BackBox brings powerful automation to help free people by removing complexity from network management. BackBox also creates a central backup of network device configurations with one-click recovery to help ensure high availability resilience.

BackBox Named Best Network Automation Solution in 2022 ‘ASTORS’

BackBox, a market leader in network automation, security, and management solutions, is pleased to announce its Centralized Multi-Vendor Network Automation was named Best Network Automation Solution in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland...
The widespread adoption of mobile technology in EMS will transform how emergency professionals respond to 911 calls and reduce costs for EMS providers. Similar programs can help with better resource allocation, lowering costs for patients and emergency medical services overall.

How Mobile Tech Enhances EMS Response, from Dispatch to On Scene

Guest Editorial by Scott Morris, Senior Account Manager, Panasonic Connect North America Can you imagine a world where laptops didn’t exist for EMS workers? Yet, as late as 2011, states, including Georgia...
“Hexagon has long been a leader in public safety solutions that deliver situational awareness and insights to emergency services and others – improving operations, minimizing risk, and saving lives,” added Hexagon President and CEO Ola Rollén. “Qognify’s solutions are a natural expansion of our public safety portfolio, adding comprehensive and tightly integrated video capabilities that can provide dispatchers, responders, and investigators with new levels of intelligence to serve and protect their communities.”

Hexagon AB Acquires Qognify

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies has acquired Qognify, a leading provider of Physical Security and Enterprise Incident Management software solutions. Qognify was...
The National Security Agency (NSA) has already warned of VPN vulnerabilities. Of course, it can be tempting to assume that classified and top-secret networks are inherently safe. But with security, there is no ceiling. ZTNA can make classified networks even more secure. (Courtesy of Forcepoint)

How the Intelligence Community Can Embrace Zero Trust Network Access

Guest Editorial by George Kamis, CTO for Global Governments & Critical Infrastructure at Forcepoint Last year, two months into the pandemic, the White House published an executive order mandating that all federal...
The 2022 'ASTORS' honors mark the third consecutive year Rajant radio nodes have been distinguished for enabling highly mobile IoT applications for public safety and security.

Rajant Earns 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Win for Industry Leadership & Innovation

Rajant, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and recipient of Triple Platinum Homeland Security Awards in American Security Today's 2022 'ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards, is pleased to announce the company...
Seafaring vessels routinely collect data sets for live operations and discard them after they have served their immediate purpose. But systematic retrieval, storage, and analysis of such data can yield valuable insights that can aid short as well as long-term operations. (Courtesy of Charles River Analytics CRA)

Charles River Wins Contract to Use Sensor Data from Seafaring Vessels

Charles River Analytics has been awarded a $225K Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to research and develop an economical device that can collect and analyze crowdsourced data from isolated vessels...
‘ASTORS’ competitors who return year to year, establish a legacy of wins that span over years. Those are a special breed never satisfied but strive to excel each year to provide first responders, security industry professionals, and government practitioners with the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.

Establishing a Legacy of Wins in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, now in its Eighth Year, recognizes industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management...
The reality for companies who fall victim to a data security breach can have dire effects on not just a company’s value, but also its brand image and reputation, explains Bal Heroor, CEO and Principal at Mactores. 

How Data Security Breaches Affect Your Company’s Value

Guest Editorial by Bal Heroor, CEO and Principal at Mactores  Picture the scene. It’s 11:00 P.M. and an urgent board meeting has just been called for a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Manhattan. Board...
“These findings underscore why it’s so crucial to regularly pentest all internal and externally exposed assets and points of entry,” explained Snehal Antani, CEO and co-founder of Horizon3.ai. “Many of the vulnerabilities and weaknesses that companies believe they’ve already addressed are, in fact, welcoming entry points for threat actors. Every organization should regularly ask themselves what their threat environment looks like, whether their security tools are appropriately configured and effective, and most importantly – whether their assets and environments are secure.”

Horizon3.ai Unveils: ‘Year in Review: Thru the Eyes of the Attacker 2022’

Horizon3.ai, a leading cybersecurity firm focusing on autonomous penetration testing, and a Platinum 'ASTORS' Winner in AST's 2022 Homeland Security Awards Program, has issued its inaugural cybersecurity threatscape report titled: “Year...
Patrick Harr, CEO SlashNext

SlashNext Joins the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

SlashNext, a  leader in SaaS-based Integrated Cloud Messaging Security across email, mobile or web messaging apps, and a 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner for Best Phishing Defense Solution, is pleased...