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Before You Pull the Trigger: The Legal Implications of Shooting Down a Drone

February 13, 2018

It’s a scenario that isn’t hard for security professionals to imagine: Someone spots a drone hovering inside your secure facility’s perimeter, over your event, or during your emergency response operation. The drone’s presence is at best a nuisance, and at worst, might damage people or property, or interfere with your principle mission. What options do you have?

Drones More Damaging than Bird Strikes to Planes

December 13, 2017

As part of a multi-institution Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) study focused on unmanned aerial systems, researchers at The Ohio State University are helping quantify the dangers associated with drones sharing airspace with planes.

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Top Security Guarding Companies Report 2017

Contract Security Industry Continues Growth, But Will Humans Necessarily Keep Driving It?

Ed Finkel

December 1, 2017

The contract security industry continues to boom in the U.S. and worldwide, although security officers are finding an increasing number of technological devices patrolling alongside them.

Las Vegas Has Most Registered Drone Owners

November 25, 2017

The 89117 zip code in Las Vegas holds the most registered hobbyist drone users in the country.

Drone Security Risks and How to Protect Against Them

Chad Mercer

October 31, 2017

Commercial use of drones for tasks like surveillance and aerial photography/videography creates business efficiencies and new opportunities, but it’s important to understand drones’ inherent security risks and their potential impact on a company.

Small Consumer Drones Pose Little Risk of Serious Head Injury

September 17, 2017

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found that small consumer drones are unlikely to cause severe head injuries if they fall out of the sky and strike people.

Drones: Nuisance or Serious, Immediate Threat?

How can enterprise security leaders protect their environments?

Jonathan Hunter

September 1, 2017

As drones become easier to acquire, they pose an increasing threat to public buildings, events and people.

Timeline of Counter-Drone Activity in the U.S. Government

How can enterprise security leaders protect their environments?

Logan Harris

September 1, 2017

There are a number of legislative committees and groups working on counter drone legislation, evaluating existing technology and supporting the development of new technology. Here are some of the major highlights in counter drone research and legislation since the early 2000s.

Drone - Good & Bad for CSOs

Kevin Coleman

June 20, 2017

Drones are beginning to populate the skies: Recent estimates suggest that this year’s global drone market will reach nearly three million units with tens of billions of dollars in revenue