Security News

AG Nominee Backs Law Enforcement’s Ability to ‘Overcome’ Encryption (Threatpost)
2017-01-24 17:07

President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions says law enforcement should be able to “overcome” encryption in criminal investigations.

Law Enforcement Access to IoT Data (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-11 12:22

In the first of what will undoubtedly be a large number of battles between companies that make IoT devices and the police, Amazon is refusing to comply with a warrant demanding data on what its...

Law Enforcement Targets Users of DDoS-For-Hire Services (Threatpost)
2016-12-14 12:16

Law enforcement from more than a dozen countries last week carried out a series of operations designed to crack down on DDoS-for-hire services.

Law enforcement operation targets users of DDoS tools (Help Net Security)
2016-12-12 18:06

From 5 to 9 December 2016, Europol and law enforcement authorities from Australia, Belgium, France, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the United...

Major international law enforcement operation targets airline ticket fraud (Help Net Security)
2016-10-19 17:39

193 individuals suspected of traveling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised or fake credit card details have been detained in a major international law enforcement operation...

Law enforcement equipment: Technology plays a complicated role (Help Net Security)
2016-09-01 12:45

Law enforcement is challenged by the need for a balance between equipping officers with gear that will protect them while also trying to manage the appearance of acts of excessive use of force by...