Global Entry continues international rollout

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  border_security Image Caption:  Shannon Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection added two more facilities to the growing list of international airports equipped with Global Entry preclearance kiosks. The agency said on July 26 that kiosks were now available at Ireland’s Shannon and Dublin airports. Current…

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Flashback Malware Continues to Plague Macs

Kaspersky and Symantec both reported dramatic declines in the number of Macs infected with the Flashback malware this past week. However, Dr. Web–the source that discovered the threat in the first place–claims the number of compromised systems is still going strong, and may even be growing. Apple responded to the…

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The debate over ‘police militarization’ continues

Author: Lance Eldridge In January of this year, PoliceOne’s Chuck Remsberg published a controversial letter from Retired Constable Scott Enlow that created a bit of a blog firestorm. Mr. Enlow expressed his concerns that with a combination of federally-purchased “military-type equipment,” an influx of war veterans into the profession, and…

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Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on

Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…

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Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on

Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…

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