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    • The pilot program between the Philadelphia Police Department and Databuoy covers one of the city's heaviest gun violence areas. If the system performs to the goals outlined in the pilot, there is support for a larger rollout plan.
      Crisis Responders

      Phila Police Deploy 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Gun Detect Champion SHOTPOINT®

      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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      The pilot program between the Philadelphia Police Department and Databuoy covers one of the city's heaviest gun violence areas. If the system performs to the goals outlined in the pilot, there is support for a larger rollout plan.
      Crisis Responders

      Phila Police Deploy 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Gun Detect Champion SHOTPOINT®

      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…

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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.
      Campus Security

      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.
      Corporate Facilities

      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)
      Communications

      Versa Networks Takes Lead in Gartner Critical for SD-WAN for 4th…

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      The pilot program between the Philadelphia Police Department and Databuoy covers one of the city's heaviest gun violence areas. If the system performs to the goals outlined in the pilot, there is support for a larger rollout plan.
      Crisis Responders

      Phila Police Deploy 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Gun Detect Champion SHOTPOINT®

      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…

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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.
      Border

      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.
      Access Control & Identification

      ‘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.
      Airports/Aviation

      Last Call for 2023 Government ‘ASTORS’ Excellence Awards Entries

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      The pilot program between the Philadelphia Police Department and Databuoy covers one of the city's heaviest gun violence areas. If the system performs to the goals outlined in the pilot, there is support for a larger rollout plan.
      Crisis Responders

      Phila Police Deploy 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Gun Detect Champion SHOTPOINT®

      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…

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TEAM NEC: Putting a Face on The Cure, led by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS) (third from right), explains NEC’s Mission in the Race for the Cure: TEAM NEC is dedicated to investment in preventative healthcare, early diagnostics, and education about a disease that impacts 1 in 8 women globally.
Disaster Prevention

NEC… a Company that Quite Literally ‘Walks Their Talk’

Tammy Waitt - October 29, 2023
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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.
Border

South Texas Hero Down: Police Officer Fatally Shot During Pursuit

Tammy Waitt - October 23, 2023
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The Aerosol and Vapor Chemical Agent Detectors (AVCAD) systems are a chemical detector designed to detect, identify, alarm and report the presence of traditional and advanced chemical threat vapors and aerosols, to support missions for the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. (Courtesy of the DoD AVCAD program)
Access Control & Identification

2023 ‘ASTORS’ Nominee 908 Devices Begins Work for DoD AVCAD Program

Tammy Waitt - September 29, 2023
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Genetec's flagship product, Genetec™ Security Center, is an open-architecture platform that unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics.
Access Control & Identification

Genetec™ Security Center SAFETY Act Certified for Anti-Terrorism Tech

Tammy Waitt - September 28, 2023
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2023 'ASTORS' Award Competitor SkyDome Manager is a purpose-built airspace monitoring and counter-UAS command and control software. It directly empowers security personnel with 3D airspace awareness, delivering detection, tracking, and mitigation of drone threats.
Access Control & Identification

Fortem Technologies Returns to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Tammy Waitt - September 14, 2023
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Nabeela N. Barbari, Executive Vice President, OTHSolutions, offer three quick tips from a national security practitioner and ally – in hopes of inspiring local action and a cultural change from the walls of your school to the halls of Capitol Hill. (Courtesy of PWPORG)
Access Control & Identification

From Your School to the Halls of Capital Hill: 3 Tips...

Tammy Waitt - September 7, 2023
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Zijie Yan, (Courtesy of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Campus Security

UNC Graduate Student Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - August 30, 2023
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According to the AP, "As the fire began to swallow homes in its ravenous path, Maui County emergency officials declined to use an extensive network of emergency sirens to alert Lahaina’s residents to flee." (Courtesy of YouTube)
Crisis Responders

In Deadly Maui Fires, Many had No Warning, No Way Out...

Tammy Waitt - August 23, 2023
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EnforceAir reaches new heights in enabling full control, safety, and continuity during rogue drone incidents. D-Fend introduces EnforceAir2, the next-generation high-performance cyber counter-UAS system with seamless operational flexibility. EnforceAir2 brings enhanced, expanded, and extended Counter-UAS capabilities, with even more POWER, PERFORMANCE, PORTABILITY, and RANGE, all in a COMPACT FOOTPRINT.
Access Control & Identification

D-Fend Solutions Launches the All-New EnforceAir2

Tammy Waitt - August 23, 2023
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The HEXWAVE product from Liberty Defense screens for all types of concealed weapons and other threats using 3D imaging and Artificial Intelligence for enhanced security to process people quickly and effectively, in all types of venues both indoor and outdoor.
Access Control & Identification

Liberty Defense Nominated to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Tammy Waitt - July 25, 2023
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The pilot program between the Philadelphia Police Department and Databuoy covers one of the city's heaviest gun violence areas. If the system performs to the goals outlined in the pilot, there is support for a larger rollout plan.

Phila Police Deploy 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Gun Detect Champion SHOTPOINT®

December 7, 2023
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)

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

December 4, 2023
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.

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

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