On Feb. 2, Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security.
Company’s AI-based capabilities uniquely include data discovery, risk monitoring and data protection across structured and unstructured on-premises and cloud data repositories
BriefCam has announced the appointment of Igal Dvir as vice president of Technology and Product. In this newly created role, Dvir will oversee product vision, strategy and roadmap execution to drive company-wide innovation.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Feb 10, 2021
A new study shows that popular mobile health applications are potentially compromising millions of patients, potentially exposing social security numbers, addresses, birthdates, allergies, medications and other sensitive data.
- By Jeff Stuart
- Feb 09, 2021
HID Global has announced that it has acquired Technology Solutions (TSL) UK Ltd, a global provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) handheld readers.
Even before the pandemic, cloud computing was flourishing. It is nearly impossible today to find an organization that doesn’t use some form of cloud service. From applications to operating systems, to web servers, storage, and virtual LANs — an almost infinite array of solutions can be found in the cloud.
Global safety and security leader reveals year-long celebration details and new user-led innovation to commemorate milestone
Rave Mobile Safety’s report highlights what local officials and first responders need to know to address pressing emergency communication challenges.
Mission 500, a non-profit charitable organization focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving children and families in need across the United States, is now accepting nominees for their 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award and 2021 Humanitarian Award.
Security and surveillance solutions must be able to quickly, accurately and reliably identify potential threats so that security staff can promptly respond.
- By Teresa Liou
- Feb 03, 2021
Versa Networks has announced that feedback from Versa SASE customers and partners reveals its comprehensive integrated architecture delivers improved security and performance with significant cost and time savings over competing disparate solutions which stitch together security, routing, and SD-WAN.
When the number of people working from home rapidly increased in the spring of 2020, organizations everywhere had to adapt quickly.
- By Bob Carter
- Feb 01, 2021
As businesses and governments enter a new era of workplace safety, two prerequisites are preparedness and the ability to pivot quickly.
- By Mark Robinton
- Feb 01, 2021
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Feb 01, 2021
Although I work in software now, I oversaw the marketing for a manufacturing company in another life.
- By Trent Whatcott
- Feb 01, 2021
All the discussions in recent years about the “convergence” of physical and cyber security have fallen short in one crucial area.
- By Bud Broomhead
- Feb 01, 2021
Digital technologies are transforming all aspects of life today, yet sectors such as the criminal justice system continue to be slow to adapt and are failing to take advantage of a wealth of innovations available at the moment.
- By Enrique Pavlioglou
- Feb 01, 2021
When it comes to video surveillance for outdoor use, security solutions often require specialized camera technology to be effective and maximize monitoring capabilities.
- By Dilen Thakrar
- Feb 01, 2021
Current RFID devices, particularly those operating at 125 kHz, are not suitable for secure identification. Proximity credentials that operate at 125 kHz are vulnerable to cloning.
- By Tom Piston
- Feb 01, 2021
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that secure remote access to systems is no longer a “nice to have” feature.
- By Aaron Saks
- Feb 01, 2021
It is amazing that the year of convergence from analog to IP was supposed to be 2008 but it was not until 2012 that IP-cameras started to outsell analog cameras. We sure have come a long way from those analog-oriented days.
- By Jay Jason Bartlett
- Feb 01, 2021
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial passenger air travel in the United States dropped by more than 90%.
- By John Mears
- Feb 01, 2021
The explosion of IoT devices in today’s technology landscape makes a perfect storm for attackers to exploit.
- By Wayne Dorris
- Feb 01, 2021
Many lessons were learned in enterprise IT and security teams in 2020, right down to the final weeks of the year with the Solarwinds attack. We closed out a miserable year with a devastating reminder about the danger of third party access and supply chain attacks.
- By Tamir Hardof
- Feb 01, 2021
The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin today after consultation with the intelligence community and law enforcement partners. There is currently a heightened threat environment across the United States that is likely to persist over the coming weeks.
Genetec Inc. has announced that it is broadening its portfolio of FICAM-(Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management) certified options for its Security Center Synergis™ access control system with support of Veridt Stealth access control readers.
From ensuring 9-1-1 dispatchers had the best data to provide situational awareness to responders, to offering tools that enable collaboration for the immediate response to civil unrest, to solutions to effectively communicate the latest official information on COVID-19, Rave provided support to customers in a year that thrust public safety and health to the forefront.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints nationwide in 2020 compared to 2019, and at a significantly higher rate than any other year since the agency’s inception.
We are still learning the extent of the impact from the SolarWinds hack across the 33K customers who used their Orion software.
- By Jeff Nigriny
- Jan 25, 2021