As 70 percent of Americans plan to shop online during the holiday season, cyber-scrooges are working overtime as new security threats hit mobile, email and the Web.
A new study from ID Analytics has revealed that identity fraud rings target bankcard, wireless and retail card industries.
Despite the risk of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) threats, a new study reveals that fewer than half organizations have implements mobile security.
Cloud computing, mobility, social tools and other technologies that put more power in the hands of individual users pose new challenges for organizations seeking to secure data, devices and networks.
The McAfee report reveals further details of database breaches reaching an all-time high.
MOBOTIX Corp., an industry-leading provider of high-resolution, network-based surveillance systems has entered into a distribution agreement with GA, a leading value-added supplier based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ninety percent of U.S. consumers who use a mobile device for work activities feel their online privacy is threatened, but many persist in putting their privacy and security at risk, according to a survey by global nonprofit IT association ISACA.
Genetec enters into strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop powerful Windows Azure-based security solutions designed to bring high-end security applications to a broader market and enhance current on-premises offerings.
Phishing scams are online attacks via email or instant messaging by hackers attempting to gain information such as usernames, passwords, or credit card information. Thankfully, there are some simple ways to avoid falling prone to these common cybercrimes.
- By Tyler Thurston
- Nov 13, 2012
Harris Corporation received $7 million in orders to deliver tactical communications to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
This holiday season, guests at Motel 6 or Studio 6 can use an innovative form of check-in and ID verification software in order to avoid long check-in lines.
With snow already accumulating in parts of the Northeast, drivers everywhere are waking up to harsh wintry weather. This unpredictable weather can make for difficult driving, which is why it is essential to keep a few things in mind when hitting the road this time of year. Here are some critical safety tips to remember this season.
- By Tyler Thurston
- Nov 08, 2012
The Honeywell Humanitarian Relief Fund is donating more than $600,000 in first responder products to help in relief and recovery efforts of employees affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Observint Technologies continues to expand its impressive portfolio of integrated systems products and technologies with the addition of Infinias – a supplier of network-based access control hardware and software solutions.
Lockheed Martin and its Cyber Security Alliance partners announced the results of a collaborative cyber security survey in a new white paper titled "Cyber Security and Transformational Technologies - Keeping Systems and Data Safe".
FLIR Systems has just announced a decision to acquire LOREX Technology, based in Toronto. FLIR expects to pay a cash value of $1.30 per share (CDN).
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 02, 2012
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has been chosen as the surveillance solution for Aker Brygge, an iconic architectural landmark owned by Norwegian Property.
Middleton High School, a new 253,905-squarefoot facility, opened in Middleton, Idaho, in August 2011, featuring the newest technology throughout its entire campus, from lighting and computer-controlled heating and air conditioning systems to wireless communications technology.
- By Del V. Salvi
- Nov 01, 2012
Grade schools aren’t often early adopters of cutting-edge surveillance technology, but St. Mary’s School in Alexandria, Va., is an exception.
- By Jumbi Edulbehram
- Nov 01, 2012
- By Tyler Thurston
- Nov 01, 2012
Morpho has announced that the Massachusetts State Police (MASP) has selected its U.S. subsidiary, MorphoTrak, to provide MorphoBIS, its next generation Biometric Identification System, for the Commonwealth’s new statewide system.
The death of a border patrol agent takes security to a new level and is something all Americans should be seriously concerned about. If this doesn’t worry you, please consider the life and career of CBP Agent Nicholas J. Ivie.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2012
A large agriculture operation in central South Dakota selected Dakota Security Systems to deploy an IP video surveillance system consisting of two HD megapixel indoor dome cameras and 12 HD megapixel exterior dome cameras from IQinVision.
- By Wendi Burke
- Nov 01, 2012
Millions of fans flock to speedways all over the country to catch a glimpse of the high-octane action that the world of auto racing provides.
- By Neal Villarin
- Nov 01, 2012
The National Hurricane Center has some safety tips to remember following a hurricane.
- By Tyler Thurston
- Nov 01, 2012
The urban campus of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is representative of many modern metropolitan healthcare institutions today, with a main campus in a busy city center that takes advantage of every available square inch.
- By Shahar Ze’evi
- Nov 01, 2012
The key factor behind the success of CAP is having a dedicated technology specialist personally review a customer’s system status daily.
- By Linda Richardson
- Nov 01, 2012
Facility managers and warehouse executives are facing unique challenges as logistics continue to increase and become more complex worldwide.
- By Eric Breen
- Nov 01, 2012
The grounds crew, housekeeping and maintenance staff at Western Kentucky University used to carry building keys around with them 24/7 because that was the way it had always been done.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2012
On the surface, there’s not a great deal that differentiates security in government facilities from security in commercial buildings.
- By John Bartolac
- Nov 01, 2012