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Officer Sean Tuder, 30, was shot and killed in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a wanted fugitive on Sunday afternoon. Officer Tuder joined the police department in 2016 and just a year later, was named Officer of the Month. He is survived by his wife and parents. (Courtesy of the Mobile Police Department)

Crisis Responders

Hero Down: Mobile Police Officer Shot and Killed by Gunman (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - January 22, 2019

January 21, 2019 – In Breaking News – CNN An Alabama police officer has died after being shot Sunday, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officer...

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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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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

Officer Sean Tuder, 30, was shot and killed in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a wanted fugitive on Sunday afternoon. Officer Tuder joined the police department in 2016 and just a year later, was named Officer of the Month. He is survived by his wife and parents. (Courtesy of the Mobile Police Department)

Hero Down: Mobile Police Officer Shot and Killed by...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - January 22, 2019

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Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman (Courtesy of the Carson City Sheriff's Office)

Illegal Immigrant Held in Brutal Nevada Murder Spree (Multi-Video)

Border Tammy Waitt - January 22, 2019

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See the AST Jan 2019 Magazine for 59 Pages of In Depth Coverage Dedicated to Homeland Security Professionals, Federal, State & Local Law Enforcement Officers & Public Safety Professionals!

AST Magazine: Wifi, Breaches, MVSS, SaFERST: What You Need...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - January 21, 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

Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman (Courtesy of the Carson City Sheriff's Office)

Illegal Immigrant Held in Brutal Nevada Murder Spree (Multi-Video)

Border Tammy Waitt - January 22, 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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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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