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How Can Federal Agencies Secure Data Services in the Cloud

Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

By Gerry Gebel, VP of Business Development at Axiomatics As businesses continue their mass migration of data, applications, workflows and other business assets to the...

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Physical Security

Automatic Systems America, is a Platinum Award Winner in their Third Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Competition, and a Proud Sponsor of the 2018 'ASTORS' Awards Presentation Luncheon.

How to Design Effective Pedestrian Entrance Control Systems

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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'ASTORS' Award Winning AlertEnterprise Visitor Management Kiosk software with New Facial Recognition Technology delivers frictionless security and enhanced customer experience at check-in.

AlertEnterprise New Face Recognition Added to Visitor Mgmt Kiosk...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - March 24, 2019

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Untangle the industry to find proven third-party video management applications, hardware, and services that work with XProtect and meet your needs.

Milestone Marketplace, A Central Knowledge Hub for Video Industry

Critical Infrastructure Tammy Waitt - March 24, 2019

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Government Security

How Can Federal Agencies Secure Data Services in the...

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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The program, called Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment (RSPACE), seeks to develop human-centered software decision aids that can assist air operators to better control daily operations in a complex battlespace. (Courtesy of US Air Force by Tech Sgt. Gregory Brook)

DARPA Taps BAE for Autonomous Air Mission Planning Software

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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Participation in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Pilot Project Program is voluntary and open to pharmaceutical distribution supply chain members to apply to the program. FDA will ensure that participation reflects the diversity of the supply chain, including large and small entities from all industry sectors.

FDA Embraces Blockchain, Seek Track & Trace Pilot Participants

Disaster Prevention Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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IT Security

How Can Federal Agencies Secure Data Services in the...

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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The biggest benefit of building a mass notification ecosystem is that it can be done without needing to make a huge investment in new technology. Let 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program competitor show you how build a mass notification ecosystem, with many tools your organization probably already has in place.

Know the Benefits of Building a Mass Notification Ecosystem

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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Acronyms can get tangled in the ever-growing security marketplace. For instance, many use SIEM and SOAR interchangeably. Although security information and event management (SIEM), and security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), have capabilities which complement one another, they are not the same thing.

SIEM, UEBA, and SOAR – What’s the Difference?

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - March 21, 2019

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Port Security

The program, called Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment (RSPACE), seeks to develop human-centered software decision aids that can assist air operators to better control daily operations in a complex battlespace. (Courtesy of US Air Force by Tech Sgt. Gregory Brook)

DARPA Taps BAE for Autonomous Air Mission Planning Software

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - March 25, 2019

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Robots are often used as the first line of defense in response to a bomb threat; learning how to use such an advanced tool is a primary training component at the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School, at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, the only facility in the country that trains and certifies the nation’s public safety bomb technicians. (Courtesy of the FBI)

Where the Nation’s Bomb Techs Learn the Tools of...

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - March 24, 2019

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Immigrants living in the US with serious criminal records can be held without bail while awaiting deportation even if ICE didn’t immediately pick them up when they were released from prison or jail, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 decision marked another rejection

Court Upholds ICE Detention Without Bail for Serious Criminals

Border Tammy Waitt - March 20, 2019

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