Security and Alarm Systems Blog

♦ The British government will slash in half the time police can detain terrorism suspects without charge from 28 days to 14 days."Home Office minister Damian Green told parliament the change would come into effect next Tuesday. The government would publish a review of counter-terrorism and security powers the following day," report Reuters. "We are clear that 14 days should be the norm and that the law should reflect this," Green said.

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Cybercriminals may be shifting their focus from Windows-based PCs to non-Windows platforms and mobile devices, according to a new report from Cisco.  The Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report takes a look at the year in cybercrime and computer security.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot say how many foreign seafarers have entered the country illegally at U.S. seaports because of data accuracy problems at two of its agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a background screening program used by a government agency does not violate employee privacy rights.

In the case, 28 employees of the California Institute of Technology, under contract to do work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), claim that the government’s screening policy is too intrusive. The policy was implemented in 2004 under a government homeland security directive.

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A Boston city councilor has filed an ordinance to require city business-license seekers who interact with the public to submit to fingerprinting and a national background check to ensure they are not violent criminals.

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