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London's Cameras Don't Reduce Crime

2008-05-07 06:53:36 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country...
 
Tags: cctv, cctv cameras, cameras, cctv images, police, metropolitan police unit, images, senior police officer, officer
 
 
 
 
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Vianet offers 3G-based monitoring service

2007-12-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x89830dc in Network World on Security
 
A Scottish mobile-to-mobile (M2M) communications provider, Vianet, has launched a wireless CCTV service that uses 3G technology, to allow businesses to remotely monitor their premises
 
Tags: wireless cctv service, remotely monitor, communications provider, vianet, businesses, premises, scottish, technology, m2m
 
 
 
 
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SmartWater Works

2008-01-21 12:17:39 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...CCTV scored 6.2, Burglar Alarms scored 6.0 and security guards scored 4.9 Of course, we don't know if the study was sponsored by SmartWater the company, and we don't know the methodology -- interviewing criminals about what deters them is fraught with potential biases -- but it's still interesting Also note that SmartWater is not only sprayed...
 
Tags: smartwater, smartwater products, deterrent, smartwater postersign, reasonable deterrent, deterrent factor, study, strong, strong deterrent effect
 
 
 
 
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6,200 people notified of ETSU stolen computer

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2008-06-09 14:45:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...CCTV, etc. If these controls are not present at the client computer, then mitigating controls need to be designed and implemented to counter physical theft. One of the best controls to counter physical theft is encryption. Of course it could be decided that allowing confidential information storage on a client computer poses an unacceptable...
 
Tags: computer, etsu, information, personal information, client computer poses, client computer, confidential information, desktop computer, theft
 
 
 
 
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CCTV camera identifies people by race

2008-07-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472b68 in Network World on Security
 
The eye of tech-artist Benjamin Males' custom-made surveillance camera is engineered for a black and white world
 
Tags: tech-artist benjamin males, custom-made surveillance camera, white world, black, eye
 
 
 
 
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Nairobi, Mombasa street cameras to tackle crime

2008-09-19 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b76f9c in Network World on Security
 
The Kenyan government has adopted closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to tackle the rising cases of insecurity in the streets, said Bitange Ndemo, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication
 
Tags: closed-circuit television, kenyan government, tackle, bitange ndemo, cameras, permanent secretary, streets, information, cctv
 
 
 
 
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CCTV Firm Threatens The Researcher Who Found Vulnerable Products That Reveal Cam Images Without Authentication

2008-09-20 08:22:21 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
A flaw discovered by security researcher Mike Stephens, affects The LookC 44 server and Pro IX server, which allows anyone to view static images from any camera connected to its servers. This product is installed in some primary and secondary schools. The flaw requires no authentication to exploit and vulnerable servers might be found via
 
Tags: flaw requires, vulnerable servers, flaw, view static images, servers, secondary schools, authentication, server, pro
 
 
 
 
 
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