Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SINGAPORE: The Republic faces three main security challenges – terrorism; transnational and cyber crime; and domestic challenges – which will require the right strategy and additional resources to address, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean on…
City considering ‘ShotSpotter’ technology
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SAN ANTONIO — Imagine police being able to know where a gunshot was fired within 30 seconds of pulling the trigger. That could soon be a reality if the City of San Antonio invests in a technology called “ShotSpotter” to try…
NSW election 2015: Coalition to boost police numbers, invest $100m in new policing technology
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Mr Baird pledged to recruit an additional 310 officers, bringing the authorised strength number to 17,000. The Premier also said 250 of the officers would be trained as serious crime investigators. The Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command would get an…
New technology helps Vancouver police predict future crimes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Better think twice before committing a crime – the Vancouver Police Department might already be on its way to apprehend you. This year the force will finish implementing a “predictive policing” tool that uses data to forecast the movement of crime…
Verafin Unveils FRAMLx: A Groundbreaking Technology in the Fight Against Financial Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verafin Inc. unveils FRAMLx, an innovative enhancement to its FRaud detection and Anti-Money Laundering (FRAML) software. Powered by technology available only in the Verafin Cloud, FRAMLx delivers advanced cross-institutional analysis to detect suspicious activity across multiple…
More criminals being caught due to cloud technology
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HOUSTON – When Randy Schaefer’s iPad was stolen he never thought he’d see it again. The device, along with $5,000 cash were stolen when his truck was broken into while parked on the street in front of his home in his…
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Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Nigerian education sector embraced online solutions to cater for an improved record management system, e-result checker, and eLearning platform. However, this has led to increased vulnerabilities in portals of universities and other higher institutions of learning. This is according to…
James Bond style technology helps farmers to crack crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Intelligent Band uses a sophisticated computerised code to personalise a vehicle to its owner, preventing thieves from ‘hot-wiring’ tractors, quad bikes, and other agricultural vehicles. It means that vehicles protected by the system can only be operated by the holder of…
Gardai to launch new Evofit technology to help identify criminals
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan will today launch the new technology which will make it easier for witnesses to identify suspects. The technology has an identification rate of 60pc, according to its manufacturers. It constructs facial composites of offenders by witnesses and victims…
Technology changing the way colleges handle sexual violence
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AMARILLO, TEXAS — Sexual violence is a hot topic on college campuses. However, according to the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, 82 percent of victims do no report this type of crime to law enforcement. Nearby West Texas A&M says they…