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New fraud threats businesses should prepare for in 2024

2.29.24 – SIW – Kathleen Peters Fraudsters are keeping a close eye on ever-evolving technology and finding the best ways to leverage it in new and sophisticated ways to make committing fraud easier and more difficult to detect. From the rapid adoption of...

Hikvision warns of two vulnerabilities with HikCentral software

3.1.24 – SIW Hikvision warned its partners Friday of two vulnerabilities affecting some versions of its HikCentral Professional security management software. Hikvision warns of two vulnerabilities with HikCentral software Hikvision warned its partners Friday of...

National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement

2.28.24 – nacjd BJS has released the 2022 dataset for the National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement (SCS) through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. Cosponsored by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics,...

These camera doorbells from Amazon, Walmart aren’t safe

(Illustration by Elena Lacey/The Washington Post) 2.29.24 – Washington Post – By Tatum Hunter These video doorbells have software vulnerabilities that could let in hackers. Retailers keep selling them. Video doorbells are supposed to help keep your home safe...

AT&T outage raises question of landline value for 9-1-1

2.26.24 – USA Today AT&T’s cellular service outage last week and utilities’ requests to states to no longer offer landlines have raised questions about how eliminating landlines might affect communication during an emergency. Charlene Hopey has seen...