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Gen Z & millennials: the most vulnerable to cybercrimes
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Gen Z and millennials, the digital era's major users, are most at risk of falling prey to cybercrimes, a study suggests.

UK Police wasting 465 days on outdated manual processes
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UK Police forces wasting time and money by relying on outdated processes to send speeding fine letters, says new report.

Tasmanian Government sees success with Telstra, Motorola Solutions partnership
Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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Tasmania Police successfully test encrypted radio system in early access trial of Tasmanian Government Radio Network.

Whispir powers reporting tool for unsafe behaviour on public transport
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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Victoria police launch discreet reporting service for unwanted behaviour on public transport using Whispir technology.

Motorola Solutions to upgrade Taiwan’s police network
Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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Motorola Solutions to upgrade Taiwan National Police Agency's communication network in $128m project. Increased coverage and new security features expected.

Review prompts police to halt plans to use facial recognition technology
Mon, 13th Dec 2021
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Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.

New book reveals massive flaws in Australian cybersecurity management
Mon, 6th Dec 2021
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Cybercrime has been estimated to cost the Australian economy AUD$42 billion, according to a new book released by a UNSW cybersecurity expert.

Eden Park has now joined the SaferCities CCTV network
Thu, 13th May 2021
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Eden Park joins SaferCities' vGRID CCTV network, allowing police and emergency services a live link to major events at New Zealand's national stadium.

Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees team up with police and NZTA to tackle texting while driving
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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NZ agencies unite with telcos to curb driver phone use.

Fujitsu completes Tassie emergency services upgrade
Mon, 9th Dec 2019
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It allows for real-time sharing of incident details, resource location, hazards, and warnings as well as status tracking between agencies.

Victoria Police complete rollout of Motorola Solutions managed service
Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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Motorola Solutions completes rollout of new mobility service to Victoria Police, enhancing situational awareness and productivity.

WA Police Force uses tech to build a case against criminals
Mon, 10th Jun 2019
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The Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) has to process more than 2.8 terabytes of data for every case it investigates.

NSW hacker to appear in court seven months after GoGet data breach
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Popular car sharing service GoGet has been hit by a massive data breach that may affect all users who joined prior to July 27, 2017.

Sydneysiders willing to use tech for reporting non-urgent crimes
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Sydneysiders are more than happy to become crime-stoppers, but only if their privacy is maintained in the process.

Australian Federal Police look for tech solution to help users submit digital evidence
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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The Australian Federal Police is seeking support for a new initiative allowing citizens to report security incidents using technology.

Calling all tech companies - The AFP are on the hunt for a new partnership
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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Australia's Federal Police is calling on the technology industry to help improve public reporting capabilities.

Fujitsu creates $17m dispatch system for Tasmania Police
Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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Fujitsu introduces dispatch system to improve emergency response in Tasmania, with police already using it.

AR for cops: HoloLens could be the future of policing
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Black Marble has developed an award-winning application, tuServ, that’s transforming today’s approach to digitizing policing....

Police & NZ Cricket among winners at annual RiskNZ awards
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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New Zealand Cricket introduced a number of ideas to strengthen its risk management, including tying a risk register to its strategic plan.

Real life Robocop patrols the streets of Dubai
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Criminals in Dubai, you are officially on notice: The world’s first ‘robocop’ is set to begin roaming the streets of Dubai.

Public will have access to NZ Police online crime data
Tue, 15th Nov 2016
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The New Zealand Police are set to launch a new online crime data reporting tool, making crime data easily accessible to the public.

NEC Australia & NT Police facial recognition take out top innovation award
Fri, 2nd Sep 2016
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NEC Australia's Watch House project took out the Infrastructure and Platforms Innovation of the Year iAward.

NEC and NT Police recognised for facial recognition technology
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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The Northern Territory Police Force and NEC has been acknowledged for its use of facial recognition technology to fight crime.

Police join fight against cyberbullying
Mon, 12th Oct 2015
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Cyberbullying is a threat to students in New Zealand, and the police are getting involved in educating young people throughout the country.