The Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is the first national resilience award for superior leadership and innovation by a nongovernmental individual or organization.
Two companies have joined forces to create the world's first instantaneous gunshot detection and facial recognition system, according to an article from Security CCTV News.
That is, if it works. At 2:00 pm one day last November, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission held a first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. The plan was that all publicly-accessible television and radio stations would run the announcement.
President Obama just signed legislation which directs the Federal Aviation Administration to create regulations to allow greater use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S.
New Tally While Controversy Over Attacker Continues
February 13, 2012
A recent study by researchers at Concordia University in Montreal has priced cleanup of facilities impacted by the 2001 anthrax attacks at about $320 million.
Larry McEvoy really digs his job. His firm, CONSOL Energy, a leading diversified energy company, helps generate two-thirds of the nation’s power supply, responsible for mining more high-quality bituminous coal than any other U.S. producer as well as the largest gas producer in Appalachia.
Tech Includes Situation Awareness at New Command Center
January 31, 2012
Law enforcement, NFL and stadium security will coordinate photo and video data to including patrols and a new command center. But exploding street manholes could provide a security twist.
Kansas City, Missouri. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Nashville Metropolitan Government. And Hennepin County, Minnesota. Four different government agencies that vary in size, physical characteristics, geography, history and culture. But the security directors responsible for securing these municipalities are finding common ground in their unique needs and challenges, which include funding, meeting demanding constituent needs and having the right technology.
During the recent federal government budget debates, the “peace dividend” of the 1990s was mentioned a few times. Does the U.S. get a “war dividend” in the risk/reward decision of business location and expansion?
Security issues exist every day on our nation’s ports, terminals and roads, but funding challenges and regulations makes securing those areas difficult. What’s working, what’s not and what do security end users and integrators wish they had in their arsenal of tools? Security magazine editor Diane Ritchey andSDM magazine editor Laura Stepanek brought together end users and integrators from these critical infrastructure areas to discuss their challenges and successes.