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Emergency responders—firefighters, EMTs, police officers, emergency managers, security professionals, and 9-1-1 dispatchers—are experiencing increased challenges and workloads at their jobs and are in need of better tools and resources to improve response efforts, according to a new 2022 Public Safety Trends Survey report from Rave Mobile Safety. While the public health and safety needs of communities are […]
Security is serious business, but who says industry professionals can’t have a sense of humor? The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has unveiled a Top 10 list of the “most unusual” items found nationwide at airport security checkpoints in 2021. The agency released the list in a quirky online video available on its Twitter and YouTube accounts, as […]
In an increasingly dangerous world, the need for providing a safe workplace is even more important than in the past, whether that workplace is a healthcare facility, food service provider, lodging, retail, or something else. Jim Sawyer, Director of Security Services at Seattle Children’s Hospital, was recently a guest speaker for a webinar entitled “Hard […]
In March 2020, companies around the world closed their offices and sent employees home to work remotely. Since then, many offices have reopened, but not all companies are returning to a pre-2020 work environment. Some companies are embracing a hybrid work model that puts workers in the office on certain days and allows them to […]
This year, there has been a whirlwind of activity in the privacy space, from Brazil’s General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD), whose enforcement provisions took effect in August 2021, to China’s Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PIPL), which entered into effect November 2021. The world is stirring, and the new […]
Evidenced by the high-profile breaches of SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange Server, cybercriminals are targeting weak links in the software supply chain and compromising code with dramatic effect. According to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), there was a 42% rise in the number of supply chain attacks in the first quarter of 2021 compared to Q4 2020. However, while […]
The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) expressed its sincere condolences to the Oxford, Mich., community in the wake of the recent tragic shooting at Oxford High School. The organization of school resource officers (SROs)—sworn law enforcement officers assigned to work in schools—also offered information it believes will help schools throughout the country prevent or mitigate […]
Initiating smart lock sales at the front door makes sense. When located at the front door, smart locks not only put access control at the homeowner’s fingertips—they act as an extension of a home automation hub and provide system control at what is often the home’s most convenient location.
Recent tracking finds around seven out of 10 Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that around six out of 10 remote workers support vaccine requirements to gain entry into places like high-rise workplaces or other such business centers. So, how can […]
A new, comprehensive survey gauges Americans’ concerns about gun violence and what steps they’re willing to take to feel safer in public areas. Weapons detection company Evolv Technology commissioned market research firm Equation Research to survey over 2,000 U.S. adults from Oct. 20 to Oct. 28, 2021. Evolv says the resultant report, Guns in America: A Survey on […]