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The Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council’s (CICC) Five in 5 is a snapshot of law enforcement and criminal intelligence-related articles, resources, and research that may be of interest to CICC members and partners working to improve the nation’s ability to develop and share criminal intelligence. The CICC’s mission—to advocate for and support state, local, and tribal law enforcement and
homeland security agencies and personnel in their efforts to develop and share criminal intelligence for the promotion of public safety and the security of our nation—is important, contemporary, and essential. Five in 5 is provided for your information and awareness as an effort to assist the criminal intelligence community in understanding trends, training, and activities that may impact law enforcement and criminal intelligence. You are encouraged to share this e-mail with your association members, colleagues, department/organization personnel, and others, as appropriate. Please contact cicc@iir.com to submit an article for consideration in the CICC’s Five in 5.
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Fusion Centers |
Study: Violations of Privacy Rights by Fusion Centers are the Exception, Not the Rule
Concerns that law enforcement fusion centers are violating individuals' privacy rights as they gather intelligence on terrorism, criminals and other threats to public safety are the exception and certainly not the rule, according to a study published in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. The paper, "Law Enforcement Fusion Centers: Cultivating an Information Sharing Environment while Safeguarding Privacy," addresses the privacy-rights issue, among others. The study, based on a survey of fusion center personnel and three in-depth case studies, found that fusion centers are taking steps to safeguard the privacy rights of individuals and outlines those best practices. Press Release
Full Study
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Technology |
Chattanooga Police Consider Creating Central-Intelligence Center
Crime-solving could become easier for Chattanooga Police Department with the help of new software. A central-intelligence unit would give officers immediate access to new information that currently takes weeks to process. The information would be housed in an online database and monitored by officers in a new section of the department. The field-reporting software will help officer arriving at a scene have information available to them quickly. In addition, existing cameras on and inside government buildings can be monitored in the real-time intelligence center, modeled after the Memphis Police Department, and private businesses could also opt to have their cameras monitored by personnel in the intelligence center. Read More
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Cyber Incident Coordination |
In a Major Cyber Hack, Who Do You Call? The White House Spells it Out
On July 26, 2016, President Obama approved a new directive that spells out for the first time in writing how the government handles significant cyber incidents. The directive lets the public know which agency handles what, answering an oft-heard question after a breach: Whom do I call for help? The administration also for the first time revealed how it grades the severity of an event — and how it determines what is significant. Read More
Presidential Policy Directive Fact Sheet
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Technology |
Police in Michigan are Trying to 3D-Print a Murder Victim’s Fingerprint to Unlock his Phone
A research lab at Michigan State University has been using printed fingerprints to spoof mobile-phone sensors, trying to show how easily our devices can be hacked into. The Michigan State University Police Department’s digital forensics and cybercrime unit became aware of this research and approached the lab in June 2016 about using this technology to print a digital 3D model of a victim’s fingerprint to unlock his phone. The replica fingerprints require more testing before the lab will provide them to the police department, however, the initial results have been promising. Read More
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Cybersecurity |
No More Ransom: Law Enforcement and IT Security Companies Join Forces to Fight Ransomware
On July 25, 2016, Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab launched an initiative called No More Ransom, a new step in the cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector to partner in the fight against ransomware and help victims recover their data without having to pay ransom to the cybercriminals. The Web site contains information on what ransomware is, how it works and, most importantly, how to protect themselves. Awareness is key as there are no decryption tools for all existing types of malware available to this day. Read More
Cyber resources are available at www.iacpcybercenter.org.
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