The International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security magazine, is now accepting nominations for the annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, an award that recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession.
There's a new tip line in Wisconsin for anyone who wants to report a school safety concern or threat. Funded by a $2 million federal grant, the Speak Up, Speak Out Resource Center was created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and is available 24/7.
Iowa State University, Duke University, Texas A&M, University of California - LA, University of Florida and more receive grants from the EPA to research and prepare for the impact of natural disasters.
The Australian Government has released The Code of Practice: Securing the Internet of Things for Consumers (Code of Practice). The guide represents a first step in the Australian Government’s approach to improve the security of IoT devices in Australia.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new touchless “self-service” technology that matches a traveler’s live photo with the photo on their ID. The initiative automatically authenticates a traveler’s ID, matches the live photo with the image on their ID, and confirms their flight information in near real time.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to prepare against ever evolving threats against the American homeland, most recently highlighting efforts to combat an Electromagnetic Pulse attack which could disrupt the electrical grid and potentially damage electronics.
The Department of Homeland Security today announced the imminent publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes expanding department authorities and methods for collecting biometrics that will establish a defined regulatory purpose for biometrics.
The Secure Cyber Risk Aggregation and Measurement (SCRAM), a new platform from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), quantifies companies' security risk without requiring them to disclose sensitive data about their systems to the research team, much less their competitors.
IAA, Inc. announced the appointment of Andrew Albrecht as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer. Albrecht will report directly to Maju Abraham, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
The Department of Homeland Security's Small Business Innovation Research Program gave funding to a small business to advance explosive detection equipment for airports by using machine learning.