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!
12Sep2008 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | ContinuedProcess 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.
7Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 3 comments | Continued
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.
4Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
3Sep2008 | John T. Cusatis | 0 comments | Continued
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.
2Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
2Sep2008 | Scott Harrell | 1 comment | Continued
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 [...]
1Sep2008 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
1Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 3 comments | Continued
Private Investigation Database Resources
One of the greatest advancements in the private investigations industry is the advent of the on-line database; information we can instantly access on the Internet. It is not my intention to steer you towards any specific service provider, by the time you finish reading this article there may be another “latest and greatest” source [...]
1Sep2008 | Scott Harrell | 13 comments | Continued
September Judicial Spotlight
The Department of Justice’s indictments of eleven people a few weeks age is being recognized as the largest case of identity theft in the country. Nearly 41 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring of identity theft thieves and hackers. They managed to hack into the computer networks of [...]
1Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 0 comments | Continued
Identifying the Owner of a Website
Have you ever wanted to identify the owner of a website? The WHOIS database contains domain name ownership information. A domain name, or URL, or web address, is registered through a domain name registrar, who in turn reports registration information to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) so that there [...]
1Sep2008 | Scott Harrell | 1 comment | Continued
Investigative Value of Social Security Numbers
Proposed legislation would prohibit the sale of Social Security number information. As a result, private investigators would lose access to databases that are effective for helping distinguish individuals with similar names. This is particularly important with regard to women (who may assume their husband’s name).
1Sep2008 | Larry Sabbath | 0 comments | ContinuedSpecial Bulletin To Louisiana Private Investigators
The following information relative to the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners is of interest to Louisiana licensed PIs. Please feel free to repeat this information in any newsgroup that will distribute the following to any Louisiana Licensed PI.
Mr. Pat Englade, the Executive Director of the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners (LSBPIE) [...]
