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Cyber Threats Go Complex and International

Top 9 Security Threats of 2011; Vietnam-linked Cyber Gang Busted in Minn.

Expect more attacks from inside and from overseas countries.

January 4, 2011

Enterprises and their chief security and information officers face a tough and tumble 2011 with an example being an incident in Minnesota involving Vietnam-based criminals.

Recent Hospital Killings Among Workplace Violence Incidents

Another Maryland Hospital Killing, Among Growing Number of Workplace Violence Incidents

Maryland area hospitals in the crosshairs.

January 4, 2011

A stabbing at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda is latest in Maryland-based hospital tragedies as workplace violence becomes a great healthcare threat.

Better life safety at nucelar power plants.

First U.S. Nuclear Plant Switches to Automated Fire Detection System

First plant in U.S. to move to new tech.

January 2, 2011

Watchman patrols will be outdated sooner or later as nucelar power plants shift to automated fire detection systems that can be zoned.

Transportation security again questioned.

Can Trains, Subways be Protected from Terrorists?

Many vulnerabilities may not be fixable.

January 2, 2011

A national newspaper examination contends that train and subway infrastructure is more vulnerable to threats and that vastly more people are carried on these systems than airlines.

Security Technology Catches Alleged Bomb Caller

Campus Emergency Phone, Coupled with Security Video, Nabs a Fake Bomb Caller

Person May Have Been Involved in Numerous Incidents.

January 2, 2011

A combination of an emergency phone, on which a threat was called in, and security video in the area may have put an end to incidents on the University of Florida campus.

Terror Threat to Global Oil Shipments

Terror Mystery: Explosives Likely Caused Damage to Tanker, according to Japanese Experts

Was It an Accident or Terror Attack?

December 30, 2010

Incident involving a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last July may indicate a steup in terror tactics.

Pilot Video Critical of TSA Pulled Down

San Francisco Airport Defends Security in Wake of Pilotâ??s Videos

Conflict Over Treatment at Airport

December 30, 2010

A series of videos shot and narrated by a commercial pilot kicks up dust at San Francisco airport.

Air Cargo Still Highly Vulnerable

Airline Cargo Flying over U.S. Still Very Vulnerable

Secure Flight Program Still Not Implemented

December 30, 2010

In the sky over the United States, cargo on airplanes is still not screening to federal standards.

What is the Great Conversation?

Diane Ritchey

December 29, 2010

What is the â??Great Conversationâ?? about physical security? The ASG Security Summit & Expo Returns to Seattle on March 8, 2011, celebrating its 10th year preparing security leaders to address top security concerns by engaging in a â??Great Conversation.â??

Supply Chain Security Continues to be a Puzzle