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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2015

Experts Say Police Agencies Are Prime Targets for Ransomware Attacks

IT teams at law enforcement agencies across the United States have been dealing with an unusual challenge. White collar criminals, mostly based in foreign countries, have begun targeting police departments with “ransomware”—software that infects a computer and overwrites data, making a system inaccessible unless the user pays a ransom via Bitcoin.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 28, 2015

Police Robots on Land and Sea

Some of the top police and sheriff's departments in this country have fielded robots for a variety of tasks since the 1990s. But we are now seeing a broad expansion of the types of robot tools available to law enforcement and a reimagining of what they can do.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichDecember 28, 2015

IACP 2015: Report from the Aisles

The show floor of this year's International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference held in Chicago, Oct. 25-27, again was dominated by body-worn cameras and related software and hardware.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2015

New Jersey Buying 5,000 Body Cameras for Police Departments

State officials on Monday announced grants to 176 police departments to buy more than 5,000 body cameras, a move they claim puts New Jersey at the "forefront" of states embracing the relatively new technology.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 21, 2015

Rethinking Tactical Lighting Systems

The Tactical Throw Light uses LEDs to produce up to 1,000 lumens of light in multiple directions. It can be programmed to activate as thrown or upon impact and has rubberized edges to prevent damage.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2015

AEE Announces P60 Body Cam for Law Enforcement

AEE Technology, provider of body cameras and drones, has announced the availability of its P60 body camera in the United States.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2015

Video: Tokyo Police Plan to Fight Drones with Drones

Officers in Tokyo recently unveiled their plans to help fight drones. Civilian drones are banned in parts of the Japanese capital, but police drones will use nets to capture flying objects and bring them to the ground.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2015

Elbeco Launches Smart Uniform for Law Enforcement

Elbeco announced it has launched the BodyShield External Vest Carrier – the World's First Smart Uniform, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

FBI: Texas Mohammed Cartoon Event Attacker Sent Encrypted Texts to Overseas Terrorists

“We have no idea what he said because those messages were encrypted,” Comey said. “And to this day, I can’t tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. That is a big problem. We have to grapple with it.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 10, 2015

FLIR and DJI Announce Collaboration for Commercial Drones with Thermal Imaging

FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced a new technology collaboration with established drone industry company DJI Innovations. Under the strategic arrangement, the companies also announced plans to develop their first joint product.

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