Led by Joseph Pangaro, a veteran police lieutenant and experienced school security director, True Security Designs law enforcement training programs are centered around supporting today’s modern professionals’ by teaching them vital skills through courses designed to engage and empower its participants.

IPVideo Corp Adds True Security Design Training to Portfolio Offerings

IPVideo Corporation, a leading manufacturer of audio/video recording, passive weapons detection systems and IoT sensor technology, and Four Time Winner in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, including a New...
Analysts warn police officers and emergency services personnel remain key targets for terrorists, who may either seek to lure public safety officers into ambushes, or stage ambush attacks without significant advanced planning.

2 NYPD Officers Shot in Separate Ambushes; Suspect in Custody

February 13, 2020 – In Breaking News – CNN A "coward" ex-con was taken into custody Sunday in New York City after two police officers were shot less than 12 hours apart...
Aeroturn has been leading the way in perimeter protection solutions for almost two decades, and continues to design, manufacture and install unique, Zero-Maintenance standard and custom turnstile products, in the company's Connecticut headquarters, which are 100% manufactured in the US.

Aeroturn Kicks Off 2020 with Turnstile Awards for Five GSA Sites

Aeroturn LLC, a leading '100% Made In The USA' turnstile manufacturer, and a 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner, has been selected to create flexible styles of ADA compliant turnstile lanes...
World health officials said the respiratory disease, which has sicked more than 40,000 people worldwide and killed at least 910, mostly in China, is capable of spreading through human-to-human contact, droplets carried through sneezing and coughing, and germs left on inanimate objects.

Coronavirus Outside China ‘Spark’ Could Become ‘Bigger Fire,’ WHO says

February 10, 2020 – In Breaking News – CNBC World Health Organization officials are concerned about new coronavirus cases confirmed in France and the U.K. that were transmitted without any travel history...
Allied Universal® Event Services

An Expert’s Perspective on Large Event Security, from Allied Universal®

American Security Today sat down with Thushan Rajapska, Senior Vice President at Allied Universal® Event Services to learn more about their offerings. Allied Universal® Event Services is nationally recognized as an industry...
"Did anyone consult with police before designing and manufacturing the new Ontario licence plates? They're virtually unreadable at night." Tweeted Sgt Steve Koopman in Kingston, Ont. (Courtesy of Sgt Koopman and Twitter)

Ontario’s New License Plates: You Can’t Read Them (Learn More, Video)

February 18, 2020 – In Breaking News – NPR Ontario's newly-designed license plates just hit a speedbump. Call it Plate-gate. A little background: The Canadian province's new design was unveiled by the provincial government —...
The OFFSET program hosts its third field experiment in Camp Shelby, Miss. (Courtesy of DARPAtv and YouTube.)

DARPA Robotic Swarm Exercise Conducts Urban Raid Demo (Video)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s research branch, DARPA, which was recognized in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is working to train robots for war. In December, in...
A 2019 survey conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that some 43 percent of criminals had bought their firearms on the black market, 6 percent acquired them via theft, and 10 percent made a retail purchase – 0.8 percent purchased a weapon from a gun show.

Where Do Criminals Really Get their Guns?

February 19, 2020 – In Breaking News – Fox News Mass shootings all too routinely hit the headlines across the United States. But what rarely makes a blip on the news cycle are the...
All eligible applicants are strongly encouraged to initiate and complete the Standard Form 424 submission within Grants.gov no later than April 8, 2020.

Apply Without Delay for DHS Fiscal Year 2020 Preparedness Grants

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Notices of Funding Opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling nearly $1.8 billion are now open. The grant programs provide...

Everbridge is Helping Firms & Govts to Mitigate COVID-19 Virus Impact

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a rapidly evolving situation, spreading across the globe and infecting thousands of people in dozens of countries. As a result, the World Health Organization...