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911 Tapes Reveal Teacher Tried to Stop Gunman

911 Tapes Reveal Teacher Tried to Stop Gunman

A teacher tried to stop a teen gunman from shooting himself.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 13, 2014
Survey Says 90 Percent of Americans Feel They Have Lost Control of Their Personal Information on the Web

Survey Says 90 Percent of Americans Feel They Have Lost Control of Their Personal Information on the Web

The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 12, 2014

Razberi Technologies Raises $3.5 Million in Series A Funding, Appoints Security Industry Veteran Ken Boyda Board Chairman

Razberi Technologies — a developer of network video solutions for professional video surveillance and security applications — has raised $3.5 million in capital led by Texas-based LiveOak Venture Partners and has appointed security industry veteran Ken Boyda as non-executive Chairman of the Razberi Technologies Board of Directors.

  • Nov 12, 2014


The Future of the Connected Home with Z-Wave

The Future of the Connected Home with Z-Wave

The Connected Home was a large topic of the keynote, and as I listened, I admit that I was not aware of just how popular and in demand this technology is. With more than 1,200 products on the market, Z-Wave is on the fast track to delivering exactly what these consumers and companies want.

  • By Lindsay Page
  • Nov 12, 2014
Cyberespionage Group Targets Execs through Hotel Networks

Cyberespionage Group Targets Execs through Hotel Networks

Luxury hotels have been the target of malware attacks.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 10, 2014
Key Management Systems Enhance Key and Lock Applications

Key Management Systems Enhance Key and Lock Applications

Keys and locks reliably offer prevention, protection, ease of install and maintenance, and minimal cost investment.

  • By Fernando Pires
  • Nov 10, 2014
Home Depot Says Hackers Stole 53 Million Customer Email Addresses

Home Depot Says Hackers Stole 53 Million Customer Email Addresses

The company also says the hackers got access via a vendor.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 07, 2014
Apple Gets First Real Virus Scare

Apple Gets First Real Virus Scare

Wirelurker sneaks onto computers using unauthorized Chinese apps.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Nov 06, 2014
Probe Finds Security Flaws at Rikers Island

Probe Finds Security Flaws at Rikers Island

A city investigation found they were easily able to smuggle drugs and weapons into the jails.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 06, 2014

Global Retail Theft Barometer Study Finds Shrink Cost Retailers

Retail loss “penalty” costs average US household $403 annually while the cost of retail crime as percentage of revenue rose 27 percent in the US.

  • Nov 06, 2014

Guardly Enterprise E911 Solution Improves Active Shooter Response

New indoor positioning systems enhance ability for security teams to detect shooters earlier and locate people inside buildings.

  • Nov 06, 2014

Kaba Acquires Keyscan Inc.

Acquisition creates a compelling new blueprint for access control in the Americas.

  • Nov 06, 2014

Keyscan Announces Mertens-Brennan Partnership

Promotion began in the Texas and Louisiana regions as of November 1, 2014.

  • Nov 06, 2014

HID Global's NFC Tag Technology Reduces Fraud in Home Healthcare Market

Integrity caregivers established “proof of presence” by tapping HID Global’s trusted tags with their NFC-enabled smartphone, eliminating opportunities to falsify records.

  • Nov 05, 2014
Survey Says Security Chiefs Expect Boost in Cloud Spending

Survey Says Security Chiefs Expect Boost in Cloud Spending

IBM conducted a survey of nearly 150 security chiefs.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Nov 05, 2014

NACE Great Rated by Its Employees

Highlights what makes its workplace culture great in areas like professional development, training, company atmosphere, benefits, awards, etc.

  • Nov 05, 2014

Verifone Expands Availability of Secure Commerce Architecture

Reduces merchant exposure to large-scale payment data breaches and expedites acceptance of EMV in the US market.

  • Nov 05, 2014

Astrophysics, Inc. Awarded $6 Million United States Navy Contract

Astrophysics X-ray systems selected by the U.S. Navy to help protect vessels deployed to foreign ports.

  • Nov 05, 2014

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