Articles Tagged with ''security budget''

New Mexico Rolls Out $46 Million in School Security Funding

October 19, 2018

New Mexico is awarding money to 222 school campuses for security upgrades, including new doors and locks, fencing and surveillance cameras.

Why You’re Hearing “No:” Insurance Considerations for Security Firms Serving Schools

Tory Brownyard

October 16, 2018

As we reflect on the first anniversary of the Mandalay Bay shooting, it is sobering to consider the real risks facing any large group of people. A gathering of hundreds or thousands of people is vulnerable to attacks of violence and, unfortunately, over the past several years, we have seen that schools are also such targets.

A Proposed Model for Permanent Change in Cybersecurity

James Doggett

October 4, 2018

Why is it that we keep on doing the same things in security year after year and we expect a different result? For decades, we have been buying and installing security tools to “fix” our security issues around things such as patch management, privileged access, application vulnerabilities, etc. And yet these issues remain at the top of the list of security issues today.

Dallas Transit Aims to Bolster Security with 61 New Officers

September 13, 2018

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning to bolster security over the next five years, including a 77-percent spending increase in security services next year and adding 65 full-time salaried positions in 2018-2019, 61 of them police.

Port Canaveral Awarded $1.1M in Security Grants

September 12, 2018

The Canaveral Port Authority is set to upgrade security operations and cybersecurity systems following $1.149 million in federal and state grants from DHS and the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development program.

Three Ways to Justify the IT Security Budget You Need

Maxim Frolov

September 6, 2018

Advocating for the return on investment (ROI) in IT security has traditionally been a challenge for IT professionals to communicate to management. IT teams are responsible for the complicated task of balancing budget limitations with strong protection that will reduce the risk of a cyberattack in today’s dynamic threat landscape. However, according to a recent Kaspersky Lab report, businesses are starting to invest more in IT security rather than treat it as a cost center.

6 Steps Toward Effective Security Training

Is your venue prepared? The importance of training to dramatically reduce risk.

David Waldman

August 28, 2018

Large venues pose unique challenges to security and emergency preparedness. The combination of dense crowds, media visibility and high economic value at such events creates great risk to people, property and reputation. But how do you ensure strong security while also ensuring your patrons and fans still have fun?

Sustainable Security Technology: Looking Beyond Energy Efficiency to Environmental and Human Health Impacts

David Corbin

August 14, 2018

Transparency is the new sustainability. As building owners and facility managers advocate for sustainable products and practices, security technology manufacturers are taking the total environmental impact of their products into account.

Case Study: Schools and Police Combine Security Efforts with VMS Solution

Prepared for any emergency, Louisa County Public Schools enhance security and emergency response with Valerus VMS

August 9, 2018

Vicon Industries, Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware and components, announced today that Louisa County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has completed installation of a district-wide Vicon Valerus video management solution that encompasses its six school buildings and connects nearly 400 cameras.

R.I. Governor Encourages Schools to Use Construction Fund for Security Improvements

August 1, 2018

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging school districts to utilize a $10.5-million school construction fund – the School Building Authority Fund – to make immediate school security repairs.

Retail security professionals are facing an increasingly complex array of security challenges — everything from organized retail crime to evolving cyber-physical threats and public safety concerns.