Update on Coast Guard Regulations From The Chemical Sector Security Summit

While at the 2011 Chemical Sector Security Summit, I had the opportunity to attend the “Staying Afloat with Coast Guard Regulations” breakout session. In the session, Captain Kevin Kiefer, Chief, Port & Facilities Activities for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) discussed...

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ADT Plays A Critical Role At Cisco Live In Las Vegas

Members of the ADT Commercial team are in Las Vegas this week for one of the biggest technology events of the year: Cisco Live. Thousands of attendees from around the world have converged for the event, and ADT is leading the way to keep every attendee safe...

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ADT Government Security Visits Portland for NACo’s Annual Conference

ADT’s Government Security Solutions team has been busy in preparation for NACo’s 76th Annual Conference and Exposition, kicking off one week from today in Multnomah County, (Portland) Oregon. The Annual Conference, held July 15-19, is an opportunity for all county leaders and staff to learn, network with colleagues, vote on regulatory policies, find out about issues impacting counties across the country, and view products and services from participating companies and exhibitors...

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Integrated Technologies for Protected Communities

Watch and listen as Tyrone Morrow, police chief of Freeport, Texas, discusses how a citywide electronic security system will act as a “force multiplier” for his department.  He and his officers are charged with...

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Looks Like a Busy Summer for CFATS Legislation

Last month, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 908, the Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) which would extend the current CFATS legislation until 2018. It was a bi-partisan vote (33-16) with several democrats supporting...

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Chemical Weapons: Who Qualifies as a Terrorist?

I ran across an interesting story about a woman who was convicted of trying to kill her husband's pregnant mistress using dangerous chemicals. One of the...

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Forget About Eating Your Young…Your Young Will Eat You

Guest post by John Szczygiel, Brivo Systems Executive Vice President of Business Development

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RFID – Talking About the Other Side of Retail Loss

Retail theft, or shrinkage, is a combination of shoplifting, employee theft, vendor fraud and administrative error.  What you hear the most about is shoplifting and employee theft because that’s where the big losses really take place...

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Security by the Numbers- Did you know?

Consumer Reports recently released a survey full of interesting security statistics. Here are of the some top ATM, online and mobile security statistics and tips you need to know.

At the ATM 32 percent of American consumers reported credit...

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Can Your Building Be Hacked?

Guest Post by Steve Van Till, President and CEO of Brivo Systems

Think about it. You know that computers can be hacked. You know your building is controlled by computers. Therefore, your building can be hacked, right?

Our company was reminded of this several year...

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