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The attack targeted an American military convoy in the northern city of Manbij while troops were inside the Palace of the Princes, a restaurant where they often stopped to eat during patrols, residents said. A suicide attacker wearing an explosive vest blew himself up nearby, while the Americans were inside. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Crisis Responders

4 Americans Killed in Syria Attack Claimed by ISIS (Graphic Video)

Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

January 17, 2018 – In Breaking News – CNN ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that killed four Americans and at least 10...

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Physical Security

BriefCam is the industry’s leading provider of Video Synopsis® and Deep Learning solutions for rapid video review and search, smart alerting and quantitative video insights. By transforming raw video into actionable intelligence, BriefCam dramatically shortens the time-to-target for security threats while increasing safety and optimizing operations.

BriefCam Wins Defence & Security Accelerator Hackathon (Muti-Video)

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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BrainChip Studio and BrainChip Accelerator are video analytics solutions that aids organizations to rapidly search vast amounts of video footage for identifying objects or faces.

BrainChip AI-Powered Video Analytics Now Avail to European Govts...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - January 14, 2019

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Milestone XProtect Corporate VMS is an open platform, IP-networked solution that works with industry standard components and designed for large-scale and high security installations, it was the perfect fit for the city of Hartford. With it’s multi-site set-up features, integrated video wall and failover recording, the Milestone open platform ensures that Hartford’s security solutions are not locked into a single vendor and provides ongoing expansion options.

Milestone Helps Hartford Crime Center Optimize Safety (Multi-Video)

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - January 10, 2019

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Government Security

The attack targeted an American military convoy in the northern city of Manbij while troops were inside the Palace of the Princes, a restaurant where they often stopped to eat during patrols, residents said. A suicide attacker wearing an explosive vest blew himself up nearby, while the Americans were inside. (Courtesy of YouTube)

4 Americans Killed in Syria Attack Claimed by ISIS...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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Use the MyTSA app for 24/7 access to airport security information on any mobile device. Find out which items you can bring with you through the checkpoint, see weather conditions at your favorite airports, request live assistance from AskTSA, and much more! (Courtesy of the TSA)

Financial Stress of Shutdown Forcing TSA Officers to Stay...

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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BriefCam is the industry’s leading provider of Video Synopsis® and Deep Learning solutions for rapid video review and search, smart alerting and quantitative video insights. By transforming raw video into actionable intelligence, BriefCam dramatically shortens the time-to-target for security threats while increasing safety and optimizing operations.

BriefCam Wins Defence & Security Accelerator Hackathon (Muti-Video)

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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IT Security

Facebook Removes 512 Russian Accounts Spreading Disinfo (Video)

Communications Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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By providing highly intelligible voice communications and attention-commanding alert tones to ensure warnings are heard and understood, LRAD is fundamentally changing the way law enforcement agencies conduct everyday duties and elevated risk operations.

See 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Award-Winning LRAD at the SHOT Show...

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - January 15, 2019

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(Courtesy of U.S. Air Force by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Strategies & Solutions to Enforce DoD’s Cybersecurity ‘Lines of...

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - January 10, 2019

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Port Security

Use the MyTSA app for 24/7 access to airport security information on any mobile device. Find out which items you can bring with you through the checkpoint, see weather conditions at your favorite airports, request live assistance from AskTSA, and much more! (Courtesy of the TSA)

Financial Stress of Shutdown Forcing TSA Officers to Stay...

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - January 17, 2019

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2018 'ASTORS' Award-Winning Drone Aviation Increasing Production to Support Recent Multi-Million Dollar Award

Drone Aviation Manufacturing Grows to Meet Increasing Demand (Videos)

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - January 15, 2019

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Border wall

December 2018 Southwest Border Enforcement Numbers Released

Border Tammy Waitt - January 14, 2019

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