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Measuring the Risk in High–Low Frequency Tasks

August 13, 2012

Gordon Graham breaks down how to regard levels of risk by levels of frequency, as well as how high-risk, low-frequency event disasters can be avoided and risks mitigated through training. 


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Critical Infastructure More Vulnerable

U.S. Senate Kills Cybersecurity Act of 2012; Business Balks

Debate Turns Partisan
August 2, 2012

This week, legislation to establish better security of public and private cyber infrastructure died in the U.S. Senate after businesses, through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, fought the proposal, claiming the improvements were too expensive.


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Managing Security in Alternate Parking Lots

August 1, 2012

Some sports fans will inevitably park off-site in different privately-owned lots around a venue, but how can venue security directors manage the problems that come through their gates from these under-regulated lots?


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Spectator Violence Forum Kicks Off NCS4 Conference

July 31, 2012

The annual conference on sports safety and security kicks off with a panel on spectator violence prevention.


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University Police Are Extra Cautious

Movie Theater Fallout: Shooter’s University Campus Evacuated

Suspect Makes First Count Appearance
July 24, 2012

Just after Batman shootings, two of the suspect's university campus buildings were evacuated of nonessential personnel on order of the university's police chief. Law enforcement fears potential of copycat actions.


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The Senate and Cybersecurity: Finding a Path Forward

July 17, 2012

Will the Senate pass a cyber security bill? That's the major question looming as the time for congressional action in 2012 dwindles.


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Project Impacts 2 Million Households

Postal Workers Participate in Bioterrorism Response Drill

Bottles of Medicine Hand Delivered
July 13, 2012

As reported previously by the Security Magazine Blog, an exercise including USPS workers delivering medicine to 2 million households impacted by a bioterror attack will continue this summer.


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Student Was Buying Chemicals

See Something, Say Something Works in Texas Terror Conviction

Supplier Alerted FBI to Purchase Request
June 29, 2012

A Saudi Arabian citizen Wednesday, June 27 was convicted of attempting to use chemicals to build a weapon of mass destruction. One target was the home of a former U.S. President.


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Safety Also Questioned

Bioterror Security Lapses at CDC Lab, Doors Left Unlocked

Emails Indicate Ongoing Problems
June 29, 2012

Think that a top U.S. bioterror lab would know to lock its doors...but internal emails describe repeated, potentially dangerous security lapses.


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More Than a Paperwork Problem

First Responders at JFK Airport Unqualified to Handle Emergencies

Concern Spreads to Other Airports
June 20, 2012

In what could be a serious lapse, many first responders at John F. Kennedy Airport serving New York City are not qualified to handle emergencies.


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Changing the Perception of Security in Healthcare

In this Security exclusive, Gail Lenehan, President of the Emergency Nurses Association, and Bryan Warren, President of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, discuss the reputation security has in the healthcare industry and its effect on workplace violence.

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THE MAGAZINE

Security Magazine

2013 May SEC

2013 May

This month in Security, discover how security can span the globe with our special feature on Securing the Global Enterprise. Also, determine how to do business in conflict zones, learn the top 11 errors in emergency planning, get smart about smartphones and study the consequences of performing temporary security for temporary employees.

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