Storing all its data in four centralized centers also allows the law firm to encrypt and better secure its data, as well as recover it in an emergency.

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But the firm knows that it must restructure its finances and secure additional money - or it will run out of cash soon.

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"These changes will strengthen and help sustain Rachel's success for the future, and secure the long term business relationships with local farmers and the area, " said the firm.

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The firm also "breached rules governing the secure transport of the devices and ammunition", the Home Office said.

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During recent auctions in Alberta, Canada, and in Angola, the firm's know-how helped it secure the best fields, while rivals overpaid for marginal ones.

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Security firm F-Secure has experimented with different ways the exploit could infect users through email and text messages.

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In Belgium, the security firm Group 4 Falck has boosted both its cash-in-transit (CIT) workforce and its secure vehicle fleet by about 20% in the last few weeks to make sure it can cope, marketing manager Stephane Bocque told BBC News Online.

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Efforts by firms such as Coca-Cola to work with NGOs to conserve water and increase access to it in the developing world have promise since they should make it easier for the firm to secure a reliable supply of the main ingredient of its drinks.

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