News archives - January 2012
Two British travellers detained & barred from US following Twitter exchange
Two British travellers were detained and barred from entering the United States after one of them said he wanted to “destroy” America in a conversation on Twitt...
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Hackers scan bank cards through clothing
Shmoocon hackers showed over the weekend that with the conveniences that come from moving toward a more digital world, also come new vulnerabilitie...Read more
Officials looking to fill more than 10,000 private security positions for 2012 Olympics
London 2012 Olympics: private security jobs for Games will be filled, says security boss There will be no issues recruiting and training suitable ...Read more
Shafia trial set to resume after security issue
Some staff are being allowed back into a Kingston courthouse where the first-degree murder trial of three Montrealers accused of drowning four fami...Read more
$1.4B Evergreen Line to open by 2016
For all of our Paladin Security staff living in the suburbs, Metro Vancouver's new rapid transit line will connect Burnaby (Head Office location), ...Read more
The Silver Ceiling: working in your 60s & beyond
As the first wave of baby boomers turn 65 this year, many are turning their thoughts to retirement. But with the high cost of living in many provi...Read more
Ontario Privacy Commissioner raising awareness on "lawful access" bill
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Ann Cavoukian, has launched a website, www.realprivacy.ca, to raise awareness of the implicati...Read more
Facebook hacker group halted
Malware by the Russian hacker group Koobface has come to a halt after a pair of researchers on Tuesday published the names and photographs of its m...Read more
Security officials ramp up surveillance for upcoming Super Bowl
75 Security Cameras To Be Installed Throughout Downtown INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials are ramping up security efforts ahead of the Super Bowl by using...Read more
Wikipedia blacks out site, Google blacks out logo
January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in ...Read more
Security reassessment: armed guards at hospitals in US
Crime at hospitals increases as security is assessed among Chattanooga area institutions. Hospitals in the US are reassessing security measur...Read more
Massive Toronto police corruption trial begins
5 officers face jury in case that stretches back to the 1990s Five former Toronto police drug squad officers who were accused of beating and robbi...Read more
Applications for shipbuilding jobs flood in from around the world
VICTORIA — Nearly 1,600 resumes, some from as far away as Russia and Dubai, have poured into Seaspan Marine and union offices from applicants...Read more
Harper to give details on big B.C. shipbuilding contract today
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon in North Vancouver relating to the $8-billion shipbuilding contra...Read more
Thieves slide out ATM on watermelon rinds!
A gang of thieves entered a store in Colombia's Barranquilla city and, after subduing a security guard, used watermelon rinds to slide an ATM machi...Read more
Police crackdown on unintentional 911 calls
Police in Toronto held a press conference Monday to announce a crackdown on unintentional 911 calls. Officials say pocket-dialed 911 calls are tyi...Read more
Private security company uniforms used for terrorism
The Kenya Security Industry Association, a group of private security companies that operate in the country, has received credible intelligence that...Read more
Security upgrades prevent campus violence
An Oklahoma university says there have been no major crimes on its campus since October 2010 after increasing the number and visibility of security...Read more
BBB warns of wily would-be predators
Here’s a top-10 list you don’t want any part of. The Better Business Bureau released its annual list of top scams Wednesday, with web-...Read more
Gun-wielding patrons paid off Security
Police say the security guards at a Pittsburgh club, where four people were shot, killing one, on New Year’s Eve, may have been paid off to a...Read more
Security guard convicted in US
A private security guard was convicted in federal court last week for providing security for a drug transaction. Ricardo Amaro-Santiago was convic...Read more