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Smiths Detection moves forward with Tunnel of Truth
Scheduled for deployment at the 2012 London Olympics, the system incorporates a slew of automated measures to detect explosives and weapons; scheme resembles GE’s Checkpoint of the Future, including the use of the much-maligned puffer machines
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ECSI wraps up SPR contract and signs a few more
$8.5 million deal to protect Strategic Petroleum Reserve sites is almost complete; ECSI, a leader in energy infrastructure security, signs with liquid natural gas facilities in Texas and makes a classified agreement with one in South Korea
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BT acquires Counterpane Internet Security
IT security is a growing problem – and a growing business; BT has many corporate customers, and to offer these customers a more robust managed security service with enhanced auditing and reporting capabilities, it has just acquired a California IT security outsourcing specialist
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The state of U.K. critical infrastructure is not good
Looking for investment opportunities? Look no farther than the U.K. critical infrastructure; a just-published experts report highlights that many weaknesses that need to be addressed, the many problems that must be resolved
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New business opportunities in radiation detection technologies
The North Korea nuclear test, and the inexorable march of Iran toward acquiring nuclear weapons, increase the risks of nuclear weapon proliferation; there are thus many opportunities in developing new radiation detection technologies
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Security officials worry about Google Earth
Terrorists may use satellite images to identify targets and plan attacks, experts say; concern is global as Dutch, Russians, and others worry; democratizing Internet spreads access to high resolution photographs; rogue nations the big winners here
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Attensity partners with IBM
Companies, both leaders in managing unruly computer files, come together to improve the IBM Information Server; for Attensity, the deal is another success among many; for IBM, a way to attract customers interested in pulling relational information out of unstructured data
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Terra Firma chooses ControlGuard’s endpoint security solution
As the size of the mobile work force increases, with more and more employees carrying and using portable devices, the security risks a company faces increase apace; how does a corporation enjoy the benefits of greater efficiency and timeliness which mobility brings, without at the same time exposing itself to detrimental risks? The solution is endpoint security, and a leading international private equity firm has just selected an endpoint security solution from ControlGuard
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Cory Lidle's death recalls similar historical events
Small planes crash into buildings far more often than one would expect; episodes at the Empire State Building, and in Tampa and Milan, show danger
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University of Colorado announces first-in-nation PhD program
Degree to be offered as early as the fall, pending $1.9 million in federal funding; public policy program will focus on infrastructure threats
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Indiana receives $1.2 million for lake and river security
Money will be used to purchase powerboats, the trucks to tow them, thermo-imaging devices, and side-scanning sonar units
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Experts say utilities need to do much more
Electricity and gas plants may be the first to suffer the consequences of disrupted service; alongside barriers and surveillance systems, companies should make sure to work with local authorities to develop emergency response plans
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NICE Systems to protect Eiffel Tower
NiceVision video analytics software will help authorities sort through the monument’s six million annual visitors; globetrotting company is also working in Philadelphia and Beijing
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Congress proposes new regulations on the sale of fertilizer
Bill would force buyers to provide identification and require sellers to register with DHS or an appropriate state agency; a number of states already have similar laws intended to stymie another Timothy McVeigh; Farm Bureau continues to resist federal intrusion
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Homeland Security Corporation signs surveillance deal with Camp Pendleton
The Internet-based supplier will provide cameras, transmitters, and related devices; protecting military bases a big business these days as planners worry about terrorist intrusions and attacks
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The long view
Emerging Threats to the U.S. Financial System
In early 2021, a freewheeling, freethinking group of investors on Reddit plowed their money into GameStop, a video game retailer that several big hedge funds had bet against. The stock price shot up, some people made millions—and, to the delight of those on Reddit, the hedge funds had some very bad days. Researchers saw the GameStop story as a cautionary tale. If investors on Reddit could work together to move the markets like that, what could an adversary like China do?