Carlton PurvisMay 19, 2012
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Most Men Arrested Test Positive for Drugs

May 18, 2012 - In some areas, as high as 81 percent of adult males arrested test positive for drugs at the time of arrest, according to a drug abuse monitoring report released by the White House on Thursday.

LAPD Agrees to Suspicious Activity Reporting Reforms

May 18, 2012 - The Los Angeles Police Department has agreed to amend its suspicious activity reporting program after civil liberties and community groups raised civil concerns.

Morning Security Brief: No Credible NATO Threats, Testing Emergency Vaccines on Children, U.S. Not Safe from Stuxnet, and More

May 18, 2012 - The FBI says there are no credible threats to this weekend’s NATO summit. HHS opens the debate on medical countermeasure testing for children. The U.S. is not protected from a Stuxnet-type attack. And more.

Forrester Report Touts Next Generation Firewalls, Greater Network Visibility

May 17, 2012 - Increasingly popular next generation firewalls can be highly effective at thwarting network attacks and may eventually become more popular than standalone firewall devices, according to a new Forrester report.

AUVSI Talks FAA Progress Toward UAS Integration

May 17, 2012 - Security Management spoke to Ben Gielow, government relations manager at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, about the FAA's progress in integrating UAVs into the National Air System.

Morning Security Brief: Chicago Braces for NATO Protests, House of Representatives Burglaries, License Plate Scanners, and More

May 17, 2012 - Chicago prepares for NATO summit protests. U.S. Capitol police are looking for a pattern in a series of burglaries on Capitol Hill. The DEA wants to monitor Utah’s drug corridor with license plates cameras. And more.

Afternoon Security Brief: Remote Viewing, The Dip Chip Tests Toxicity, NCCD Web Site Goes Live, and More

May 16, 2012 - Default passwords and remote viewing allow hackers to view surveillance footage. Researchers create a biosensor that can detect toxicity in real time. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency launches a new Web site. And more.

ACTA Referred to EU High Court

May 15, 2012 - The European Commission officially referred a major new treaty aimed at protecting intellectual property, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, to the European Union’s highest court Friday.

A Clear View of Liability

May 15, 2012 - Surveillance systems must overcome a hierarchy of nine deficiencies to improve their odds of defeating liability claims during lawsuits.

Morning Security Brief: Identity Thief Arrested at Newark, European Cyber Security, Amnesty Hack, and More

May 15, 2012 - An Identity thief has been arrested at Newark Airport after working there for nearly 20 years. Details of the hacker attack against Amnesty International have been revealed. The EU wants private companies to invest more in cyber security. AlliedBarton, HR Plus, and ASIS International offer free violence prevention seminar.

Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Train to Detect 'Mother of Satan'

May 14, 2012 - Peroxide-based explosives are one of the newer threats domestically and abroad, said Cody Monday, an ATF dog trainer. ATF teams travel nationwide to train and certify law enforcement and military explosives detection dogs.

House Passes Appropriations Bill, Blocks Certain Programs

May 14, 2012 - The House of Representatives has passed an appropriations bill (H.R. 5326) that provides funding for several agencies but blocks implementation and enforcement of several key programs, including those that deal with age discrimination and the use of arrest and conviction records in preemployment screening.

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