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    • LEARN about the HAZARDS of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Plus How to Properly Charge, Store, or Dispose of Lithium-Ion Batteries, courtesy of 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Public Safety and Community Resilience Champion: FDNY. (Courtesy of FDNY and YouTube)
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      FDNY is SOUNDING THE ALARM to PREVENT Lithium-Ion BATTERY FIRES

      ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.
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      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Honors Homeland Security & Public Safety (A – GL)

      American Security Today was delighted to honor Commissioner Bill Bratton with the Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his almost 50-year career in Public Safety and Homeland Security - to which he has dedicated his life and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.
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      2023 ‘ASTORS’ a Hit in NYC: Honoring Champions in Public Safety…

      American Security Today's Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Legends in Leadership Award Recognized Keechant Sewell, the 45th Police Commissioner of New York’s Finest, and the first woman to oversee the nation's largest police department, the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Commissioner Sewell joined here by Legendary Commissioner Bill Bratton, thanked American Security Today for the opportunity, and applauded AST's efforts to support our nation's first responders and government agencies, who 'show up and do the work each day' to safeguard our nation and citizens.
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      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Recognizes LEGENDS in Public Safety Leadership (N-Z)

      Chief Frank Leeb, accepts a 2022 'Excellence in Public Safety Award at the 2022 'ASTORS' Awards Luncheon. Additionally, he holds a BS degree in Fire Service Administration from SUNY and a Master’s degree in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS).
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      Get Your Copy of ‘Cornerstones’ at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony

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      LEARN about the HAZARDS of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Plus How to Properly Charge, Store, or Dispose of Lithium-Ion Batteries, courtesy of 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Public Safety and Community Resilience Champion: FDNY. (Courtesy of FDNY and YouTube)
      Campus Security

      FDNY is SOUNDING THE ALARM to PREVENT Lithium-Ion BATTERY FIRES

      ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Honors Homeland Security & Public Safety (A – GL)

      American Security Today was delighted to honor Commissioner Bill Bratton with the Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his almost 50-year career in Public Safety and Homeland Security - to which he has dedicated his life and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ a Hit in NYC: Honoring Champions in Public Safety…

      American Security Today's Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Legends in Leadership Award Recognized Keechant Sewell, the 45th Police Commissioner of New York’s Finest, and the first woman to oversee the nation's largest police department, the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Commissioner Sewell joined here by Legendary Commissioner Bill Bratton, thanked American Security Today for the opportunity, and applauded AST's efforts to support our nation's first responders and government agencies, who 'show up and do the work each day' to safeguard our nation and citizens.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Recognizes LEGENDS in Public Safety Leadership (N-Z)

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      American Security Today's Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Legends in Leadership Award Recognized Keechant Sewell, the 45th Police Commissioner of New York’s Finest, and the first woman to oversee the nation's largest police department, the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Commissioner Sewell joined here by Legendary Commissioner Bill Bratton, thanked American Security Today for the opportunity, and applauded AST's efforts to support our nation's first responders and government agencies, who 'show up and do the work each day' to safeguard our nation and citizens.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Recognizes LEGENDS in Public Safety Leadership (N-Z)

      Many public sector organizations still aren’t following recommendations made a decade ago, much less following current recommendations. Often if fortunate enough to have effective information technology/cybersecurity resources (and most public sector organizations, especially smaller agencies, do not) the requests made by these professionals often are rejected out of hand because those at the leadership level find them too bothersome or too expensive, or both.
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      The Top Five Scariest Public Sector Cybersecurity Trends

      The IT industry is grappling for a solution to all of the above, and to help mitigate and stay ahead of any potential for a data breaches. Venkat Thummisi, Co-founder and CTO, of Inside Out Defense outlines Ten Important Issues IT teams need to consider when developing their data security posture.
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      Data Breaches on Rise:  Employee Access Leaves Companies Vulnerable

      Returning 2023 'ASTORS' Award Competitor Versa Networks Also Ranked Second Highest for the WAN for Small Branches Use Case, On-Premises Security Sensitive WAN Use Case, and Cloud-First WAN Use Case. (Courtesy of Unsplash)
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      Versa Networks Takes Lead in Gartner Critical for SD-WAN for 4th…

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      LEARN about the HAZARDS of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Plus How to Properly Charge, Store, or Dispose of Lithium-Ion Batteries, courtesy of 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Public Safety and Community Resilience Champion: FDNY. (Courtesy of FDNY and YouTube)
      Campus Security

      FDNY is SOUNDING THE ALARM to PREVENT Lithium-Ion BATTERY FIRES

      ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Honors Homeland Security & Public Safety (A – GL)

      American Security Today was delighted to honor Commissioner Bill Bratton with the Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his almost 50-year career in Public Safety and Homeland Security - to which he has dedicated his life and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ a Hit in NYC: Honoring Champions in Public Safety…

      American Security Today's Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Legends in Leadership Award Recognized Keechant Sewell, the 45th Police Commissioner of New York’s Finest, and the first woman to oversee the nation's largest police department, the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Commissioner Sewell joined here by Legendary Commissioner Bill Bratton, thanked American Security Today for the opportunity, and applauded AST's efforts to support our nation's first responders and government agencies, who 'show up and do the work each day' to safeguard our nation and citizens.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Recognizes LEGENDS in Public Safety Leadership (N-Z)

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      ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Honors Homeland Security & Public Safety (A – GL)

      Lt. Milton Resendez, a 27-year veteran of the San Benito Police Department was pronounced dead at a hospital after a bullet went through the door of his patrol car and struck him in the abdomen just below his body armor.
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      South Texas Hero Down: Police Officer Fatally Shot During Pursuit

      Drawing on a record of success over 4 decades, Genasys Protect is built on proven technology that provides emergency managers a unified operating picture of events and granular control to deliver the right message to the right people at the right time.
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      ‘ASTORS’ Champ Genasys to Improve NH Public Safety Communications

      Members of DRONERESPONDERS, including FDNY Robotics Captain Michael Leo (at right), accept the DRONERESPONDERS 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award for Excellence in Public Safety and Disaster Response at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC.
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      Last Call for 2023 Government ‘ASTORS’ Excellence Awards Entries

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      LEARN about the HAZARDS of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Plus How to Properly Charge, Store, or Dispose of Lithium-Ion Batteries, courtesy of 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Public Safety and Community Resilience Champion: FDNY. (Courtesy of FDNY and YouTube)
      Campus Security

      FDNY is SOUNDING THE ALARM to PREVENT Lithium-Ion BATTERY FIRES

      ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Honors Homeland Security & Public Safety (A – GL)

      American Security Today was delighted to honor Commissioner Bill Bratton with the Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his almost 50-year career in Public Safety and Homeland Security - to which he has dedicated his life and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ a Hit in NYC: Honoring Champions in Public Safety…

      American Security Today's Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Legends in Leadership Award Recognized Keechant Sewell, the 45th Police Commissioner of New York’s Finest, and the first woman to oversee the nation's largest police department, the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Commissioner Sewell joined here by Legendary Commissioner Bill Bratton, thanked American Security Today for the opportunity, and applauded AST's efforts to support our nation's first responders and government agencies, who 'show up and do the work each day' to safeguard our nation and citizens.
      Campus Security

      2023 ‘ASTORS’ Recognizes LEGENDS in Public Safety Leadership (N-Z)

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It is estimated that over 5000 public safety agencies have implemented drone programs, with more added every day. A recent research study revealed over 17 major use cases with numerous subcategories, and their efforts are greatly enhancing public safety and homeland security. (Courtesy of DRONERESPONDERS)
Access Control & Identification

Drones: Public Safety, Homeland Security and Public Service

Tammy Waitt - September 21, 2023
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See new findings of Motorola Solutions 2023 K-12 School Safety Report which reveals the most pressing concerns for those closest to school safety and highlights their perceptions about emergency preparedness plans, communication practices, school safety technologies and training for teachers and students.
Campus Security

Back to School Basics: Collaboration Between Schools & 9-1-1 is Essential

Tammy Waitt - August 14, 2023
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Traditional delivery often involves leaving packages unattended on porches and doorsteps, and about 1.7 million of them are lost or stolen daily in the United States.
Access Control & Identification

Autonomous Deliveries? Security Must Be Addressed First

Tammy Waitt - August 14, 2023
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free speech When not allowing opposing views, everyone misses out on many ways to improve an original idea or thought. Finding a middle ground through compromise builds buy-in, unites people, and lessens division. When college campuses no longer allow opposing views, they lose the very purpose of learning, growing, and collaborating.
Disaster Prevention

The Silencing of Free Speech – From a Public Safety Perspective

Tammy Waitt - July 19, 2023
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Interest in Robots is Growing, and new networking options are a significant factor explains Chris Wall, Sales Director for Rajant Corporation.
Campus Security

Empowering Public Safety and Industrial Security with Robotics

Tammy Waitt - January 5, 2023
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Across all natural disaster incidents, successfully delivering an optimal response relies heavily on accurate real-time situational awareness alongside accessible communications.
Campus Security

Enhance Critical Communications During Natural Disasters

Tammy Waitt - March 10, 2022
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Just like we invest in our roads and bridges, we must invest in our UAV airspace and treat it like any other piece of infrastructure that must be monitored and maintained.
Access Control & Identification

Learn Why Digitizing the Airspace is Vital to Safely Advancing Air...

Tammy Waitt - January 20, 2022
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The Durabook S14I is equipped with a smart card reader, fingerprint scanner, and hardware-based encryption (Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0)) to ensure storage security for sensitive data. In addition to software-based encryption, hardware-based encryption can be applied.
Campus Security

Durabook Americas Returns to Compete in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Tammy Waitt - September 29, 2021
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To have an effective security plan in place for any large-scale event, you have to guarantee a fail-proof network to ensure a covert and securely encrypted operation.
Communications

How Wireless Comms Can Covertly Keep the Public Safe at Major...

Tammy Waitt - May 23, 2021
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He said, “If the old competitive landscape could be compared to a placid river upon which giant barges had right of way, think of this new disruptive and unpredictable competitive environment as white water rapids, which are better suited to small and nimble kayaks that can maneuver between the shifting currents.” - Anand Mahindra, CEO of the Mahndra Group
Crisis Responders

Being a Kayak in a Troubled Sea

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FDNY is SOUNDING THE ALARM to PREVENT Lithium-Ion BATTERY FIRES

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ATF Director Steven Dettelbach is presented with the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year Award, by Tammy Waitt, Editorial Director at AST (at center), and New York/Newark Port Director Tenable Thomas (at right), on behalf of the 2022 ‘Government Person of the Year, CBP OFO Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino, at the 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security and Excellence in Public Safety Awards Ceremony in New York City.

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American Security Today was delighted to honor Commissioner Bill Bratton with the Inaugural 2023 'ASTORS' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his almost 50-year career in Public Safety and Homeland Security - to which he has dedicated his life and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.

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