Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Craig Fugate During a press conference on Nov. 2 in which he outlined a wide variety of assistance FEMA is providing to areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, the agency’s administrator, Craig Fugate, explained that President Obama has thus far authorized 100…
Brazil’s surveillance market shifting from analog to network video, says IMS
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Rio de Janeiroin Brazil The analog equipment market accounted for nearly 60 percent of total video surveillance equipment revenues in Latin America in 2011, according to a recently published, second edition report by IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) Homepage position: 10 read…
Cyber security efforts won’t necessarily fall victim to budget cuts, says intel official
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: ODNI’s O’Sullivan Even though the axe stands ready to fall on the defense budget in the coming months, it won’t necessarily sever Cyber security efforts underway in some intelligence operations, said a top government official. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
Food trucks pose public security concerns, could be used for surveillance, says memo
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Image Caption: Food truck in NYC The swarms of food trucks plying New York City streets selling everything from gourmet treats to hot dogs could also be rolling safety and security hazards, according to the city’s fire department. The trucks can not only present…
Food trucks pose public safety concerns, could be used for surveillance, says memo
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Image Caption: Food truck in NYC The swarms of food trucks plying New York City streets selling everything from gourmet treats to hot dogs could also be rolling safety and security hazards, according to the city’s Fire Department. The trucks can not only present…
Compounding pharmacy should face deeper DEA investigation, says Rep. Markey
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Meningitis outbreak The company that made the pain relieving steroid at the center of a growing fungal meningitis outbreak should face a deeper investigation into its activities with federally-controlled drugs, said a U.S. lawmaker. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post…
Compounding pharmacy should face deeper DEA investigation, says lawmaker
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Meningitis outbreak The company that made the pain relieving steroid at the center of a growing fungal meningitis outbreak should face a deeper investigation into its activities with federally-controlled drugs, said a U.S. lawmaker. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post…
Security systems integration market in Americas will exceed $30 billion, says IMS
Top Priority Sector: security_services The Americas market for security systems integration will exceed $30 billion in 2016, and will grow at an average rate of more than 7 percent from 2011 until 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) The report, which focuses…
New smartphone malware, says FBI, could find devices’ owners
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Smartphones and their owners are the targets of new malware that can steal information and take over parts of the devices’ operating system and possibly monitor its owners’ whereabouts, the FBI’s Internet crime center warned. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Oct….
No reports of Shamoon malware in U.S., yet, says ICS CERT
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Aramco headquarters The virus that caused what the U.S. secretary of defense called the most sophisticated attack ever mounted on a private sector computer network hasn’t been detected in U.S. networks, but it could be coming, according to a critical infrastructure network…