DHS Grants Provide Funding for Security Projects (Learn More, Video)
Guest Editorial by Emily Sullivan, PSP
In Fiscal Year 2017, the Department of Homeland Security offered more than one billion dollars to states and territories to prevent, secure against, respond to, and...
New ‘Airport Sense’ Taps Into Existing Infrastructure for Operational Insights
Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and 2017 Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best Video Data Storage Solution, is introducing Genetec Airport Sense™, as part of the Genetec Airport...
ASIS Int’l Annual Event Rebranded as ‘Global Security Exchange’ (GSX)
ASIS International, the leading association for security management professionals worldwide, has announced it is changing the name of its annual security conference from the 'ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits' to the...
LRAD Chosen for $1.5M in Mass Notification Systems for Oil & Gas
LRAD Corporation, the world’s leading provider of acoustic hailing devices and advanced mass notification systems (MNS), and Two-Time Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best Long Range Acoustic Hailing System, has received a follow-on order for LRAD...
DOS Announces Zoohackathon 2017 Global Winner (Learn More, Videos)
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs is pleased to announce the Zoohackathon 2017 global winner, London's Team ODINN.
What is Zoohackathon?
The Zoohackathon is a...
CBP Deploying More Biometrics in Airports (Learn More, Multi-Video)
World events over the last decade, and even within this last year, have shown that airports are an attractive target to terrorists.
At the same time, the number of international air...
See the Warrior360: The World’s First 360 Degree Body Camera
Blue Line Innovations, has officially launched Warrior360, the world’s first 360 degree body camera for law enforcement.
Its patented design opens the door to better transparency with its unique ability to securely capture,...
Homeland Security Claims DJI Drones are Spying for Chinese Gov’t (Video)
By Mallory Locklear, engadget
A memo from the Los Angeles office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau (ICE) has been making the rounds and it states some pretty bold claims about drone-maker DJI.
The...
Fingerprint Anti-Spoofing & Liveness Detection: How does it Work? (Video)
By 2020 almost six out of ten financial transactions are expected to be performed via biometric authentication, primarily via fingerprint sensors in mobile devices.
But identity theft and fraud is rampant and...
Sharp Electronics: Two-Time ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner
On November 15th, 2017, American Security Today (AST) hosted their 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Luncheon at ISC East in New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center.
The Sharp INTELLOS Automated...