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Survey Finds 45 Percent Of Businesses More Concerned About Data Breaches

May 27, 2008

A recent national survey of more than 1,500 business leaders conducted by Zogby International on behalf of Identity Theft 911 found that business decision makers possess an alarming “air of invincibility” when it comes to their companies’ potential exposure to a data breach


Spray-On Films Developed By Chemists Reveal Traces Of Explosives

May 27, 2008

New spray-on films developed by UC San Diego chemists will be the basis of portable devices that can quickly reveal trace amounts of nitrogen-based explosives.


Digitus Biometrics Announces Reseller Program

May 27, 2008

Digitus Biometrics announces a new reseller program, Digitus Alliance, that makes the company’s, biometric access control systems available to select integrators throughout the United States.


‘Third Generation’ Event Management

By Steven Titch · May 23, 2008

Event management, like social engineering, is one of those security terms whose innocuous name belies enormous significance of purpose, even moreso in the network-centric environment.


Virginia Community Colleges Launch Emergency Notification System

May 23, 2008

Cooper Notification recently announced that 17 additional Virginia Community College System (VCCS) colleges launched the patent-pending Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN) for emergency notification, joining Northern Virginia Community College, which launched its system in August.


Belgium City Uses IP Video To Protect Facilities

May 23, 2008

With a population of more than 35,000, the Belgium city of Geel is using IP network video surveillance from Milestone Systems and Axis Communications to protect numerous facilities in the town.


Cisco To Implement IP Security, Surveillance Infrastructure For Harrah’s Entertainment

May 22, 2008

Harrah's Operating Company, a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., has signed a broad-based, 10-year global strategic agreement with Cisco.


Maryland School District Standardizes Security With IQeye Cameras

May 22, 2008

Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is deploying IQeye megapixel IP cameras throughout its schools. James Gompers is consultant to the project, and Netcom Technologies is overseeing project installation.


Study: Outbound E-Mail Remains Greatest Source Of Risk For Enterprises

May 21, 2008

In its fifth-annual study of outbound e-mail and content security issues, Proofpoint Inc. found that large enterprises continue to incur risk from -- and take action against -- information leaks over outbound e-mail, as well as newer communications media such as blogs, message boards, media sharing sites and mobile devices.


DHS Announces IPA Grant Program Awards

May 21, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security announced recently more than $844 million in grant awards as part of its Infrastructure Protection Activities (IPA) grant program. Grant awards will strengthen security at ports and enhance transit, trucking and intercity bus systems.


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