HID Global to acquire Mercury Security in an effort to expand its leadership in Access Control.
This year at ASIS 2017, whether you are attending the show in Dallas, Texas or not, you will be able to receive an exclusive look at what is on the show floor from the perspective of our Security Today editors.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Sep 19, 2017
Gerald R. Ford International Airport has received a total of $3.8 million for security upgrades.
Howdy folks, welcome to Dallas! You can’t imagine my appreciation for having ASIS in my backyard. All it means is that I get to stay in my own home and sleep in my own comfortable bed each night. Getting downtown for the tradeshow is a completely different matter.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Sep 19, 2017
Hackers have hidden a backdoor in a security application called CCleaner. So far it has 2 billion downloads and has infected 2.3 million people and counting.
Breakthroughs in technology mean that connected cars are shunning physical keys in favor of digital, smartphone-based entry systems.
Protecting physical spaces and facilities is an ever-present problem. As bad actors continue to seek unlawful entry in innovative ways and unforeseeable disasters like fires continue to exist, alarm systems need to keep pace and leverage new technologies to prevent and mitigate these risks.
- By Diego Grassi
- Sep 18, 2017
An "improvised explosive device" was detonated on a Tube in south-west London.
The US government has officially banned the use of Kaspersky security software in all of its federal agencies.
One teenage student has died and three others were injured during a school shooting south of Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
A set of vulnerabilities present in "almost every" device with Bluetooth capabilities has been revealed by researchers at security firm Armis.
The International Olympic Committee has said there is "no hint" of a security threat for next year's Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics in South Korea.
Two Salt Lake City security guards were stabbed early Sunday in a scuffle with customers at a downtown night club, police said.
The iOS 11 has been in beta testing for a few weeks now and many users are reporting a new discovered security feature that could boost a user's data security and make it harder for police to find information.
A recent incident in upstate New York has shown that even police departments aren't immune from hacking.
As traditional phone lines have declined in recent years, many of these new ecosystems are now being directly supported by cellular and IP networks that avoid publicly switched telephone network (PSTN) infrastructure.
- By Diego Grassi
- Sep 11, 2017
You might have heard – winter is coming. And just like winter in Game of Thrones, GDPR is coming.
- By Joan Jenkins
- Sep 11, 2017
The Atlanta-based company announced the hack on Thursday, and said that intruders were able to access customers' Social Security numbers, addresses, names, birthdays, driver’s license numbers and more.
- By Nicole Crites
- Sep 08, 2017
The Importance of Locking Down Multiple Devices in the Office
Manufacturer Rep Firm LRG inc and their vendor partners have started a pledge drive to directly assist electronic security personnel and their families that were severely affected by Hurricane Harvey.
SDC has added a new, labor-saving function called DoorSnap to its free, award-winning SDCSecurity App.
A new, innovative screening process was unveiled, and the Transportation Security Administration, with the help of Clark County, just proposed a grant of more than $10 million for other security upgrades.
In at least half of the world’s countries, private security workers outnumber police officers. More than 40 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, have more guards privately hired to protect certain people, places and things than police officers whose duty it is to protect the public.
Vicon announced the expansion of its A&E Services division, with the addition of David Busco, who will manage Vicon’s relationships with the A&E community throughout the eastern United States.
Help Mission 500 reach their fundraising goal of $75,000 at the third annual Security Softball Game.
Florence brings deep experience in security, surveillance, business continuity planning, and investigation operations in gaming, retail, and corporate security.
Gaping security holes have been discovered in most AT&T U-verse cable modems that would allow remote cyber criminals to access a household’s internet connection as well as any devices connected to it.
The driver, whose SUV hopped the sidewalk, sending it straight into partygoers, will be charged with DUI.
Moving to higher ground within the commercial enterprise space.
- By Gerald Hubbard
- Sep 05, 2017