In an address focused on curbing the gun violence that has plagued Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledged $36 million in city and philanthropic funds to expand mentoring programs to 7,200 boys and male youths. He also plans to expand a similar program for women and opportunities for unemployed and out-of-school…
Cybersecurity companies work to curb car hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In today’s world of super-connectivity, we secure personal data with firewalls, anti-virus protection, and encryption. But what about our cars? Autos are increasingly becoming computers on wheels. And as CCTV’s Stephanie Freid reports, they are vulnerable to hacks. Cars could The…
Gov’t to form ‘cyber police team’ to curb online crimes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans THE government will form a team of experts to go after cyber criminals. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, in her speech Wednesday during launching and signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulation of the Cyber Crime Prevention Act of 2012, said…
Laws on cards to curb cyber crime in Zimbabwe
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Government is crafting cyber laws to regulate activities on social media in order to protect its citizens and the state from cyber crimes, a top government official said in parliament on Tuesday. Cecilia Nyamutswa, Postal and Telecommunication Authority of Zimbabwe […]…
US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks
In an effort to better secure the nation’s “most critical assets,” such as industries that manage energy and water supplies and the financial sector, lawmakers have introduced new cyber security legislation. The bill, called the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, was introduced Wednesday as a…
Curb on media unhealthy for democracy: Ex-CVC PJ Thomas
A year after the Supreme Court quashed his appointment as the central vigilance commissioner, PJ Thomas has intervened in the ongoing reporting guidelines deliberations before the court. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
State to curb cellphone use in prisons
ZACHARY, La. (AP) – State corrections officials are considering a telephone access program to curtail unauthorized cellphone use in state prisons, corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde said. The Advocate reported authorities have confiscated 32 cellphones this year from inmates at the Angola state penitentiary, and two more were found before they…
