Report: Market for Surveillance Systems to Reach $41B in 2014
from SecurityInfoWatch.com
Global sales of video surveillance systems are expected to reach $41 billion in 2014, up from $19.4 billion this year, a nearly 15 percent compound annual growth rate, says ABI Research. New technology is sparking the rise. Familiar closed-circuit analog video systems with grainy pictures, long used by banks and others, are giving way to more costly systems that rely on Internet standards to transmit data, often wirelessly. More

Who Still Leaves Their Door Unlocked?
from BBC
A police operation in Liverpool has revealed that many people leave their front doors unlocked at night. But in this age of all-consuming fear of crime, why would anybody? More

Key to Security: Legitimate Locksmiths Warn Homeowners to Take Precautions Against Unscrupulous Practices
from TMC.net
Locked out of the car? Your home? If you can't manage to get in yourself, be extra careful about who you call to the rescue -- and that's advice from the people who make it their business coming to your aid. In other words: "Know your locksmith before you need a locksmith," said Bill Fadgen, owner of Bill's Lock & Key in Albuquerque, who distributes flyers alerting customers to watch for locksmith scams being reported around the country, including in New Mexico. More

Is the Hacking of IP Cameras a Major Risk?
from SourceSecurity.com
Fears are rising that IP cameras can and willl be hacked. At Defcon, a demonstration showed an IP camera's feed intercepted and replaced by a fraudulent video, allowing a hypothetical suspect to steal an object right in front of the surveillance camera; thus bringing Hollywood to 'real life.' More

Four Ways to Make Your Small Business Appear Big
from the Examiner
Are you running your business on a shoestring budget? Are you constantly asking yourself, "How can I compete with 'big' businesses when I'm barely keeping my head above water?" The solution is easier than you may think. Change your clients' and prospects' perceptions of your business by using these four simple techniques in this article. More

The S.B.A. Puts the Best Face on Small Business Contracting
from The New York Times
The Small Business Administration took a victory lap Friday in the press release (pdf) that accompanied its annual scorecard rating the government on awarding contracts to small firms. In fiscal year 2008, which ended last September 30th, "small businesses won a record $93.3 billion in federal prime contracts," the agency crowed, "an increase of almost $10 billion from 2007." Moreover, "small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses increased their share of federal contracting dollars by at least $1 billion to $3 billion." More