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Morning Security Brief: Suspicious Power Arrest, Live-Streaming Abuse, HIPAA Breach Consequences, and More
► A Portland man was arrested and charged on Friday with one count of mailing a threatening communication to a member of Congress and one count of mailing a letter threatening to use a biological weapon to a U.S. senator. Christopher Lee Carlson was arrested after an investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Postal Service uncovered evidence that he was responsible for mailing more than one hundred envelopes from Oregon to politicians and members of the news media.
Law Enforcement Perspective: International Association of Chiefs of Police Interview with Bart R. Johnson
Bart R. Johnson is the new executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the nation's largest and oldest police organization. Previously, he was the principal deputy under secretary at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) within the Department of Homeland Security (HLS). I&A is the lead office within the federal government responsible for sharing terrorism-related information and intelligence with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and the private sector.
Colorado to Discuss Retinal Scans, Fingerprinting to Secure Prescription Drugs
A retinal scan to verify that the person filling the prescription is the same person it was prescribed to, patient data sent over encrypted communications to check for drug interactions and preventing doctor shopping--all of this information, plus some, in a statewide database. This could be the future of medicine access control.
Morning Security Brief: Fighting Bribery, Courthouse Security, Use of Force Questioned After Taser Use, and More
►The Justice Department is cracking down on bribery in global business. “At least 78 corporations are under investigation for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” the New York Times reports. Among the companies are Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer and Wal-Mart. The FCPA prohibits companies from bribing officials or executives to keep business, but enforcement of the law had been lax.
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Keynote ASIS 2012
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will deliver the keynote address at the ASIS International 58th Annual Seminar and Exhibits at the Philadelphia Convention Center this Fall.
Morning Security Brief: Patriot Movement Explodes, Private Prisons, Cybersecurity Legislation, and More
►There’s been explosive growth on the radical right and the number of active hate groups in the United States is higher than it’s ever been, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s spring edition of Intelligence Report.
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