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Residents in a suburban town within Atlanta are seeking to split from the city and create their own police force to combat rising crime and a recent string of shooting incidents.

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A seemingly unprovoked weekend violence spree through Atlanta’s ritzy Buckhead neighborhood has highlighted what area officials see as a need for more security and public safety protocols, as the recent crime jump has made some residents too scared to even pump gas at certain places, Fox News has learned.  On Thursday, the Buckhead City Committee, formerly the Buckhead Exploratory Committee, will be demanding emergency hearings as part of its ongoing effort to become a separate entity from ...

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Talking about Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Medical Devices Shouldn’t be Taboo by Nastassia Tamari, Director of Information Security Operations for BD Nastassia Tamari, Director of Information Security Operations for BD According to the National Vulnerability Database, 18,353 vulnerabilities were reported in 2020. That’s nearly three times the volume of vulnerabilities reported five years ago, and higher than any year in the previous two decades. Given the rise in connected devices, this...

The Monroe County School District has hired Alfredo Vasquez as the new director of safety and security. Vasquez is a retired 30-year veteran of the Key West Police Department who is familiar with the school district. He has worked with agencies Keys-wide during his tenure with KWPD and was part of the team that looked at school hardening several years ago. His immediate duties will be to review security measures school safety and security plans as well as conducting annual safe school assessmen...

My Take: Line 5 pipeline poses direct threat to Great Lakes economy Jacob Britton When you start a business in Michigan, you know that you’re required to comply with the laws of the state. Whether you agree with them or not, this is a reality that all business owners here contend with. As the owner of two small businesses in Grand Rapids, I am acutely aware of what it takes to lawfully operate a business in this state.  However, it seems that Enbridge Inc., despite their teams of lawyers and...

Ship operators at increased risk of drug smuggling Commercial carriers are not willing participants in the trafficking of drugs, but they may be exposed to various losses including fines if drugs are found on-board. The P&I cover for fines arising out of smuggling was changed at the start of the 2021 insurance policy year. It is important that Members are aware of the change, the increased exposure and how to deal with the challenges related to smuggling when operating ships. Where trafficked d...

Michaela Meade Hume council is calling for police to be given greater power to deal with hoon drivers, as it prepares to review its own local laws in a bid to crackdown on hoon behaviour. Councillor Jack Medcraft last week asked the council to write to Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes and acting Police Minister Danny Pearson to request changes to police powers, in response to growing community concerns about hoon activity in Hume. The council is also preparing to review it’s General Local Law No...

Heightened alert: Combatting the ‘hybrid security threat’ to critical energy and utilities Hunter Seymour explores the growing threat to critical energy and utilities facilities, such as oil and gas networks in the Middle East, with real-world examples to highlight the issues. Hunter also identifies the need for a ‘hybrid’ security approach, outlining several strategies private security companies such as GardaWorld are currently taking to mitigate the threat. At the very start of this y...