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Spillman Technologies releases Touch mobile module and other public safety software
Spillman Technologies, Inc., the Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of public safety software for police departments, sheriff’s offices, communications centers, fire departments and correctional...

San Juan airport
CBP arrests ‘Americas Most Wanted’ bank robber
A man once profiled on the “Americas Most Wanted” television show was caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Puerto Rico as he tried to reenter the U.S. from Venezuela. Walid Abdulla...

Portland International
TSA rolls out Pre Check in Portland, expands Seattle program to military
TSA rolled out Pre Check pre-screened passenger initiatives in two big northwest airports on May 15. The agency began Pre Check operations at Portland International Airport (PDX) for frequent flyers...

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2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Rob Zivney, Hirsch Identive
Rob Zivney discusses Hirsch Identive’s Integrated Security and Identity Management Solutions for government agencies and other large enterprises.
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, David Liu, National Sales Manager, Vivotek
David Liu describes Vivotek’s broad line of video surveillance cameras and equipment, including Vivotek’s first Megapixel WDR Fixed Domes, which the company introduced at ISC West.
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Monty B. Lutzner, Global Sales Leader, Morpho Detection
Monty Lutzker explains that Morpho Detection is Safran Industries’s detection division, offering explosives and substance detection, as part of a security group which includes detection, biometrics...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NY, Randall Foster, President/CEO of Vumii
Randall Foster indicates that Vumii specializes in nightvision, typically used at perimeters and borders. The company offers two families of surveillance – thermal imaging and LED and Infrared laser-...
2012 ISC West Conference, David Smith, President and CEO, Optellios
David Smith describes Optellios as being in the intrusion detection and perimeter protection business, using fiber optic cable above-ground or underground to protect military bases in Iraq and...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Gary Jones, MorphoTrak
Gary Jones indicates that MorphoTrak, a division of Safran Morpho, is the world’s largest and leading biometric company, whose technology manages 3 billion fingerprints worldwide at 500...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Steve Williams, CEO, Intellicheck-Mobilisa
Steve Williams explains that Intellicheck-Mobilisa, traditionally a supplier to the DoD and all four military services, specializes on Identity and Wireless solutions. Its identity products are...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NY, Tim Palmquist, VP Sales Operations, Milestone Systems
Tim Palmquist characterizes Milestone Systems as an open platform manufacturer of video management software that works with a rich ecosystem of 3rd party suppliers of cameras, servers, video...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Christopher Gaughan, ASSA ABLOY
Chris Gaughan explains that Assa Abloy offers a full range of architectural hardware for door solutions for commercial and residential applications, and at ISC West, has encountered a lot of interest...
2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Joe McDonald, Board of Directors Member, ASIS International
Joe McDonald states that ASIS International, which has deep roots in federal government and law enforcement, has had a banner year in which membership increased from 37,000 to 38,000, with...

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TSA lacks comprehensive security breach oversight
A government report that showed TSA didn’t effectively follow-up a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport also pointed up that the agency doesn’t have an effective way to track...
National first responder net on its way, says NTIA head
Plans for the national, interoperable communications network for first responders are well underway, said the head of the agency in charge of the network’s implementation, as it issues requirements...
TSA warehouses $185 million in new security equipment in Texas prior to its deployment
While it is waiting to deploy the latest security technologies at airports across the United States, TSA leases three warehouses in Texas in which it stores that equipment. As of Feb. 29, 2012, the...
Saxon Security to supply new ballistic shields to St. Petersburg (FL) police department
Saxon Security and its partner LCOA Defense have been named suppliers to the St. Petersburg (Florida) police department for new ballistic shields for general patrol officers. Saxon’s winning proposal...
NNSA measuring background radiation over Baltimore
The agency in charge of national nuclear security and incident response is flying a helicopter over the city of Baltimore to conduct background radiation checks in the city between May 14 and 16.
CBP expands industry-specific compliance centers
U.S. Customs Border Protection doubled the number of its centralized compliance facilities on May 11, announcing two more centers of excellence and expertise aimed at the petroleum and automotive/...
Terror hoax lands Georgia man in prison for over two years
A Marietta, GA man who led federal authorities on a wild goose chase with bogus claims of being hired by terrorists to build a bomb that would bring down an airliner was sentenced to almost three...
Showcall Inc., of Maryland, to help secure NATO Summit in Chicago
The U.S. Secret Service has awarded a “coordination and management services” contract, worth just over $2.2 million to Showcall, Inc., an event management firm based in Halethorpe, MD, to help with...
DHS urges consumers to check computers for insidious DNS infection before deadline
Almost 100,000 computers in the U.S. are vulnerable to a malicious software program that could knock them offline if they don’t take steps before July to stave it off, warned a Department of Homeland...
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Company News

Axis Communications is No. 1 surveillance camera provider, says IMS Research

Axis Communications, a leader in network video surveillance, announced on May 15 that it has grabbed the number one global manufacturer position for all surveillance cameras -- including IP-based and analog providers -- according to the latest market research report from IMS Research.

Ziklag Systems names James Swanson its chief intelligence officer

Ziklag Systems has appointed James Swanson as its chief intelligence officer. Swanson brings a strong background in government intelligence operations and private industry experience to the effort by Ziklag Systems to combat phone spying.

Ziklag Systems is a mobile security company, based in Washington, DC, that specializes in removing spy phone bugs from mobile smart phones. The company offers services to government agencies and sensitive critical infrastructure industries to stop foreign hacking of smart phones.

AT&T becomes prime vendor under DHS TacCom

AT&T Government Solutions was selected as a prime vendor under the Tactical Communications Equipment and Services (TacCom) contract, administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The communications contract is a multiple award, Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an overall value of $3 billion and a base contract period of two years and three, one-year options, said AT&T Government Solutions on May 15.

AS&E lands follow-on order for eight Z Backscatter Vans for international customers

American Science and Engineering, Inc., a worldwide supplier of X-ray detection solutions, announced on May 14 the receipt of an order for eight Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV) for use by international law enforcement agencies. The ZBV systems will be used by law enforcement officials to scan vehicles at border crossings and other checkpoints to detect explosives and other contraband.

FBI appoints terror investigation veteran to weapons of mass destruction directorate

The FBI appointed one of the men who marshaled the agency’s on-scene investigation in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon as assistant director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate.

FBI director Robert Mueller appointed John Perren as assistant director of the directorate on May 11.

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Commentary and Opinion

The danger of SCADA vulnerability exposure
Dave Kresse

Let’s face it -- Active Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) attacks are going on right now against critical infrastructure. And the cyber security protection in place to protect it is so minimal that it is quite feasible for cyber criminals to cause chaos.

It is well documented that critical...

Control over data: But at what price?
Paul D. Vout

Monday 27 August 2012 - 5:47am: Consulting her new Data Loss Prevention (DLP) console, Michelle Flores, IT analyst for a government health care agency, discovers something unusual. Late last night, someone tried to take a screenshot of their computer desktop and email it to their Google account.

The...

Guarding against emerging spear-phishing threats
Derrick Dickey

During my service aboard U.S. Navy nuclear submarines, fellow crew members and I traveled the world’s oceans to protect against silent threats. Today, in my role as a security software professional, I'm committed to a different type of defense -- working with software designers who are charged with protecting the networks...

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SANS Security West 2012 May 10 - 18
SANS Toronto 2012 May 14 - 19
SANS Secure Indonesia 2012 May 14 - 19
Emergency Management Seminar May 15 - 15
Counter Terror Expo US May 16 - 17
Emergency Management Seminars May 17 - 17
SANS at iTWeb Security Summit 2012 May 17 - 18
New Fire & Emergency Communications Codes Educational Seminar May 18 - 18
Managing Your Physical Security Program: Collaborate and Manage Smarter May 21 - 24
SANS Brisbane 2012 May 21 - 26
CEIC 2012 (Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference) May 21 - 24
NERC CIP Compliance Training May 24 - 24
NESCO Town Hall: Security Risk Management Practices for Electric Utilities May 30 - 31
Advanced Hands-On CAMEO Training Jun 4 - 6
Security Program Design: A Critical Infrastructure Protection Model Jun 4 - 5
Facility Security Design Jun 4 - 6
SANS Rocky Mountain 2012 Jun 4 - 9
F5 Government Technology Symposium Jun 6 - 6
SEL Modern Solutions Power Systems Conference Jun 6 - 8
Second Annual Citizen Engagement Seminar Jun 12 - 12
ASIS Assets Protection Course: Functional Management (APC III) Jun 18 - 21
SANS Malaysia 2012 Jun 18 - 23
Data Center Brainstorm 2012 Jun 19 - 19
SANS Forensics and Incident Response Summit 2012 Jun 21 - 27
Vanguard Security & Compliance 2012 Jun 25 - 28
SANS Canberra 2012 Jul 2 - 10
SANSFIRE 2012 Jul 7 - 15
Executive Protection Jul 9 - 10
Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference Jul 10 - 13
NERC CIP Compliance Training Jul 12 - 12
Security Force Management Jul 16 - 17
Physical and Logical Security: Advanced Applications and Economics Jul 16 - 19
Investigative Interviewing Methods Jul 18 - 19
SANS Thailand 2012 Jul 23 - Aug 4
SANS San Francisco 2012 Jul 30 - Aug 6
College & University Police & Investigators Conference Jul 31 - Aug 3

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New Products

Sperry West offers new wireless pinhole surveillance kit
A new Spyder pinhole camera/DVR kit is available from Sperry West. When a camera needs to be completely out-of-site to catch a crime on video, the dropped-ceiling pinhole camera can be placed on top...
New high security sensor offered by Magnasphere
Magnasphere Corp. has introduced its new HS L1.5 Series high security sensor, which can be used on safes, vaults, SCIFs and other high security applications. The device is listed to UL 634 Level 1...
Digital Ally debuts DVM-100 in-car video system
Digital Ally, Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance, speed enforcement and thermal imaging products, has introduced a new addition to its line of in-car video...
GammaTech debuts newest mobile, rugged Durabook notebook computer
GammaTech Computer Corp., a manufacturer of notebook and tablet computers, has introduced the newest member to its line of cost-effective, high-performance rugged convertible notebook computers, the...
CINTEC North America offers water-inflated blast suppression devices
CINTEC North America, a provider of devices to strengthen structural masonry, offers the Waterwall System, a series of water-inflated, rapidly-deployable, blast-suppression devices designed to...
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