Homeland Security Department offices are dropping the ball on information security controls, according to a pair of audits released last week. Auditors with the firm KPMG walked through offices and cubicles of staff for the DHS chief information officer and chief financial officer after work hours and found unsecured laptops and mobile devices and written…
Chicago police, federal agents and prosecutors are launching a new initiative Friday to stem the flow of illegal firearms in the city as part of efforts to curb rampant gun violence that President Donald Trump says is at “epidemic proportions.” Trump’s remark on Twitter came ahead of an announcement by Chicago police and the Bureau…
Healthcare professionals are in a unique position to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking. Nearly 88 percent of them seek medical treatment during captivity, and of those, 68 percent of them are seen in the emergency department (ED). Unfortunately, many victims slip through the cracks and remain “hidden.” A study released today (June 26,…
After years of using passports and boarding passes to check bags or board a flight, travelers in Boston and Minneapolis Airports are trying something new: facial recognition identification systems. This week, Delta is launching a pilot program in Minneapolis-St. Paul where some passengers will check their bags automatically through kiosks that use facial recognition software…
“Private armed security guards will protect your kids next year. The Horry County school board voted Monday to approve a $550,000 contract with U.S. Security Associates to provide 18 armed security guards who will patrol the 15 schools that Horry County police previously patrolled as well as three new schools scheduled to be open by…
“Giant sandals, sun tan lotion and leftover fried chicken crammed into a suitcase triggered searches Friday of several pieces of checked luggage at Myrtle Beach International Airport. Pretty standard stuff, except for maybe the fried chicken, says Mark J. Howell, regional spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration. Myrtle Beach tourists are more likely to pack…
“One of the most important aspects of the recent cybersecurity executive order is also the aspect causing the most confusion. When President Donald Trump signed the executive order in May, it included the requirement federal agencies use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to manage their cybersecurity risk. However, some have confused the NIST CSF with the…
“Two towns on the northeast Avalon have hired a company to patrol their streets due to what they see as a lack of police presence. Torbay and Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s (PCSP) hired the Commissionaires, a not-for-profit Canadian company, this spring to supplement patrols by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. “The RNC is not willing to do…
“Mayor Rahm Emanuel upped the ante Friday in his beef with the Cubs about security around Wrigley Field, calling the team out for making further investments inside the park while leaving some safety responsibilities unmet. Emanuel wasn’t asked at a brief news conference about the latest episode in the increasingly acrimonious public tiff over security…
“A Miami-Dade Police officer and security officer were honored, Wednesday, for their response to a shooting at a library in May. Miami-Dade Police officer Saul Rodriguez was working extra off-duty hours at the main library in Downtown Miami, on West Flagler Street. Usually the library is calm, but on May 3, about 30 minutes after…
