Amazon’s facial recognition software has been a staple for police departments, using the program to provide identities on cold bases. Prisons and jails in Florida also have been using the platform in its databases, storing thousands of mug shots of anyone who has ever been “behind bars.”
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 12, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore special agents and Maryland law enforcement partners have seized over 14,000 unapproved COVID-19 treatment capsules and several unapproved COVID-19 test kits as part of ongoing Operation Stolen Promise investigations.
Short of “taking intermediate steps toward ending” nine members of the Minneapolis City Council have announced plans to disband the city’s police department. The group represents a majority of the 12-person council.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 08, 2020
Gunshot detection with video analytics, gunshot detection in an indoor environment, and gunshot detection analysis during fire alarms are now exclusive patents held by SDS
An unidentified shooter has injured on security guard at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX, today. It has been determined that the shooting is terrorism related, according to the FBI.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 21, 2020
The legislation addresses the purchase of airport equipment, particularly passenger boarding bridges, from countries that are known for IP theft or national security threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 21, 2020
Adapting thermography machines to address COVID-19 issues qualifies them as medical devices, which can pose unique challenges for businesses that are unfamiliar with the FDA.
- By Susan Kohn Ross
- May 19, 2020
Man on Austin runway killed as Southwest Airlines plane lands.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 14, 2020
With growing number of breaches, there is a huge need for more advanced measures to protect public sector data.
- By Warren Poschman
- May 12, 2020
The agency plans to receive millions of masks in the next few weeks to distribute to employees, but most agents will wear surgical masks rather than the more expensive N95 respirators.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 08, 2020
it is not known if the interim Pentagon policy would eventually extend to current military member who have been ill from the coronavirus while on duty.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 07, 2020
False report of bomb on cargo plane temporarily closes facility
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 06, 2020
Calvin Munerlyn, a guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, was killed after telling two customers to leave the store for refusing to follow a governor’s order to wear face coverings in public.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 06, 2020
The Energy Department will form a task force focused on identifying and banning equipment that pose national security risks.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 06, 2020
The New York governor said that New York hospitals must prepare their own stockpiles of personal protective equipment.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 05, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic led U.S. officials to close the Mexico border to nonessential travel, adding another hurdle for the cartels but possibly helping law enforcement.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 04, 2020
The department has seen an uptick in online efforts to recruit terrorists and encourage radicalization, leading to the development of the grant program.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 28, 2020
The agency has taken a vigorous approach to protect border patrol and customs officers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 27, 2020
Nearly 8,000 applicants to a Small Business Administration loan program may have had their data shown to other users filling out the application.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 22, 2020
With high numbers of ransomware attacks and increased threats due to teleworking, advocacy groups want Congress to prioritize cybersecurity funds to local and state governments.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 21, 2020