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Death by Salad Bar

Emerging Terror Threat: Foot and Mouth Agroterrorism

Surveillance Indicates Foreign Interest in such Tools

April 29, 2011

Foot and mouth disease as well as other agroterror threats seem more real today as the government and businesses grow more concerns.

Claim that iPhones are Tracking People

Believe Apple? Firm Claims It Only Maintains Database of Wi-Fi Hotspots, Cell Towers

Firm Denies Claim

April 29, 2011

Bloggers are suggesting that Apple and other providers of smartphones set up tech to track people in detail.

Social Networking Can Help, Too

Can Facebook Help Law Enforcement and Security Efforts?

Online Photos Identify Criminal

April 22, 2011

With all the talk about the dangers of social networking, there can be some pluses.

Government Gives Away Too Much Info

Who Is the Enemy Anyway? Army Accidentally Reveals Mark Center's Bomb Security

Detailed Information May Have Been Online for Years

April 22, 2011

The Army Corps of Engineers Web site contained specific information in which low level explosives could create havoc.

EU Screeners Tech Shy While U.S. Push for Biometrics

Europe Study: Airport Personnel Do Not Report Suspicions, Mistrust Technology

Analyzing Actual Handling of Threats

April 16, 2011

An EU report said there appears to be a gap between procedures and actual behavior when a threat is recognized and especially when it is acted upon.

Threats to Government Escalate

Elected Officials Continue to Be Targets of Threats

Mailed Threats Aim at President to State Senators

April 16, 2011

As Presidential campaigns heat up, law enforcement and private security expects even more threats often in the form of mailed white powder and phoned threats.

Scott Howell Blogs from UTC's ISC West Press Conference

The UTC Acquisition of GE Security -- One Year Later

Company Better Positions its Business Units

April 8, 2011

With the aim of better serving its integrators and end users, at a Thursday ISC West media reception, UTC Fire and Security, Global Security Products President Mark Barry reviewed brand positioning.

Scott Howell Advice on ISC Twitter Resources