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Bananas Containing $17.8M Worth of Cocaine Donated to TX Police (Video)

Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

By Merrit Kennedy, NPR This drug seizure is bananas. Two sergeants from a Texas prison were picking up two donated pallets of bananas at the Ports...

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Physical Security

Hanwha Techwin New Affordable Cameras and NVRs Offers simple and essential features that are ideal for securing small to medium sized businesses.

Wisenet Q Series Enhanced with New Affordable Cameras &...

Critical Infrastructure Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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Through OnGuard, Lenel continues its ongoing commitment to finding new ways to facilitate data optimization and enhance security and business operations.

Lenel’s OnGuard 7.5 Powerful Enhancements Highlighted at GSX

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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3D-500 Counter Drone Radar

SpotterRF Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards...

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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Government Security

Bananas Containing $17.8M Worth of Cocaine Donated to TX...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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Enhancing state, territorial, tribal, and non-governmental capacity to prevent opioid overdoses

CDC Provides New Funds to Battle the Opioid Overdose...

Disaster Prevention Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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A fugitive was killed by police after he used an assault rifle to open fire at officers Thursday night near Miami International Airport, authorities said.

AK-47 Gunman Killed in Police Shootout Near Miami Airport...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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IT Security

Through OnGuard, Lenel continues its ongoing commitment to finding new ways to facilitate data optimization and enhance security and business operations.

Lenel’s OnGuard 7.5 Powerful Enhancements Highlighted at GSX

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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The FBI’s Protected Voices initiative provides cybersecurity recommendations to political campaigns on multiple topics, including social engineering, to help mitigate the risk of cyber influence operations targeting U.S. elections. State and local election officials or campaign staff should report suspicious activity to their local FBI field office and also notify FBI CyWatch at cywatch@fbi.gov or 1-855-292-3937.

FBI Initiative to Mitigate Risk of Cyber Influence Targeting...

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - September 13, 2018

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Courtesy of WatchGuard Technologies

Passwords a Top Threat, Multi-Factor Authentication Needed, Study Says

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - September 12, 2018

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Port Security

3D-500 Counter Drone Radar

SpotterRF Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards...

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - September 24, 2018

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A 3D printer makes a plastic copy of a door plate aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), which is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy and Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)

The US Navy Way of the Future is 3-D...

Disaster Prevention Tammy Waitt - September 20, 2018

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In 2017 there were more than 900 cases of international kidnapping of children across 59 countries reported to the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues. Law enforcement agencies play a critical role in the prevention and resolution of international parental kidnapping.

OJJDP New Int’l Child Kidnapping Guide for Law Enforce...

Border Tammy Waitt - September 19, 2018

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