News archives - February 2012
Identity theft: the number one consumer complaint in 2011
Identity theft was the number one consumer complaint from consumers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the 12th year in a row. The FTC tracks and records complaints...
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IAHSS responds to hospital violence
Canadian Security Magazine On February 22 last, it was reported that an employee at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, Conn., shot two ...Read more
Anonymous claims hack on Ontario police chiefs site
The group representing Ontario's top police brass appears to be the latest victim of "hacktivist" organization Anonymous, after the website for the...Read more
Coming soon: A super shield for healthcare mobile apps
Boxtone, fresh off an announcement with Motorola and Verizon at HIMSS2012 to offer security for Android phones, says it will in the next month roll...Read more
Crime bill won't benefit victims says former ombudsman
The federal government's massive crime bill won't help victims and could do the opposite, the former ombudsman for victims of crime warned Thursday...Read more
Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked
Ont., B.C. cities top list; Quebec cities deemed low-risk Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security sof...Read more
Police seek power to listen in on crime
Vancouver police are unconditionally backing Bill C-30, also known as the Protecting Children from Internet Predators act. The controversial &ldqu...Read more
ADT develops mini EMP to fight bank card skimming
Financial fraud rings often use skimmers, realistic looking card readers placed over factory card readers, at ATMs or gas stations, to steal paymen...Read more
Federal agent dead (US) after attacking supervisor
A federal immigration agent in the US was killed after shooting and wounding his supervisor in their office during a dispute, officials say. The a...Read more
Vancouver Stanley Cup rioter gets 17 months in jail
Ryan Dickinson has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for his part in the Vancouver Stanley Cup riot of June 15, 2011. The sentence was handed do...Read more
Cincinnati tackles scrap metal theft
Cincinnati in the US says the problem of scrap metal theft in the city is out of control and officials are considering new restrictions on metal se...Read more
Proposed new law examines security guard powers
MPs on the Commons justice committee have been told that private security guards outnumber police at least two-to-one in this country and the ratio...Read more
Canada's first ever counterterrorism strategy
Canada has released its first ever counterterrorism strategy, titled Building Resilience Against Terrorism, and says that the leading threat to the...Read more
Google Wallet flaw takes the lock off your mobile money
A new vulnerability in Google Wallet gives thieves access to your funds, even if the application data has been erased. Google Wallet lets you digi...Read more
Man killed after gunfight with security at NY court
A man killed in a gunfight with security officers at a courthouse on Wednesday was convicted a week ago of menacing the mayor's daughter and was an...Read more
Security guards not guilty of discriminating against homeless downtown
The B.C. Human Rights Commission has dismissed allegations filed nearly four years ago that the security guards hired by the Downtown Vancouver Bus...Read more
CSIS intelligence
'Exceptional circumstances,' urgent threats require sharing 'most complete information available' The federal government has directed Canada's spy...Read more
Unlicensed bouncers posing as security officers arrested
A crackdown on bouncers in South Africa led to 13 arrests over the weekend. The bouncers were arrested for “violating the Private Security ...Read more
Security camera thief caught on security camera
HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - A smirking thief was caught on a hospital security camera in California -- stealing the very camera that snapped his mug, cops...Read more
The most technologically secure Super Bowl ever
With mobile scanners to check vehicles for explosives, a $ 1million local command center, locking and explosion proof manhole covers, 75 DHS night-...Read more