Current Breaking News & On-Topic Articles 9-20-2024

How Travis County plans to build security team amid criticism over DA Jose? Garza protection

Tony Plohetski

Austin American-Statesman

Travis County officials are working to establish a new $1.8 million five-person law enforcement agency to provide security to elected and appointed officials and employees who receive threats related to their work. {Read full article here}

Quad summit in Delaware to feature ambitious announcements in maritime security, infrastructure, and technology, showcasing group’s endurance

Updated – September 20, 2024 04:15 pm IST – Washington

“Our leaders have indicated to us that they want to continue to refine and expand the types of cooperative projects that the Quad works on together,” a White House official said. File | Photo Credit: PTI

“The Quad summit in Delaware will feature ambitious announcements in multiple areas such as maritime security, high-quality infrastructure and critical and emerging technologies to demonstrate the group’s endurance,” a top White House official has said. {Read full article here}

Here’s how FBI Louisville’s computer lab is following digital footprints to solve crimes

The FBI’s Regional Computer Forensics Lab is investigating child sexual abuse material crimes and homicides by cracking into devices.
 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Examiners at the FBI’s Regional Computer Forensic Lab (RCFL) have a job of precision, as they use high-tech tools to break down digital devices to their elements, and find evidence to use in criminal court.

“Phones now are in everybody’s hand,” Andrew Burden, director of the agency in Louisville, said. “Pretty much every investigation has a phone in it.” {Read full article here}


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Sep 19, 2024, 03:00 ET


HIPAA Phase 2 Audits found widespread failure to meet the HIPAA Security Rule requirements for risk analysis and management. Since then, HHS OCR has released a host of guidance on meeting these requirements and has focused enforcement actions around risk analysis and management. {Read full article here}

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