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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

Here's Why the FBI Forcing Apple to Break Into an iPhone Is a Big Deal

When U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, CA, shootings, the tech world shuddered. Apple's CEO doesn't want to create a "backdoor" to let the FBI in.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

License Plate Reader and Historical LPR Data Used in Homicide Investigation

An agency used its Vigilant Solutions mobile license plate reader (LPR) to develop a lead in a difficult homicide case. The agency then used Vigilant's historical and commercially available LPR data to locate the suspect vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2016

Cybersecurity to be Spotlighted at IWCE 2016 in March

Cybersecurity is a key topic that will be highlighted at International Wireless Communication Expo (IWCE), the premier annual event for communications technology professionals, scheduled to take place March 21–25, 2016 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2016

Michigan Department Exonerates Two Individuals Using Fixed LPR Cameras

The Grosse Ile Police Department in Michigan used Vigilant Solutions fixed license plate reader (LPR) cameras to exonerate two individuals from wrongdoing.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2016

Drug Task Force Delivers Suspect in Cold Case Homicide Using Vigilant Solutions LPR

The 21st Judicial District Drug Task Force in Tennessee used its Vigilant Solutions license plate reader (LPR) system to bring to justice a suspect in a cold case homicide from 2002.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2016

FBI Arrests 46 Georgia Correctional Officers in Drug Trafficking Sting

The probe found that prison guards and staff were smuggling contraband such as liquor, tobacco, and cell phones into the cell blocks for money. Inmates used the illegal cell phones to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2016

FLEOA Issues Statement on Latest Federal Security Hack

The government's leisurely reaction to these cyber incidents continues to put the personal information of federal employees in jeopardy, particularly those with high-level security access.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2016

Hacker Posts FBI, DHS Employee Data

A hacker on Monday published information that exposes the names, titles, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for thousands of FBI employees, after leaking similar data about 9,000 Department of Homeland Security employees Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2016

Ohio Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Gunfight, Pursuit

A call about a domestic disturbance in Hardin County turned deadly Saturday night, with a Kenton, OH, police officer shot and recovering in a Columbus hospital and the suspect dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2016

Video: 2 Florida Deputies Hospitalized After Attack by Baton-Wielding Man at Domestic

Two Brevard County, FL, sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized Tuesday after they were bludgeoned by a man while investigating a domestic disturbance call, investigators said.

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