American Security Today (AST) is pleased to announce it’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program has had 100% returning sponsors for Three, Four and Five years, such as ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Desktop Alert, and SWORD Technologies, every one a returning Sponsor.
‘ASTORS’ Sponsors return year to year to reap the benefits of their participation in the industry’s largest and most comprehensive Annual Awards Program.
Premier Sponsors
AST’s ‘ASTORS’ Sponsors are the jewels of the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program.
They receive unlimited editorial coverage throughout the year and their firms and logos are included on all promotion for the AST ‘ASTORS’ Awards program, AST ‘ASTORS Awards presentations’ as well as all ‘ASTORS’ Awards Special editions including our Annual ‘ASTORS’ Preview, Showcase, Ceremony and Champions Editions.
Furthermore, their editorial and advertising coverage is featured across our ever expanding media platform and social media channels, throughout the year.
AST ASTORS Sponsorship is offered at the Platinum, Gold and Silver levels and include a full media and marketing program that features advertising in our ‘AST’ Monthly Magazine Editions, the AST Website, the AST Daily News Alert, AST Eblasts, AST Customized Video Production, AST ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentations and opportunities to speak at the AST ‘ASTORS Awards Presentations Exclusive Luncheon.
New ‘ASTORS’ Award Sponsors
All AST ‘ASTORS’ Sponsors are included in press releases regarding the Awards program and AST ‘ASTORS’ Winners announcements that are regularly picked up by Google and other search engines.
Sponsors also receive dedicated AST Magazine Covers, as well as feature placement in all ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon Materials and on site at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, held during ISC East – the Northeast’s largest security & public safety trade show where 7,500+ security and public safety professionals convene each year.
At the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon Sponsors receive exclusive award recognition, and are scheduled for a private, professional video interviews to highlight the features their innovative new products have brought to the industry, their input on industry trends in their respective fields which are featured on AST, and receive access to the video content as well as professional photos taken by our full staff of photographers on site to capture the event.
We have some New Marketing Opportunities for our Sponsors that include an ‘AST’ Customized Eblast of your onsite video interview to our 75,000 plus readers.
(See some highlights of the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon. Courtesy of videographer Mark Kronov and Vimeo.)
Upon New Sponsors moving forward, AST places an Immediate ‘ASTORS’ Sponsor Full Length Feature Story with images and video(s) as available, and begin immediately placing advertisements on our wide reaching and highly respected website!
More importantly, as we are starting earlier than years past, it allows your firm to have preferred and ongoing editorial coverage at once as well as ongoing through year end.
To discuss New Sponsorship advertising opportunities with American Security Today, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
ATI Systems – Returning Premier Sponsor for Fourth ConsecutiveYear
Acoustic Technology Inc. (ATI Systems), is a world leader in reliable emergency warning and notification systems for the campus, community, industrial, and military markets.
ATI Systems took home the Platinum Award for ‘Best Mass Notification System – Hardware’ in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ with the company’s new Transportable High-Powered Speaker Station (THPSS).
The Transportable High-Powered Speaker Station (THPSS) from ATI Systems meets the demand for outdoor mass notification that requires both the durability of a permanent solution & transportability for a temporary situation.
A wide area giant voice system utilizing the THPSS can be deployed in a matter of hours instead of the months required to construct a permanently installed system.
This provides a great communication system advantage for any geographically dynamic project such as military emergency operations, oil and gas exploration and national border security requirements.
The THPSS is an easily portable and rapidly deployable solution for mass notification.
The THPSS is designed for temporary usage including military installations, sporting events, large public gatherings, construction sites, and locations where a permanent mass notification system is not cost effective.
ATI Systems (Acoustic Technology Inc.)
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Best Mass Notification System – Hardware
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Transportable High-Powered Speaker Station (THPSS)
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*ATI Systems is also a Returning Premier Sponsor for the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a 2018 and 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award Winner.
To Learn More about ATI Systems wide range of reliable emergency warning and notification systems, please visit https://www.atisystems.com/.
Automatic Systems – Returning Premier Sponsor for Fifth ConsecutiveYear
Automatic Systems is a world leader of automated physical access control equipment for pedestrian and vehicle entrances.
Secure Control of Pedestrian Access
Automatic Systems won the Platinum Award for ‘Best Pedestrian Entrance Control Solution’ in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ with the company’s new SlimLite, the newest member of the SlimLane family of swing glass optical turnstiles, designed to meet the needs of value-oriented projects.
The SlimLane family of products already features a wide variety of models geared towards various security levels, architectural designs, and site footprint requirements.
The addition of SlimLite now brings in a choice for the security designer who needs the SlimLane pedigree in a slightly “lighter” version.
The new SlimLite will come as standard with black powder coated steel cabinet and 3/8” thick tempered swing glass obstacles, and a direct drive DC motor to offer a much greater reliability than competitors’ rod-driven systems.
SlimLite also follows the SlimLane design for superior tailgate/piggyback detection, battery back-up, mechanical security locking, as well as lighted pictograms (red/green/white).
Automatic Systems
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Best Pedestrian Entrance Control Solution
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SlimLite swing glass optical turnstile
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The New SlimLite double swing obstacle turnstile from Award-Winning Automatic Systems, offers a high bidirectional throughput while maintaining the users safe and security, and a small footprint designed to meet the needs of value-oriented projects.
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*Automatic Systems is a Returning Premier Sponsor for the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a Platinum Award Winner in their Fourth Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
Visit Automatic Systems to take advantage of their industrial experience spanning close to 50 years, in designing and manufacturing access control equipment for secure access (building access, boarding control, immigration control, etc.), and more at https://ca.automatic-systems.com/.
Attivo Networks – A Premier Sponsor for Three ConsecutiveYears
Attivo Networks won Multiple Awards in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program for the company’s ThreatDefend™ Deception and Response Platform, Deception Technology for early post-compromise threat detection and accelerated incident response.
NO NONSENSE THREAT DETECTION
Detecting threats needs to be comprehensive, however it doesn’t have to be complicated.
Designed for simplicity, Attivo Networks redirects attackers away from the target assets and provides high-fidelity alerting and intelligence on malicious activity and insider policy violations.
Attivo deception provides immediate value by providing “eyes inside the network” visibility and accurate detection alerting based upon decoy engagement or attempts to use deception credentials, most notably early in the attack cycle.
For years, attackers have successfully used deception tactics for breaching networks masquerading as legitimate employees, using stolen credentials and deceptive measures to infiltrate a network, all while remaining undetected for lengthy dwell times, challenging security teams as they have to be successful 100% of the time, whereas an attacker only has to get lucky once.
(Threat Detection is a universal challenge for organizations of all sizes and from all industries. Traditional security controls are failing and the cybersecurity community needs a new approach for detecting threats early and accurately. Explore how deception technology is solving organization’s threat detection challenges through the narrative of our wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing. Courtesy of Attivo Networks and YouTube. Posted on Mar 18, 2020.)
It’s now time to turn the tables on attackers and use deception against them.
Attivo stands apart in that the company uniquely empowers organizations with capabilities they cannot achieve with other security controls: the capacity to outmaneuver the attacker, force them to execute flawlessly, and ultimately derail their efforts using their beloved approach of deception.
Attivo Networks
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Best Cyber Security Solution
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ThreatDefend™ Deception and Response Platform
(See a brief introduction to deception technology and the Attivo Networks ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform. Courtesy of Attivo Networks and YouTube.)
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Best ICS/SCADA Cyber Security Solution
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ThreatDefend™ Deception and Response Platform
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Best IT Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution
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ThreatDefend™ Deception and Response Platform
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The ThreatDefend Deception Platform is a modular solution comprised of Attivo BOTsink® engagement servers, decoys, and deceptions, the ThreatStrikeTM endpoint deception suite, ThreatPathTM for attack path visibility, ThreatOpsTM incident response orchestration playbooks, and the Attivo Central Manager (ACM), which together create a comprehensive early detection and active defense against cyber threats.
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*Attivo Networks is also a Returning Premier Sponsor of the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a Multiple 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Winner, and a 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award Winner.
SWORD Technologies (Now X.Labs) – A Premier Sponsor for Three ConsecutiveYears
SWORD won Multiple Awards in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program for the company’s SWORD™ Line of Products the world’s first mobile IoT threat detection device built on top of the Apple iPad Air.
Housed in its own case, SWORD™ is able to use a combination of proprietary AI, mmWave and sensor fusion technology to detect concealed weapons, and explosive devices; run one of the fastest facial recognition scans in the industry against proprietary cloud-based databases; and locate gunfire with best-in-class triangulation — all in a matter of seconds.
With SWORD Enterprise, threats and notifications detected by SWORD will be pushed directly to a heads-up display in form of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses, a see-through display that allows customers to receive the real time critical threat notifications through a hands-free device, allowing customers to roam around and still be able to see critical threat information.
SWORD™ recently rolled out their new product suite which now includes a ground-breaking national security solution for government agencies with SWORD Sleuth as well as an even more mobile unit by integrating SWORD’s proprietary technology with T3 Motion’s Electric Standup Vehicles with SWORD Move.
SWORD
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Best Mobile Technology Product
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SWORD Enterprise
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SWORD’s Smartphone Security Scanning Devices are an innovative Mobile Based security platform that provides an IoT level of Situational Awareness that proactively detects and deters threats as they enter a venue, instantly delivery actionable intelligence to security personnel at the exact moment they need it.
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With SWORD Enterprise, threats and notifications detected by SWORD will be pushed directly to a heads-up display in form of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.
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Vuzix Blade will be included in each SWORD Enterprise system and provides a see-through display that allows customers to receive the real time critical threat notifications through a should be hands-free device, allowing customers to roam around and still be able to see critical threat information.
(SWORD provides a Mobile Based Security Solution providing an IoT level of situational awareness, detection and recognition. Courtesy of SWORD and YouTube.)
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Best Emergency Vehicle
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SWORD Move
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Move by SWORD is a unique electric standup vehicle (ESV), designed with the T3 Motion.
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SWORD Move integrates the SWORD Enterprise unit on a custom operating console to allow the operator to use all SWORD functionalities from their vehicle to identify immediate threats.
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SWORD Move can now be deployed by security firms and law enforcement agencies to immediately detect known and concealed threats that offers a high level of visibility for the driver along with the agility to respond quickly to immediate threats.
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Best Metal/Weapons Detection Solution
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SWORD Enterprise
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SWORD Enterprise is a covert mobile based threat detection solution that includes concealed weapon detection, facial recognition powered by FaceFirst and gunshot detection.
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With SWORD Enterprise, threats and notifications detected by SWORD will be pushed directly to a heads-up display in form of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.
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Vuzix Blade will be included in each SWORD Enterprise system and provides a see-through display that allows customers to receive the real time critical threat notifications through a should be hands-free device.
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This allows the customer to roam around and still be able to see critical threat information.
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Best Physical Threat Intelligence Solution
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SWORD Sleuth
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SWORD Sleuth is a custom mobile threat detection unit only available to govt agencies, private intelligence and security companies involved in National Security with concealed weapon detection, facial recognition powered by FaceFirst, gunshot detection plus Voice biometrics powered by Yobe.
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*SWORD is also a Returning Premier Sponsor of the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and a Multiple Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
To Find Out More about this innovative new mobile security product line, please visit http://www.sword.technology/.
Desktop Alert, is a worldwide recognized leader in providing best-of-breed enterprise-class, network-centric emergency mass notification systems to private, industrial, military, government and commercial organizations.
Desktop Alert, Inc. – A Premier Sponsor for Three ConsecutiveYears
Desktop Alert, a worldwide recognized leader in providing enterprise-class, network-centric emergency mass notification systems to private, industrial, military, government and commercial organizations, won Multiple Awards in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
A Microsoft .Net based platform, Desktop Alert sends mission critical and life-saving alerts across an organizations existing computational infrastructure.
Targeted devices include but are not limited to desktop and laptop workstation computers, PA and Giant Voices systems, VoIP phones, digital signage, mobile apps, NFPA approved fire alarms and more.
Desktop Alert retains the Enterprise Mass Notification contract for the U.S. National Guard, including the Army and Air National Guard, Northern Command and NORAD, which are intrinsically integrated with both Federal and State agencies.
Desktop Alert
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Best Emergency Response Program for Federal/State or Local
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Desktop Alert
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Desktop Alerts best-of-breed enterprise-class, network-centric emergency mass notification system is a Microsoft .Net Based Platform which sends mission critical and life-saving alerts across private, industrial, military, government and commercial organizations existing computational infrastructure.
(Learn about Desktop Alert: Less Than One Minute Notification. Courtesy of Desktop Alert and YouTube.)
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Best Indoor Emergency Help Station/Technology
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Metis Secure
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Metis Secure from Desktop Alert, is built to tie together security and life safety systems, leveraging your previous investments. The Metis Secure Command Center integrates with video, access control, handheld radios, gas detectors, IP phones, outdoor loudspeakers, email/text alert services, and other security and life safety systems.
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Metis Secure delivers emergency notification, communications, and management systems that help you respond much more quickly and effectively in an emergency.
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(Learn about Metis Secure Emergency Notification Beacons for Schools and Industry. Courtesy of Desktop Alert and YouTube.)
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Best Mass Notification System – Hardware
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Desktop Alert
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Desktop Alerts best-of-breed enterprise-class, network-centric emergency mass notification system is a Microsoft .Net Based Platform which sends mission critical and life-saving alerts across private, industrial, military, government and commercial organizations existing computational infrastructure.
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*Desktop Alert is also a Returning Premier Sponsor of the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and was recognized with Multiple ‘ASTORS’ Awards in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
To Learn More about Desktop Alerts mass notification and emergency alert systems, which includes Metis Secure and ALYSSA’S LAW IN A BOX, please visit https://www.desktopalert.net/.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards 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 and public safety vertical markets.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting 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.
90% of ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners return to compete in the Annual ‘ASTORS‘ Homeland Security Awards Program, and 100% of ‘ASTORS’ Sponsors returned year to year to reap the benefits of their participation in the industry’s largest and most comprehensive Annual Awards Program.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.
Comprehensive List of Categories Include:
| Access Control/ Identification | Personal/Protective Equipment | Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism |
| Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System | Interagency Interdiction Operation | Cloud Computing/Storage Solution |
| Facial/IRIS Recognition | Body Worn Video Product | Cyber Security |
| Video Surveillance/VMS | Mobile Technology | Anti-Malware |
| Audio Analytics | Disaster Preparedness | ID Management |
| Thermal/Infrared Camera | Mass Notification System | Fire & Safety |
| Metal/Weapon Detection | Rescue Operations | Critical Infrastructure |
| License Plate Recognition | Detection Products | And Many Others! |
Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?
With the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the safety and security industries has realized the need to increase innovations to address the daily growing challenges.
As such AST aims to make sure these firms and professionals are reflected in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, so we’d like to encourage you to submit appropriate categories recommendations and include COVID-19 Frontline Professionals in your Nominations to see that these Professionals, Facilities, and Vendors receive the Recognition they Deserve!
Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.
The event featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William J. Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) twice, the Boston Police Department (BPD), and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as he walked attendees through 50 years of American policing history, the impacts on the communities, and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.
Commissioner Bratton, one of the world’s most respected and trusted experts on risk and security issues and Executive Chairman of Teneo Risk a global advisory firm, was recognized as the ‘2019 ‘ASTORS’ Person of the Year’ for his Lifetime of Dedication and Extraordinary Leadership in Homeland Security and Public Safety.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was sponsored by ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Desktop Alert, and SWORD Technologies, every one a returning Sponsor from 2018.
Why the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program?
American Security Today’s comprehensive Annual Homeland Security Awards Program is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of physical, IT, port security, law enforcement, and first responders, in acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Nation Secure, One City at a Time.’
Over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- United States Marine Corps
- The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- DHS S&T
- United States Marshals Service (USMS)
- The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police (PAPD)
- The Department of Justice (DOJ)
- The New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (NYS DHSES)
- United States Border Patrol
- AlertMedia, Ameristar Perimeter Security, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Bellevue University, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., CornellCookson, Drone Aviation, FLIR Systems, Hanwha Techwin, HID Global, IPVideo Corp., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, LenelS2, ManTech, Regroup Mass Notifications, SafeLogic, SolarWinds, Senstar, ShotSpotter, Smiths Detection, TCOM LP, Trackforce, Verint, and More!
From innovative Military Cyber Programs, to Local, State and Federal Public Safety and Emergency Management Initiatives, New Physical and IT Products and Services, and Security Professional, Threat Assessment, Emergency Preparedness, Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Education and Training Opportunities – Join your ‘ASTORS’ Award-Winning Peers and Receive the Recognition You Deserve!
Excellence in Public Safety and Government Security Award Nominations are also encouraged, such as those 2019 Honored Winners which includes the DEA, U.S. Marine Corps, DHS S&T, Federal Protective Service, DHS S&T NUSTL, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol, The Port Authority of NY/NJ, and the NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services.
Individuals are also encouraged to be nominated for Government Excellence in Public Safety and Homeland Security such as last years widely respected recipients.
Why American Security Today?
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.
American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.
Harness the Power of the Web – with our 100% Mobile Friendly Publications
The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.
‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’
AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.
Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.
These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.
AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.
AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.
Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.
To learn more about the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please go to the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Championship Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2019 ‘A Year in Review’.
The ‘ASTORS’ Champion Edition is published annually and includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.
It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2019 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.
From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitgate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.
It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
For more information about advertising opportunities with American Security Today, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
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