Numbers offering an initial glimpse of how Minnesota’s new “Safe Harbor” law is working suggest that more than 150 children have sought help in the law’s first year from the Minnesota Health Department’s front line workers, called “regional navigators.” Additionally, there were nearly 200 requests for housing or other assistance….
Delhi police install cameras on patrol car doors to help in hunt for stolen vehicles
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans While Delhi Police have launched a slew of mobile apps for reporting crime, its South district branch has set up a new app to track stolen vehicles parked on streets. A special camera is installed at PCR vans which will register…
Law enforcement gets high-tech help to fight crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Increasingly, prosecutors are relying on high-tech gadgets to give them an edge against bad guys who brazenly kill, stab and rob in the dead of night when witnesses are nowhere to be found. Surveillance video, cellphone tracking, cellphone record investigations and…
More child abuse survivors aged over 60 seeking help, support group says on Blue Knot Day
The figures have been released to mark Blue Knot Day, which aims to raise awareness of the estimated five million Australians who have suffered childhood trauma and abuse. “We’re seeing more people in older age groups coming forward, and what we believe that relates to is the Royal Commission (into…
WORD TO THE WISE: New credit card technology to help prevent fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans You have probably heard by now about the new technology at the checkout counter. Due to a large increase in counterfeit card fraud and continuing large-scale data breaches, the shift to use EMV, which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, by…
KCH Developing Program to Help Kentucky Pediatricians Handle Cases of Child Abuse
Pediatricians routinely examine bangs, bruises and bone fractures — the standard acute injuries resulting from normal childhood activity. But in rare cases, a pediatrician must also question whether a child’s injury was the consequence of an accident or a sign of physical abuse or maltreatment. When a caregiver’s explanation…
Patent application by Google designed to help butterfingers from dropping their phone
You might recall the patent filled by Apple a few years ago that would use internal sprays of a gas inside a handset, to make sure that a falling phone would land on an area where very little internal damage could take place. But a new patent application filed by…
The government is hiring hackers to help bring Australia into the 21st Century
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s fair to say that Hacker News is probably not at the top of the list of publications where you’d expect to see the Australian government advertising jobs. And an “ethical hacker” is probably not the type of job you would expect the…
Chip-and-PIN credit cards help prevent fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The much anticipated chip-and-PIN credit cards are about to become the norm at retailers nationwide. “October 1st is the deadline when retailers are trying to have chip readers put in place,” says National Retail Federation’s Craig Shearman. About 60 percent of…
Police seeking help from hackers in Ashley Madison investigation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police investigating the data breach that took place at infidelity website Ashley Madison are asking for hackers to assist them in tracking down those involved. The hackers are being offered a reward close to £250,000. The ‘Project Unicorn’ police taskforce, including…
