
Cyber Pickpockets
We all read with some trepidation over the recent Holiday season how hackers got into Target’s database and stole credit card information of over 110 million Christmas shoppers followed by a January revelation that Neiman Marcus and Michaels Arts and Crafts shoppers may have also been hacked and compromised. This became front page news in an ongoing drone of stories relating to fraud and identity theft perpetrated by hackers. We recall the last big story of the 2007 hacking
Mexico’s Police Strategies Must Shift to a Terrorism Model
By Jerry Brewer Those that are diligently following the massive violence and escalating carnage in Mexico may have difficulty explaining how something so horrific can occur within their homeland, but accurately defining it may hold promise and strategic relevance. We are inundated by the world media coverage ad nauseam with explanations of drug trafficking organizations versus rival organized elements and their turf wars for control of drug routes and the demand for drugs. Re