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Big Name Companies Participate In Olympic Security
General Electric, IBM, Honeywell, Siemens, Panasonic and LG have all won major contracts providing security technology for the Olympics....
Chicago Public Schools To Increase Security
When Chicago Public Schools open in September, some of the schools identified as trouble spots will see improved emergency procedures and more surveillance cameras and security personnel, school officials said Monday....
Does Smart Card Flaw Pose International Issues?
A recent hacking into Boston's mass transit system by three local university students underscores a broader problem: More than a billion mass-transit fare cards and door-swipe badges worldwide have a security weakness....
Denver Readies Security For Democratic National Convention
After 19 months of work, Denver is ready to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The convention, starting Aug. 25, has pushed the host city to step up security measures. ...
Plan Would Allow Photo-Capture Of Every Vehicle Entering NYC
The Police Department is working on a plan to track every vehicle that enters Manhattan to strengthen the city’s guard against a potential terror attack, the department’s chief spokesman said....
2008 Hacker Security Conference Offers Information, Research
The 2008 Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas was chock full of security research and vulnerability information provided by the brightest minds in the security community....
Demand For Private Security Services In The Billions
U.S. demand for private contracted security services is forecast to advance 4.7 percent per year to $65.9 billion in 2012....
Video Surveillance DVR Market Fragmenting
The transition to networked video surveillance is driving a proliferation of product categories in the digital video surveillance market, according to research from MultiMedia Intelligence....
House Passes Legislation To Notify Students Of Campus Emergency
Security On Campus Inc. (SOC) has commended passage of legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives that will require colleges to "immediately notify" their students and employees when an emergency, such as an active shooter situation, happens on campus....
Candidates Cheat On Job Certification Exams, Says Study
A secret international investigation into job certification test fraud has confirmed long-held suspicions that thousands of people worldwide are cheating on certification exams for coveted jobs....
Chicago One Of Five Cities That Fall Short In Evacuation Planning
An evacuation amid the chaos following a major terrorist attack or natural disaster in Chicago would leave the elderly and disabled especially vulnerable, according to a federal report....
Bus Passengers Demand Better Security After Attack
Greyhound spokespeople say that there’s no system in Canada similar to that in the United States, in which Greyhound bus passengers are subject to random security checks....
Campus Lockdowns During Emergency Called Impossible
A complete lockdown of the Virginia Tech campus during the 2007 shootings that left 32 people plus the gunman dead would have been impossible, George Mason University Chief of Police Michael Lynch says....
Small Percentage Of Americans Feel Personal Data Is Safe
Only an average of 8 percent of Americans say they are very confident in the ability of U.S. retailers, government and banks to protect their personal information, according to a national survey commissioned by CA Inc....
ASIS International Publishes Book To Teach Asset Protection
To help company’s protect their assets, ASIS International has published “Security Surveys” by William R. Floyd, CPP....
Survey Finds Most Banking Web Sites Have Dangerous Flaws
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity....
ASIS International Publishes New CPP Study Guide
ASIS International, an organization for security professionals worldwide, has published the 13th edition of the “CPP Study Guide.”...
Security Biometrics Spending Will Reach $7.3 Billion In 2013
Broad interest and investment in an array of biometrics technologies around the world will drive spending to $7.3 billion by 2013, up from around $3 billion in 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research. ...
Survey Shows Yearly Security Spending Up But Data No Safer
The 2008 Strategic Security Study from InformationWeek polled nearly 1,100 IT and business professionals about plans and priorities for securing their companies' assets. ...
FBI Director Says Right To Own Guns May Harm Safety Efforts
FBI Director Robert Mueller criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, saying it may harm efforts to deter violent crime....
Acousto-Magnetic Anti-Theft Technology Tests Higher Than RF
Research has shown Sensormatic acousto-magnetic (AM) technology from ADT offers retailers better anti-theft alarm detection rates compared to radio frequency (RF) technology....
Crime, Natural Disasters Surveyed As Top Safety Matters
Motorola Inc. has released survey findings that reveal consumers rank crime as their top safety concern. ...
ISC East Returns This Fall With Technology Expo
Preparations are well under way for ISC East 2008, scheduled for Oct. 29-30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York....
Thousands of California Guards Unlicensed, Officials Say
Tens of thousands of security guards working in California have not complied with state licensing requirements, including going through rigorous criminal background checks, reports the Riverside Press-Enterprise....
IT Security Training And Certification Program Launched
Catbird, a developer of comprehensive security for virtual and physical networks, has launched the Certified Virtual Security Professional (CVSP) Program. ...
