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IAPSC
This year, the IAPSC Annual Conference will be hosted in the live music capital of the world, Austin, TX! In addition to numerous opportunities to connect with your colleagues and valuable one-on-one time with leading security manufacturers, the conference features topical educational sessions that affect the security industry and your business. Visit the link below to learn more and register today to enjoy one of the foremost conferences for security consultants.
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IAPSC
The late Elliot Boxerbaum, Past President of the IAPSC, will be honored at the launch of CONSULT 2017 this October in San Antonio. His name will bear the first-ever Elliot A. Boxerbaum Security Design Project of the Year. This award will recognize a consulting or engineering company which designed and specified a completed security design project, accepted by the client in 2016.
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IAPSC
IAPSC Members, if you have not already done so, it's time to renew your annual membership in the International Association of Professional Security Consultants. If you have not already done so, you can renew online here, download this form, or call the IAPSC office at +1 415-536-0288. We look forward to your continued participation!
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IAPSC
Fri., February 17 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Forensics and Security Management
Fri., March 17 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Security Design and Engineering
Fri., April 21 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Cybersecurity
These monthly member meetings facilitate member relationship-building across areas of specialty and interest. They provide new opportunities for IAPSC members discuss current topics, best practices and guidelines, challenges, and trends in the industry. It's easy and FREE to participate from your computer or your phone. Sign up now online here or by contacting iapsc@iapsc.org.
CBS News
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is setting a timeline for completing construction of President Donald Trump's southern border wall: 2019.
"The wall will be built where it’s needed first, and then it will be filled in. That's the way I look at it," Kelly told Fox News in an interview, predicting that construction could begin in a matter of months. "I really hope to have it done within the next two years."
Kelly, who was traveling along the U.S.-Mexican border in McAllen, Texas, to meet with Department of Homeland Security workers, gave further details about the border plan, which he called a "layered approach."
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The Associated Press via The Seattle Times
On a day Paris Olympic bid leaders wanted to show off the French capital, a knife attack on a soldier raised more security questions about the city's ability to stage the 2024 Games in a safe atmosphere.
News of the attack outside the Louvre Museum on Friday broke hours before bid officials hosted a ceremony near the Eiffel Tower to coincide with the final submission of their 110-page dossier to the International Olympic Committee.
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Reuters via Business Insider
A watchdog agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it is planning to review how President Donald Trump's immigration executive order to temporarily suspend travel from seven majority-Muslim nations was implemented.
The review of the order was being planned "in response to congressional request and whistleblower and hotline complaints," the DHS's Office of Inspector General said in a statement.
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ZDNet
Several misconfigured servers run by the U.S. Department of Defense could allow hackers easy access to internal government systems, a security researcher has warned.
The vulnerable systems could allow hackers or foreign actors to launch cyberattacks through the department's systems to make it look as though it originated from U.S. networks.
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Dark Reading
Risk management is a challenge for most businesses, but security breaches aren't their top concern. Most fear long-term reputational damage will stem from their inability to manage risk.
This comes from a new survey entitled "The Imperative to Raise Enterprise Risk Intelligence," sponsored by RiskVision and conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Researchers surveyed 641 individuals involved in their organization's risk management programs to learn about the state of business risk intelligence.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 The past few years have been rough on community and law enforcement relations. In fact, 2016 saw many departments focus on strengthening their community ties. It is natural, therefore, that law enforcement agencies across the nation are sharply divided in their opinions about the executive order on sanctuary cities that shield illegal immigrants. As per the new order, up to 300 communities could lose federal funding unless they comply with new federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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SecurityInfoWatch
When emergencies and security threats impact a community, communication between public safety agencies requires rapid, agile and seamless responses. But with many police, fire and EMS departments in the United States still working within that in-between world of analog and digital solutions, the dizzying pace of technology expansion can be daunting.
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CSO Online
If you’re the CEO of a company, here's another threat you need to worry about: hackers trying to recruit your employees for insider-related crimes.
Researchers at security firms RedOwl and IntSights have noticed growing activity from online black market dealers trying to recruit company employees for insider trading and cashing out stolen credit card numbers.
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