University of Maryland Follows Higher Education Segway Trend
Currently, the security departments at more than 80 universities and colleges use Segway Personal Transporters for campus security patrols (up 25 percent since the first of the year). ...
PSA Security Network Enjoys Successful 2008 PSA-TEC
Attendees reaped the benefits from a comprehensive training program during the 2008 PSA-TEC held May 5-9 in St. Charles, Ill. PSA offered training tracks for owners and senior managers, sales and project managers, purchasing agents and technicians with more than 400 course hours during the weeklong conference....
Video Surveillance Software Revenue To Grow Fourfold by 2013
Video surveillance systems have existed for many years, but until recently, extracting useful information from them was labor-intensive, time-consuming and tedious. Now, however, the quickening transition from analog to digital video has made it possible to use software for detection and analysis....
Workshop On Standards For Anti-Terrorism
A Workshop on Satisfying Anti-Terrorism Requirements Through Emerging Standards will be held Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. ...
Annual Competition Promotes International Security Innovations
The American Regional Semi-Final of the 2008 Global Security Challenge (GSC), the world's largest international security innovation competition, offers entrepreneurs and start-ups the opportunity to showcase their security inventions and compete for more than $500,000 in cash-grants. ...
Risky Online Behavior More Likely To Happen In Small Businesses
Trend Micro Inc., a developer of Internet content security, reports that in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan, employees in small companies took more online risks while on the company network compared to their counterparts in larger organizations, according to the results of a study that explores corporate computer users' perceptions of and experiences with security threats....
Security Executive Council Online Store Offers Training Videos
The Security Executive Council online store has added three new training videos to its lineup of industry-leading security resources. ...
Southern Miss Sports Security Management Center Forms Board
A national advisory board with key relationships in the world of sports and security is the newest partner of the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management at The University of Southern Mississippi....
Study Finds One In Five Businesses Lacks Continuity Plan
Despite the man-made and natural disasters that are a reality today, many businesses are not fully prepared to maintain their business operations in the event of an emergency, according to an annual AT&T Inc. study on business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness for U.S. businesses in the private sector....
Emerging Network Video Interface Standard To Offer Flexibility
Three suppliers of IP video technologies—Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corp.—will cooperate to create an open forum aimed at developing a standard for the interface of network video products. ...
ASIS 2008 Conference Will Feature Expanded Education Program
ASIS International, an organization for security management professionals worldwide, is offering more than 175 educational sessions of interest to security practitioners of all levels at its 54th Annual Seminar and Exhibits....
Health Care IT Study Finds Mobility, Convenience Key To Productivity
Imprivata Inc., a converged identity and access management appliance company, has completed a national survey examining Identity Management Trends in Health Care 2008....
The Growing Role Of Information Security Managers
The role of information security managers is rapidly changing to focus on business needs instead of technology, according to a recent survey of more than 1,400 Certified Information Security Managers (CISMs) in 83 countries by ISACA, an association of more than 75,000 IT governance professionals worldwide. ...
Survey Finds Range Of Information Security Threats
Spyware, viruses and worms continue to plague most organizations, but security challenges tied to the use of handheld devices and mobile and remote computing are growing at a rapid pace, new research commissioned by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) reveals....
CDW-G Finds Improvements And Declines In 2008 School Safety Index
CDW Government Inc., a source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and governments, has announced the results of the 2008 School Safety Index, the national benchmark on the current status of public school district safety. ...
Safety Seminar Teachers Work, School Violence Prevention
An estimated 2 million Americans will be affected by workplace violence this year, according to the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration. ...
Bicycle Patrols Key For Improving Police/Community Relations
If departments want to enhance relations with the communities they serve, they should consider implementing bicycle patrols in lieu of some automobile patrols, a new study conducted by Dr. Chris Menton, associate professor of criminal justice at Roger Williams University, suggests....
San Francisco To Test Drinking Water Security System
Improving the security of U.S. drinking water systems has gathered urgency since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an $8 million grant to San Francisco to help the city develop and evaluate a contamination warning system for its drinking water supply....
User Access A Common Concern In Health Care
During the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 conference in February, 64 percent of those who took part in a survey said compliance and user access control were their top security concern....
2008 ASIS Conference Brings Specialized Sessions To Attendees
ASIS International 2008 will offer several sessions related to convergence....
Unexpected Crises Spark Opening Of Training Facility
ESi, Augusta, Ga., a provider of crisis information management solutions launched ESi University, a training center for emergency management professionals....
AirDefense Conducts Comprehensive Study Of Wireless Security
AirDefense, a company in the wireless LAN security market, has unveiled results from its comprehensive study of the wireless airwaves at hundreds of Las Vegas retailers and hotels/casinos....
Health Care Benchmarking Study Points To Areas For Improvement
GE Security Inc., Bradenton, Fla., has announced the results of its Health care Benchmarking Study, the first survey to assess security in the nation’s hospitals in nearly a decade....
Cyber Defence: National Security In A Borderless World
Are you working in an environment where the disclosure of sensitive and classified information could be life-threatening? If so, then National Security in a Borderless World, an event from Cyber Defence taking place on May 14-15 at the Marriott Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, may benefit you. ...
Electronic Security Systems Demand To Reach $15.6 Billion By 2012
According to Electronic Security Systems, a study from The Freedonia Group Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm, the U.S. electronic security products and systems market is expected to increase 7.8 percent per year to $15.6 billion in 2012. ...
