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New N.C. Gun Bill Would Ease Background Checks

June 12, 2013

Parts of the bill would also allow guns in parked cars on college campuses, on bike paths and in restaurants that serve alcohol.

How to Sort through Big Data for Threat Detection

Vince Walden

June 11, 2013

In the age of Big Data where volume, velocity and variety of data is increasing complexity both internally and externally, integrating new data sources is bringing organizations tremendous opportunities to mitigate threats in new, innovative ways.

How Business Intelligence Becomes an Eco-Research Tool

Scientists in Australia's Rainforests and California's Beaches Use Business Analysis to Collect Data and Save the Ecosystem

June 3, 2013

As environmental regulations increase, industrialization’s effects stretch further and ecological scientists grasp for new ways to collect vital data, some parties are all reaching for the same thing: business intelligence.

Futuristic Security Innovations Solving Present-day Dilemmas

Cue the way-back machine, Sherman.

June 1, 2013

Back in time, I was getting a personal tour of historic computers in the Smithsonian by none other than the famous computer scientist Captain Grace Murray Hopper, who is said to have coined the term “computer bug.”

4 Steps to Better Mail Screening and Ricin Detection

James Viscardi

May 28, 2013

Recent incidents of ricin being mailed to the White House and members of Congress are a chilling reminder that the mail system continues to be used by those wishing to do harm.

Companies say Mexico Security Situation Improving or Steady

May 28, 2013

The majority of foreign and domestic companies in Mexico say security has either improved or remained unchanged from last year, and almost half expect more improvement within five years.

Canadian Enterprises Report Capability, Yet Little Planning, to Battle Insider Threats

Only 14 percent of organizations have a specific definition for insider threats, yet two-thirds claim to be able to handle the risk.

May 22, 2013

Only 17 percent of Canadian organizations have a specific definition of insider threats, and 19 percent have employee training on recognizing and preventing it.

How to Detect and Thwart Recent Fraud Trends

Internal Controls Improve; Collusion Schemes Increase

May 14, 2013

As fraud controls get stronger, criminal elements start teaming up to beat the system. But, as Jason Lelio points out, collusions schemes get harder and harder when faced with stringent internal controls.

How Boston’s Hotels Maintained Security after the Marathon Bombings

When Trouble Came to Boston, Training and Partnerships Helped it Rally

Michael J. Soper

May 14, 2013

For many of Boston's hotel security directors, the day started like so many other Marathon Mondays, a calm morning full of excitement and anticipation for the events about to begin in the quaint New England town of Hopkinton, 26.2 miles from the Marathon's finish line in Boston's historic Copley Square.

Study Says Convicted Burglars Confirm Value of Alarms, Other Deterrents

May 10, 2013

University research funded by the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) provides a look into the mind of a burglar by examining the behaviors of convicted offenders in three states.