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IL Red Flag Laws: How the HP Parade Shooter Fell through the Cracks

July 6, 2022 – In Breaking News – ABC 7 Chicago So many questions are being raised about Illinois’ red flag laws following the deadly Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting.  Are...
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BlackCat Targets Microsoft Exchange Signaling a Disturbing New Trend

Guest Editorial by Jon Hencinski, Director, Threat Detection & Response, Expel On June 13, Microsoft posted this blog, “The many lives of BlackCat ransomware,” detailing the history of one of the most...
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Cymulate XPSM Nominated to Compete in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Cymulate, a market leader in Extended Security Posture Management, Recognized in the 2021 and 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce Cymulate’s Extended Security Posture Management (XPSM) Platform,...
Powerful During Emergencies, Useful Every Day - Regroup connects you with the people you care about to keep them safe and informed – anytime, anywhere.

Regroup Mass Notification Competes in 6th Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Regroup Mass Notification®, which empowers better mass communication to keep people safe and informed during critical and daily events, is delighted to announce its platform has been nominated for the Sixth...
The FLIR LVSS C-UAS utilizes 3D Radar, EO/IR Camera, and RF detection and mitigation sensors to provide early warning alerts, detection, and non-kinetic countermeasures for various UAS systems.

Teledyne FLIR LVSS ADA C-UAS to Compete in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Teledyne FLIR, a world leader in intelligent sensing, unmanned systems, and integrated solutions for defense and industrial markets, and a Recognized 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Six Consecutive Years, is pleased to...
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ATI Releases Next-Generation of Mass Notification Systems (MNS)

Guest Editorial by Dr. Ray Bassiouni, President, and CEO of ATI Systems Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), a world leader in providing Mass Notification Systems (MNS), Emergency Communication Systems (ECS), and Military...
The Quantum VS-HCI Series is purpose-built for supporting video management systems (VMS), video storage and video analytics plus enabling the consolidation of other related applications such as access control onto an integrated server and storage platform called hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI).

Quantum Selected as On-Premises Infrastructure Provider for GSO 2025

Quantum Corporation, a 2021 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the AST Annual Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce its status as a sponsor and on-premises infrastructure provider at the upcoming...
What used to be a laborious manual process involving ink-and-card fingerprinting after a trip across town is now as simple as placing a citizen’s finger on a mobile fingerprint reader connected to a smartphone as soon as they are detained. With HID RAPID ID, Officers tap an app to capture and send the prints from their phone for a cross-check against state and FBI databases. (Courtesy of HID Global)

HID RAPID ID Certified to Serve FL Law Enforcement (See in Action)

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions recognized with Triple 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards, which was recently Nominated in the 2022 'ASTORS' Awards Program, has received its RAPID...
The 2021 'ASTORS' Award Winning MX908 mass spectrometry device will be used in the Army’s mixed-reality headset technology to provide chemical identification information.

908 Devices’ MX908 Selected by U.S. Army for Augmented Reality Training

908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spectrometer devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, who took home a Gold in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has...
When we think of situational awareness and incident response, we can only be as effective as the preparation and planning among all stakeholders.  If we prepare and operate in individual silos, the response and outcome will be less effective and will likely result in immeasurable loss.

Unified Situational Awareness by Valor Systems Founder & CEO

Guest Editorial by William Rendina, Founder & CEO, Valor Systems, Inc. Situational Awareness is often thought of as an isolated situation.  While that may be the case, it may also be a...