An effective Threat Vulnerability Risk Assessment (TVRA) is the first step in developing a valuable school security program, identifying the security risks a particular school faces and ensures that a physical security program is designed to combat those risks, providing a roadmap that can be used to refine or develop a properly integrated safety and security program. 

True Security Design Takes Home the Gold in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

True Security Design, LLC, a leading school security consulting and training firm headquartered in Bay Shore, NY, was recently recognized as the 2018 Gold Award Winner of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland...
The revamped and smarter version of ADT Pulse - the new ADT Command tablet can connect with other smart home devices and build security-focused routines. (Courtesy of ADT)

ADT Unveils Smart Security System & More at CES 2019 (Multi-Video)

ADT has unveiled its newly redesigned and renamed smart home security system, the ADT Command Panel & Control Platform (ADT Command - formerly ADT Pulse), as well as a suite of...
BioWatch hosts regular training exercises across jurisdictions to equip public and private sector partners with the guidance, tools, and expertise to develop response plans to address worst-case scenarios.

2018 Top Health Threats: Opioids, Outbreaks, AFM & More (Multi-Video)

U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids, likely from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), increased more than 45 percent from 2016 to 2017 while death rates from heroin and prescription opioids...
Adding SwiftReach’s product set makes Rave Mobile Safety the only emergency and mass notification provider that owns and operates its own telephony network.

Rave Adds SwiftReach Infrastructure to Emerg Communication Network

Rave Mobile Safety, a triple winner of the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has finalized the acquisition of SwiftReach Networks, a leading provider of emergency notification and incident management solutions to...

NYPD Outlines Security Measures for New Year’s Eve (Multi-Video)

Hundreds of Thousands Expected to Safely Gather in Times Square to Ring in 2019 The New York Police Department has announced security measures for the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times...
Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, a Jordan-born U.S. legal permanent resident, says propaganda convinced him ISIS was good. (Courtesy of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office)

Ohio Man Convicted of Terrorism Offenses & Trying to Join ISIS (Video)

A federal judge has convicted Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, a Jordanian national residing in Dayton of attempting and conspiring to join ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. U.S. District Judge Walter H....
Raffael Marty, Vice President of Research and Intelligence, Forcepoint

See Forcepoint’s Seven Cybersecurity Predictions for 2019 (Multi-Video)

In 2019, attackers will stop at nothing to steal our identities, evade detection through new techniques, and bring disruption to our doorsteps. The stakes are high, the world more connected than we...

Seattle IT Expert Gets Prison for Death Threats & Cyberstalking

Joel Kurzynski, 39, of Seattle, Washington, a former IT professional was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years supervised release for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington...
DHS New Additions to S&T’s Data Privacy portfolio to address critical capability gaps for Homeland Security practitioners and instill trust in emergent technologies

DHS S&T Awards $1.14M for New Cyber Data Privacy Tools

Cyber-threats are rapidly shifting and privacy-related breaches are increasing in frequency and impact. To address these concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), a multiple Platinum Honoree in the...
Tammy Waitt, AST Editorial Director, (left to right), Ben Shirley, Director of Marketing at Ameristar Perimeter Security, accepting one of Five 2018 'ASTORS' Awards from AST Publisher, Mike Madsen, at ISC East in New York City as Ameristar’s Jeff Halaut, Barrier Program Manager looks on.

Ameristar Perimeter Security Wins Big in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ in New York City

Maintaining a secure perimeter is the first line of defense against potential threats. Towards that end, Ameristar Perimeter Security, a new competitor in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce...