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William "Bill" Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department (BPD) and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), will speak at the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon at ISC East 2019, on Wednesday, November 20th, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (Courtesy of Teneo Risk)

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Commissioner Bill Bratton to Speak at AST’s 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon...

Tammy Waitt - February 22, 2019

American Security Today is pleased to announce that Bill Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department...

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Physical Security

William "Bill" Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department (BPD) and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), will speak at the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon at ISC East 2019, on Wednesday, November 20th, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (Courtesy of Teneo Risk)

Commissioner Bill Bratton to Speak at AST’s 2019 ‘ASTORS’...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - February 22, 2019

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Aeroturn has been leading the way in perimeter protection solutions for almost two decades, and continues to design, manufacture and install unique, Zero-Maintenance standard and custom turnstile products, in the company's Connecticut headquarters, which are 100% manufactured in the US.

Safeguard Against Security Breaches with Aeroturn 21st Century Turnstiles

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - February 21, 2019

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Iris ID iris recognition cameras and matching engine have been integrated into GenKey’s biometric ID platform, to provide an all-in-one solution for various biometric registration and verification initiatives.

Iris ID & GenKey Offer New Integrated, Multimodal Biometric...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - February 20, 2019

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Government Security

William "Bill" Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department (BPD) and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), will speak at the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon at ISC East 2019, on Wednesday, November 20th, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (Courtesy of Teneo Risk)

Commissioner Bill Bratton to Speak at AST’s 2019 ‘ASTORS’...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - February 22, 2019

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Federal agents found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition when Christopher Paul Hasson was arrested. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland and Twitter)

Coast Guard Lt. Charged with Massive Terror Massacre Plot...

Disaster Prevention Tammy Waitt - February 21, 2019

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Aeroturn has been leading the way in perimeter protection solutions for almost two decades, and continues to design, manufacture and install unique, Zero-Maintenance standard and custom turnstile products, in the company's Connecticut headquarters, which are 100% manufactured in the US.

Safeguard Against Security Breaches with Aeroturn 21st Century Turnstiles

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - February 21, 2019

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IT Security

William "Bill" Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department (BPD) and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), will speak at the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon at ISC East 2019, on Wednesday, November 20th, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (Courtesy of Teneo Risk)

Commissioner Bill Bratton to Speak at AST’s 2019 ‘ASTORS’...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - February 22, 2019

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This project represents a huge step forward in realizing our mission to connect the world by enabling access to high-speed Internet in the hardest-to-reach places. For the cost of a cell tower that connects just one location, Viasat can bring Wi-Fi access to hundreds of rural towns across the country. (Courtesy of Viasat)

Viasat & Facebook Expanding Internet Connectivity to Rural Mexico...

Communications Tammy Waitt - February 21, 2019

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Silverfort enables adaptive multi-factor authentication and identity theft prevention for every sensitive user, device and asset across all environments.

Silverfort Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - February 21, 2019

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Port Security

Biometrics are playing an increasingly important role for CBP in helping to safeguard the United States, whether used for facilitate expedited exit/entry into the country, as a means to confirm identity to disrupt illegal crossings into the US, or to alert CBP officers when they come across dangerous criminals in the commission of their duties.

Imposter Identified by CBP at Port of San Luis...

Border Tammy Waitt - February 20, 2019

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The drug lord Joaquin Guzman, a leader in the Sinaloa cartel was found guilty on all charges last week, including drug traffick-ing & conspiracy to murder, and faces life in a US prison. But how did law enforcement’s evidence stack up against him, and how were prosecutors able to manage this complicated case? (Courtesy of ABC News and YouTube)

DEA: The “El Chapo” Conviction, How Did they Get...

Border Tammy Waitt - February 19, 2019

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(Courtesy of US Army by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf)

DHS on Homeland Security Funding & National Emergency Declaration

Border Tammy Waitt - February 17, 2019

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