The use of facial recognition in the United States public sector has received a great deal of press lately, and most of it isn’t positive. 

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Washington Redskins held a joint tabletop exercise with local law enforcement and first responders to review and test plans to respond to a public safety emergency FedExField.

On October 1, 2017 a lone gunman fired down from the 32^nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, killings dozens of people attending a country music festival.

The city council of Oakland, Calif. has voted to ban the municipal use of facial recognition technology within its borders.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35 million in funding opportunities for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research (TPCR).

Public, private and independent schools in Vermont can apply for grants up to $25,000 to increase on-campus security.

A new report from the Information Security Forum (ISF) explores the key elements that are integral to optimizing a SOC’s performance, realizing operational efficiency and pursuing innovation, and equips organizations with a practical understanding of how to design, establish and enhance a SOC that is both empowered by the organization, and aligned with business requirements.

There is no better example of a technology with great benefits and even greater challenges than drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), specifically commercial drones.