Homeland Security

Study Provides Tools To Secure Rural Transportation Networks

January 10, 2008

Researchers in the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center at the University of Arkansas have completed a seminal study on the security of U.S. rural transportation networks.


Entrust Digital Signatures Help Protect ePassports

January 10, 2008

When the Department of State decided to ePassports, it also recognized there was an opportunity to add another layer of security to these credentials, and tapped Entrust Inc. to provide the public key infrastructure (PKI)-enabled digital signatures.


$500,000 Prize Offered For Technology To Speed Up Airport Security Lanes

January 9, 2008

Clear announced recently that it will award a $500,000 "Clear Prize" to the first team to deploy faster security lane technology at an airport.


Report: Violent Crime Deceases In First Half Of 2007

January 8, 2008

According to the FBI's Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report released Monday, the nation experienced a 1.8 percent decrease in violent crime and a 2.6 percent decrease in property crime during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.


Report: Interoperable Communication Investments Drive Homeland Security, Public Safety Spending

January 7, 2008

The Los Angeles County Regional Interoperable Communications System leads a diverse list of major justice/public safety and homeland security IT contracts planned by states and localities in 2008, according to a new report.


Advanced Disaster Management Simulator Features School Violence Scenario

January 4, 2008

Environmental Tectonics Corp.'s Simulation Division recently announced the delivery of a new training scenario to the Southeastern Pennsylvania regional counterterrorism task force (CTTF) for its Advanced Disaster Management Simulator, ADMS-COMMAND.


Farmers, Agribusinesses May Be Affected By New High-Risk Chemical Facility Regulation

January 4, 2008

Farmers and agribusinesses should review chemical guidelines and determine whether they will be affected by a new Department of Homeland Security regulation.


Survey: Nuclear Terrorism Top Fear Of Americans

January 3, 2008

The Saga Foundation recently announced the results of a survey which revealed the top fear of Americans is nuclear terrorism.


A Growing Threat

By John Flaa · January 2008

Critical infrastructures look to ID cards for enhanced protection

A Growing Threat

In the United States, people encounter a perpetual tradeoff between freedom and security. The nation depends on a complex system of critical infrastructures to maintain a high quality of life and the freedoms enjoyed every day. New threats to security have these organizations taking a second look at their vulnerabilities, however, scrambling to minimize disruption and to maintain the integrity of their operations. In the past, national security was perceived as the role of government. Today, Department of Homeland Security efforts to protect critical infrastructures from physical attack are a shared responsibility of the public and private sectors, as well as individual citizens.


A Message for the Masses

By David George · January 2008

Mass notification systems enhance life safety

A Message for the Masses

Towering high-rises, sprawling college campuses and mass transit hubs can all have hundreds or thousands of people occupying them at any given moment. When a crisis emerges, it’s critical to protect lives, and that job becomes difficult when people are spread throughout a facility or across a wide area.


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Rise of the Digital Certificates

Securely exchanging and storing documents and emails has become a necessity across multiple industries. An increasing number of businesses need to exchange data internally as well as with business partners and customers. The question is: How do you do exchange information easily, efficiently, and securely?

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