Preparation makes all the difference in both preventing these attacks and responding to them.

American Society of Safety Pros Aims to Reduce Risk of Workplace Violence

Violence in workplaces across the United States is a growing problem, with shootings too often reported at manufacturing plants, shopping centers, schools, night clubs, churches and many other places. No industry or...
Gallagher Security Health Check (SHC) is a free tool designed to help you identify and understand vulnerabilities that could exist within your Gallagher security system.

‘ASTORS’ New Competitor Gallagher Wins a Product of the Year Award

Gallagher, a global technology manufacturer and new competitor to the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced its Security Health Check auditing tool has won a New Product of the...

AST Travels to Italy to Check Out Security in the Eternal City of Rome

As American Security Today's Editorial Director, I am excited to travel to Italy: Rome & Pompeii on August 27-31, and I am just dying to get on the plane!  Among us will be...
Greater demands for safety and security in both public and commercial sectors are driving the biometrics deployments in the Asia-Pacific region. The market is growing, and growth will come from government, financial services, retail, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, and enterprise sectors according to Frost & Sullivan’s new Asia-Pacific Biometrics Market, Forecast to 2015. (Courtesy of Frost & Sullivan)

Tighter Border Security Increases Public Growth Opps for Biometrics

Governments across Asia-Pacific (APAC) are heavily investing in biometrics for national identification projects, such as ePassports and national identification cards. This growing use of biometrics by the public sector, and the installation of cameras for...
The new automated Federal Protective Service Threat Assessment Report (TAR), developed in conjunction between Argonne National Laboratory and the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service (FPS), is a revolutionary, human-in-the-loop, machine learning (ML) based threat assessment process that significantly enhances understanding of vulnerability and threat assessments, as well as the optimization of countermeasure recommendations.

Federal Protective Service Recognized in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Service, a recognized agency in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the agency has once again been recognized. The...
The New SlimLite double swing obstacle turnstile from Award-Winning Automatic Systems, offers a high bidirectional throughput while maintaining the users safe and security. The small footprint is designed to integrate seamlessly within most architectural styles.

Automatic Systems SlimLite Entrance Control Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

Automatic Systems, a world leader in the automation of secure entrance control equipment for pedestrian & vehicle access, and the Platinum Award Winner for Best Pedestrian Entrance Control in the 2018...
IrisAccess® is the world’s leading deployed iris recognition platform and in thousands of locations authenticating the identities of millions of persons world-wide.

Iris ID Increasing Interoperability with LEAF Access Cards & DESFire EV2

Iris ID, a leading global provider of iris recognition technology, a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Winner, and a competitor in the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards Program, are now integrating its award-winning IrisAcess® biometric...
A new case study published by ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning PlateSmart Technologies, explains why the city of LaGrange chose to invest in LPR, how the PlateSmart solution is deployed throughout the city, and how that solution helped the LaGrange Police Department find and arrest the suspects in this specific attempted robbery and homicide case.

See How PlateSmart is Helping Police Solve Major Crimes with LPR

In 2015, the city of LaGrange, Ga., had three homicides occur in rapid succession. The LaGrange Police Department was able to solve them in part because the perpetrators’ vehicles were caught on...
A 1999 composite sketch handout of the suspected kidnapper (at left), and Timothy David Nelson’s mugshot (at right). (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Police.)

Fingerprint Tech Helps Solve 1999 Kidnap/Rape of 10 Yr Old (Videos)

By the FBI After the abduction and sexual assault of a young girl in the small community of Cairnbrook, Pennsylvania, law enforcement searched tirelessly for the perpetrator as the community feared for...

Lenel BlueDiamond Mobile Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

LenelS2, a leading provider in advanced security systems and a Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's BlueDiamond Mobile has been...