NSA keeps low profile at hacker conventions despite past appearances

As hackers prepare to gather in Las Vegas for a pair of annual conventions, the leadership of the National Security Agency won’t make the trek. While the technically sophisticated US surveillance entity has often mingled in recent years with some […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Showcall, Inc. wins $5.9 million contract to help secure perimeters at political conventions

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  perimeter_protection Image Caption:  Showcall installsconcrete barriers The U.S. Secret Service has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Showcall, Inc., of Halethorp, MD, to provide security assets, such as concrete barriers and anti-scale fencing, to safeguard the perimeters of the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions….

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Feds preparing for riots at conventions, presidential inauguration or elsewhere

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Thigh and groinprotector fromHatch Corp. It looks as if the Federal Protective Service is gearing up for the potential of significant riots at some combination of the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention, the 2013 presidential inauguration and other major events…

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