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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)

      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)

      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).
      Campus Security

      Get Your Copy of ‘Cornerstones’ at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony

      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

  • Physical Security
    • AllAccess Control & IdentificationCritical InfrastructureDealers & IntegratorsIntegrationPerimeter ProtectionVideo Surveillance
      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)

      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).
      Campus Security

      Get Your Copy of ‘Cornerstones’ at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony

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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.
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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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      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)

      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).
      Campus Security

      Get Your Copy of ‘Cornerstones’ at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony

  • Ports of Entry
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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

  • Crisis Responders
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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)

      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)

      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).
      Campus Security

      Get Your Copy of ‘Cornerstones’ at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony

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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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Former NYPD and LAPD Police Commissioner, and current Vice Chairman of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council, Bill Bratton addresses attendees at the 2022 'ASTORS' Awards Ceremony and Banquet Luncheon in New York City.
Campus Security

2022 ‘ASTORS’ Honoring Government Excellence Award Winners in NYC

Tammy Waitt - December 10, 2022
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Crisis Responders

Incel Blows Hand Off with Bomb Intended for ‘Hot Cheerleaders’

Tammy Waitt - June 8, 2020
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New details are emerging about a deadly shooting in Jersey City. Surveillance video suggests the shooters, suspects David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, targeted a kosher market, as people on the street took off running. (Courtesy of YouTube)
Crisis Responders

Jersey City Shooting ‘Act of Domestic Terror’: What We Know (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - December 12, 2019
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John Patrice Hale, sent online threats invoking ISIS, designed to make his internet communications anonymous, which included using Tor and proxy servers.
Crisis Responders

CA Man Threatens to Kill Sheriff’s Deputies & Others at Courthouse

Tammy Waitt - July 5, 2018
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On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, eighteen miles north of Waco, while emergency services personnel were responding to a fire at the facility. Fifteen people were killed, more than 160 injured, and more than 150 buildings damaged or destroyed. On May 11, 2016, the ATF stated that the fire had been deliberately set.
Campus Security

Congressional Action Needed to Renew Effective CFATS Program

Tammy Waitt - June 23, 2018
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Kayla Cuevas, 16, and Nisa Mickens, 15, walked into a deadly attack by four homicidal gangbangers swinging baseball bats and a machete on Sept. 13, 2016. The slaughter of the unarmed girls was a homicidal overreaction to a Brentwood High School dispute.
Border

Dozens of MS-13 Members Indicted on Murder Charges (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - June 7, 2018
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Ten years has seen the IPR Center launch seven different ongoing IP enforcement operations targeting various commodities that could threaten the safety of American consumers. Operations focusing on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, consumer technology and other items are developed after collaborative efforts between public and private sectors reveal counterfeiting issues that may need both immediate and long-term attention. (Courtesy of ICE)
Disaster Prevention

ICE IPR Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary on World IP Day

Tammy Waitt - April 26, 2018
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Disaster Prevention

FBI Missed Tips in FL Shooting, FL Gov & DOJ Take...

Tammy Waitt - February 17, 2018
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Border

Nogales Man Sentenced for Attempt to Export Ammunition into Mexico

Tammy Waitt - March 19, 2017
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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.

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

November 29, 2023
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.

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

November 29, 2023
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.

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

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