The ban seeks to prohibit the use of all facial recognition technology by city officials and employees in Portland, Maine.
- By Sherelle Black
- Nov 18, 2019
It is hard to believe that 2019 is coming to a close. As we look ahead to the New Year, sitting with colleagues, we reflected on the trends that impacted our industry in 2019, and predict what we can look forward to in 2020 and beyond.
- By Laura Fradette
- Nov 18, 2019
Authorities have arrested seven men across the U.S. who were part of the money laundering fraud scheme.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 15, 2019
Under the terms of the ruling, border agents must demonstrate “individualized suspicion” of international travelers before officials can seize and search an electronic device.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 14, 2019
Between 2014 and 2016, a hacker was able to access the personal information of about 1 million InfoTrax Systems customers. Now, the FTC is taking action.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 14, 2019
As cyber attacks become more complex, companies are taking a proactive approach to get ahead of hackers.
- By Gilad David Maayan
- Nov 13, 2019
A group of researchers found 11 flaws, several of which would expose a device’s location and when a user calls or sends texts.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 13, 2019
The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and educators dead in Newtown, Connecticut.
- By Sherelle Black
- Nov 12, 2019
G4S was ranked eighth among the 290 employers who were recognized.
The Project on Government Oversight wants more information about how the agency has solicited facial recognition software from Amazon and other companies.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 11, 2019
Researchers found that the Wi-Fi passwords were sent over the network in plain HTTP rather than being encrypted.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 11, 2019
The new approach to reviewing officers’ footage comes as researchers question how much impact body cameras have had on police behavior.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 08, 2019
Seven current and former employees at Aventura Technologies are facing federal charges for falsely claiming their products were manufactured in the U.S.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 08, 2019
The legislation is part of a growing industry-wide and government effort to attract more workers to the cybersecurity field.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 07, 2019
The DMV, already besieged by other issues, says that 3,200 license holders had their data improperly exposed to federal agencies, including immigration authorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 07, 2019
By pointing a laser or even a flashlight into the microphone of a Google Home, Siri or Alexa system, the researchers were able to control the devices and the systems connected to them.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 06, 2019
Boon Edam Inc., recently announced they are demonstrating an integrated optical turnstile solution in booth #703 at the ISC East exhibition in New York City, NY
More counties want to expand mobile and online voting, but cybersecurity experts say there are still too many vulnerabilities to roll out mobile voting systems.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 06, 2019
The government has received over 200 requests from American companies to continue doing business with Huawei.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 05, 2019
While the sawing incidents are concerning to border agents, they say that new electronic sensors and the deployment of other resources are making bollard incidents less common.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 05, 2019
The inquiry from the Department of Commerce is looking into TikTok’s acquistion of Musical.ly in 2017.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 04, 2019
The senator and presidential candidate says that the technology needs “better safeguards” before it is deployed in housing.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 04, 2019