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What every law enforcement agency needs to knowHighlightsOfficers are already using AI faster than most agencies have policies to guide it. Consumer AI tools skip citations and audit trails, creating real risk for evidence and cases. A structured framework — covering data sourcing, courtroom defensibility, ROI, and documentation — helps agencies choose AI tools that hold up under scrutiny. Artificial intelligence isn’t a future consideration for law enforcement anymore. It’s already inside the tools officers use every day to draw insights from public records. A recent Police1 webcast in partnership with Thomson Reuters “How to Evaluate AI Technology for Investigations” brought together Edgar Gallardo and Michael Murphy, both former officers now working for Thomson Reuters, along with Andrew Pellington, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Thomson Reuters, to unpack one practical question. How should agencies vet an AI tool before it touches an investigation? Poll results from the session tell part of the story. 72% of attendees said their agency is already using or evaluating AI tools, and 87% said they believe AI is helping public safety.

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A supply-chain attack involving ConnectWise’s cloud services has exposed Microsoft 365 customers to unauthorized application access, with researchers reporting successful sign-ins across 173 partner and customer tenants. The incident centres on credentials associated with ConnectWise Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, and raises concerns about attackers exploiting permissions already entrusted to business software. ConnectWise has confirmed unauthorized access to application identities within its Cloud Backup environment. In an October 17 update on its service-status page, the company said it was shutting off application access, interrupting customer backups while investigation and remediation continued.