Morning Security Brief: Ohio Gun Laws, Cyberstalking Survey Results, Honduras Dubbed the Murder Capital of the World, and More
January 26th, 2012
►In response to a new state law that lets gun owners carry weapons into bars and restaurants as long as they don’t consume alcohol, Ohio businesses are increasingly adding their own rules to turn away gun toters. In Columbus, around 300 businesses put “Do Not Patronize” signs on their doors prohibiting gun owners from coming inside.
DHS Announces National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security
January 25th, 2012
Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano revealed a plan to protect U.S. goods from terrorists, criminals, and natural disasters and to strengthen the U.S. supply chain globally Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
DHS Announces National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security
January 25th, 2012
Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano revealed a plan to protect U.S. goods from terrorists, criminals, and natural disasters and to strengthen the U.S. supply chain globally Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Morning Security Brief: Information Sharing, Utilities Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain Resilience, and More
January 25th, 2012
►Lack of information sharing was billed as a mistake that led to the 9-11 attacks. Subsequent investigations found that critical information about what the attackers were planning had not been pieced together because local, state, and federal agencies frequently failed to communicate with one another.
Morning Security Brief: Information Sharing, Utilities Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain Resilience, and More
January 25th, 2012
►Lack of information sharing was billed as a mistake that led to the 9-11 attacks. Subsequent investigations found that critical information about what the attackers were planning had not been pieced together because local, state, and federal agencies frequently failed to communicate with one another.
Texas UAV Enthusiast Uses Pilotless Aircraft to Uncover River Contamination
January 24th, 2012
Morning Security Brief: Video Analytics, Videoconferencing Vulnerable to Hackers, Security Violations at Nuclear Lab, and More
January 24th, 2012U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Police Need Warrant to Track Suspects
January 23rd, 2012
In a case handed down on today, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police may not use a global positioning satellite (GPS) unit to track a person’s movements for a long period of time without a warrant. Doing so violates a person’s Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure, according to the Court.
Morning Security Brief: Security Business Booming in Mexico, Anonymous Obsession, Law Enforcement, Social Media, and More
January 23rd, 2012
►The security industry is booming in Mexico as the drug war rages on. In the last five years, Mexico has seen 47,000 drug-related murders. In that same time period the number of security firms in Mexico has risen to 10,000, bringing in more then billion annually. Mexico’s largest security firm has grown by 70 percent, boasting 10,000 private security guards and 2,500 clients, the Global Post reports.
