News archives - November 2011
Foreign hackers targeted Canadian firms
A leading cyber-crime expert says foreign hackers who launched a massive attack on Canadian government computers last fall also broke into the data systems of prominent Bay...
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Britain's £650 million Cyber Security Strategy
Britain's £650 million Cyber Security Strategy aims to both improve law enforcement efforts and to better educate British Internet users on t...Read more
Grey Cup celebrations wrap up peacefully in Vancouver
B.C. Lions football fans were ecstatic — but well behaved — as they celebrated their team's Grey Cup victory in Vancouver on Sunday nig...Read more
Condo security guard shot in Toronto
Three men were taken to hospital after being stabbed in Toronto's entertainment district early Friday. Police say the stabbing happened at about 2...Read more
Vancouver Grey Cup organizers vow no riot
Grey Cup organizers in Vancouver say they have a complex security plan in place to ensure there's no repeat of the rioting that followed Game 7 of ...Read more
Google says mobile security software vendors are scammers
Google engineer Chris DiBona says anti-virus companies are playing on consumers’ fears to try and sell unneeded mobile phone security softwar...Read more
Attorney General orders probe on alleged security breach during Obama’s visit
Australian authorities have launched a probe on the 'abandoned' security manual used during U.S. President Barack Obama's short stay in the country...Read more
Was California police use of pepper spray justified?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Viral videos of riot police repeatedly pepper spraying a row of seated, non-violent Occupy Wall Street protesters at a C...Read more
Three Canadians indicted in US for credit card skimming operation
A New York judge today unsealed the indictment against three Canadians arrested this summer for a credit card skimming operation that defrauded 1,5...Read more
Bill would make wearing masks during riots a crime
A private member's bill set for debate Thursday in Ottawa would make it a crime to cover your face with a mask or other means during a riot. The b...Read more
Security services market to reach $49.1 billion in 2015
Spending on security services will reach $35.1 billion this year in the US, up from $31.1 billion in 2010, according to industry projections. Spend...Read more
US town to replace police with private security force
The central Minnesota town of Foley tried having its own police department and contracting with the county sheriff's department for law enforcement...Read more
McAfee Warns of the Twelve Scams of Christmas
McAfee, one of the world’s largest dedicated security technology companies, has released its “12 scams of Christmas” list to fore...Read more
FEMA to test Emergency Alert System today
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will carry out a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert...Read more
Smartphone owners warned of malware disguised as innocent apps
Malware disguised as innocent smartphone apps that secretly send expensive messages are on the increase, warn online security experts. Fraudsters ...Read more
BREAKING: City orders "Occupy Vancouver" tents to come down
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says it's time for the Occupy Vancouver protest at the Art Gallery to end. Shortly after appearing in a debate wi...Read more
Thousands of UK soldiers needed to secure 2012 London Olympics
LONDON — Thousands of British soldiers are likely to be posted at Olympic venues after a security review for the 2012 London Games showed tha...Read more
RCMP search for Missing woman in Yale, BC
RCMP are asking for public help in finding a woman who has gone missing from her family home in Yale. 59-year-old Ellen Geer disappeared at 5pm ye...Read more
Crime Prevention Week 2011
November 1 – 7 is Crime Prevention Week in BC. Since 1983, Crime Prevention Week has been an annual event that runs nationally during the fi...Read more
6th suspicious package found in Toronto store
Bomb squad has been called to the scene. Police have found a sixth suspicious package at a Toronto costume warehouse where at least two explosives...Read more