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Schools seek ‘easy button’ approach to mass notification systems

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Whit Richardson
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02/21/2012
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—After the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting incident, colleges and universities in the United States and Canada rushed to implement more robust mass notification systems to better communicate with students and staff in times of emergency.

Is your cloud provider secure?

TechSec panelists urge due diligence but say risk still resides with the customer
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Rich Miller
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02/15/2012
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Security companies questioning the safety of moving their data to the cloud can greatly reduce the risks by doing their homework about service providers and “practicing what they preach” about encrypting, a panel of experts told attendees Feb. 8 at the eighth annual TechSec conference.

Mobile apps proliferate

What does it mean for your business?
 by: 
Martha Entwistle
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02/08/2012
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Speaking about the future of mobile apps at the TechSec conference on Feb. 7, Fredrik Nilsson GM of Axis Communications recalled a keynote address that he delivered at the first TechSec conference in 2005.

Two decades means a lot of change

TechSec keynote talks about what this means for delivering enterprise solutions
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Rich Miller
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02/08/2012
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Edward Levy remembers the days when those in the security industry were looked upon as “knuckle-draggers” beholden to a strategy of “guards, gates and guns.” Levy says a lot has changed in the security industry over the past two decades.

New TechSec sessions announced

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SSN Staff
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01/11/2012
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TechSec organizers have released details on several new educational sessions that will cover trends pushing strong authentication into the private sector, new and emerging video surveillance technology, and innovations in sport stadium security.

Keynote, new panel announced for TechSec 2012

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SSN Staff
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12/19/2011
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YARMOUTH, Maine—Edward Levy, VP and global head of security for Thomson Reuters, will kick off TechSec 2012 with a keynote address on Feb.7, the first day of the two-day conference, TechSec organizers announced in December.

Former MBFAA president dies

Jim L. Morris 1944-2011
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SSN Staff
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12/12/2011
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IRVING, Texas—Jim L. Morris, founder and owner of American Detection Specialists Inc. in Springfield, Mo., died of a heart attack on Nov. 21.

PSIA releases specification for access control, intrusion products

Bunzel says spec will be implemented by several major security companies
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Rich Miller
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12/01/2011
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) recently released its Area Control v1.0 spec to standardize communication with access control and intrusion products.

Industry 'visionary' killed in car crash

John Mabry was a CSAA board member and past president
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Tess Nacelewicz
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11/22/2011
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YARMOUTH, Maine—Industry members are mourning the death of John Mabry, who died Friday in a head-on vehicle collision in Georgia while en route to visit family in that state. Mabry, Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) president from 1981-1983 and also a longtime ex-officio board member, is being remembered this week for his expertise and dedication to the industry, and for his warm personality.

SecuritySpecifiers.com expands

Consultant site launches new searchable database of security products
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Martha Entwistle
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11/22/2011
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SOUTHBURY, Conn.— SecuritySpecifiers.com is expanding. Managing director Ray Coulombe announced Nov. 21 that he’s launching a complimentary new service on the site, a comprehensive online database of security industry equipment and software suppliers.

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