No, this is not a clip from a Batman movie, it’s the Austin PD firing a GPS unit on the back of a perp’s car. Welcome to the Brave New World.
Category: Technology
Beware the Ransomware!
You know, as we steadily progress into the 21st Century, I for one am seeing a lot of criminal behavior CHANGING; or should I say, EVOLVING into something much more devious and utterly mind-blowing than anyone, especially me, could have ever imagined 20 years ago. Now, you don’t need a gun and a mask to rob…
State Sponsored Cyber-Terrorism is Here to Stay
I have been talking alot about 4th Generation Warfare on this blog, in particular, the use of State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare that is used against an enemies infra-structure to disable it. This can include attacks on Utilities (water, power, oil/natural gas) Financial (banks, savings and loans, credit unions) and National Defense networks and contractors. We saw…
Making the Tactical Flashlight Practical Again
It is amazing to me the speed in which technology moves. And whats more amazing is it is not just the technology that we see and hear about everyday like computers and cell phones, but the technology advancements not readily apparent to most everyday “sheeple” types, like in flashlights. Being kind of a tech geek…
Skimming Awareness v2.0
Two years ago, my technical staff wrote a very informative article about CREDIT CARD SKIMMING. Between that time and now, the scam of skimming has exploded, contributing to the crimes of both identity theft and credit card fraud growing to epidemic proportions. The biggest reason for this explosion has been skimmers simply being more brazen, and…
“The Lazy and Stupid Parent”: Yeah there is an App for that!
Awareness (noun): Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. Let’s face it. Being AWARE can help the CO more than any other skill-set, AVOID, DETER or DE-ESCALATE most bad situations before they get out of hand. Very often CO’s forget that just like any other skill-set in their toolbox, Awareness is perishable and if…
Date Rape Detector Nail Polish in the Works!
http://www.cnet.com/news/this-nail-polish-may-detect-date-rape-drugs/ While Most “Liberal” Date Rape Prevention (and even Crime Prevention) methods could be termed “Impractical” and “Would not work in a Million Years”, every once in a while you hear about a “non-firearm solution” or “detection” anti-rape product that is simply genius, especially when you consider the company merged FASHION and RAPE PREVENTION…
Cyber-Terrorism and Air Travel
If you were worried about box cutters and strange liquids in un-approved containers on your next flight you need to switch that off and get on message. THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH AT 30,000 FT.
This “Smart Pistol” is awfully Dumb!!!
My dad has a famous saying that I use quite often nowadays “Common Sense is not so common anymore.” That saying applies very much so to this “bass-ackwards” device that is hitting the shelves in (where else) Kalifornia this week, the “Smart Pistol”. Developed and Manufactured by German Arms Company Armatix, which is headed up…
Caught Green Handed…….
[youtube=http://youtu.be/o4ZJjWDA9mU] Talk about a serious crime fighting tool that is practical, Smart-Water CSI is it. With the ability to both “Mark” Thieves individually and “Mark” your own personal merchandise with it’s own individual forensic code, which is more robust than DNA and directly traceable to YOU, the owner. The FUTURE of both Deterring and Tracking…