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.
Security magazine is pleased to announce our 2020 Most Influential People in Security – 22 top security executives and industry leaders who are positively impacting the security field, their organization, their colleagues and peers, and the national and global security landscape.
The City of Bridgeport in Connecticut announced a $433,616 federal grant to improve port security and water rescue equipment, including ramping up and replacing video surveillance.
The Security Industry Association and the Electronic Security Association have launched the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to promote careers in the physical security technology and life safety industry. Created through a partnership of ESA and SIA – the industry’s leading associations – FAST will connect passionate, innovative professionals with new opportunities in electronic security and life safety.
September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NIATM), which is a collaborative effort between the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S)), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) to emphasize the importance of detecting, deterring, and reporting insider threats.
Gun-violence research experts at UC Davis Health say that despite a significant drop in firearm injuries in recent years in California, there has been a substantial increase in the state’s overall death rate among those wounded by firearms.
Tennessee's 2020-2021 budget includes $38 million in capital maintenance across higher education institutions from the Higher Education Capital Maintenance Fund and $2 million non-recurring statewide security grants.
Close to 40% of business are preparing for a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, a new survey by the Association of Compliance Officers of Ireland (ACOI) has found. The survey also found that 37% of businesses were working on a revised business continuity plans, while a further 28% have already done so.
The American Academy of Pediatrics warns that realistic active shooter drills can unnecessarily traumatize children and that schools should stop running them or carefully plan for their needs.
And the winner is... Each year Transportation Security Administration (TSA) holds a three-day nationwide social media contest on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and encouraged members of the public to vote for the agency’s “cutest canine.”
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