American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, now in its Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.
An exclusive sold-out event featured at ISC East, well over two hundred representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and industry leaders came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines, and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which came out in force, to discuss comprehensive collaborations between private and public sectors that have led to the development of intelligence and technologies which serve to protect our nation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, a 24-year veteran who began her federal career as an Immigration Inspector at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in 1998, and now leads the Office of Field Operations with more than 31,000 employees, overseeing a budget of more than 6.6 billion dollars, provided our keynote address.
Hear directly from (DEAC) Diane Sabatino in this exclusive interview from the Awards Ceremony, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS), our 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program Platinum Sponsor, who has been recognized for its Fifth Consecutive Year in the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC. Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and Vimeo.)
In her keynote address to attendees, DEAC Sabatino explained the changes to CBP through the tragedy of 9/11 and the relentless commitment to its mission and ongoing investment in the latest technologies and innovations to protect our Borders and Homeland.
With oversight of the identity management portfolio, DEAC Sabatino explained that Identity as a Service (IDaaS), is the key to frictionless travel and fraud reduction.
The resounding theme of the DEAC’s remarks was her pride in the women and men of the CBP and their families who support them.
The prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.
The program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit, and intelligence to end-users in a variety of government, homeland security, enterprise, and public safety vertical markets.
The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon was an exclusive event featuring well over two hundred representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and top industry leaders who came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines, and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come. (Continued)
Commissioner William J. Bratton
Excellence in Public Safety & Community Resilience
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During his 46-year career in law enforcement, Commissioner Bratton instituted progressive change while leading six police departments, including seven years as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and two nonconsecutive terms as the Police Commissioner of the City of New York.
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He is the only person ever to lead the police agencies of America’s two largest cities.
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As the Executive Chairman of Risk Advisory, Commissioner Bratton advises clients on risk identification, prevention, and response. Teneo addresses five key areas: cyber risk management, counterterrorism, crisis anticipation, critical infrastructure, and health crisis advisory services.
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Before assuming his role at Teneo, Commissioner Bratton was the 42nd police commissioner of the City of New York from January 2014 to September 2016.
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It was the second time he had held the post. During that time, he oversaw 32 months of declining crime, including historic lows for murders and robberies.
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Commissioner Bratton spearheaded a major technological overhaul, the Mobile Digital Initiative, which gave a smartphone with custom-designed apps to every officer and put a tablet in every patrol car.
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He also implemented major reforms to the NYPD’s counterterrorism program by developing two new units—the Critical Response Command (CRC) and the Strategic Response Group (SRG)—which now provide the city with more than 1,000 highly trained and properly equipped officers who are dedicated to counterterrorism, large-scale mobilizations, site security, and rapid deployment citywide.
(Learn more in an ‘American Security Today Exclusive Interview’ with Commissioner Bill Bratton facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems at the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in New York City. Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and Vimeo.)
Kenneth Corey
Excellence in Public Safety & Community Resilience
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New York Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Department Kenneth Corey has served the City of New York for 34 years.
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He began his career with the NYPD as a cadet in 1988, and is retiring as the New York City Police Chief of Department, making him the NYPD’s highest ranking uniformed officer.
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Corey also served as the NYPD’s Chief of Training, where he developed targeted training programs for law enforcement, management-level & entry-level employees, and ongoing professional advancement training.
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Under Corey’s leadership, shooting incidents, and homicides decreased by more than 50%, while major crimes decreased by 11%.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (First of Three)
Excellence in Homeland Security
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CBP One™
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) developed CBP One™, a mobile application to serve as a single portal for travelers and stakeholders to interact virtually with CBP.
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More importantly, this platform served as a vital tool to combat the impact of the influx of undocumented non-citizens at the southern border.
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CBP One™ consolidates OFO’s mobile application development within a single platform for travelers and stakeholders to interact virtually with CBP, and direct each user to the appropriate travel or trade services based on their needs.
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This initiative was particularly innovative in that the new approach created the most agile mobile platform that empowered CBP to quickly implement vital services to ensure efficient Ports of Entry (POE) Operations, enhanced services for travelers, and provided unprecedented transparency for stakeholders.
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The CBP One™ platform was developed to be highly adaptable to implement new capabilities quickly by leveraging core capabilities such as document scanning, video conference licenses, liveness verification, facial matching, global positioning services (GPS), and plug-ins for interactive messaging.
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These capabilities, combined with an agile approach to operational analysis, requirements development, and programming, have resulted in significantly reduced timelines for implementing new capabilities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (Second of Three)
Excellence in Homeland Security
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Global Entry (GE) Modernization Initiative
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Global Entry (GE), is a CBP program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. Members enter the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports.
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At airports, program members proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable passport or U.S. permanent resident card, place their fingerprints on the scanner for fingerprint verification and complete a customs declaration.
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The kiosk issues the traveler a transaction receipt and directs the traveler to baggage claim and exit.
(See how the Global Entry (GE) process continues innovating the arrival experience, offering members a streamlined and increasingly contactless processing experience. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and YouTube. Posted on Mar 29, 2022.)
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CBP began the Global Entry Modernization Initiative in 2018, with the first step involving integrating facial comparison technology into the Global Entry arrival experience.
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This process was greatly accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as of April 2022 all Global Entry kiosks have been upgraded to utilize facial comparison technology.
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Facial comparison provides a faster and more secure experience for trusted travelers by automating the comparison of the traveler to their document photo.
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The next step of this Global Entry modernization has been moving airports towards a receipt-less, and touchless process.
(Hear from DEAC Sabatino, and see how the Global Entry (GE) process continues innovating the arrival experience, offering members a streamlined and increasingly contactless processing experience. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and YouTube. Posted on Mar 29, 2022.)
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During Fiscal Year 2022, CBP upgraded kiosks at 16 airports to no longer issue a receipt, meaning that for the Global Entry traveler, the new process is faster, with fewer touchpoints, and better protects their privacy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (Third of Three)
Excellence in Homeland Security
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San Diego Field Office, Port of Otay Mesa, California
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On November 18, 2021, CBP officers at Otay Mesa, California Port of Entry had the largest narcotics seizure in CBP history.
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The CBP officers encountered a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico with auto parts manifested as the commodity they were carrying.
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However, a CBP drug detection dog alerted to the trailer, and a total of 7,976.20 kilograms (17,584.33 pounds) of Methamphetamine and 176.42 kilograms (388.94 pounds) of Fentanyl Pills were discovered by the CBP Officers whose diligence and outstanding enforcement performance resulted in this discovery of the largest fentanyl seizure in history, to date.
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Securing U.S. borders — by air, land, and sea — is central to our national security.
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Even as efforts continue to expand the zone of security away from the physical borders of our nation, highly adaptive criminal networks attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in enforcement capabilities between the ports of entry.
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At the ports, criminals attempt to conceal their activities within the legitimate flow of trade and travel. Between the ports of entry, human and narcotic traffickers exploit gaps in terrain access, visual surveillance, and deterrence infrastructure.
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Trade is growing at an unprecedented rate, and CBP is charged with facilitating lawful trade, creating a level playing field for American businesses, protecting consumers, and reducing business costs.
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With the value of imports nearing $3 trillion, the amount of international trade crossing U.S. borders has never been higher. An important part of this volume is entering via e-commerce channels, express couriers, and international mail, but no longer primarily via air.
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E-commerce shipments are making their way into the U.S. via trucks, trains, ocean vessels, and airplanes. Global supply chains have transformed in the past few decades, making it harder to trace products back to their original source and to pinpoint responsibility across the network of parties involved.
(Learn More about the CBP and their partnerships in securing our nation, in this American Security Today exclusive interview with Frank Russo, Director of Field Operations for New York and New Jersey, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS). Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and YouTub.)
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The world continues to change, in more dynamic ways than ever. CBP remains committed to meeting existing and emerging challenges head-on.
Women In International Security Global (WIIS)
Excellence in Cybersecurity & Community Resilience
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Women In International Security (WIIS, pronounced “wise”) is an international professional development network dedicated to advancing women’s leadership and achieving gender equality in international peace and security.
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WIIS programs include: ‘The Gender, Peace, and Security Initiative‘ to bridge existing divides between the traditional security community and the WPS community; ‘The Gender, Peace and Security Policy Roundtable Series,‘ a series of expert roundtables to explore the gender dimensions of key security challenges; and a ‘Professional Development Series; and sponsors leadership training, mentoring, and networking programs.
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With members in nearly 50 countries, WIIS publishes research, conducts training, and convenes policy forums that bridge the gap between gender and today’s critical security issues, including combatting human trafficking.
American Security Today would like to Congratulate our Outstanding 2022 ‘ASTORS’ ‘Government Excellence’ Homeland Security Awards Winners!
Introducing the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award Recipients
NEC National Security Solutions (NSS)
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
NEC NSS for Biometrics, AI, and Computer Vision that Supports Critical Government Missions
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NEC National Security Systems (NSS) deploys groundbreaking solutions for government use, including end-to-end systems for access control and security, Next Gen identity verification, scene processing, advanced analytics, and intrusion detection, by leveraging NEC’s rich history of innovation and service to the U.S. government with scientific curiosity, robust R&D budget, and flexibility to rapidly prototype custom solutions.
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NEC NSS provides integrated hardware and software solutions to support critical national security, intelligence, homeland defense, immigration, and law enforcement missions across the federal landscape.
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NEC NSS primary customers include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. State Department (DOS0, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ), and the U.S. intelligence community.
(Learn More about NEC, also a proud 2022 Diamond Sponsor of InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), an FBI-affiliated non-profit organization dedicated to protecting U.S. critical infrastructure and the American people. NEC and InfraGard National Members Alliance are co-creating solutions to prevent and combat human tracking. Courtesy of NEC Corporation of America and YouTube.)
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NEC NSS tools also host a variety of applications in access control, advanced analytics, and border and transportation security, which are in high demand, in light of the increasingly touchless, post-COVID-19 world.
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The industry leaders at NEC NSS focus on enhancing the customer and employee experience, cost savings, and efficiency.
(Learn More about NEC National Security Systems latest #AI and #biometricidentity managegment and #irisrecognition capabilities, from connect:ID in Washington, D.C. Several NEC NSS experts presented and participated in speaking sessions to discuss key issues in homeland security and public safety. Courtesy of NEC Corporation of America and YouTube.)
To Learn More, please visit www.necnss.com.
Acoustic Technology Inc. (ATI Systems)
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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ATI Systems continues to demonstrate an unfaltering commitment to the design, manufacture, integration, and installation of the industry’s most innovative, reliable, cost-effective, and compact emergency warning and natural and man-made disaster notification systems to colleges and universities, communities, ports, refineries, power plants, military bases all over the world.
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Incorporated in Massachusetts in 1981 as an acoustic consulting firm, ATI Systems developed a cutting-edge wireless system that provided audible and visual warnings via a reliable, compact hardware design, user-friendly software, and redundant communication methods, including radiofrequency, Ethernet, and satellite technology.
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With advanced encryption and the latest security features, ATI enables users to initiate advanced Emergency Alert Systems (EAS) coverage, ensuring ease of communication in the most critical moments.
(Learn about current trends in Alerting and Mass Notification in this American Security Today Exclusive Interview with Robert McLaughlin, Sales Manager at ATI Systems, a world-class leader in alerting solutions, within the military, industry, education, and community sectors, which provides innovative and cutting-edge technologies for outdoor and indoor speaker systems for mass notification. Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and Vimeo.)
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ATI Systems offers the most reliable, cost-effective, and compact system designs available on the market today.
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With a dynamic team of skilled designers, engineers, and technicians, ATI Systems creates and installs systems customized to their customer’s requirements, and offer redundant communication and power options for all their system components to ensure optimal performance, even in the most challenging environments.
Automatic Systems America
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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For over 50 years, Automatic Systems has enabled innovative, secure access management, for the fluidity of movement, security of people, and infrastructure through the design and manufacture of automated pedestrian, vehicle, and passenger access systems.
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Automatic Systems America continues to evolve its award-winning SlimLane swing optical barrier turnstiles to offer customized solutions able to meet customer requirements for even the most unique installations with a variety of speedgate cabinets range from the sleek standard unit and evolve to the SlimLane EP model or the rounder SlimLane EPR.
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Larger biometric peripherals such as facial recognition and frictionless fingerprinting offer a contactless alternative to proximity readers and can easily be integrated within the SlimLane EPW or NK cabinets.
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With increasingly contactless solution requirements across the industry, the SlimLane can also offer a fully touchless solution while protecting its users.
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The hand “wave” and facial recognition readers were easily integrated and offer a fully contactless solution, while the UL 2593 Certified SlimLane offers a highly reliable (10 Million MCBF) physical access control turnstile, and with its 5-year standard warranty and infinite customizations, the SlimLane continues to be a perfect solution for lobby entrances.
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Selected as the “standard” for multiple financial institutions, we are confident that the SlimLane will continue to answer any pedestrian access control requirements for your years to come.
(See the Latest Innovations from Automatic Systems America in this Exclusive AST Interview with Regional Sales Manager Robin Hakos at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon at ISC East. Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and Vimeo.)
Fortior Solutions
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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Fortior Solutions is a leader in world-class identity and access control solutions specializing in National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC III) checks and third-party commercial background screenings.
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The company is a nationally recognized leader in high-assurance identity management solutions, that helps organizations reduce risk by quickly identifying who they can trust.
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Fortior Solutions, through their RAPIDGate® and RAPID-RCx® programs, provide unparalleled perimeter control at some of the most security-conscious organizations in the world, including, the U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and NASA among others, and is the largest commercial provider of recognized vendor credentials to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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The RAPIDGate program is a complete vendor management solution that includes verification of company sponsorship, company enrollment, multi-language kiosk-based registration, individual biographic and biometric collection, equipment, commercial background screenings, DOJ/FBI NCIC/III checks (subject to approval of the relevant government authorities).
(Learn about Forior Solutions Access Control Solutions for Commercial Spaces and Improving the Customer Experience in this American Security Today exclusive interview with President & CEO Jim Robell. Fortior Solutions is a nationally recognized leader in high-assurance identity management solutions, helping security-conscious organizations reduce risk by quickly identifying who they can trust. Courtesy of AST, My Digital Images, and Vimeo.)
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Fortior Solutions is the market leader in high-assurance identity solutions used by the government and critical infrastructure.
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The company creates end-to-end trusted identity programs offering full credential lifecycle management through the combination of registration, identity proofing, verification, background screening, credentialing, and identity authentication for government, critical infrastructure, and individuals, including contractors, vendors, and other authorized personnel.
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Fortior Solutions’ RAPIDGate® program provides an enterprise-wide, single-credential high-assurance identity for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, and critical infrastructure sectors across the country. Fortior Solutions is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR, and has been delivering trusted identity solutions to customers since November 2001.
guardDog AI
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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guardDog.AI is a new solution for cyber security threats in “edge territory” – the locations outside the network’s perimeter or on attached devices that other solutions can’t see – including the many IoT devices that now occupy homes, businesses, and government networks, and it can stop cyberattacks in under two milliseconds.
Securing Networks & IoT Devices with Autonomous Detection and Response from guardDog AI.
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guardDog.ai is rapidly gaining ground in the U.S. and worldwide thanks to its Autonomous Incident Response (AiR) technology, which uses artificial intelligence to detect cyber threats and instantly shut attacks down.
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In wired and Wi-Fi networks, guardDog.ai protects against threats in edge territory – the software service uses its Autonomous Incident Response (AIR) technology to automatically detect and respond to threats and recognize vulnerabilities that can be addressed before they can be exploited.
(Learn More about guardDog Solutions from Founder & CEO and Kelly Ryan, Director of Business Development, in this exclusive American Security Today Interview at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony and Luncheon in NYC. Courtesy of AST, My Digital Images, and Vimeo.)
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guardDog.ai accomplishes its work through a continuous cloud-based service that stays up to date on all the latest threats, such as ransomware, man-in-the-middle attacks, denial of service, and emerging novel threats, to protect networks and the devices attached to them.
IPVideo Corporation
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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IPVideo Corporation harnesses the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver a range of open platform physical security, sensor, and audio/visual solutions that provide maximum flexibility, performance, ease-of-use, and value.
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IPVideo Corporation’s newest product offering HALO IOT Smart Sensor, is disrupting the world of physical security, as a 2022 ‘ASTORS’ New Product of the Year, HALO is an all-in-one security device for privacy areas and an environmental monitoring tool.
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IPVideo Corporation systems are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and municipalities, utilities, healthcare facilities, school districts, and leading universities to mitigate risk while protecting people and properties.
(The HALO Smart Sensor from Event-Driven AI Security Provider IPVideo Corporation, is an IoT device that captures comprehensive health, safety, and vaping awareness, and it is, in fact, the #1 vape detector worldwide for vaping and vaping with THC detection. Courtesy of HALO Smart Sensor and YouTube.)
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IPVideo Corporation, which is based in Bay Shore, New York, maintains a commitment to an open-standards philosophy and delivering best-in-class performance and value underlies all offerings – from physical security solutions that bridge the Internet of Things (IoT), to purpose-built HD audio/video recording solutions for education, law enforcement, healthcare, and beyond.
Rajant Corporation
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, is the broadband communications technology company that also invented BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and Self-Managing, Self-Optimizing InstaMesh® networking software.
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Organizations worldwide are highly dynamic operating environments that rely on an ever-growing number of sophisticated applications to support increasing personnel, vehicles, and equipment operating in remote, geographically-dispersed locations.
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As a result, mobility has become a major driver shaping networking requirements. Through Rajant’s unparalleled ability to turn mobile assets into network infrastructure, organizations can take private network applications and data everywhere.
(Hear from Rajant engineers on how they work to continually enhance the integrity of Rajant’s hardware designs and ensure manufacturability, to keep components running at optimal performance in long-term use. You’ll learn why Rajant has earned numerous awards from key customers, for delivering reliable, safe, and valuable wireless networking solutions. Courtesy of Rajant Corporation and YouTube.)
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With Rajant, customers can rapidly deploy a highly adaptable and scalable network that leverages the power of real-time data to deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. A low-latency, high-throughput, and secure solution for a variety of data, voice, video, and autonomous applications.
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Rajant was established in October 2001, after founders, Robert Schena and Paul Hellhake recognized the significant shortcomings in traditional wireless mesh technology, particularly regarding mobile voice and data networks used by first responders.
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The Rajant team envisioned a new, more robust mesh technology that would allow these networks to be fully mobile and mobility-enabled, and operate reliably in even the most demanding environments. Enter the Rajant Kinetic Mesh® network.
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Rajant Corporation solutions have successfully deployed in over 75 countries for customers in militaries, mining, ports, rail, oil & gas, petrochemical plants, municipalities, and agriculture infrastructure projects.
SIMS Software
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Award
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SIMS Software is the leading industrial security information management software provider to the government and defense industries.
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The company’s flagship product Security Information Management System (SIMS), has protected classified and high-value information for security stakeholders since 1983, and has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for providing development, support, and training for software used in auditing critical assets of the US government, defense contractors, and emergency responders.
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SIMS Dashboards is the newest and most powerful tool to maximize your investment in SIMS, providing real-time visibility, analysis, and reporting of your security domain – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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SIMS (Security Information Management System), has been the most trusted industrial security information management solution on the market for over 39 years, and some of the world’s most renowned government agencies, defense contractors, high technology giants, academic institutions, and research facilities all rely on SIMS to protect classified and high-value information.
(See an ‘American Security Today Exclusive Interview’ with Michael Struttmann, CEO & President of SIMS Software, the leading provider of industrial security information management software to the government and defense industries. Courtesy of AST, My Pristine Images, and Vimeo.)
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By equipping security stakeholders with the tools to protect the lifeblood of their organizations, SIMS Software is proud to play a vital role in advancing the interests of our nation and its allies at home and abroad.
Jim Robell
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Industry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year
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A nationally-recognized leader in high-assurance identity management solutions Fortior Solutions’ President and CEO Jim Robell was named Person of the Year for Platinum Level 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Industry Leadership & Innovation.
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The powerhouse management provider is also pleased to announce that it received the Platinum level 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award from American Security Today (AST) for Best Access Control & Authentication Solution for the company’s RAPIDGate® and RAPID-RCx® programs. These awards come at a time of immense growth for Fortior, including its ongoing work screening against the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List and its campus and stadium access control management initiatives.
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The prestigious 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Person of the Year Award was presented to Robell at the Annual AST Homeland Security Event held in New York City at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on November 16th, 2022.
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Robell has been an industry leader for over 40 years, first serving in the technology space for nearly 20 years at Intel Corporation, before joining Fortior Solutions in 2002. Under his leadership as the top executive at Fortior Solutions, the company has developed new industry-leading products to make military, government, critical infrastructure, and commercial facilities and locations safer and more secure.
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Previous notable ‘ASTORS’ Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award winners include TSA Administrator and 26th Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard David P. Pekoske; Founder and CEO of national security, education, risk management, and training firm Kiernan Group Holdings (KGH), Chair Emeritus of InfraGard National Members Alliance, adjunct faculty member at the Naval Postgraduate School, and President of NEC National Security Systems Dr. Kathleen Kiernan; and Legendary New York City Former Police Commissioner William J. Bratton.
Diane Sabatino
2022 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, a 24-year veteran who began her federal career as an Immigration Inspector at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in 1998, and now leads the Office of Field Operations with more than 31,000 employees, overseeing a budget of more than 6.6 billion dollars, provided out keynote address.
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During her keynote address to 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, DEAC Sabatino described the changes to CBP through the tragedy of 9/11 and the relentless commitment to its mission and ongoing investment in the latest technologies and innovations to protect our borders and Homeland.
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The resounding theme of the DEAC’s remarks was her pride in the women and men of the CBP and their families who support them.
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With oversight of the identity management portfolio, described by DEAC Sabatino as Identity as a Service (IDaaS), the key to frictionless travel and the reduction of fraud, she shared a personal story related to a national study on identical and fraternal twins from 1978.
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As an identical twin, DEAC Sabatino and her sister participated in the study, and she shared that it may have been a harbinger of her future career!
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Hear directly from (DEAC) Diane Sabatino in an exclusive interview (see above) from the Awards Ceremony, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS), our 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program Platinum Sponsor, who has been recognized for its Fifth Consecutive Year in the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is among the nation’s top events annually held to recognize and honor industry leaders of physical and border security, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness-management and response, law enforcement, first responders, as well as federal, state, and municipal government agencies which share in the mission to keep our nation safe and secure.
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The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by NEC National Security Systems (NSS), ATI Systems, Automatic Systems of America, guardDog AI, Fortior Solutions, IPVideo Corporation, Rajant Corporation, RX Global, and SIMS Software!
American Security Today would like to Congratulate our Outstanding 2022 ‘ASTORS’ ‘Excellence in Innovation & Leadership’ Homeland Security Awards Winners!
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