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William Foos Named Director of Security and Safety Services at Gannett Fleming

April 17, 2020

Furthering a vision to elevate security and safety services as a critical component of operational reliability, Gannett Fleming recently named William Foos, CPP, PSP, to the position of director of Security & Safety Services.

Pa. State Senator Announces $2 Million in School Safety and Security Grants

March 27, 2020

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Pennsylvania State Sen. John Blake announced $2.08 million in School Safety and Security grants for 15 school districts.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $248.5 Million in Grants to Support Railroad Infrastructure

March 20, 2020

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the recipients of $248.5 million in grant funds under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, for a wide variety of state and local railroad infrastructure projects.

A Public Private Partnership: the DSS and Enterprise Security

How does the the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service interface with public safety responders, and what can enterprise security learn from their successes?

Maria Henriquez

March 18, 2020

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Meet the United States Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) – a federal agency that can serve as an exemplar model on how to interface with public safety responders, domestically or abroad.

NY Mayor de Blasio Launches New Crime Prevention Efforts to Combat Hate, Anti-Semitism

January 2, 2020

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NY Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the creation of new multi-ethnic interfaith Neighborhood Safety Coalitions, increased NYPD presence, and new Department of Education lesson plans and curriculum as part of the City’s commitment to the prevention of hate crimes and anti-Semitic attacks.

Rhode Island Unveils School Safety Plans

February 12, 2014

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RI Governor Chafee has released a school safety plan.

More Access Controls to Bridge

New Safety, Security Rules for Cruise Ship Industry

Follows Costa Concordia Tragedy

April 26, 2012

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

As California Goes, So Goes the Nation?

November 22, 2011

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California now requires that hospitals conform to minimal security standards by laying out required guidelines. This law is confined to the state of California, but it has national implications. Some hospital security executives believe that it is just a matter of time before these standards begin to appear in Environment of Care Standards required by the Joint Commission.

ON DEMAND: DevSecOps creates an environment of shared responsibility for security, where AppSec and development teams become more collaborative. With the right training and tools, developers can become more hands-on with security and, with that upskilling, stand out among their peers... however, they need the security specialists on-side, factoring them into securing code from the start and championing this mindset across the company.

Right now, in the pandemic environment, business leaders are balancing internal priorities – managing cost and impacts to productivity – with market and external priorities like government requirements, customer needs, and perceived standards of safety and health.

Security Magazine

2020 August

This month in Security magazine, we examine how physical security leaders are being propelled into a unique position of revenue preservers and risk managers for their businesses. In addition, we profile Scott Ashworth, Director of Security for Atlanta United. Also, security leaders discuss how to develop cybersecurity careers, election security, data protection strategies, measuring and reporting security operations maturity and more!

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