Negotiations begin next month, and union leaders will also bring a request for panic buttons on behalf of the more than 14,000 housekeepers working on the Strip and in Vegas' downtown area. The goal of the wireless devices, which alert managers if workers are attacked, is to prevent sexual assault.
- By Jessica Davis
- Jan 29, 2018
Smartphone application to help with security efforts during the Super Bowl.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 26, 2018
Two students were killed and 14 others were shot at Marshall County High School.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 24, 2018
The convenience store of the future has some hefty security.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 23, 2018
Two IEDs detonated at Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales, Florida.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 23, 2018
A male student shot and wounded a female student in the cafeteria of Italy High School in Italy, Texas.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 22, 2018
In just a few weeks, the Super Bowl will kick off after two years of planning the safety and security of the event.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 19, 2018
The security of the Winter Olympics is analyzed just days before the Games kick off in Pyeongchang.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 18, 2018
An organized burglary of Paris' Ritz Hotel was disrupted by hotel security measures and the police on Wednesday night.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 12, 2018
A master key that allows first responders easy and quick access to apartment complexes and commercial buildings was recently found in the possession of a burglary suspect.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 11, 2018
The rise in active shooter incidents and the escalating impact of hostile events has prompted the National Fire Protection Association to process NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events, as a provisional standard, which means it would be available for use as early as April 2018.
- By Jessica Davis
- Jan 10, 2018
Last Tuesday, college and university presidents across Florida received a 1,250-word extortion email threatening violence.
- By Jessica Davis
- Jan 08, 2018
Stadium security has gotten a lot more complicated than apprehending seat jumpers, defusing confrontations and ejecting rowdy fans for imbibing one too many beers.
- By Mark McCormack
- Jan 01, 2018
The concept of “securing security” emerged when physical security was being affected by cybersecurity attacks.
- By Lance Holloway
- Jan 01, 2018
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
Two students and the suspected shooter were killed in a shooting Thursday morning at Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 07, 2017
The request comes after the escape of a psychiatric patient from the facility in November.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 07, 2017
The gunman was the only person injured and no shots were fired inside the hospital.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 06, 2017
The 300,000 person Fremont Festival of the Arts, one of the largest street festivals west of the Mississippi River and toted as California’s premiere art, wine and music festival, is no small undertaking. The threat of an attack is a real possibility.
The center, which cost more than $5 million, is part of a citywide public safety plan.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 28, 2017