Philip Markoff, the Craigslist killer, definitely one of our least favorite killers of all, gets the Maureen Orth treatment in the October Vanity Fair. What's creepy is how it points out the sheer amount of tracking in our lives. For instance, they know you're reading this website right now, at least if you're at work, you future killer! This,... Read More →
How the Surveillance Society Got the Craigslist Killer
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CIA torture probe is a start, but a thorough investigation is needed
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Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the CIA's use of torture in interrogating terrorist suspects is a step in the right direction, but a more thorough probe is needed to get to the bottom of this mess.Holder took this action in response to a 2004 CIA inspector general's report that described torture techniques used in interrogations,... Read More →
White House, Homeland Security join forces on cybersecurity
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A strong partnership between the Homeland Security Department and the White House is critical to the success of the Obama's administration's cybersecurity agenda, according to top cybersecurity officials.Though President Obama gave the White House authority to coordinate federal cybersecurity initiatives in his May 2009 plan for safeguarding... Read More →
US investigators from Kroll gave all-clear to alleged Ponzi pair
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Kroll, the secretive investigations consultancy, is facing embarrassment after giving a clean bill of health to a pair of alleged fraudsters who are accused of running a $248m (£150m) Ponzi scheme.The revelation is a blow for Kroll as the American firm is still reeling from the discovery that one of its top investigators gave a similar endorsement... Read More →
Make `due diligence' easy
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Do you remember playing ``Pin the Tail on the Donkey'' at birthday parties when you were a child? While blindfolded, you would spin around three times, then try to pin the tail on a picture of a donkey. Friends helped by calling out directions, but you couldn't peek from under the blindfold. Whoever pinned the tail closest to where a tail... Read More →
What You Must Know About Data Breaches
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Right now, in a part of your organization you may seldom think about, a devious computer hacker from another part of the world may be removing millions of electronic files containing personal employee and customer information. Are you confident your organization is prepared to handle the fallout from that breach when it is uncovered?Last year... Read More →
Jury selection begins in elder-abuse, murder trial
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Potential jurors in the case against a couple accused of starving an 89-year-old Alzheimer's patient to death must fill out a 10-page questionnaire before lawyers for both sides begin asking any questions.At least 120 Palm Beach County residents were given the questionnaire Monday. The form includes questions about experience as a caregiver... Read More →
Police using specialists to catch tech-savvy criminals
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While the proliferation of technology has paved the way for criminals to use digital media as a clandestine means to execute their crimes, law enforcement is keeping pace by using the services of forensic computer crime units. Both the Oakland County Sheriff's Department and the Michigan State Police employ computer forensic specialists capable... Read More →
Military Recruiters Probably Know Much More About Your Kids Than You Think
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John Travers was striding purposefully into the Westfield mall in Wheaton, Maryland, for some back-to-school shopping before starting his junior year at Bowling Green State University. When I asked him whether he'd ever talked to a military recruiter, Travers, a 19-year-old African American with a buzz cut, a crisp white T-shirt, and a diamond... Read More →
Cyber Bullying Case Officially Dismissed for Vagueness
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The judge who oversaw the Lori Drew cyber bullying case has released his final ruling explaining why he overturned her misdemeanor convictions.U.S. District Judge George Wu had tentatively ruled in July to acquit Drew and throw out the three misdemeanor convictions against her, with the understanding that the ruling would not stand until he... Read More →
Parents of student missing in Costa Rica may hire private eye
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As the search for a Chicago man missing in Costa Rica nears the three-week mark, the family is preparing to hire a private investigator.This is the day 28-year-old David Gimelfarb was to resume classes at Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago.His friend Christine Shaw says David's parents are about to take a new step in their... Read More →
The Problem with Polygraph Testing
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In the midst of all the gripping revelations coming out of a Brooklyn courtroom alleging corruption at the highest levels of the government of Guyana, another drama involving corruption has been unfolding locally. However, this one involves a few far down on the totem pole, against whom the government has mandated ‘integrity testing’.In... Read More →
