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Campus Security Overview – Past & Present
Let’s rewind 20 years in school campus security, for both primary and secondary institutions. Some things remain the same – but overall there have been substantial changes. Going two decades back,...
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GPS Tracking of Individuals
GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking of individuals is best incorporated within a comprehensive security strategy which includes standard protective elements. An intelligence unit can generate a...
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Top Security Threats Survey Roundtable
As a security professional, you’re always on the lookout for insight on emerging security trends and for strategies to identify and control risk. A recent Top Security Threats Survey published by...
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Security Without Product Pushing
Security measures for companies, organizations and institutions are generally divided into components that comprise the bigger picture. An initial risk assessment addresses the Physical, the...
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Kate Warne & Women’s Security Careers Today
Kate Warne is an iconic historical figure in the detective and investigative field. Back in 1856, she walked into the Chicago office of the Pinkerton Detective Agency seeking a job opportunity. It was...
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Chikungunya Outbreak Intensifies – Honduras
Image Source: La Prensa Intense rain that has fallen across Honduras has contributed to increasing amounts of stagnant water, and the spread of Chikungunya throughout the whole country. More than...
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‘First Of Its Kind’ Hacking Incident Disrupts Flight Schedules In Warsaw –...
Image Source: DPA On June 21, 2015, a cyber-attack against Polish airline LOT grounded more than 1,400 passengers at Frederic Chopin Airport at capital Warsaw. The attack reported as the first of its...
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Protecting State & National Infrastructure Assets
A country’s heart and soul is its infrastructure, which includes – but is not limited to – communications, power, oil and gas, transportation, and financial institutions. These are all critical to the...
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Drones: The Good, The Bad & The Unknown
A truck can be a great thing – an incredible machine to expedite the transportation of goods across the nation’s roads, delivering shipments of food, construction materials, clothing and other...
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Virginia TV Journalists Killings Raise Need For Workplace Violence Training –...
Image Source: The Journal-News On August 26, 2015 an African-American former employee of the Roanoke, Virginia television station WDBJ Channel 7 approached a reporter-cameraman team at approximately...
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Airlines Report More Cases Of Near-Misses With Drones – World
Image Source: Getty Images A report by British newspaper The Times on September 28, 2015 states four planes flying close to major British airports have been involved in potentially fatal near-misses...
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Cities Increase Security Response After Paris Attacks – The United States
Image Source: NewsMax In the hours after the Islamist terrorist attacks began in Paris, France on November 13, 2015, city governments across the U.S. ramped up their security postures while issuing...
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Air France-KLM Report USD 54 Million Revenue Losses After Paris Attacks – Europe
Image Source: corporate.airfrance.com In its monthly traffic update released on December 8, 2015, Air France-KLM announced that the airline lost around EUR 50 million (USD 54 million) in revenue due to...
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Security & Protection Dogs are Unique Highly Trained Professionals
When a family picks out a dog for a pet, they may immediately bond with the first puppy they see at a pet store, or go to a breeder and choose one from the most recent litter. The dog quickly becomes a...
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Hundreds Of Sensitive Items Missing From Government Agency – The United States
On January 27, 2016 inventory reports surfaced showing that more than 1,300 badges, 165 firearms, and 598 cell phones belonging to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were lost or stolen between...
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Health Officials Report First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus – The...
Image Source: Centers for Disease Control On February 2, 2016 public health officials in Dallas, Texas reported the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sexual contact. A patient,...
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Women in Security…Again?
“I really wish that the industry would evolve so that there aren’t any more articles like this, highlighting women in security. We are security professionals. That’s it!” That sentiment was expressed...
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Earth Month: Water and Security
“Water is the driving force of all nature.” This was Leonardo Da Vinci’s conclusion in the 16th century and, it is even truer today. However, few then could have predicted how precious water would...
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Where There’s Fire, There May NOT Be Water
This is the first in Pinkerton’s Earth Month (April 2016) series looking at how water affects business security and continuity. According to a report issued by the International Association of Fire and...
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