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News
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Vicon Cameras
Will Watch Over Site Of The 2008 Olympics
Vicon Industries Inc., a designer and producer of
video surveillance systems, will provide camera domes and pan-and-tilt
drives as part of an integrated video surveillance system to be
installed at Beijing National Stadium, a venue of the 2008 Olympic
Games.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well
as some athletic events, will be held at the newly constructed stadium.
When completed in March 2008, it will have a seating capacity of 91,000.
Vicon China, headquartered in Hong Kong with offices throughout China,
is providing local support for the project.
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Sending Students
Overseas May Require Outside Security Help
The U.S. State Department has had travel warnings for
Kenya for years, but that hasn't stopped American colleges from sending
students and professors there to study.
So when post-election violence erupted in the African country in recent
weeks, some colleges called on the worldwide security firm International
SOS, which swooped in to set up evacuation operations for its clients, a
growing number of which are from higher education.
As more college students look to study abroad in regions of the world
where natural calamities, political strife and unrest are possible,
universities are turning to security companies such as International SOS
and iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, Annapolis, Md., to help with
everything from getting a medical prescription in a foreign country to
emergency evacuations, reports The Seattle Times.
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Unisys
Announces Five Security Predictions For 2008
In the rapidly evolving world of corporate and
government security, forecasting future risks and trends is essential to
planning, preventing and managing risks that could compromise the
integrity of an organization's assets. To fulfill this need, Unisys
Corp., Philadelphia, has released its five security predictions for
2008.
"Many organizations have a tendency to view security in the rear-view
mirror -- scrambling to find a solution to a security problem after it's
happened," says Tim Kelleher, vice president, Enterprise Security,
Unisys.
"To combat new threats and to cater to the evolving demands of their
end-users, IT professionals must convince their organizations to treat
security as a core business function - one that anticipates user-demand,
predicts future risks and develops workable solutions to potential
security events."
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Passport
'Smart' Chips Generate Security Concerns
In a video on YouTube, an explosion in a trashcan,
which appears to be wirelessly triggered by a passport equipped with a
computer chip, blows away a dummy.
Two caveats: That's not a real passport, and even Kevin Mahaffey, the
Los Angeles security consultant who made the video, calls it "a far-out
scenario."
It is unlikely that terrorists or others could steal your identity or
attack you through the new computer chips in U.S. passports, many
experts say. But that hasn't stopped the rumors from ricocheting around
the Internet according to reports from The Baltimore Sun.
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Business Beat
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- iVerify US Inc., Charlotte, N.C., an
interactive security video monitoring company, has acquired Smart
Interactive Systems, the video monitoring business of Magal Security
Systems.
- S2 Security Corp., Framingham, Mass., manufacturers of the S2
NetBox physical security system, has opened a new headquarters facility
in Framingham to support the company's continued growth.
- RiskWatch Inc., Annapolis, Md., a provider of security risk
assessment and compliance software, has opened a new division named
RiskWatch Consulting Services to provide risk analysis and safety
assessment services.
- Trustwave, Chicago, a provider of information security
solutions, has acquired Creduware, Hoffman Estates, Ill., an
enterprise application security infrastructure management company.
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People in the News
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- AMAG Technology, Torrance, Calif., a
manufacturer of digital video and access control software, has announced
that Steve Davis, Northeast senior regional sales manager, has won
AMAG's Salesperson of the Year award.
- The Security Industry Association (SIA) elected John Stroia,
vice president of government security and monitoring solutions for
Diebold Inc., to its board of directors.
- Tom Ridge, the nation's first Secretary of Homeland Security, will
serve as a senior advisor to TechRadium Inc., Sugar Land, Texas,
a security technology company providing alert and notification systems
to schools, universities and military programs.
- Rapid7, Boston, a provider of unified vulnerability
management (UVM) solutions, has appointed David Precopio to its
management team as vice president of marketing and business development.
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Events
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Jan. 16
Advancing Video Security with IP Technology
Virtual Forum
Organizer: ASIS International
www.asisonline.org
Jan. 16-20
2008 National Sheriff's Association Winter Conference
J.W. Marriott; New Orleans, LA
Organizer: National Sheriff's Association
www.sheriffs.org
Jan. 22-23
Networked Public Safety
Thistle Marble Arch; London, England
Organizer: IQPC Ltd.
Information: Contact Amy Jeffray at +44 (0)20 7368 9306 or e-mail Amy.Jeffray@iqpc.co.uk
www.iqpc.co.uk
Jan. 23-25
TechNet Tokyo
New Sanno; Tokyo, Japan
Organizer: Association for Communications and Electronics Professionals
(AFCEA)
Information: E-mail Sandra Buckles at sandra.buckles@usfj.mil
tokyo.afceachapter.org/
Jan. 28-29
Information Security Conference
Intercontinental Miramar Panama; Panama City, Panama
Information: Call (847) 660-5585 or e-mail conference@isaca.org
www.isaca.org
Jan. 28-30
ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications
Tampa Marriott Waterside; Tampa, FL
Organizer: ASTM International
Information: Call (610) 832-9500
www.astm.org
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