14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and 16-year-old Tate Myre, were killed after a fellow student opened fire at their Michigan high school on Nov. 30th, 2021. A fourth student has also died as a result of injuries, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. (Courtesy of YouTube.)

Police Seek Motive in Michigan High School Shooting: What We Know

December 1, 2021 – In Breaking News – CNN School bells were replaced by police sirens Tuesday after a shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School left four students dead. Six other students and a teacher...
The Dedrone system provides important data on drone activity in monitored airspace as the basis for an effective airspace security concept.

Dedrone & Swisscom Partner Up to Protect Against Dangerous Drones

Dedrone, a market leader in airspace security, and New Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Airport/Aviation Security Solution in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program, has joined forces with European telecommunications...
mental health

How to Enhance Mental Health Emergency Response Efforts

Guest Editorial by Joel Vetter, Chief of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, Suffolk County, NY Mental health incidents are increasing in the U.S. According to a January 2021 NHIS Early Release Program...
With the increasing shift to hybrid work environments, security teams are pivoting their focus from workplace security to a workforce security approach centered on securing employees’ access to information everywhere.

3 Tips + Trends to Help Keep Your Hybrid Workplace Secure

Guest Editorial by Katsuhiro “Jerry” Matsufuji, Vice President and General Manager of Canon U.S.A. Now about two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations continue to embrace a hybrid or virtual workplace...
Camden Yards

Liberty Defense to Test Hexwave at Camden Yards Sports Complex

Liberty Defense, a leading technology provider for concealed weapons and threat detection solutions recognized in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland...
Teledyne FLIR

Teledyne FLIR Wins $15M Contract for AR to Display Chem-Bio Threats

Teledyne FLIR, the New Multi-Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Chemical/Biological/Radiation/ Nuclear/Explosive (CBRNE) Detection Solution, has won a development contract worth up to $15.7 million with...
When Every Second Counts— Learn Why Rapidly Deploying an Agile Network is Mission-Critical in Public Safety Communications

Rajant Kinetic Mesh® Hawk Wins 2021 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award

Rajant Corporation, the inventor of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, is the recipient of a Platinum 2021 American Security Today 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award for Rajant’s Hawk BreadCrumb® as the “Best Wireless...
climate change

S&T National Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge for American Innovators

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new series of prize competitions focused on strengthening nationwide resilience to climate change, and has extended the deadline for submissions for the...
One San Francisco Safeway has added metal gates and barricades to its checkout lines to try to prevent theft. The automatic gates are part of 'long-planned security improvements' according to the company. (Courtesy of YouTube)

CA Safeway Adding Barriers to Curtail Shoplifters (Learn More, Multi-Video)

December 8, 2021 – In Breaking News – Fox News A San Francisco grocery store has ramped up measures to prevent shoplifters even after officials promised to crack down on the brazen thieving that's hit...
DART®-MS Launched by Governor of Maryland to Identify Illicit Drugs & Counter Recent Increase in Overdose Deaths

Maryland Police Select IonSense for Instantaneous Illicit Drug Screening

IonSense, a market leader in DART mass spectrometry, and New 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best CBRNE Detection Solution in the AST 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced that the company's DART-MS...