Cybersecurity
In addition to law enforcement work, Faraday bags can also protect your personal devices and key fobs from hackers and unauthorized access
There are several ways agencies can develop robust privacy standards while taking advantage of emerging technologies to improve public safety
Interactive virtual environment simulates cybersecurity incidents for realistic, hands-on training for law enforcement
TASER and Axon have unveiled their first annual law enforcement technology report
It’s unclear why the websites were targeted
The attack took down the St. Louis County Police Association website from three Twitter accounts that he controlled
Website boasted that ‘thousands of cheating wives and cheating husbands sign up every day looking for an affair’
China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks
Attorney believes drugs caused suspect’s death, not the use of a K-9 and other force in the March 31 incident
The department received a message demanding $500 in exchange for their data
The hacker collective known as ‘Anonymous’ has claimed responsibility for an ongoing cyber attack on the city of Madison
Officers’ names, addresses and information on their children’s schools were posted online
17-year-old fatally shot in a police station lobby was killed after she lunged at an officer with a butcher knife and a TASER failed to stop her
17-year-old girl who reportedly brandished a weapon was shot to death in the police station lobby Thursday
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Monday that agents were investigating whether the threats came from the same person or from copycats
With police videos increasingly becoming subject to public disclosure, Seattle police are anxious to develop a fast — and inexpensive — way to go through a growing mountain of material and redact sensitive images
Several websites for the city of Oakland were knocked out in a likely cyberattack
Malware on a computer locked the agency’s case files, which included autopsy reports, witness statements and crime scene photos
Ground zero in the nation’s fight against cybercrime hides in plain sight, in a nondescript suburban office building with no government seals or signs
A hacktivist for more than a decade, Jeremy Hammond, 29, was arrested in 2012 after penetrating the U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor
The reach and anonymity of these 21st century Internet operations is difficult to penetrate, there are no banking records for investigators to subpoena
Officer has also received death threats and the city is concerned for his safety and the safety of his family
Police and prosecutors have declined to name the officer, citing concerns that his life, and the lives of his relatives, could be endangered
The group, under the program they’ve coined “Operation Ferguson,” has warned of further consequences if police interfere with civilians protesting the shooting
The city of Albuquerque was still working Wednesday to recover from the “Anonymous” cyberattack launched over the weekend as part of a police protest
Protesters threw rocks at police and at least one officer was trapped in a police cruiser as protesters tried to break the windows. One officer was injured
The group urged the people of Albuquerque to “occupy” APD headquarters on Sunday and warned of a cyberattack on the department’s websites
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