Editorial Features

WikiLeaks is only one example (albeit a major one) in a chain of data leakage incidents in recent months. Looking back over the last year or so, you might also recall the posting of TSA screening manuals online, the unintentional release of numerous product specs, as well as many other incidents.

Why are we seeing so many leaks lately? Here are three reasons:

Reason 1: The need to share

Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. (HBE), a turnkey provider of technology-based integrated electronic security solutions, announced on Dec. 16 that on December 15, after receiving the required stockholder approval, it completed the previously announced merger transaction with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Applied DNA Sciences announced on Dec. 22 that it has begun a “comprehensive redesign” of its Web site, which will begin with a reworked front page.

“Our company blog has similarly been reimagined to give flesh and blood detail to our story,” wrote James Hayward, the company’s chairman, president and CEO, in an e-newsletter.

American Science and Engineering, Inc., a supplier of X-ray detection solutions, announced on Dec. 22 the receipt of a $3.8 million order from an unidentified government customer for multiple ZBV Military Trailers.

The ZBV Mil Trailer is a ruggedized version of the company’s Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) built onto a standard military trailer. Security officials use the ZBV Mil Trailer for screening vehicles, containers and other cargo for terrorist threats and contraband, AS&E said in a recent press release.

HID Global, a provider of secure identity solutions, announced Dec. 6 that the company’s e-government RFID reader technology is being deployed in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain to help create a more robust identity-checking infrastructure in Europe.

The company will be deploying its technology through leading system integrators in two additional countries during the first half of calendar 2011, according to a recent press release.

Core Security Technologies, a provider of IT security test and measurement software solutions, announced on Dec. 13 the official release of its Core Insight Enterprise. Following a successful beta program, which included more than a dozen Fortune 500 firms and top-level U.S.

AES Corporation's IntelliNet division has announced that its AES-7904 IntelliPro subscriber accessory module has been tested for full data communications and now allows for full data capture from the Modem II and Modem III formats of Bosch/Radionics alarm panels.

The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) has announced the results of its officer election for 2011. Those elected will constitute the executive committee, along with President Robert Austin and Past President Susan Ancel.

ComNet, also known as Communication Networks, based in Danbury, CT, a manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, has expanded its ComWorx VL line by introducing a cost-effective fiber optic, eight-port Ethernet switch for commercial security applications.

Christie has announced that its Christie Entero, the world’s first LED ultra-high resolution rear screen video wall projection system, has been selected by Seongnam City, in South Korea, for its control room.