Members of DRONERESPONDERS, including FDNY Robotics Captain Michael Leo (at right), accept the DRONERESPONDERS 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award for Excellence in Public Safety and Disaster Response at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC.

Last Call for 2023 Government ‘ASTORS’ Excellence Awards Entries

American Security, Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Eighth Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity,...
The IT industry is grappling for a solution to all of the above, and to help mitigate and stay ahead of any potential for a data breaches. Venkat Thummisi, Co-founder and CTO, of Inside Out Defense outlines Ten Important Issues IT teams need to consider when developing their data security posture.

Data Breaches on Rise:  Employee Access Leaves Companies Vulnerable

Guest Editorial by Venkat Thummisi, Co-founder and CTO, of Inside Out Defense Just in time for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the number one threat vector for data breaches needs a closer look: employee...
Returning 2023 'ASTORS' Award Competitor Versa Networks Also Ranked Second Highest for the WAN for Small Branches Use Case, On-Premises Security Sensitive WAN Use Case, and Cloud-First WAN Use Case. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

Versa Networks Takes Lead in Gartner Critical for SD-WAN for 4th Year

Versa Networks, a global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), who took home the Gold 'ASTORS' Award for Best Network Security Solution in AST's 2021 Homeland Security Awards...
U.S. military enjoys air, land, and sea superiority largely due to its Assured C2 capabilities, which it now considers a top operational priority. (Courtesy of the US Naval Integration Warfare Center)

3 Strategies to Foster U.S. Navy’s Assured Command and Control (C2)

Guest Editorial by Chip Daniels, SolarWinds Vice President of Government Affairs Technology is essential to the U.S. Navy, but never more so than when it is employed to assure command and control (C2). Indeed,...
NEC and IBA hosted the 36th Annual User Conference in Chicago, IL, where participants attended a variety of panel sessions that provided a forum for biometric thought-leaders to share best practices and insights into how biometric and digital identity solutions are keeping our communities safe and are helping to solve crimes quicker. (Courtesy of NEC)

Global Law Enforcement Agencies Join Forces with NEC, at IBA 2023

NEC, whose whole owned subsidiary NEC National Security Systems (NSS), a Returning Multi-Platinum Awards Champion in the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, in partnership with the International Biometrics Association (IBA),...
The Aerosol and Vapor Chemical Agent Detectors (AVCAD) systems are a chemical detector designed to detect, identify, alarm and report the presence of traditional and advanced chemical threat vapors and aerosols, to support missions for the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. (Courtesy of the DoD AVCAD program)

2023 ‘ASTORS’ Nominee 908 Devices Begins Work for DoD AVCAD Program

908 Devices Inc., a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical and biochemical analysis, and a Returning 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Champion from 2021, has entered the initial production...
Genetec's flagship product, Genetec™ Security Center, is an open-architecture platform that unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics.

Genetec™ Security Center SAFETY Act Certified for Anti-Terrorism Tech

Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, who took home a Gold in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has been renewed through 2028 for...
New Partnership Agreement Enhances Infinigate Security Portfolio and Supports 'ASTORS' Nominee Versa Networks Expansion into EMEA Markets

‘ASTORS’ Nominee Partners to Bring Unified SASE to EMEA Enterprises

Versa Networks, a global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and the Gold 'ASTORS' Award Champion for Best Network Security Solution in AST's 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program,...
Mona Harrington Assistant Director for the National Risk Management Center

New CISA HBOM Framework for Supply Chain Risk Management

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a Multiple Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has released a new Hardware Bill of Materials Framework (HBOM) for Supply...

Parents PLUS Schools Can Complete the 1-2 Punch for School Safety

Initially Published in PWPORG, by Katherine Schweit, J.D., CCEP, Attorney, Author, and retired FBI Special Agent who Created FBI's Active Shooter Program In my monthly newsletter, I deliberately focus on the largest...