In the aftermath of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, parents and community members have clamored for accountability, asking how officers allowed a gunman to remain inside a locked classroom with injured students for more than an hour. But any legal remedy could be difficult to […]
Teen’s murder trial to resume in fall despite loss of lawyer
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Crime The accused, now 19, is charged in connection with the New Year’s Eve 2020 traffic-stop death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett. Calgary Police Service Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, was killed during a routine traffic stop on Dec. 31, 2020. Photo by Calgary Police Service Article […]
Recent Supreme Court ruling shakes up campaign finance law and leaves future restrictions in doubt | Hogan Lovells
Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court held that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was unconstitutional. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) challenged the law as unconstitutional following his re-election in 2018. The Court held that the current legal limit ($250,000) on the amount of money […]
New Saitama backdoor Targeted Official from Jordan’s Foreign Ministry
A spear-phishing campaign targeting Jordan’s foreign ministry has been observed dropping a new stealthy backdoor dubbed Saitama. Researchers from Malwarebytes and Fortinet FortiGuard Labs attributed the campaign to an Iranian cyber espionage threat actor tracked under the moniker APT34, citing resemblances to past campaigns staged by the group. “Like many […]
Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
January 19, 2022 – The relentless rate of change in the threat and regulatory environments for cybersecurity and data privacy did not abate in 2021, and we should expect increasing volatility in 2022, necessitating more than ever a forward-looking, risk-based and increasingly globalized strategy. At the same time, exciting new […]
Top-notch Cyber Crimes Act ultimately fails to deliver
Ahmore Burger-Smidt – director, head of data privacy and cyber crime practice at Werksmans. While the recently enacted Cyber Crimes Act is a world-class piece of legislation, South Africa is finding it difficult to enforce the law. So said Ahmore Burger-Smidt – director, head of data privacy and cyber crime […]