Middletown, NJ, was the second hardest hit city after New York City, per capita, with 37 residents dying when the World Trade Center was hit in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack.

Remembering Sept. 11: Middletown Remembers 37 Residents Killed

The Middletown Memorial Gardens are a tribute to the 37 residents who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001, and very year since, many have gathered there in a reverent...
AST's keynote speaker at the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards Luncheon will be William J. Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Boston Police Department (BPD), former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk.

Meet Bill Bratton at 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC (Videos)

William J. Bratton, who is delivering the keynote address at the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon, is one of the world’s most respected and trusted experts on risk and security...

Ameristar Returns to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Maintaining a secure perimeter is the first line of defense against potential threats. Towards that end, Ameristar Perimeter Security, who walked away with an extraordinary Five Award Wins in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’...
Anticipate Trends In CBRNE Detection By Preparing and Planning Today, advises Grant Coffey, FLIR Systems Brand Ambassador and CBRNE Industry Consultant

GAZING Into the CRYSTAL BALL of CBRNE Strategic Response (Learn More, Multi-FLIR PRIMED Videos)

Guest Editorial by Grant Coffey, FLIR Systems Brand Ambassador and CBRNE Industry Consultant, for American Security Today For those in the CBRNE or Hazmat space as an industry specialist, responder, or military...
Critical events happen every day: severe weather, workplace violence, active shooters, terrorism, IT and power outages & more. Together, NC4 & Everbridge is an end-to-end threat assessment, incident communications & mgmt platform reducing critical incident ‘time to know’ thru remediation-all from a single pane of glass, for gov’t, enterprise, community.

Everbridge Florida Partners Are Ready for Hurricane Dorian (Multi-Video)

Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management software that helps keep people safe and businesses running, and a Double Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and Everbridge’s partners in...
LRAD 450XL

LRAD Returns to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program (Video)

LRAD Corporation, a Double Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce multiple LRAD products have been nominated to compete in the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards...
Preparation makes all the difference in both preventing these attacks and responding to them.

American Society of Safety Pros Aims to Reduce Risk of Workplace Violence

Violence in workplaces across the United States is a growing problem, with shootings too often reported at manufacturing plants, shopping centers, schools, night clubs, churches and many other places. No industry or...

AST Travels to Italy to Check Out Security in the Eternal City of Rome

As American Security Today's Editorial Director, I am excited to travel to Italy: Rome & Pompeii on August 27-31, and I am just dying to get on the plane!  Among us will be...
Soter Technologies’ FlySense™, a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best Alert Notification System, is an innovative real-time vaping and elevated sound incident detection solution and smart alert system that provides visibility to areas where cameras are not permitted. (Courtesy of Soter Technologies and YouTube)

‘Alarming’ First Vaping Death Reported in US (Multi-Video)

By Medscape Medical News An individual who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness in Illinois has died, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and US Centers for...
Temporary permanent is the new normal in more and more situations today, and the Transportable High-Powered Speaker Station (THPSS) is the answer to that the demand for outdoor situations that require the durability of a permanent solution, but also transportability for a temporary situation.

ATI Systems Returns as Premier Sponsor of 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), a world leader in reliable emergency warning and notification systems for the campus, community, industrial, and military markets, and Platinum Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years...