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IMS: Boston bombing likely to boost video surveillance spending

Municipal demand for surveillance should exceed earlier predictions
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Rich Miller
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05/13/2013
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WELLINGBOROUGH, England—The Boston Marathon bombing will likely drive increased spending on video surveillance equipment, a market that had already been projected to more than double through 2016, according to IMS Research.

Integrated Intelligence Center helps governments address physical, cyber security

Connection increasingly close, expert says
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Leif Kothe
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05/13/2013
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EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y.—How clear are the boundaries separating physical and cyber security in 2013? According to Rich Licht, executive director for the Integrated Intelligence Center (IIC), not very clear at all.

Chicago college security director relies on relationships

She is impetus behind those connections
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Amy Canfield
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05/02/2013
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CHICAGO—The director of campus safety and security for Columbia College Chicago, located in the urban South Loop district, credits her success to productive communication with her colleagues in the public and private sectors.

Survey: Americans know 'alarmingly' little about safety, security

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SDN Staff
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04/29/2013
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BOCA RATON, Fla.—Americans' knowledge of national safety and security facts and information is "alarmingly low," according to ADT's recently released 2013 Safety Data Index, a survey examining the safety and lifestyle habits of Americans.

Security Executive Council in the book biz

SEC teams with publisher for texts on successful security programs
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Amy Canfield
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04/25/2013
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LAS VEGAS—The Security Executive Council and the publisher Elsevier have teamed up to produce the SEC Risk Management Portfolio to provide executives, practitioners and educators with advice for successful security and risk management programs.

The great ISC West roundup 2013

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SSN Staff
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04/17/2013
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LAS VEGAS—Following is a recap of three days on the ISC West 2013 show floor, held here April 10-12 with a record turnout,  by Martha Entwistle and Tess Nacelewicz of Security Systems News.

ISC West 2013 round-up

A recap of three days on the floor
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Amy Canfield
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04/15/2013
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LAS VEGAS—ISC West 2013, held here April 10-12, drew 180 new exhibitors this year, bringing the total number of companies and brands to more than 1,000, a record, organizers said.

Report: More than a half billion NFC devices on market in 2014

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SDN Staff
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04/03/2013
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OYSTER BAY, New York—A new report from ABI Research, a market research company, shows that the number of NFC-enabled devices on the market will increase significantly by 2014.

Houses of worship not as secure as they should be

It's often a hard sell, but churches must respond to safety needs, expert says
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Amy Canfield
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02/19/2013
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LOS ANGELES—The Shepherd of the Hills Church here has 10,000 members and four campuses. Almost weekly there is some sort of security incident, said Tim Winters, executive pastor of the non-denominational church.

'Everything's got to be integrated? No, it doesn't'

eBay’s George Booth takes simpler approach
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Amy Canfield
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02/14/2013
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Physical security professionals tend to think they need to "embrace everything that has a power supply," but that's a mistake, said George Booth, senior manager, global security operations for eBay Corp.

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