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Rocket-Propelled Life Preserver Wins 2010 James Dyson Award

- A student invention to save people drowning at sea wins the prestigious 2010 James Dyson Awards.

Study: Florida Armed Security Officers Need More Demanding Firearm Training

- A study looking over 8 years of security officer gun discharges finds approximately 50 percent were accidental or irresponsible.

Pay for Performance

- Despite the economy's difficulties, the security profession's compensation levels seem to be rebounding.

Industry News

- ASIS announces the winner of its school funding contest, council members publish crime information for small businesses, a report on the annual European security conference, and John Villines, CPP, is profiled.

Don't Miss Out... And Bring a Friend

- Here's a tip for you to pass along to colleagues.

Industry News

- The Society sponsors the Wounded Veterans Phone Program for the third year; CSOs hold conferences on three continents; and Don Knox, CPP, is profiled.

Building a New Corporate Security Strategy

- Caterpillar's Director of Global Security Timothy L. Williams, CPP, and members of his security team talk to Security Management about devising a corporate security strategy.

Industry News

- The Netherlands adopts the ASIS standard on resilience and Lorrie Bentley-Navarro, CPP, is profiled.

Is the iPad Useful for Security Professionals?

- The iPad reportedly already accounts for .03% of Web traffic. That might not sound like a lot but that's compared to the BlackBerry's .04%, according to Engadget. What's that have to do with security you ask?

Security Budgets

- Budgets for acquiring new security technology are recovering, according to two new Forrester Research reports (here and here). Forty-two percent of larger businesses and 37 percent of small and medium-sized organizations expect such spending to increase at least 5 percent in 2010.

Industry News

- ASIS applauds the winners of the student writing competition and announces this year's seminar speakers, and Patricia Schmitt, CPP, is profiled.

ISC West Product Showcase 2010

- Peruse the products on the floor of this year's ISC West show held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, from March 24-26.

Regulations

- The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act imposes new privacy requirements for businesses that access medical records. Two recent surveys (here and here) found that many affected by the act were still unprepared to comply.