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A proprietary, Web-based database known as SAMS (Suspicious Activity Monitoring System) is another integral part of the program. SAMS has been created to collect and house suspicious activity, reportable incidents, and other notable events.
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Regal Entertainment Group has become the first national cinema chain to announce random inspections of bags and backpacks. The new policy, posted on its website, says "backpacks and bags of any kind are subject to inspection prior to admission."
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The City of Lakeland in Florida has recently standardized its security operations with Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control, and automatic license plate recognition systems into one central monitoring and management platform.
Read More →In the latest string of White House security breaches,a 4-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle flew over and then crash-landed on the south grounds of the White House without triggering any security alarms. The Spynel cameras from HGH Infrared Systems are specially equipped to detect these types of threats using high-resolution infrared thermal imaging technology.
Read More →More than 1,000 police officers will be patrolling on foot, horseback, and motorcycles to provide security and monitor the protesters who have descended on uptown Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention.
Read More →An off-duty DeKalb County (Ga.) Police officer working a security detail shot and killed a man who opened fire in a crowded bar Saturday night. Four patrons were injured.
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The Mag EraSURE MEP3M degausser from Security Engineered Machinery (SEM) rapidly, completely, and permanently removes confidential or highly sensitive information from hard drives and other magnetic media.
Read More →Matrox Graphics’ Extio F1400, the world’s first remote graphics unit. With this solution, the user interface of the computer—the keyboard, mouse, monitors, audio peripherals, and graphics hardware—may be separated from the rest of the computer by up to 250 meters (820 feet) of fiber-optic cable. The product supports up to four digital or analog monitors at a time, and has passive (fanless) cooling. The unit can be used for computer-aided dispatch, security monitoring, and process control.
Read More →WinMagic’s SecureDoc encryption software allows agencies to encrypt an entire hard disk at pre-boot. The software was designed to integrate with an existing public key infrastructure certificate and public and private keys, making it the only encryption solution that can be configured to work with all major smart cards, tokens, or biometric devices at pre-boot.
Read More →Blackinton’s patented SmartShield badge and system use new advanced Enforcement Identification Technology (Eid) to provide a wide range of security provisions. The SmartShield encoded chip, when activated by an Eid software-enabled RFID (radio frequency identification) reader, transmits SmartShield “authorized” encoding to the reader and database.
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