Physical Security

RSS

Technology moves quickly, as military and commercial tools and toys merge with security applications to create both new solutions and risks for the enterprise. What should you be on the lookout for this year?

Somewhere between chopped locks and chop shops, victims of bike theft have been left without a ride on the University of Pennsylvania campus. 

While utility enterprises are taking steps to detect and deter physical security threats, preventing damage and enabling recovery remain significant challenges, according to The State of Physical Grid Security 2015.

DHS will unveil a new national alert system in the coming days to reflect the "new phase" of the terror threat.

Metal detectors have been installed at three entrances to the Ohio Statehouse as part of increased security measures.
 

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, and administrative errors, continues to plague many retailers in the U.S.

Ride sharing company Uber announced the creation of a six-member safety advisory board.

New York City will fund security guards for Jewish, Catholic and Muslim students in non-public schools.

New York Gov. Cuomo announced a new smartphone app that will allow New Yorkers to report suspicious activity.