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  • EU leaders worry about critical infratructure vulnerability

    Protecting the critical infrastructure in one country is complicated enough; EU leaders must coordinate such protection in more than two dozen member states

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  • Day & Zimmerman receives SAFETY Act certification

    Managed security services company earns lawsuit and liability protection for itself and its subcontractors

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  • DoE to send radiation dectectors to Mexico

    Move comes as Mexican officials worry about recent al Qaeda threats; portal detectors will be installed in country’s four largest ports

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  • Guards strike Pantex nuclear assembly plant

    New physical fitness standards upset older workers; Energy Department tries to mold guards into a “combat effective protective force”

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  • Port radiation detectors catch GAO heat

    Recent tests of three next generation advanced spectroscopic portals find that none comes close to meeting 95 percent sensitivity; one proposed model detects enriched uranium only 17 percent of the time

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  • Hoosiers join Japanese in subway sensor system

    Distributed sensor network is capable of learning from human instruction; “a large-scale practical system that incorporates learning”

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  • South Carolina to standardize on AreaRae's gas monitors

    Company’s wireless sensor networks are used statewide; decision follows RAE’s agreement with Implant Science

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  • Reporter finds lax security at Mexican oil installations

    Enterprising writer manages to get close to an off-shore platform and a tanker; al-Qaeda has threatened oil-producing countries that supply the United States

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  • South Carolina to standardize on AreaRae's gas monitors

    Company’s wireless sensor networks are used statewide; decision follows RAE’s agreement with Implant Science

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  • "Media" infiltrates Super Bowl

    Pranksters sneaked past Level One security disguised as reporters and distributed 2,350 light devices

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  • TSA issues RFI for airport tracking system

    Proposals are expected to include a combination of RFID, biometrics, and sensoer technology; non-proprietary systems preferred

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  • Solving the cognitive-radio problem in the analog domain

    Georgia Tech researchers awarded $3.5 million to develop tiny analog chips to scan RF bands for open channels

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  • NYC bus camera plan hits a snag

    Integrian’s cameras suffer gaps in video coverage; road conditions and software offered as explanations

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  • Canadian Senate finds widespread airport security problems

    Lax screening and access control procedures cited; Toronto airport noted as a hub of gang activity

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  • DHS releases chemical plant safety rules

    DHS declares that 7,000 U.S. chemical plants are at high risk of catastrophe from either an accident or terror

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More headlines

  • DHS Unveils new Shields Ready campaign to promote critical infrastructure security and resilience
  • Israel and US government agencies announced the BIRD Cyber Program, an investment of roughly $4M in projects to enhance the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure
  • House Bipartisan Legislation Proposes to Categorize Space as Critical Infrastructure
  • NASA Shows What 30 Years of Rising Seas Feels Like in Chilling New Animation
  • Lawmakers suggest ‘radical transparency’ as key to shoring up US cyber posture
  • What Should the Government Do in 2023 to Fill its Cyber Workforce Shortage?
  • CISA’s Wales says industry engagement on incident reporting rule will be robust, meet expectations
  • Securing the U.S. Electricity Grid from Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity Profile for the Hybrid Satellite Networks (HSN) Cybersecurity: Draft Annotated Outline
  • $3 billion for coastal and climate resilience funding
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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  • Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World

    Global water resources are stretched by climate change and human population growth, and farms and cities are increasingly turning to groundwater to fill their needs. Unfortunately, the pumping of groundwater can cause the ground surface above to sink. A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally.

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