PureActiv™ is an automated outdoor surveillance system that addresses critical security threats to safeguard lives, facilities, and other high-value assets.

PureActiv AI Deep Learning Video Analytics Compete in 2021 ‘ASTORS’

PureActiv AI Deep Learning Geo-spatial Video Analytics from PureTech Systems, a 2020 Multi-'ASTORS' Award Winner, has been Nominated in Six categories in the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Program. PureTech Systems delivers a fully integrated...
SIMS Software gathered a touching collection of deeply personal vignettes, each capturing their contributors’ unique experiences in their own words, as we remember and pay tribute to all those we lost as a result of September 11, 2001. (Courtesy of SIMS Software)

Remembering 9/11: Vignettes from Security Leaders Past and Present

By SIMS Software, a Premiere Sponsor of the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we thought a different and more far-reaching use...
Commit’s complete and comprehensive engineering powerhouse of resources and proprietary Flexible R&D methodology helps transform its clients’ technology visions into high-quality products while reducing costs and improving time-to-market.

Commit Acquires Israeli Tech Firm ITSoft to Bolster ‘Cloud of People’

Commit, a leading global tech services company focused on custom software and IoT solutions, is expanding through the acquisition of ITSoft, an Israeli-founded tech firm that provides software development services around...
PWPORG Parents with Preparedness Launches Special 9/11 2021 Edition Featuring the voice of practitioners, which should never be silenced.  Earned experience, especially through crisis is invaluable in preparedness education. We are honored to announce this special edition and encourage you to go to https://www.pwporg.org/ to view it in it’s entirety. 

FDNY: FATHERS AND SONS, A LEGACY PASSED ALONG

September 2021 - By PARENTS WITH PREPAREDNESS MAGAZINE Written by Jim Johnson On September 11, 2001, FDNY’s Thomas Richardson and Richard Blatus were Battalion Chiefs working in different areas of New York who...
With the integration of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo, the show is moving even further into our reader's wheelhouse! Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to both ISC East - and NDEM!

Natural Disaster & Emergency Mgmt (NDEM) Expo Joins ISC East in NYC

ISC East the leading event for the Northeast’s security and public safety community, and home of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Luncheon, is colocating with the inaugural Natural Disaster and...
Even though at present ISIS-K mainly operates underground, the group is becoming increasingly dangerous and the imminent fight between them and the Taliban is likely to be very lethal. (Courtesy of EPA and YouTube)

How Dangerous is ISIS-K, the Group Behind the Kabul Airport Attack?

Gues OpEd by Katarzyna Rybarczyk More than 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members died in a devastating suicide bombing attack at Kabul’s airport last month. The group known as ISIS-K claimed...

Konica Minolta: Solving Challenges for the Government Workplace

Guest Editorial by Chris Bilello, Vice President, Business Solutions Development at Konica Minolta Business Solutions In this evolving global climate, government organizations face many significant challenges. The ability to streamline business processes while...
Apple products, including iPhones, have been vulnerable since at least last February according to internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab, underscoring the fact that no smartphone can be completely trusted.

Apple Security Fix: Urging Immediate iOS Update for iPhones & iPads

Israel-based cyber surveillance company NSO Group has developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones, utilizing a never-before-seen technique that has been in place since last February, according to internet security...
Navy SEAL Special Warfare Operator First Class (SO1) Ryan F. Larkin, a decorated Navy SEAL operator and explosives breacher, Ryan was regularly exposed to high-impact blast waves throughout his 10 years of service.

A Personal Reflection on the Impact of 9/11

September 2021 – By PARENTS WITH PREPAREDNESS MAGAZINE Written by Frank Larkin On September 11th, 2001, I was a U.S. Secret Service senior supervisor/special agent assigned to our New York Field Office located in...
NEC National Security Systems (NSS) provides full-service solutions for large agencies using the intellectual property and resources of the global NEC brand. (Courtesy of YouTube)

NEC National Security Systems to Compete in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Redstone Arsenal, one of the most important military bases in the United States (serving the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and...