by Lee Rickwood
The processing power of the cloud allows for predictive prevention, in which collected data and powerful algorithms are combined to the predict places and times where crimes are most likely to occur.
by Lee Rickwood
As powerful and capable as customized mobile safety apps can be, it is surely a matter of culture and attitude as much as infrastructure and technology that must be changed if there’s any hope of reducing and eliminating sexual assault and violence on campus.
by Lee Rickwood
Big data breaches are not just about big companies: small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are clearly vulnerable, and the confidentiality, accuracy and availability of their data assets always at risk.
by Lee Rickwood
The suspension of an inquiry into the use of cell phone sniffers serves only to avoid the real issues of accountability and transparency about ownership, use or access to surveillance devices by provincial and national police forces.
by Lee Rickwood
Conservation, even techno-enabled conservation, is not easy. But technology can be used in the fight against illegal animal poaching and the exploitation of endangered species.
by Lee Rickwood
Operational and implantation buy-in from the users of a campus mobile safety application is just as important to the success of a campus security system as its features and functions, if not its actual price.
by Lee Rickwood
Police forces seek to harness the power of various information and communication technologies, and to incorporate best practices for digital evidence management, Next Gen 9-1-1 services, body-worn video camera deployments and cloud-based data storage and processing.
HP says that mobile applications are the new battlefield opening up vulnerabilities in storage and transmission of private and sensitive information. 75 per cent of mobile applications scanned exhibit at least one critical or high-severity security vulnerability, compared to 35 per cent of non-mobile applications.