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How Technology Helps Mitigate Risk at Sporting Events

Sarah Ludwig
October 1, 2014

Out of sheer necessity, sports security has been evolving rapidly since the Boston Marathon bombing, and most sports security professionals refer to that particular event as a turning point. Metal detectors have become commonplace in major league stadiums, new security policies have been formed, and even tailgating was banned at this year’s Super Bowl.


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How the Boston Marathon Bombing Changed the Game of Sports Security

One year ago, two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line, shocking the nation and driving international sporting event security changes
Sarah Ludwig
April 1, 2014

Now, new security protocols and a full year of planning and training guard the athletes, spectators and race course for the 2014 Boston Marathon. What did industry leaders take away from the incident?


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UNCW Researchers Helping to Streamline Law Enforcement Analytics

March 28, 2014

Researchers at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington are helping law enforcement groups find real-world uses for facial recognition technology. One specific example is “MIDO” or “Multiple Image Dataset Organizer,” which researchers believe could have helped law enforcement compile that mass amount of information and images that flooded in after the Boston Marathon bombings.  After the data is compiled, facial recognition technology could takes effect.


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How Boston Hotels Are Adopting Twitter for Emergency Communication

Twitter allowed Boston’s hotels to communicate reliable information to their guests and employees.
Michael J. Soper
March 1, 2014

The lessons learned following the Boston Marathon bombings were many, but one lesson that was learned rather quickly was that Twitter was going to become the go-to platform for gathering timely and accurate information from city, state and federal officials regarding the rapidly unfolding events of that week.


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Boston Marathon Implements 'No Bags' Security Policy for 2014 Race

February 27, 2014

This year’s Boston Marathon will have a “no bags” policy as part of stepped-up security following last year’s deadly bombing.
 


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Rose Parade Security to Include More K-9s, Private Surveillance

December 31, 2013

Over the last several months, police in Pasadena, Calif., have been negotiating with local businesses to gain the use of their private surveillance cameras to monitor the Rose Parade route. 


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IARPA Competition Spurs Research, Use of 'Soft' Biometrics

December 3, 2013

Facial biometric recognition works well on clear images with a good view of the face, but much additional data is often discarded due to the fact that the face, or the full face, is not clearly visible. The discarded data contains “soft” biometrics, such as height, gait and other features, such as ears.


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Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis Resigns

September 23, 2013

Boston police Commissioner Edward F. Davis announced his resignation today.


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Most Americans See Terrorism as a Fact of Life

September 9, 2013

Seventy-five percent of Americans agreed with the statement “occasional acts of terrorism in the U.S. will be part of life in the future,” according to an April survey conducted after the Boston Marathon bombing.


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3 Key Factors for Effective Event Security Checkpoints

Andrew Goldsmith
September 1, 2013
The 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2008 Sri Lanka Marathon, and most recently, the 2013 Boston Marathon. What once might have been isolated incidents has now become a trend, as major sporting events become go-to targets for terrorist organizations.
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