“It won’t happen to me”. “My child wouldn’t talk to strangers”. “That kind of crime does not go on in my community”. These are common thoughts or what is even said when people lose their children to sex trafficking. Where some instances could be due to a snatch and grab, others are generally from a…
If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, what value is video? A photo captures a moment of time but records little or no context. A video is a contextual record of the event, both media relate to the point of view. Multiple cameras, either still or video can flesh out the context of a…
For most government agencies security is as much a mindset as locks, passwords and security personnel. Corporate espionage is a fact of life and far more prevalent than most would realize. Most breaches occur when someone is terminated and are angry and upset at being fired. Marginal employees can see the handwriting on the wall…
From the TV and Movies there appears to be many misconceptions surrounding forensics and crime scene processing. First CSI or crime scene investigator is just that a crime scene investigator. Many agencies utilize civilians as crime scene techs, though armed for personal protection many are not sworn law enforcement officers. They do not have the…
It seems that there are more and more that we need to be wary of. Are you being ripped off by an employee? Is your family member skimming money from you? Is your nanny treating your children with love and respect? From home to workplace there are ways you may find yourself in need of…
It seems that identity theft is becoming more and more prevalent. Your credit score can take a dive and bills may be run up in your name, leaving you with a nightmare to deal with. A recent report found that the number of cases of medical identity theft jumped more than 21% in just one…
Facial recognition is best described as a computer application that can be used to identify or verify a person from a video frame or digital image. The facial features caught on the image are then compared to images in a facial database to find a match. Facial recognition can be used in both security and…
Historically, the oldest and longest running scam is the Nigerian Scam. All scams depend upon the greed of the victim. It started in the 1920’s and with the aid of the internet proliferates today. Known then as ‘The Spanish Prisoner’ a large financial reward was promised to those who would help liberate the poor boy…
Insurance fraud is a billion dollar problem. The FBI estimates loss for life and causality insurers is $40 billion dollars a year and the cost to health insurers can be as high as $259 billion. Insurance fraud that is not health related is estimated to be more than $40 billion dollars a year. This costs…
With the many stories and security footage to back the story, children are often the victim of a trusted babysitter. Because our children mean the world to us, we believe we have entrusted our most prized possession with someone we thought we could. It is gut-wrenching to know that people are capable of hurting children…
