Critical infrastructure protection using physical security has been going on for decades. Recently, physical security has become a potential vulnerability for cyber threats within these same facilities.

We've been blogging heavily in recent months...

We have just updated our popular "IT Buyers Guide to IP Video" ebook with a brand new resource section on Cyber Security. 

Click here to download the latest version of this valuable resource.

Internal advocacy for physical security and IT security programs requires a top-down approach.

Keith Lowry had a great article in Federal Times this month that highlights how important leadership is to your security programs.

Keith outlined what he...

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with experts from industry, government, and academia to address businesses’ most pressing cybersecurity problems with...

Airports and other transportation hubs are scrutinizing security for good reason. 

Reuters ran an interesting article this month about how architects think not just about electronic and physical security systems, but also how they design the...

Not too long ago, we talked about Convergence as IT supporting the security department as devices come onto the IT network.

Now, the security department's devices and software may pose a major threat to corporate cyber security, if not selected...

According to ENR, Engineering News-Record, Transportation design firms are seeing the best market conditions in years, thanks to a variety of funding initiatives that are allowing states and localities to extend project programming horizons into the...

Security experts from Imperva and Prpl Foundation commented on the recent findings that a botnet uncovered last year is still being used to infiltrate computer systems by way of unprotected CCTV cameras.

Read the comments from the experts here.

...

The use of security cameras goes beyond watching for shoplifters in retail stores.

Heat maps allow retailers or mall owners to analyze traffic "flows."

Smart security cameras combined with intelligent software work together to provide graphical...