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from SecurityInfoWatch.com
China's police say they have installed 2.75 million surveillance cameras since 2003 and are expanding the system into the largely neglected countryside. The cameras are the most visible components of police surveillance and notification systems installed around the country, mainly in urban areas, according to a news release posted on the Public Security Ministry's Web site. More

Network Access Control Technology: Over-hyped or Underused?
from SearchSecurity.com
Over the past two years, network access control (NAC) technology has reached full-fledged buzzword status within the information security community. But has NAC lived up to the hype? More

Hardware Firewalls Bring Big Security to Small Businesses
from The Washington Post
Think your business is too small for a serious security appliance? The truth may surprise you. For less than $500, a simple unified gateway device can protect even tiny offices from the very real threats posed by malware and hackers. More

Bank Robber Captured by Door Security Lock
from the Philadelphia Inquirer
A man who robbed the Citizens Bank office in Philadelphia, Pa., was arrested after being trapped between interlocking doors - a security system known as a mantrap, police said. More

A Budget is Key to Small Business Success
from the Los Angeles Times
There are other good reasons for creating a budget for your business. When employees, customers, vendors, bankers and investors know you have an idea about how your company could fare next year -- good or bad -- they have more confidence in you and your business, said Jim Bateman, a Long Beach-based partner at B2B CFO, which provides part-time chief financial officers to businesses. More

Small Businesses Chase Big Stimulus Money
from The Wall Street Journal
Hit by the recession, small businesses are eager to win Uncle Sam as a new customer. Five months after the recovery bill's passage, opportunities abound: As of early August, federal agencies had awarded only about $8.1 billion in stimulus contracts, of which about $1.9 billion went to small firms. More