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News.com.au
11 hours ago
- News.com.au
Police's new weapon to crack open cold cases
NSW Police are using groundbreaking technology to give crims the finger - literally. More than 145,000 unsolved cases, from break and enters to some of the state's longest standing, most baffling unsolved murders, could soon be solved now that police officers can match prints from the phalange area of the hand - the part between the tip and the palm. can reveal fingerprint experts are meticulously sorting through 400,000 possible new fingerprint matches across 145,600 different cases. The upgraded National Automated Fingerprint Identification System also has stronger searching power and capabilities to be able to pick up matches better. Assistant Commissioner Scott Whyte, who heads forensic evidence and technical services, said the new technology 'is going to provide an opportunity for multiple cold cases to be resolved based on a portion of the fingerprint that wasn't previously used'. 'We've taken that part of the hand in prints even back in the day when we used ink, but we couldn't do anything with it, but now even all of those prints from back then, the science has caught up and we can use them.' NSW Police fingerprint expert Christopher Grady told the database, which contains 9.4 million sets of prints, significantly expanded the potential of getting matches and solving crimes. Experts are now working with detectives, sharing information on 110 cold cases where there have been new identifications - 11 of which have been from prints found on phalange areas only. 'These new identification cases include attempted murder, sexual assault, arson, drugs, firearms offences, armed robbery, assault, stolen motor vehicles and property theft,' Mr Grady said. 'The phalange prints can be picked up on handles of knives and weapons, poles, door handles … anywhere where someone would grip onto something.' 'There are currently a number of cold case hits with these types of prints – six to seven new suspects for cold case assaults, robberies and one attempted homicide from 2008 which has identified a brand-new person of interest.' A 2021 homicide reconfirmed an existing suspect using phalange print technology. The breakthrough is so new that police remain tightlipped about the specific cases, so as not to jeopardise any investigations. But NSW Police fingerprint expert Daniel Sommerville said the technology gives police an opportunity they have never had before. 'It's a very exciting new era giving us opportunities to solve crimes and identify prints at scenes that we wouldn't have been able to identify before. 'It's the first time that we have been able to take prints from the entire hand. This is a once in a generation upgrade and we are confident it is going to bring us some amazing results in solving crimes.' Mr Whyte said he has no doubt there will be hundreds of cases solved in the next 12 months. 'I am amazed at the science, but more so the passion of these who work within the forensic and technical space of NSW Police, dipping their toe into all of these streams of science coming on board that is going to lead to the resolution of some of the most serious cold cases we have,' he said. 'The science is evolving at a rate of knots. Things that we are talking about now, if you mentioned to me when I was a young detective it was pie in the sky stuff. 'The evolution of technology and science in policing is immeasurable. The art of being a detective now is supplemented by technology and science.'
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
CyLogic CyCloud Achieves FedRAMP High Ready Status
CyLogic's Secure Enterprise Cloud platform, CyCloud, delivers DoD-level security, compliance, and control for Federal clouds, government contractors, and enterprises requiring the highest level of security Chevy Chase, Maryland--(Newsfile Corp. - June 17, 2025) - CyLogic, the security-first enterprise cloud company, announced that its flagship offering, CyCloud, has achieved FedRAMP High Ready designation by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). This milestone is the result of months of rigorous security assessments conducted by FedRAMP-recognized third-party assessment organization (3PAO) Fortreum. Achieving FedRAMP High Ready status underscores CyLogic's commitment to ensuring that federal agencies, government contractors, and businesses working in the cloud can benefit from the highest level of data protection and control available. This is the fourth consecutive assessment cycle in which CyLogic has achieved this designation. "We're proud to celebrate this major accomplishment with the dedicated experts at CyLogic who've worked tirelessly to develop CyCloud," said Louis Mayberg, CEO of CyLogic. "The FedRAMP designation represents another important step we've taken over the past year to build the most secure cloud platform available to support and protect the way federal agencies, government contractors, and commercial enterprises work today." CyCloud is now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace. It offers the ease-of-use and scalability of a public cloud, the security controls and cost predictability of a private cloud, and, with its FedRAMP High Ready designation, the highest level of security available as a public cloud provider. CyCloud's FedRAMP High Ready platform delivers data security controls that exceed current regulatory requirements such as PCI, NIST, CMMC, HIPAA, and more. CyCloud is a self-service cloud infrastructure, built on VMWare Cloud Foundation, that scales to support and protect business-critical applications and data. CyCloud integrates leading technologies at the highest US government security standards. "FedRAMP is one of the most impactful and important programs in the IT industry. It has dramatically elevated not only the security posture of cloud infrastructures that have undergone a rigorous FedRAMP assessment, but has also significantly raised the security and compliance standards for every commercial off-the-shelf technology utilized by a FedRAMP-authorized cloud provider," said Christopher Grady, CyLogic CTO. "FedRAMP's rigorous standards for continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and security auditing compel each individual technology vendor leveraged by a FedRAMP-authorized CSP to consistently maintain elevated compliance. This powerful benefit has quietly extended strict security and compliance requirements to organizations across all other industry verticals leveraging these same technologies for themselves. This is an unspoken and often overlooked benefit of the FedRAMP program." About CyLogicCyLogic builds, operates, and continuously monitors cloud offerings for enterprises and government contractors requiring the highest level of security, compliance, and control over sensitive data. CyLogic's unrivaled compliance and data security solutions protect digital assets whether they're in the cloud, on-premises, or on edge devices. CyLogic is the creator of CyCloud, a FedRAMP High-Ready cloud solution for the public and commercial sectors. Built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) software, Dell Technologies TAA compliant hardware, and Equinix data centers, CyCloud combines the simplicity and scalability of a public cloud with the most rigorous cybersecurity requirements of a DoD-level private cloud. CyLogic's Cyber Platform delivers rapid security posture enhancement with top-tier data protection and resilience to organizations of any size interested in storing, managing, and accessing data from a security-first perspective. For more information, go to Michelle BarryChameleon Collective for To view the source version of this press release, please visit Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
