SWORD Mobile Based Security Platform provides an IoT level of situational awareness, detection and recognition by combining the latest in state-of-the-art technologies to identify concealed threats and known threat actors, soon to be incorporated in the Vuzix Blade AR smart glasses provide a wearable smart display.

SWORD™ Selects ‘Vuzix Blade’ for Smart Glasses Threat Detect Rollout

Eight time record-breaking 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner Royal Holdings, has selected Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses as the smart glasses rollout hardware for SWORD™, a mobile based security solution providing an...
What goes unseen can possibly be the thing that does the most harm to you at that time.

Protective Awareness: The Art of Threat Recognition

By Stanley I, White and Ewart Williams If you are not aware of something than that entity is invisible to you at the moment. What goes unseen can possibly be the thing that...

Rave Adds Live Streaming Video to Emergency & Public Safety Solutions

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), a trusted provider of emergency and public safety solutions that help save lives, and a triple winner of the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Winner, is announcing a...
John Austin Hopkins (Courtesy of the Warren County Prosecutor's Office)

OH Teacher Caught Preying on First Grade Girls Caught on Surveil Video

June 17, 2019 – In Breaking News – NBC News A former Ohio gym teacher has been accused of molesting more than two dozen first-grade girls, a prosecutor said Monday. John Austin Hopkins was indicted...
Allied Universal received the Pro Patria Award, the highest level award that may be bestowed by an ESGR State Committee, due to its support of Guard and Reserve employees through the company’s leadership and practices, including adopting personnel policies that make it easier for employees to participate in the National Guard and Reserve.

Allied Universal Wins DoD Award for Supporting Guard & Reserve Families

Allied Universal®, a leading security and facility services company, and a recognized Winner for two consecutive years in the prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has been presented with the prestigious Pro...
Leonard Bernard Lewis, 33, of Seattle, had used a relative’s Social Security Number so that the facilities’ background check did not reveal Lewis’ registered sex offender status.

Former Cheer Coach Gets 9 yrs in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation

Special Agent in Charge Brad Bench of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Seattle Field Office and U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran announced that a former cheerleading coach,...
On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, Hurricane Irma ranked among the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, second major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2017 season, Irma caused widespread and catastrophic damage throughout its long lifetime, particularly in the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Keys. (Image courtesy of NOAA)

Hurricane Season: The Importance of Alert Templates in Critical Events

The 2019 hurricane season is set to be slightly above average in activity, according to hurricane research scientists at Colorado State University. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) predicts that we could...
The camera-agnostic PlateSmart ARES turns virtually any surveillance camera into an ALPR reader. But its object recognition technology captures data from everything it sees, such as vehicle make, state jurisdiction and the background environment. For more actionable intelligence than ever before.

It’s Gold for PlateSmart with Milestone & Platinum in the ‘ASTORS’

PlateSmart, a Platinum Award Winner for Three Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, recently enhanced their relationship with Milestone Systems video management software (VMS), by earning designation...
The National Public Safety Partnership provides a framework for enhancing federal support of state, local and tribal law enforcement officials and prosecutors as they aggressively investigate and pursue violent criminals, specifically those involved in gun crime, drug trafficking and gang violence. (Courtesy of YouTube)

10 New Cities & Counties Partner to Combat Violent Crime (Multi-Video)

As the Department of Justice (DOJ), continues its efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reducing violent crime in America, Attorney General William P. Barr announced 10 new National...
Critical events happen every day: severe weather, workplace violence, active shooters, terrorism, IT and power outages, environmental discharges, critical equipment failures, medical emergencies, social media attacks… They threaten safety and brand reputation, interrupt supply chains, and disrupt operations. (Courtesy of Everbridge)Chances are when an emergency occurs, some of the crisis responders will not be at their desk or may even be asleep. Everbridge ManageBridge brings the same set of rich features available to Mass Notification, Safety Connection and IT Alerting administrators who frequently use smartphones and tablets.

Everbridge Emergency Alerts Powered to Keep Citizens Safe (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, has announced its mass...