Since the inception of the internet, criminals, non-state actors and states have leveraged the inherent insecurities and vulnerabilities of cyberspace at an ever-increasing rate and with ever-more harmful impact. Data theft, ransomware attacks and critical infrastructure disruptions, to name a few, are now near daily occurrences. Notwithstanding the immense societal risks these activities present, a growing […]
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Opinion | New Virginia law bans police arrest and ticket quotas
Placeholder while article actions load Nick Sibilla is a legislative analyst at the Institute for Justice. In a long-overdue reform, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) last month signed bipartisan legislation that will finally prohibit ticket and arrest quotas for Virginia’s law enforcement agencies. Across the commonwealth between July 2020 and January […]
UK gov condones offensive cyber operations in cyberspace
The UK could lawfully launch “defensive” cyber attacks against countries which threaten critical national infrastructure, attorney general Suella Braverman has said. Attorney General Suella Braverman. Photo by Oli Scarff – WPA Pool/Getty Images In her speech at Chatham House, Braverman said she believes “that we can and should be clearer […]
Campaign to keep citizens, law enforcement, safe during traffic stops | News
Raymond E. Green has an important message for all drivers. His “The Proper Citizen Behavior Stop Guide” is a behavioral program to educate people on proper citizen behavior during a traffic stop by law enforcement, in an effort to deter bad habits and criminal behavior, and protect both citizens and […]
Anti-Cyber Crime Law aims to protect the national economy: Saudi’s Public Prosecution
RIYADH — The Public Prosecution has confirmed in a statement that the Anti-Cyber Crime Law aims in protecting the national economy. The Public Prosecution’s statement came along with its clarification in the importance and necessity of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law in the country. It said that the Anti-Cyber Crime Law […]
Law enforcement led on a multi-county chase after woman allegedly fled traffic stop – The Globe
WORTHINGTON — A Champlin woman was arrested in Worthington after reportedly fleeing a traffic stop and being pursued through the counties of Jackson, Cottonwood, Watonwan and Blue Earth. On May 20, an officer with the Worthington Police Department observed a vehicle with a South Dakota license plate enter a roundabout […]
NIS2 moves closer as deal reached on cyber laws
While precise details of what the draft new laws say have still to be published, high-level information about the second Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) was made public after the European Parliament and Council of Ministers reached provisional agreement on the text late last week. The existing NIS […]
Justice Department softens enforcement of hacking law in ‘good faith’ cases
The U.S. government is altering how vigorously it enforces a central cybercrime law that security researchers, civil liberty advocates and others have long-argued is overly broad. Under the change to enforcement of the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) — announced Thursday and first reported by Bloomberg — the […]
U.S. Narrows Approach to Anti-Hacking Law to Shield ‘Good-Faith’ Research
The Justice Department on Thursday urged prosecutors to narrow their enforcement of the nation’s main anti-hacking law in a bid to protect legitimate researchers who probe technology for security flaws. The policy change is a victory for the many cyber professionals and academics who have criticized the Computer Fraud and […]
Police Report: May 19, 2022 | Police
Unless otherwise noted, people listed below are innocent until proven guilty in court: Responded to Dream Valley Blvd. for the open door complaint. Responded to Dream Valley Blvd. for the alarm. Responded to Genesee Street for the disorderly conduct complaint. Responded to Wadsworth Avenue for the harassment complaint. Responded to […]