As technologies and laws continue to evolve and more people move into urban centers, cities are looking for ways to become smarter — and safer.
- By Pota Kanavaros
- Jan 01, 2018
Let’s just say the timing was not ideal. GC&E Systems Group had just hired a key executive to spearhead business development and growth within Florida. But Mother Nature had different ideas. Hurricane Irma had just ravaged the entire state of Florida and the company was eager to onboard its newest management team member.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2018
The global access control market is forecast to be worth nearly $10 billion by 2022, with annual growth nearing 7.5 percent over the next six years, according to a recent report by Markets and Markets Research firm.
- By Karen Evans
- Jan 01, 2018
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) experienced a record-breaking fiscal year in 2016. With the increase of business, and the addition of three more state-run stores, the state commission felt it was time to improve on security solutions. Enter Griffon Security Technologies.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2018
The concept of “securing security” emerged when physical security was being affected by cybersecurity attacks.
- By Lance Holloway
- Jan 01, 2018
A few years ago – three to be exact – I became the legal guardian of a granddaughter, and with that came the finding of a daycare that not only provided a good learning environment, but a haven of safety and security.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2018
In the wake of multiple terror attacks and mass shootings this year, some of the biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the United States are increasing their security.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 29, 2017
In 2018 we can expect to see continued creativity from nation-state actors, a growing focus on industrial control systems, and efforts to compromise the software supply chain.
- By Toni Gidwani
- Dec 28, 2017
The solution is in hand, literally. It’s the mobile phone.
- By Dr. Sarbari Gupta
- Dec 27, 2017
- By Dmitri Alperovitch
- Dec 26, 2017
This holiday season, however, after a year of nasty data breaches, it feels appropriate to take Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas[2] and analyze it with some of the basic questions we ask during a data breach.
- By Tyler Reguly
- Dec 22, 2017
Occly proves that you can have total personal and home security with just one device.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 22, 2017
As we look back on these security events, think of how we can move forward to predict and prevent incidents like this in the future.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 21, 2017
There are some relatively easy solutions to keeping your home safe and secure while you’re away enjoying the holiday festivities.
- By Herman Yau
- Dec 21, 2017
The White House has publicly blamed North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware attack earlier this year that locked more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 20, 2017
The DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate “Securing Mobile Applications for First Responders” report said that security flaws were discovered on 32 of the 33 popular apps tested.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 20, 2017
President Trump declared a new national security strategy in a document and speech on Monday, focusing on “America First.”
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs reported Monday on a new “jack of all trades” Android malware threat they’ve dubbed Loapi.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 19, 2017
Security firm FireEye disclosed Thursday the existence of a malware used to compromise industrial control systems and disable their safety systems to potentially cause physical damage.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 18, 2017
The Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that it has been testing a new screening technology that can detect suicide vests in heavily populated “soft target” areas that lack official security screenings, such as subway stations.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 18, 2017
VaaS International Holdings (VaaS) announced the hiring of Matthew Brady as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Three defendants have pleaded guilty to charges involving the Mirai botnet that was used to knock out several major websites last year, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 15, 2017
The FCC has voted to roll back an Obama-era Net Neutrality Rules.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 15, 2017
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors unanimously approved plans and funding for security improvements to DART’s light rail and bus systems on Tuesday.
More than four in five U.S. physicians (83 percent) have experienced some form of cyberattack, according to new survey research released by Accenture and the American Medical Association.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 14, 2017
Experian’s Data Breach Resolution released its Data Breach Industry Forecast on Tuesday in an effort to help key business decision makers prepare against cybercrime in the year ahead.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 13, 2017
In the wake of October’s Mandalay Bay shooting that left 59 dead, a hotel in Las Vegas has begun testing a discreet weapon-sensing security device.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 13, 2017
During the past decade Notify NYC has introduced multilingual messaging, customized features and launched a new mobile application
A new PSA from Sandy Hook Promise plays on familiar post-tragedy news reporting to show that gun violence can be prevented if people speak up about seeing the warning signs.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 12, 2017
Many U.S. transit authorities stepped up their own security Monday in the wake of the rush-hour pipe-bomb explosion on a subway platform in Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 12, 2017