Homeland Security

T-Rays May Reshape Airport Screening Procedures

November 27, 2007

T-Rays May Reshape Airport Screening Procedures

Going through airport security can be such a hassle. Shoes, laptops, toothpastes, watches and belts all get taken off, taken out, scanned, examined, handled and repacked. But "T-rays", a completely safe form of electromagnetic radiation, may reshape airport screening procedures.


Security, Meet Standards

By Sandra Freitner · December 2007

DoD establishes architectures to streamline its physical security equipment standards

Security, Meet Standards

How can the government better protect its military assets? That is the question that the PSEAG and SEIWG seek to answer.


Sky Raiders

December 2007

High-traffic airport installs security system to help catch thieves on land and in air

Sky Raiders

Today’s airports are at the frontline of homeland security. Checking for shoe bombs, banned liquids and suspected terrorists are part of the daily routine for airport security personnel. In fact, airport vulnerability has become such an issue that the Department of Homeland Security assigns the airline industry its own threat level designation. For example, airports can be assigned to threat level orange, meaning “High Risk of Terrorist Attacks” while the rest of the nation is at yellow, or “Elevated Risk.”


Virginia Port Authority Uses Situator Technology To Enhance Security At Marine Terminals

November 27, 2007

Orsus has been awarded a contract for its Situator product suite with the Virginia Port Authority.


Biometrics Identify, Deter Illegal Migrants

By Ralph C Jensen · November 20, 2007

The Coast Guard has a difficult assignment -- securing more than 95,000 miles of America’s coastal borders.


Gemalto VP Testifies on Privacy and Security of Government IDs

November 20, 2007

Gemalto's vice president urged DHS and congress to make privacy and data security the highest priorities in ID programs.


Google Meets Sherlock Homes

November 19, 2007

Google Meets Sherlock Homes

Soon after 9-11, Americans wondered aloud: How did our guardians miss the clues? Suspects on watch lists had moved money in curious ways. “Chatter” had risen in recent months. A visitor to the country had offered cash to learn how to fly -- but not land --- a jetliner. In hindsight, these telltale nuggets provided evidence of the terror to come.


City Of Chicago Deploys Intelligent Security System

November 14, 2007

City Of Chicago Deploys Intelligent Security System

IBM has started a new project with the City of Chicago office of emergency management and communications (OEMC) to implement an advanced city-wide intelligent security system.


First Responders In New Mexico Town Use Wi-Fi Communication

November 14, 2007

Catcher Holdings Inc. has successfully deployed its soon-to-be acquired Vivato Networks' broadband wireless solution to the Los Lunas, N.M. public safety services.


New Information System Helps To Automate Emergency Preparedness, Incident Management

November 7, 2007

New Information System Helps To Automate Emergency Preparedness, Incident Management

Avineon Inc. recently announced the release of Avineonics, an information system that enables organizations to automate the preparation, organization, management, execution and documentation of emergency preparedness and incident management functions.


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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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