Security Blog

ASIS 2012 Coverage: Inspection, inspection, detection

May 3, 2012

Enormous enterprises such as the Federal Reserve Bank and the U.S. Postal Service implement strong screening procedures to prevent disaster.

ASIS 2012 Coverage: Security and the First Amendment

May 2, 2012

CSOs in Philadelphia are facing strong conflicts of interest between First Amendment rights and security needs.

Terror Training Anticipating NATO Meeting

Hospital Security in Dirty Bomb Training as NATO Chicago Meeting Approaches

Healthcare Involved in Training Lessons

May 1, 2012

Military, DHS, healthcare security and hospital medical staff just conducted a training exercise specific to a dirty bomb attack related to the upcoming NATO meeting in Chicago.

Medicine to Homes in Sunday Text

USPS Letter Carriers in Bioterror Attack First Responder Experiment

Supplements Sending People to Central Locations

April 28, 2012

About 40,000 Minnesota residents will go to their mailboxes Sunday, May 6, for a rare delivery: an empty pill bottle representing a powerful antibiotic that would be delivered in the event of a bioterrorism attack. More than 300 mail carriers will participate in the test, fanning out across four neighborhoods

More Access Controls to Bridge

New Safety, Security Rules for Cruise Ship Industry

Follows Costa Concordia Tragedy

April 26, 2012

Cruise ship industry institutes new security and safety rules, including more physical access controls, after accident in which captain is still under house arrest.

Nation's Bridges in Need of Repairs

Diane Ritchey

April 24, 2012

More than 26%, or one in four, of the nation’s bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. While some progress has been made in recent years to reduce the number of deficient and obsolete bridges in rural areas, the number in urban areas is rising.

Struggling with With Cloud-Based Business Models? You're Not Alone

Diane Ritchey

April 24, 2012

If you are still somewhat in the dark as to how to move forward with cloud computing, don’t feel so bad. Even high-tech companies are still fumbling their way along with the new cloud business model.