Archive for September, 2008
PI Laws and Legislation: “Hit the Hill” Report from Washington D.C.
September 11, 2008 was (also) the day NCISS members hit the hill to lobby on behalf of Private Investigators and Security Companies. By the way, traffic was a complete cluster because of the security for the Pentagon 9/11 ceremonies!
Process Server Safety: It’s Not Always What It Seems
Process serving in general is really not a dangerous job; but there is always a bad seed in the bunch. In light of the recent death of Steve Allen in Colorado there are some safety precautions that we should all stick to in our routine. Ask your client about the person you are serving. Is [...]
In Memory Of Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish of Southern Arizona Bail Enforcement in Tucson, Arizona unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2008. Mark, once a student of ours, excelled and became a well respected fugitive recovery agent in Arizona.
Privacy & Data Protection
With the current scrutinizing legislation and the fact that cybercriminals are launching more and more targeted attacks to gather personal information from businesses it is important for us as private investigators and business owners to set a high standard for respecting customer privacy and be vigilante in privacy issues and data protection.
Data Recovery 101
Let’s start of by asking the question, what is data recovery? The following is taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Data recovery is the process of salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally. Often the data are being salvaged from storage media formats such as [...]
Privacy- Protecting Our Clients' Information
Keeping up with Federal, State and local legislation, such as privacy laws and other legal issues affecting our work is a primary focus for many of us. We also need to be aware and understand the many threats that affect us all as business owners, managers, and consumers.
Understanding Military Addresses
From time to time you are going to come across a military address while conducting a database search. Knowing what to do with the address, to whom it belongs, and what additional information can be gleaned from it can yield very important information! I learned a lot while I was in the Navy and the [...]
NCISS Interim Legislative Report
Congress adjourned this past Friday and is expected to re-convene after Labor Day, unless a special session is called in the intervening time. These past several weeks NCISS carefully monitored last minute packages of bills to make certain that none that we were apprehensive about passed at the eleventh hour. There had been talk that [...]
In Memory of Steven D. Allen
Steven D. Allen was killed on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 while attempting to deliver divorce papers and a restraining order to Loveland, Colorado resident James Scott Whitler. Whitler has been arrested and is currently being held without bail on murder charges. Whitler brutally bludgeoned Mr. Allen with a baseball bat and stabbed him to death [...]
