BlackBerry, already the leader in smartphone security, has purchased mobile security firm Good Technologies for $425 million. The acquisition will allow BlackBerry to improve upon its mobile device management capabilities, good news for CIOs and IT departments in charge of managing a fleet of handsets that include iOS, Android and…
Cyborgs, third ears and body hacking: How the future of technology is inside us
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Science fiction is full of stories in which the machines take over and humans are left subservient to their own creations, but according to some artists and experimenters, that need not be our future. The work of Neil Harbisson, an Irish-born…
TECHNOLOGY: Car hacking is the next carjacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When I watched some security researchers hack into several cars without even touching them, my head exploded a little bit. There are countless models on the market now that offer slick upgrades like 4G LTE connectivity and even wifi. Why have…
Police force pioneers new technology to catch criminals on the roads
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A NEW generation of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are being rolled out across North Yorkshire as part of a £1m investment to catch travelling criminals. The first phase of new, moveable cameras, known as re-deployable cameras, has been introduced…
E-fits overtaken by newer technology in war on crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The power of the ‘e-fit’ appears to be on the wane after new figures showed that just one of more than 30 images issued by a police force led to an arrest. The technology, which updated photofits originally introduced in the…
FRANK ABAGNALE: TECHNOLOGY BREEDS CRIME
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans JOHANNESBURG – One of America’s most infamous fraudsters says it has become easier to fake bank cheques and more sophisticated protection against online fraud is needed now more than ever. Frank Abagnale made $2.5 million by faking identities which included an…
Local police chiefs focus on accountability, technology
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The national debate over how police interact with the public hasn’t gone unnoticed by several chiefs in Lake County. It’s the paths they’re taking to increase police accountability that differ. Police chiefs in Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Griffith and Schererville also…
City gets new life-saving technology | Crime | The Press and Standard
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Thanks to generous donations from two organizations and one business owner, the Walterboro Fire Department now is the proud owner of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening…
Crime fighting technology goes bush with new ‘stock squad’ app
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans There has been a spike in stock theft in Queensland with 4000 head reported missing last year. Queensland Police estimate stock theft costs cattle producers between $1.5 million to $2m every year. Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad state co-ordinator Mick…
Faribault Police Department to improve its data extraction technology in 2015
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Technology: It’s everywhere. And it’s being used for crimes, too. However, solving a crime that involves technology with limited resources can be quite difficult. Currently, Faribault investigators have to thumb through a device and take pictures of its content. This method…