Justice & Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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Many institutions, municipalities and individuals have been upended by cyberattacks during the past several months, a problem that has affected communities in the U.S. as well as other regions around the globe.
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Florida law enforcement officials said they are investigating "malicious activity" that affected the state's top regulatory agency, causing days of computer system outages and disruptions to online services.
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Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have indicted six Russian military intelligence officers, all current or former members of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, with computer attacks worldwide dating to 2015.
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A proposal to limit the use of facial recognition technology came about as a follow-up to the council's passage of a Use of Surveillance Policy ordinance earlier this summer. It has already raised concerns in the Madison Police Department.
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Voting officials in that state say that their preparations and Ohio's built-in bipartisan election oversight means that the most likely outcome from this year's election is a safe and accurate count.
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The emergency response company and several public-sector partners won a $1 million grant to collaborate on the R2 Network, meant to be an educational and professional resource for the industry.
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A group of Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate are calling for an independent investigation into allegations that government agencies have been conducting surveillance of recent Black Lives Matter protests.
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The new system, unveiled Thursday, will send residents of Rapid City Pennington County alert texts related to accidents, infrastructure incidents, fires causing traffic hazards, and weather-related travel advisories.
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Florida may be ripe for the picking, computer scientists say, because numerous counties in the state still rely on voting machines that are drawing fire from experts for their vulnerability to a cyberattack.
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Wednesday's sighting marks the second time pilots have reported seeing someone flying in a jetpack in the LAX approach pattern. The FBI has been investigating but has not announced any leads.
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While the devices are touted as investigative tools — helping to locate stolen cars, missing persons and the like — privacy and civil rights advocates say the technology also raises concerns around misuse and surveillance.
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Thanks to partnerships with the Washington Emergency Management Division and State Department of Commerce, SpaceX Starlink satellites have connected both a fire-stricken town and a tribal reservation to high-speed Internet.
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As part of efforts in Washington state to ensure an uncompromised presidential election next month, experts with Washington National Guard will be working Election Day evening, monitoring for cybersecurity threats.
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A Michigan-based cybersecurity company will receive $7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department and others to develop infrastructure that protects the grid from cyberattacks while electric vehicles recharge.
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North Carolina's Insurance Crimes Investigation System has eliminated antiquated manual processes and simplified the way insurance fraud data is handled. The changes have helped crack down on insurance fraud.
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ODU’s Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research is now the School of Cybersecurity, and it opened on Oct. 1, expanding degree options for a program that has grown from 11 students in 2015 to around 800 in 2020.
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The start of early voting showed how a combo of high turnout and problems with equipment might result in problems on Election Day as a record number of Georgia voters are expected to cast ballots.
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A new online system launched last week enables LaPorte, Ind., residents to self-report many types of less serious incidents, including theft, vandalism, identity theft, fraud, harassing phone calls and civil matters.
