Cholo Abdi Abdullah (at left), a 30 yo Kenyan national, plotted to hijack an aircraft and conduct a 9/11-style attack in the United States. On the morning of December 6, 2019 Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani (at right), killed three men and injured eight others in a terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.

Foreign Terrorist Groups Direct Operatives to Attack US says NJOHSP

By the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) maintain the ability to train operatives to plot external operations in...
The father of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, said his son "a gentleman" who "loved his job,” and said he hopes his son's death will serve to stop "all the lunacy that's been going on in this country."

Heroes Down: 2 Officers Die Following Capitol Protest Turned Riot

January 11, 2021 – In Breaking News – TODAY He was a veteran who later lamented America’s involvement in Iraq. He lived in suburban Virginia but hailed from a small town in New...
The NJCU Professional Security Studies Department is one of the few programs nationally in higher education designated an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) per the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and a Cyber Defense CAE per the National Security Agency. (Courtesy of NJCU)

NJCU Professional Security Studies Honored with 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Award

The New Jersey City University (NJCU) Professional Security Studies department, has been recognized with a 2020 Platinum 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award for Cyber Defense, National Security and Intelligence programs. NJCU received a...
U.S. Army by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

Fear of Insider Attack, Service Members Vetted by FBI- Who Dropped the Ball in...

January 11, 2021 – In Breaking News – AP News U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe...
Architecturally minded security designers are managing competing goals of security, safety, health and beauty into today’s entrance control systems, such as Smartphone Access Systems like those from HID Global, which blend well with 2020 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner SlimLane EPR Swing Glass Turnstiles.

Contactless Access Control is Key for Security Entrance Lanes in 2021

Guest Editorial by Mike McGovern, PSP, Automatic Systems and Frank Scala, PSP, CTS, WSP USA Do you want to be secure, safe, healthy, and beautiful? Maybe just add “happy” and we have a...
If it’s moving, it’s Rajant. Industrial Wireless Networks Unleashed. The leading industrial wireless mesh network, Rajant Kinetic Mesh® is fully mobile and intelligently adapts to change – instantly and without outside intervention – to keep mission-critical operations moving.

‘ASTORS’ Winner RAJANT Earns Six Sigma Quality Process Mgmt Cert

Rajant Corporation, the Kinetic Mesh® wireless network provider, and the 2020 Platinum Award Winner for Best Wireless Network Security Solution in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has received Lean Six...
Sophisticated hackers that targeted the water treatment plant during the Super Ball last weekend, reportedly monitored the facility remotely, using an old version of Microsoft Windows and a password to access an disused version of the plant's remote management software. (Courtesy of Manuel Darío Fuentes Hernández from Pixabay)

Why Water Plants are So Vulnerable to Hackers

February 10, 2021 – In Breaking News – Fortune A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation's...
'ASTORS' Award Winning CT-based turnstile manufacturer teams up with Siemens to implement an integrated security solution for nation’s housing finance giant.

Aeroturn Turnstiles Selected by Leading Housing Finance Lender

Aeroturn LLC, a leading turnstile manufacturer that offers 100% Made in the USA turnstiles, and a 2020 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Pedestrian Entrance Control Solution, has been selected to deploy...
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) reminding all people traveling on commercial vessels to wear a mask in accordance with a recent White House executive order and requirements of ‘ASTORS’ Award Recognized CDC. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

U.S. Coast Guard Enforcing Maritime ‘Wear a Mask’ Orders

In response to the new Executive Order (13998) issued by the President, Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel that requires masks be worn on all “public maritime vessels, including...
According to authorities, Gregory Ulrich, 67, who shot up a Allina in Buffalo on Tuesday morning, had at least 43 interactions with cops over the years. (Courtesy of the Wright County Jail)

Buffalo Clinic Shooter Charged with Murder, Detonating Homemade IEDs

February 11, 2021 – In Breaking News – CBS Minnesota Formal charges of murder and attempted murder were filed Thursday morning against Gregory Ulrich, the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting Tuesday...