked at NPR stations in Philadelphia, New York and Connecticut. He's also interned at the NPR West Headquarters in Los Angeles where he learned from some of the network's best correspondents. Before joining the public radio airwaves, he studied English at a small liberal arts college and covered arts and culture for an alternativenewsweeklyin Philadelphia.
He's particularly drawn to education, government and environmental reporting, as listeners became aware, he jumped on any story that got him out into the field with a mic in hand.
He enjoyed the Reno outdoors, food and cultural scene, given his liking for hiking, fish tacos and great American poetry. While KUNR listeners miss his reporting, we're always glad to help prepare, encourage and support successful public radio professionals wherever they go.
See what Will is up to at KJZZ.
'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic This Week
Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what happened in the first week after Thanksgiving.
Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels?
COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.
More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions
As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.
Researchers Learning More About How Coronavirus Sabotages Blood Vessels
COVID-19 symptoms like strokes and kidney damage are unusual for a respiratory disease. Researchers are looking into how the coronavirus damages blood vessels and what that means for treatment.
Rural Midwestern Communities Hit Hard As Coronavirus Surges In U.S. Again
The U.S. is heading into its third coronavirus spike since the start of the pandemic, with rural communities in the Midwest bearing the brunt of this latest surge in infections.
Medical Residents Study Whether Trump Rallies Are Tied To Infection Spikes
A medical student and first-year resident looked for infection spikes in towns that hosted Trump rallies. The data isn't as clear cut as many might like.
COVID-19 Surges In Rural Communities, Overwhelming Some Local Hospitals
As COVID-19 cases increase, many rural communities, places which were largely spared during the early months of the pandemic, are now contending with a spike in infections and hospitalizations.
Spike In COVID-19 Cases Strains Hospitals, Especially In Rural Areas
Most states have surging coronavirus case counts — 15 are up 40% or more. The start of what could be a third U.S. peak in cases first took hold in rural states, and they are straining to keep up.
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surging Toward A Third Peak
Raging outbreaks in the Midwest and Great Plains are driving the numbers, but every region of the country is showing growth in new infections.
What's Coming This Winter? Here's How Many More Could Die In The Pandemic
Cases are surging in many places around the country. As we head into winter here's what public health forecasters think we can expect.


another hidden gem in Lednice-Valtice UNESCO site!
this renaissance-style structure appeared out of nowhere on our walk through the UNESCO site. lovely.
A perfect place for a short visit. On Saturdays there is a lady offering their own local wine for a small fee.
Get quick answers from Chram tri Gracii staff and past visitors.


Where and when was William J. Harrison born?
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Asian stocks nudged higher after U.S. equities reached a five-month high amid optimism about the end of monetary tightening in the world's largest economy. The dollar halted a four-day decline, while Treasuries stabilized.
The MSCI index of global equities is back to its highest level since early October amid optimism that a dovish tilt from the Federal Reserve can help prolong the bull market. Bonds, however, are signaling worries that momentum in in growth and inflation remains subdued.
Japan's Topix index rose less than 0.1 percent as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo. South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.34 percent. Hang Seng futures earlier gained 0.1 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 0.5 percent.


This is the ultimate pasta comfort food recipe. A popular dish that I make occasionally is Fettuccine Alfredo. I've made it for many years using various recipes. This one is a copycat of the Olive Garden recipe.
A few years ago our paths crossed with Rich and Kristi Heinz! They both shared this recipe "Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce" in their 2003 Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lanesville, Indiana Cookbook.
A copy of this book was given to me to help replace my loss of several hundred cookbooks during Hurricane Katrina. When we want a no meat meal this is the first choice! My husband prefers to have meat with his meals so I add chicken and sometimes shirmp for him. I've included my twist to this recipe with my grilled shrimp and chicken.
In saucepan, combine butter, heavy cream & cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted and mixed well. Add the Parmesan cheese and garlic. Simmer for about 15-20 min. on low.
While the sauce is simmering I make my pasta. You can use whatever you like. Cook according to pkg instructions.
If we are having meat I then grill the shrimp and chicken breast strips. I rub McCormick Grill Mates Seafood RUB on both the shrimp and chicken. The seasoning is just right! This savory, sweet, spicy blend of garlic, rosemary, lemon peel, chili peppers and cedar smoke flavor gives seafood a bold, flavorful crust that seals in juices. and it seals in the moisture of the meats!
Grill shrimp 3-5 minutes & chicken 6-8 minutes. Final step is to toss the pasta with the sauce. I usually leave a little leftover for dipping with the breadstick or garlic bread. This is a yummy dish. If you have anything to share I would love to hear it. I'm always up to trying new recipes!
This looks ever so good! Why go to a restaurant when you could do this at home? I left something for you on my blog - stop by and pick it up when you get a minute.
Thanks for the shout out! I love to make it too! Sometimes we add the chicken. Not often.
Miss you! Enjoy your cookbook TONS!
I agree Black Berry Jam! I love Olive Garden's Fett. Alfredo. We never eat there. I think the closes one to us is 2 hrs away. This hands down is just like theirs. Thx I'll pop over to your blog!
Thanks Kristi! I had to give you a shout out since it was Nat. Fett. Alfredo Day!!! whoohoo! Miss ya too and glad you are enjoying the cookbook!
Thanks for linking this wonderful recipe to my new Linky! Have a great weekend!


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Ontario International Airport is on welcome back track
Ontario International Airport is poised to welcome travelers back to the airport with open arms – and a video showing many of the steps taken to help make their return safe and secure.
June 19, 2020 — As airlines begin to see increasing numbers of air travelers, Ontario International Airport (ONT) is poised to welcome travelers back to the airport with open arms – and a video showing many of the steps taken to help make their return safe and secure.
The one-minute video, which will appear on ONT social media platforms and in the airport's terminals beginning today, provides a brief overview of the initiatives undertaken to keep facilities clean and reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus. The precautionary measures include:
Installation of commercial kiosks which offer face covers, disposable gloves, disinfectant wipes and alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Deep cleaning of public and employee areas of the airport, such as restrooms, lunchrooms and retail and dining concessions with high-powered disinfectant.
More intensive efforts to sanitize high-touch surfaces such as doorknobs, hand railings, counters and water fountains.
Additional hand sanitizer stations positioned throughout the airport.
Passenger screening trays treated with powerful antimicrobial technology to inhibit the growth of bacteria on tray surfaces remain in use at security checkpoints.
Placement of appropriately spaced floor markers throughout the terminals to encourage proper social distancing.
Ontario also directed its contractor, Diverse Facility Solutions, to spray every surface of the airport nightly with a highly effective disinfectant using Protexus, a cordless electrostatic sprayer that charges a dilution of a 3M disinfectant product known to be effective against coronaviruses. The fine mist adheres to hard, non-porous surfaces as well as to soft surfaces such as fabrics and upholstery. The electrostatic charge causes the spray to attach to the surface bringing 360-degree, touchless disinfection and sanitizing capabilities. The product dries in 10 minutes.
"We recognize that as travelers return to the airport in greater numbers, they may have questions about the safeguards put in place to help reduce exposure to potentially harmful bacteria and viruses," said Mark Thorpe, ONT's chief executive officer. "Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have intensified practices for keeping passenger terminals clean, undertaken new initiatives to increase confidence among customers that they are safe in our airport and worked hard to prepare for the day when airline passengers return to more normal travel routines."
Officials are also reminding ONT travelers, visitors and other guests to wear appropriate face coverings, wash hands with soap and water frequently and avoid touching their face, all prudent measures to help protect themselves and others from the coronavirus. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom mandated the use of face coverings in public places, including airports.
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Newmark Knight Frank Completes Sale of Four Single-Tenant Retail Properties in Southern California Totaling $31 Million
Riverside County reopens with removal of capacity limits, distancing requirements for most businesses and events
Pent Up Consumer Demand to Drive Rapid Economic Recovery in Inland Empire
Hawai'i Lifts Quarantine Requirement for Ontario, California Fliers with Negative Covid Clinic Test
San Bernardino County to Hold Economic Recovery Series; First Virtual Event to be held on April 19, 2021
Loma Linda University Health administers its 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine dose
California's Annual Jobs Revision Shows the Pandemic Hit Employment Much Harder Than Originally Estimated; Still, Outlook for 2021 Significantly Brighter
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™ Opens in Redlands
Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Redlands at 9980 Alabama St. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in 45 minutes or less.
"I'm looking forward to the opportunity to introduce Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions to Redlands as we continue to serve this region," said Damon Madison, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions District Manager. "Our team prioritizes customer satisfaction above all else. By offering free diagnostics on all device issues, matching competitors' prices, and guaranteeing fast-turnarounds on device repairs, we're dedicated to making our customers' experience affordable and convenient."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 750 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Redlands with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
9980 Alabama St Suite C, Redlands, CA 92374
New Partnership Announced; Stater Bros. Markets joins Entertainment Giant
Toyota Arena has announced a new partnership with Stater Bros. Markets effective July 1, 2022.
Guests of the arena will soon be able to experience the new branding of the North Patio, which will include live concerts featuring local bands and up-and-coming professional talent. "We are thrilled to welcome Stater Bros. Markets as a partner to Toyota Arena," said Michael K. Krouse, President & CEO. "It's a natural fit – this is our community's grocery store of choice and the amazing Stater Bros. Charities provides non-profit organizations in our local region with support. We are on board to help as well."
The marketing amenities this partnership will provide Stater Bros. will include a presence on several assets including the arena's Interstate 10 marquee, overhead LED scoreboard, television monitors throughout the facility, website, and more. The relationship created through this agreement will also provide benefits for Toyota Arena guests, including new Stater Bros.-inspired food and beverage options.
The benefits to the community will go beyond lifestyle and entertainment, however. Stater Bros. and Toyota Arena recognize the important role they play in the overall development of the City of Ontario. The city's vigorous commercial and residential growth, and its status as a destination location will result in economic growth, jobs, and a thriving community. The partnership will also open up new opportunities to support the giving efforts of the market's non-profit charitable arm, Stater Bros. Charities.
"This really is an exciting day for the entire Stater Bros. team. As a company, we work hard to establish great business relationships, and with Toyota Arena, we've found an excellent partner," said Stater Bros. CEO Pete Van Helden. "I look forward to the new opportunities our partnership will bring and its benefits for the City of Ontario and the Inland Empire as a whole."
IECE Presents its Inaugural State of Entrepreneur Report on Dec. 9
The first-ever State of Entrepreneurship Address for the Inland Empire is being held by the Cal State San Bernardino Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 5-8 p.m. at 4th Sector Innovations in Ontario.
IECE's goal in producing the State of Entrepreneurship research study is to bring the voice of local entrepreneurs to those who need to hear it most – local and state policymakers, community organizations, lenders, and other resource providers.
The Voice of the Entrepreneur survey, on which the address is based, sends powerful feedback on the challenges that entrepreneurs and business owners of the Inland Southern California region face.
Survey results were drawn out earlier this year by reaching out to IECE's extensive network, consisting of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and business owners representing a diverse group of industries. The IECE will continue to distribute the Voice of the Entrepreneur survey in the spring of each calendar year to find out what Inland Empire entrepreneurs and business owners are going through.
The report is a potent tool for policymakers, economic impact drivers, and business owners and entrepreneurs to analyze growth potential within the region. Using measurable data, the goal is to identify the challenges and opportunities facing local business owners and obstacles that may be impeding business growth.
The result is a concise report that gives insight into how we can effectively learn and evolve together with a regional focus.
The evening will start and end with networking and food; in between, the SOER report will be presented, which includes examining the indicators of entrepreneurial activity and how the IE measures up as a region; learning of the Voice of the Entrepreneur direct survey results and the common themes, as well as an IE Ecosystem assessment; and regional perspectives from influencers that include:
Rod Vandenbos, founder and CEO, buzzbox beverages, Indio;
Mike Napoli, Tech Coast Angels, Palm Springs;
Edward Ornelas, Jr. President, Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce
Ana Karina Suchánek, president, Cask Restaurant Group, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga; and
Pepi Jackson, president and CEO, Riverside Black Chamber of Commerce
Click the following link – Secure Your Spot for the 2021 State of Entrepreneurship Address – to attend, network and learn more about entrepreneurship in the region. Whether you are a seasoned or soon-to-be entrepreneur, there is a perspective for everyone who wants to know more about how to strengthen the Inland Empire economy.
The presentation will unveil breakthrough metrics and perspectives on the State of Entrepreneurship throughout the Inland Empire, including:
Why a report like this is essential for the collective growth of our region;
What the report consists of: indicators for entrepreneurship and what real entrepreneurs in our communities are telling us through our Voice of the Entrepreneur survey results; and
Regional perspectives from influencers and officials that are active in our ecosystem.
The event will also include food and cocktails while networking within an inspirational setting at 4th Sector Innovations Ontario.
To learn more, visit the IECE State of Entrepreneurship Report website.


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Marc Pingris announces retirement from PBA
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Marc Pingris has called it a career after 16 PBA seasons. PBA Images (file photo)
MANILA—Marc Pingris, who embodies the word "puso" during his time in the PBA and the national team, is calling it a career after 16 seasons from the league.
"Sixteen years na din ako sa PBA pero alam ko na ngayon na din ang tamang panahon para umpisahan ang bagong chapter ng buhay ko. It has been a glorious 16 years, Pinoy Sakuragi 15 signing off," Pingris said as he announced his retirement on Tuesday night.
Known as a tenacious dunker early into his pro career with the Cebu Gems in the MBA's last season in 2002 and for Rain Or Shine when it was still in the PBL from 2003-2004, Pingris has evolved into a defensive pillar especially for the Purefoods franchise.
Pingris, the third overall pick of the 2004 PBA Draft by Air21, became known as an "import stopper" being the one in charge of stymieing the foreign reinforcement.
Pingris had a brief stay with San Miguel during the 2008-2009 season, even winning the Fiesta Conference championship there.
However, he was traded back to Purefoods before the 2009-2010 season and has never left the team since then.
However, an anterior cruciate ligament injury held him to only 12 games for the 2017-18 season and had to be replaced in the 2018 All-Star Game.
Pingris got to return in the 2019 season, playing for 21 games, but he was not with the franchise now known as the Magnolia Hotshots when the PBA held a bubble in Angeles last season.
In total, Pingris will end his career with nine titles including the 2014 grand slam.
The 2006 Most Improved Player also made three mythical selections and eight all-defensive teams and won three Defensive Player of the Year awards.
He has been selected as an All-Star in the seasons he played and has been named to the league's 40 Greatest Players.
Pingris was also part of the national team as early as 2003, winning the gold in the Southeast Asian Games that year.
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Truth and Memory
Posted by nancybercaw on May 12, 2011 May 12, 2011
Dear Nancy,
Today I feel like this guy right here. How are you?
Dear Hayley,
I feel like that guy too, except that I'm hanging by one arm. Okay, that's a little over-dramatized. But I do feel like the idea of memory (whether you have Alzheimer's or not) is wrought with danger—-like hanging by an ice pick off a glacier. Imagine that this picture is the guy's memory of the event, but the guy above him has another recollection of it–a different picture in his mind. Who's right?
I ask all this because I fear that my book about MY memories of MY father's mind is going to cause disagreements amongst family members. Indeed, it already has. What can I do about that? I remember my way…as Beau's daughter. I'm sure my father remembers me a whole different way. And I'm sure he is remembering in his own way now, as he looks at the pictures around his room. There's one of a boy in a canoe in a river, and my father is convinced that is him–even though others have said it's not. What is the truth, Hayley? How you remember? What you remember? Or how you feel?
Maybe if we all stop getting so territorial about whose truth is right, then maybe we won't feel so sad about memory loss.
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Is the memory something that is tangible?
Is the memory something that can be toyed with by how it perceives different events?
Is the memory a combination of thoughts and dreams that collide in the "memory station" of the brain and come at you and yours is a totally unique and original perception that you and only you have the ability to embrace and interpret?
That's what I think about with this tiny pea brain of mine, as I hang off this cliff called living.
Love you both and your dedication to your dads.
hayleydumond says:
Love you, too Allan & your dedication to us 🙂
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"""
This module contains the checker mode, a base class for code checker modes.
"""
import logging
from pyqode.core.api import TextBlockUserData
from pyqode.core.api.decoration import TextDecoration
from pyqode.core.api.mode import Mode
from pyqode.core.backend import NotRunning
from pyqode.core.api.utils import DelayJobRunner
from pyqode.qt import QtCore, QtGui

class CheckerMessages(object):
    """
    Enumerates the possible checker message types.
    """
    #: Status value for an information message.
    INFO = 0
    #: Status value for a warning message.
    WARNING = 1
    #: Status value for an error message.
    ERROR = 2

class CheckerMessage(object):
    """
    Holds data for a message displayed by the
    :class:`pyqode.core.modes.CheckerMode`.
    """
    #: Default colors foreach message status
    COLORS = {CheckerMessages.INFO: "#4040DD",
              CheckerMessages.WARNING: "#DDDD40",
              CheckerMessages.ERROR: "#DD4040"}

    @classmethod
    def status_to_string(cls, status):
        """
        Converts a message status to a string.

        :param status: Status to convert (p yqode.core.modes.CheckerMessages)
        :return: The status string.
        :rtype: str
        """
        strings = {CheckerMessages.INFO: "Info",
                   CheckerMessages.WARNING: "Warning",
                   CheckerMessages.ERROR: "Error"}
        return strings[status]

    @property
    def status_string(self):
        """
        Returns the message status as a string.

        :return: The status string.
        """
        return self.status_to_string(self.status)

    def __init__(self, description, status, line, col=None, icon=None,
                 color=None, path=None):
        """
        :param description: The message description (used as a tooltip)
        :param status: The status associated with the message.
        :param line: The message line number
        :param col: The message start column (at the moment the message ends at
                    the end of the line).
        :param icon: Unused, we keep it for backward compatiblity.
        :param color: Text decoration color
        :param path: file path. Optional
        """
        assert 0 <= status <= 2
        #: The description of the message, used as a tooltip.
        self.description = description
        #: The status associated with the message. One of:
        #:    * :const:`pyqode.core.modes.CheckerMessages.INFO`
        #:    * :const:`pyqode.core.modes.CheckerMessages.WARNING`
        #:    * :const:`pyqode.core.modes.CheckerMessages.ERROR`
        self.status = status
        #: The line of the message
        self.line = line
        #: The start column (used for the text decoration). If the col is None,
        #: the whole line is highlighted.
        self.col = col
        #: The color used for the text decoration. If None, the default color
        #: is used (:const:`pyqode.core.CheckerMessage.COLORS`)
        self.color = color
        if self.color is None:
            self.color = self.COLORS[status]
        self.decoration = None
        self.path = path
        #: store a reference to the associated QTextBlock, for quick acces
        self.block = None

    def __str__(self):
        return "{0} l{1}".format(self.description, self.line)

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return (self.block == other.block and
                self.description == other.description)

def _logger(klass):
    return logging.getLogger('%s [%s]' % (__name__, klass.__name__))

class CheckerMode(Mode, QtCore.QObject):
    """
    Performs a user defined code analysis job using the backend and
    display the results on the editor instance.

    The user defined code analysis job is a simple **function** with the
    following signature:

    .. code-block:: python

        def analysisProcess(data)

    where data is the request data:

    .. code-block:: python

        request_data = {
                'code': self.editor.toPlainText(),
                'path': self.editor.file.path,
                'encoding': self.editor.file.encoding
            }

    and the return value is a tuple made up of the following elements:

        (description, status, line, [col], [icon], [color], [path])

    The background process is ran when the text changed and the ide is an idle
    state for a few seconds.

    You can also request an analysis manually using
    :meth:`pyqode.core.modes.CheckerMode.request_analysis`

    Messages are displayed as text decorations on the editor. A checker panel
    will take care of display message icons next to each line.
    """
    @property
    def messages(self):
        """
        Returns the entire list of checker messages.
        """
        return self._messages

    def __init__(self, worker,
                 delay=500,
                 show_tooltip=True):
        """
        :param worker: The process function or class to call remotely.
        :param delay: The delay used before running the analysis process when
                      trigger is set to
                      :class:pyqode.core.modes.CheckerTriggers`
        :param show_tooltip: Specify if a tooltip must be displayed when the
                             mouse is over a checker message decoration.
        """
        Mode.__init__(self)
        QtCore.QObject.__init__(self)
        # max number of messages to keep good performances
        self.limit = 200
        self.ignore_rules = []
        self._job_runner = DelayJobRunner(delay=delay)
        self._messages = []
        self._worker = worker
        self._mutex = QtCore.QMutex()
        self._show_tooltip = show_tooltip
        self._pending_msg = []
        self._finished = True

    def set_ignore_rules(self, rules):
        """
        Sets the ignore rules for the linter.

        Rules are a list of string that the actual linter function will check
        to reject some warnings/errors.
        """
        self.ignore_rules = rules

    def add_messages(self, messages):
        """
        Adds a message or a list of message.

        :param messages: A list of messages or a single message
        """
        # remove old messages
        if len(messages) > self.limit:
            messages = messages[:self.limit]
        _logger(self.__class__).log(5, 'adding %s messages' % len(messages))
        self._finished = False
        self._new_messages = messages
        self._to_check = list(self._messages)
        self._pending_msg = messages
        # start removing messages, new message won't be added until we
        # checked all message that need to be removed
        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self._remove_batch)

    def _remove_batch(self):
        if self.editor is None:
            return
        for i in range(100):
            if not len(self._to_check):
                # all messages checker, start adding messages now
                QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self._add_batch)
                self.editor.repaint()
                return False
            msg = self._to_check.pop(0)
            if msg.block is None:
                msg.block = self.editor.document().findBlockByNumber(msg.line)
            if msg not in self._new_messages:
                self.remove_message(msg)
        self.editor.repaint()
        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self._remove_batch)

    def _add_batch(self):
        if self.editor is None:
            return
        for i in range(10):
            if not len(self._pending_msg):
                # all pending message added
                self._finished = True
                _logger(self.__class__).log(5, 'finished')
                self.editor.repaint()
                return False
            message = self._pending_msg.pop(0)
            if message.line >= 0:
                try:
                    usd = message.block.userData()
                except AttributeError:
                    message.block = self.editor.document().findBlockByNumber(
                        message.line)
                    usd = message.block.userData()
                if usd is None:
                    usd = TextBlockUserData()
                    message.block.setUserData(usd)
                # check if the same message already exists
                if message in usd.messages:
                    continue
                self._messages.append(message)
                usd.messages.append(message)
                tooltip = None
                if self._show_tooltip:
                    tooltip = message.description
                message.decoration = TextDecoration(
                    self.editor.textCursor(), start_line=message.line,
                    tooltip=tooltip, draw_order=3)
                message.decoration.set_full_width()
                message.decoration.set_as_error(color=QtGui.QColor(
                    message.color))
                self.editor.decorations.append(message.decoration)
        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self._add_batch)
        self.editor.repaint()
        return True

    def remove_message(self, message):
        """
        Removes a message.

        :param message: Message to remove
        """
        import time
        _logger(self.__class__).log(5, 'removing message %s' % message)
        t = time.time()
        usd = message.block.userData()
        if usd:
            try:
                usd.messages.remove(message)
            except (AttributeError, ValueError):
                pass
        if message.decoration:
            self.editor.decorations.remove(message.decoration)
        self._messages.remove(message)

    def clear_messages(self):
        """
        Clears all messages.
        """
        while len(self._messages):
            msg = self._messages.pop(0)
            usd = msg.block.userData()
            if usd and hasattr(usd, 'messages'):
                usd.messages[:] = []
            if msg.decoration:
                self.editor.decorations.remove(msg.decoration)

    def on_state_changed(self, state):
        if state:
            self.editor.textChanged.connect(self.request_analysis)
            self.editor.new_text_set.connect(self.clear_messages)
            self.request_analysis()
        else:
            self.editor.textChanged.disconnect(self.request_analysis)
            self.editor.new_text_set.disconnect(self.clear_messages)
            self._job_runner.cancel_requests()
            self.clear_messages()

    def _on_work_finished(self, results):
        """
        Display results.

        :param status: Response status
        :param results: Response data, messages.
        """
        messages = []
        for msg in results:
            msg = CheckerMessage(*msg)
            block = self.editor.document().findBlockByNumber(msg.line)
            msg.block = block
            messages.append(msg)
        self.add_messages(messages)

    def request_analysis(self):
        """
        Requests an analysis.
        """
        if self._finished:
            _logger(self.__class__).log(5, 'running analysis')
            self._job_runner.request_job(self._request)
        elif self.editor:
            # retry later
            _logger(self.__class__).log(
                5, 'delaying analysis (previous analysis not finished)')
            QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(500, self.request_analysis)

    def _request(self):
        """ Requests a checking of the editor content. """
        try:
            self.editor.toPlainText()
        except (TypeError, RuntimeError):
            return
        try:
            max_line_length = self.editor.modes.get(
                'RightMarginMode').position
        except KeyError:
            max_line_length = 79
        request_data = {
            'code': self.editor.toPlainText(),
            'path': self.editor.file.path,
            'encoding': self.editor.file.encoding,
            'ignore_rules': self.ignore_rules,
            'max_line_length': max_line_length,
        }
        try:
            self.editor.backend.send_request(
                self._worker, request_data, on_receive=self._on_work_finished)
            self._finished = False
        except NotRunning:
            # retry later
            QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(100, self._request)


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TeleGrab
If you are one of Telegram users, you should know that your private conversations might not be private at all. Researchers have recently discovered TeleGrab, a new malicious application that targets Telegram. To be more specific, it should affect only a Desktop version of Telegram, so if you use a mobile app, you should not be affected by it. As analysis conducted by malware analysts has shown, this infection mainly focuses on the collection of the private information from Telegram messaging service. Just like other malicious applications, its entrance is completely illegal, so it is not surprising that cyber criminals manage to steal private details before TeleGrab is found and removed from the affected computer.
TeleGrab was detected for the first time on April 4, 2018. Specifically speaking, specialists monitoring the web for new malicious applications came across its first version at that time. Six days later it became clear that it is not the only available version of this threat – the second version was detected. They slightly differ from each other, but they are both about the collection of the private information. The first version of TeleGrab can steal web browser credentials, cookies, and even valuable text (.txt) files found on the affected computer. As for the second version, unlike the initial one, it can also steal cache and key files from Telegram. Additionally, it might also be used to obtain information from the game platform Steam. The author of TeleGrab has already been identified as well. Malware researchers have found several videos on YouTube uploaded by the TeleGrab developer. These videos provide more detailed information on how to hijack Telegram sessions using the collected files. Also, the TeleGrab author explains how the malicious application can be packaged for further distribution.
According to specialists, it is very likely that TeleGrab targets users who speak Russian primarily, but, of course, there are no guarantees that it will never end up on other users' computers too. Without a doubt, almost all users who encounter malware keep their PCs unprotected – do not be one of them! As mentioned, TeleGrab is a threat that targets only one – Desktop version – of Telegram. There is a reason why TeleGrab targets this particular version. Unlike other Telegram versions, the Desktop version does not support Secret Chats, which is definitely not some kind of bug. It does not support this feature simply because it is entirely cloud-based. Additionally, it does not have an auto-logout feature. In other words, default settings of the Desktop version of Telegram are weak.
Let's talk about the distribution of TeleGrab in a more detailed way – we hope the provided information will help some users to prevent this nasty threat from entering their computers and stealing private information from them. As has been observed, the malicious TeleGrab campaign is mainly distributed using downloaders written in Go, AutoIT, Python, and a DotNet-based programming languages. The first version of malware drops the file called finder.exe. It checks the hard drive for available Google Chrome credentials and cookies. It might also collect some .txt files from the affected machine. As for the second malware variant, it launches either enotproject.exe or dpapi.exe during execution. Most probably, the launched executable is responsible for the exfiltration of the stolen data. Then, this data is uploaded to pcloud.com. None of the information is encrypted. Meaning, it can be accessed by anyone who has correct credentials. It might be then downloaded and viewed using Telegram's Desktop software.
In conclusion, TeleGrab does not exploit any Telegram vulnerability, but it is surely uncommon for malware to collect such details, specialists say. They do not consider TeleGrab a very sophisticated malicious campaign, but according to them, it clearly shows that even a small operation can cause a lot of trouble to users.
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