The parents of two former Virginia Tech students have won a $4 million jury-awarded lawsuit resulting from the deaths of their children, Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde.
                    
			            - By Ralph  C. Jensen
 - May 01, 2012
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Today’s progressively faster pace of life rationalizes the thirst for near-constant connectivity.
                    
			            - By Brian  Galante
 - May 01, 2012
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For the past several years, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) has been growing rapidly, and its access control system has continued to grow with it. 
                    
			            - By Minu  Youngkin
 - May 01, 2012
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Set on the edge of a ravine, the 540,000-square-foot Ontario Science Centre is the size of a large airport, with three separate buildings on different elevations that descend into the valley. 
                    
			            - By Howard  Diamond, Peter  Ebersold
 - May 01, 2012
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Achieving security awareness around perimeters and outdoor areas comes down to timely, credible and detailed alerts. 
                    
			            - By John  Romanowich
 - May 01, 2012
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    HID Global announced today that the company’s network access control solutions and contactless readers have been deployed at the Fuxi power plant in China’s Sichuan province. The new system provides increased security that ensures the operational safety of production and facility areas, offers real-time monitoring at the central station and enables security administrators to remotely close facility doors for improved safety management.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Avigilon recently announced that Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Iowa has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to prevent unlawful activity, and boost student and staff safety.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Airport security remains a priority for individual countries and the international community. An increase in global air travel over the last decade has driven growth in the security industry. The persistent threat of terrorist and criminal attack as well as new regional security directives have all contributed to this trend.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Open source technology can help military and other government entities modify software quickly without sacrificing data security. That flexibility, coupled with lower overall cost, is helping fuel a rapid increase in government adoption of open source software, advocates say.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The third Security 5/2K Mission 500 Charity Run in Las Vegas at ISC West raised more than $95,000 to benefit Mission 500, a charitable organization engaging security professionals to sponsor children in need through the World Vision organization.