Historic Inauguration Day Begins Amid Protests, Tight Security

Historic Inauguration Day Begins Amid Protests, Tight Security

  • Jan 20, 2017

[UPDATED: January 20, 2017 1:45 p.m.]

Protestors have become violent on the streets of downtown Washington. D.C. police report that almost 100 people have been arrested and at least two officers have been injured in the protests.

Demonstrators began smashing windows of local businesses while overturning trashcans and throwing rocks at parked cars and police officers. At least one trashcan fire was reported as well.

Police have begun to deploy teargas to breakup the more violent protests.

Original story posted below.

Law enforcement officials have been planning security measures for Inauguration Day for over a year. They are ready to handle anything, especially demonstrators who have descended upon Washington D.C. to protest the events of the historic day.

In the early hours of Friday, January 20, scattered demonstrations broke out just hours before Donald Trump’s swearing in. At one security check point about 50 protesters sat down in the street in an attempt to block people from entering a secure area to watch the ceremony.

Secret Service and police are quick to move in and keep traffic moving despite the protests. The Secret Service tweeted out that all check points were open.

Security fences and police have been deployed around protests that have permits to demonstrate. U.S. Secret Service and Capital Police have told protestors that they will be there to protect them as long as the protests stay peaceful and do not interfere with the events of the day.

Almost 28,000 law enforcement officials will be positioned to protect the 700,000 to 900,000 people attending the ceremony.

Police have deployed security measures to protect those people from vehicle, lone wolf and cybersecurity attacks. A perimeter of trucks, dumpsters and metal fences have been placed to keep out unauthorized persons as well as a network surveillance system to catch any security events.

Stay tuned for more information on the security surrounding the Inauguration events.

Featured

  • Gaining a Competitive Edge

    Ask most companies about their future technology plans and the answers will most likely include AI. Then ask how they plan to deploy it, and that is where the responses may start to vary. Every company has unique surveillance requirements that are based on market focus, scale, scope, risk tolerance, geographic area and, of course, budget. Those factors all play a role in deciding how to configure a surveillance system, and how to effectively implement technologies like AI. Read Now

  • 6 Ways Security Awareness Training Empowers Human Risk Management

    Organizations are realizing that their greatest vulnerability often comes from within – their own people. Human error remains a significant factor in cybersecurity breaches, making it imperative for organizations to address human risk effectively. As a result, security awareness training (SAT) has emerged as a cornerstone in this endeavor because it offers a multifaceted approach to managing human risk. Read Now

  • The Stage is Set

    The security industry spans the entire globe, with manufacturers, developers and suppliers on every continent (well, almost—sorry, Antarctica). That means when regulations pop up in one area, they often have a ripple effect that impacts the entire supply chain. Recent data privacy regulations like GDPR in Europe and CPRA in California made waves when they first went into effect, forcing businesses to change the way they approach data collection and storage to continue operating in those markets. Even highly specific regulations like the U.S.’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) can have international reverberations – and this growing volume of legislation has continued to affect global supply chains in a variety of different ways. Read Now

  • Access Control Technology

    As we move swiftly toward the end of 2024, the security industry is looking at the trends in play, what might be on the horizon, and how they will impact business opportunities and projections. Read Now

Most   Popular

Featured Cybersecurity

Webinars

New Products

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.” 3

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area. 3

  • 4K Video Decoder

    3xLOGIC’s VH-DECODER-4K is perfect for use in organizations of all sizes in diverse vertical sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, education and commercial premises. 3