Archives: December, 2010

The Los Angeles Times has a fascinating story over tensions in patrolling the U.S.–Mexico border through federally designated wilderness areas in the southwest. Some present or retired border patrol agents say they’ve been hindered in doing their jobs in wilderness areas, while “environmental groups and some federal officials…contend that the conflict is overblown and that […]

Homegrown terrorists are becoming a threat. Attorney General Eric Holder recently told ABC News: “You didn’t worry about this even two years ago –about individuals, about Americans, to the extent that we now do, and that is of great concern. The threat has changed from simply worrying about foreigners coming here, to worrying about people […]

You know it’s a queasy time when even the National Security Agency (NSA) says it assumes its computer networks have been penetrated by adversaries. “There’s no such thing as ‘secure’ any more,” observes Debra Plunkett, head of NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate. “We have to build our systems on the assumption that adversaries will get in,” she […]

Security Magazine has an impressive new website where you can find a good deal of “one stop” information on developments in the security field. Its topics include physical security and surveillance and there are security headlines, columns, a blog and other resources. All, perhaps more, that you’ll find in the magazine, but at your fingertips […]

Labrador retrievers are boon companions but don’t expect them to function in that role at Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX come February. Instead, the dogs will be a key part of the Super Bowl security force. They’ve been trained to detect 1,900 types of explosives, including homemade and commercial devices. The […]

There was a news article recently about the new scanners being used at airports and related lobbying by some of the companies involved in their production. An accompanying photo showed a scanner model whose name might be confused with PRO Barrier Engineering. Although we are also in the physical security industry, we manufacture active vehicle […]

While federal security officials are understandably focused on airports, New Jersey Rep. Frank LoBiondo, the ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, says port security is still a major issue. LoBiondo’s district includes smaller ports such as Atlantic City, Cape May and Salem, but is a neighbor […]