Question by don: Is it still constitutional for a mosque to built if it threatens national security?
Nobody argues the right of muslims to build a mosque. However if that mosque is funded by terrorist organizations and this mosque at ground zero is a rallying point for radical muslims shouldn’t that also make it a national security issue? If the mosque threatens the very thing that makes it legal what should trump what?
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Depending on your needs and family preferences, there are some cool gadgets for your home security. Gadgets for home security allow you have peace in mind, knowing that you can look into your home remotely from anywhere, or that your home will phone you if something is wrong.
Before, security cameras are only used for national security. However, nowadays, these cameras are bought and used by many businesses for their internal security needs as well. Corporations, organizations and institutions utilize these cameras to be able to monitor their day-to-day operations as well as to identify any suspicious people without the need to be physically present at that certain area.
There are a few things that you must keep in mind while buying a cctv security camera . First of all, identify the magnitude of your necessity for a security camera. That is saying how large the area is for which you need the camera. This will help you decide which type of camera to go for.
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What kind of features you require from your camera would help you decide the caliber of the camera you are going to purchase. Then think about the kind of features you expect from your camera that will help in the security of your organization. For instance, all of the security cameras provide playback but some of them provide simultaneous playback of four shots.
There are many models of these security camera systems that enable recording in the night or dark, or when there is no light. With such a varying range of security camera systems it has been possible to cover all the areas that need surveillance in a manner which is both cost effective and efficient.
It is important in this regard to know how security camera systems actually work. There are many people who install outdoor security camera systems for monitoring their lawns and property to prevent trespassing. Most people get these devices with the idea of focusing on a particular area of the house that needs surveillance. Even some need only for very personal purpose opts for spy pen camera .
The main areas inside the house that require monitoring at all times include the front room, the garage, the children’s room, and also the guest room. It is not to be misinterpreted that the guest room should have residential security cameras to spy on the privacy of guests. It’s just a precaution taken to prevent accidents.
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Digital communications in conjunction with the use of the modern internet have grown exponentially to the point that to communicate digitally has become an indispensable facet of everyday life. From cellphones, to netbooks to email, blogs and online portals, the transfer and exchange of electronic data controls the way many interact with each other and communicate both personally and for business. Now with the current trend moving towards “cloud” computing where all a persons or companies keep important documents stored and accessed online or in the “cloud”, cyber security has now become the number priority of many.
Methods to protect data as encryption, antivirus software, firewalls, and access passwords have been around long before the modern day data revolution, but unfortunately none of such have grown as effective security solutions to accommodate the modern day modes of digital communication. Devices which can connect to the global data network or Internet, have become increasingly smaller and more intelligent. For example with just a modern cellphone, a person can access their email, post updates to blogs, and access personal or corporate documents all through the internet.
The typical security approach in the past has been based on the model to restrict access using firewall systems or detect intrusions as viruses using signature based scanning systems. All such solutions are based upon the concept to restrict, channel, hide and limit access to data. A firewall, for example, borrows its name from “fire retardent walls” which are designed to create safe areas where fire cannot pass because of the material from which they are constructed. In this case any external access that has not been deemed necessary to an internal or public network is considered fire and simply blocked. Antivirus solutions and the Virus signature model have also proven inadequate because of the turn around time required to update signature files and the amount of resources such systems use to scan 1000’s of files. It is like the concept of sending the police to everyones house in a city of millions of people to try and find where the bad guys are hiding. With modern computers containing several 1000 files, and the ever changing almost polymorphic nature of modern viruses, the signature based scanning model no longer is practical.
The problems with the current approaches, is with the increasingly widespread use of digital networks, there has never been any method in which to dynamically update firewalls or signature databases to accommodate for new types of access and threats. Almost daily there are new applications which are constantly becoming necessary for people to effectively gain access to digital services and equally new threats. The current security model was never meant to be a solution that determines quickly between good activity and bad. In fact it restricts the freedom of the entire group to protect from the potential threats of a few. A truly useful security system has to be able to allow and maintain access to the group and then only limiting or denying access to those activities that are out of line with the established norm of operations.
Each security technique brings with it a cost of ownership and generally firewalls, antivirus software, VPN networks, and access control methods serve more to limit access to modern day digital networks than actually protect them. System administrators and corporate IT security directors can no longer feasibly follow the restrict everything model since in the end they are merely restricting legitimate access and extremely limiting the ability of their users to take full advantage of the digital information revolution and doing little to prevent actual “hackers” or unauthorized access to their networks.
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A truly effective cyber security solution has to be as dynamic and flexible as the score of every changing applications and digital services and digital access devices being used. It is no longer a feasible model to restrict everything, or scan everything, as this only serves to hinder users from taking advantage of the increased productivity and power brought by the modern digital networks and internet and is a tremendous use of computing resources.
The cybersecurity security model for data networks can defined as something which protects data and data systems by denying access to unauthorized users, preventing downtime of authorized services by unauthorized activities (Denial of Service attacks), and preserving the overall functional state of health of a digital network at 99%.
1)Protecting of data and data systems from unauthorized access
As more and more information is being stored online as financial information, credit card numbers, classified documents and information that cannot fall into unauthorized hands, data protection is the top concern of cybersecurity. Unfortunately there have been many famous security breaches of important data as millions of credit numbers stolen, to theft of corporate trade secrets and even concerns of foreign countries retrieving national security information by the use of trojans and other intrusion methods.
Methods for intrusion include
The installing of backdoor network intrusion applications hidden in or disguised as legitimate applications that enter inside a network by authorized users inadvertently opening infected emails or websites.
Brute force attacks, where common user names and weak passwords are exploited by systems that try millions of combinations of username, password sets to gain access.
Exploits in operating systems as Microsoft windows that allows a secure or authorized service to be exploited by found flaws in the softwares design.
Theft or breach of internal networks by employees or persons normally authorized with allowed access to the systems, or who hold access to certain areas where by internal snooping they are able to find passwords and authcodes to secure areas. (Notes left on desks, computers left logged in to secure areas.
Exposing of data to external breach by placing documents on USB pendrives and laptops in order to present such data in meetings outside of the network. Many times employees place a document on a USB pen that is for a presentation at a remote location, but they happen to also have secure documents unrelated to the current meeting which got left on their USB. Then they place their pen drive in a third party computer in order to present 1 document, not knowing that particular computer has a trojan which quickly copies all of the data on their USB to an unauthorized 3 party location.
2)Preventing downtime of authorized services by unauthorized activities
Brute force attacks, scanners and denial of service attacks can cause a network, its servers and main access routers, to be brought down to the point that the network is no longer usable in any form. Such attacks cause considerable damage and downtime to networks on a daily basis. The ability to detect such attacks and cut them off at the source farthest away from the core network and its services is very important to the overall health of a strong cybersecurity program.
3) Preserving the overall functional state of health of a digital network.
Preserving the health of a digital network is not just in the prevention of attacks and unauthorized activity but also in the preservation of core services and data access that its authorized users depend upon. It is not a viable solution to stop an attack or prevent potential attacks by also preventing or limiting authorized access. A cybersecurity solution has to be able to isolate and prevent attacks and breaches to its integrity by at the same time not limiting or denying access to its resources by authorized users.
It is clear from the many different ways that security can be breached in data networks, and the overwhelming dependence on such networks that the current security methods are not only no longer adequate to protect such networks, but themselves serve to further cause more security problems and network access issues. As such an urgent need has arisen to change the current mode of approach to cybersecurity and create a new dynamic model that is able to constantly adapt to the ever changing needs to protecting data networks.
A new IDS model must be created that has to adhere to the following goals:
The goal of any IDS system must be to preserve the integrity of the network in which it protects and allow such network to function in its ideal operating state at 99.99%.
An IDS system must be lightweight and dynamically deployed. An IDS system cannot itself become another intrusion and must not break the first rule by comprising the networks integrity in using too much computing and network resources in its attempts to protect the network.
An IDS system must be able to constantly adapt to an ever changing environment and self update its own signature records based on evolving threats. An IDS system must not require extensive hands on resources to constantly update its signature files and require manual verification that the threats it detected are actual and not false
An IDS system has to be able to simultaneously protect the network against attacks, unauthorized use and downtime, without preventing nor limiting network access and use of network resources to authorized clients. As such it must be unobtrusive at all times and preserve the network in an open state where its core services and resources are 99.99% available to the networks authorized users while detecting, isolating and preventing unauthorized activity.
Truly only research in proactive defense mechanisms will hold usefulness in protecting the digital networks of now and in the future.
DemocracyNow.org – Libyan rebels have consolidated their grip on the capital of Tripoli by capturing Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s main compound, but the whereabouts of the Libyan leader remain unknown and he has vowed his forces would resist “the aggression with all strength” until either victory or death. Reporters in Tripoli say heavy gunfire could still be heard nearby the area of the Rixos hotel where dozens of international journalists guarded by heavily armed Gaddafi loyalists are unable to leave. The Arab league said on Tuesday it will meet this week to consider giving Libyan rebels the country’s seat at the league, after it was taken away a few months ago from the Gaddafi government. Today Britain’s National Security Council is meeting to to discuss unfreezing Libyan assets to financially assist the National Transitional Council. Democracy Now! speaks with Gilbert Achcar, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for more Democracy Now! reports on the conflict in Libya, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org Video Rating: 4 / 5
When you run a business that depends crucially on its technical and administrative information (and what business doesn’t?) then you’ll want to take steps to protect that data from loss or damage. One of those steps will often be to hire a computer security consultant to review your information security and suggest improvements that are aligned to your risk appetite and to best practice.
Security consulting is a unique kind of business. Like other kinds of computer consultancy, information security consultants need to be thoroughly up-to-date on industry trends and standards, and have an outstanding record of achievement for their clients. That’s taken as read. But other aspects of the information security business are less obvious, but are at least as crucial when you’re considering hiring security consultants.
You’ll be confronted by a deluge of complicated technobabble when exploring the services of various information security agencies. Step back and let it pass (forward it to your own specialists to decode if you wish), and then start asking some very different questions of the agency. Such as: “What is your view of integrity in a security contractor?” Or: “How do you ensure that your staff and freelancers are trustworthy?”
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These are far from trivial questions. For example, penetration testing involves an attempt to breach your internal network’s defences, and has the potential to cause significant damage to your software and systems if carried out maliciously. For a penetration test to be performed by a security consultant with a criminal past is really not a great idea! You need to have confidence that all staff have been thoroughly vetted for criminal convictions etc., and that each computer security consultant is completely committed to values such as integrity, reliability, and discretion.
So how do you find that out? One possible indicator is membership of relevant industry bodies. For example, information security agencies in the UK may be members of CLAS (CESG Listed Advisors Scheme), while companies providing penetration testing (so-called “ethical hacking”) might also be members of CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers). Both these schemes vet the individual and the company, and require regular renewal of credentials. Freelance security testers may be members of the “Tiger Scheme”, though this does not address any company-related issues.
Another indicator is the national security clearance level of key consultants. In the UK, the basic level is SC (Security Cleared) for ad hoc access to documents marked “SECRET”, but for regular work on SECRET or access to more sensitive data the DV (Developed Vetting) level is necessary. The procedures involved in gaining clearance are rigorous and dependable, and include a check on criminal records and credit references. So you could find out the clearance level of the security consultants who will work with you, even if your project does not itself require this level of clearance.
Remember, the safety of your business data is ultimately your responsibility. It’s part of due diligence to investigate the trustworthiness of your information security consultants. Quite apart from all the technical and administrative questions that must be asked, you should also be asking these less tangible questions about integrity and values. Because, ultimately, you need to be able to trust the security consultant not to damage your critical business data: and that involves not only competence but also core values.
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When looking for a company to help with the security requirements for your home, business, organisation or charity. A lot of value can be found in using a locally based company that can offer a more personalised service and increased local knowledge.
Whether you are looking for a Local Security Company for Event cover guards or stewards, quick alarm response teams, key holding services, concierge services, night club security, airport security, school security, VIP protection, reception security personnel, static and mobile security guards, retail security guards and store detective, CCTV monitoring and training, industrial and construction site security, security consultancy and risk assessment or commercial and residential security personnel.
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Ensure you use a security company with experience, ideally locally based that offer excellent high quality services at reasonable prices. Other factors to ensure are met when looking for a locally based security service provider include; Polite, reliable with good manners, Fully SIA licensed, CRB checked, Insured, Vetted, trained + CSCS certified.
Utilising the services of Local security companies as well as potentially offering good value for money, excellent services and local knowledge are also a good way of helping the local economy and increase the wealth in the local area by keeping the business locally.
The number of locally based services available will vary dramatically dependent on your geographical location, for example those looking for London Security Companies will have a very large choice of large and small security companies to choose from with varying prices. However those in rural areas will find their choices are limited and may have to look further afield to fulfil their requirements.
There is a large number of local and national security companies out there, make your choice wisely and explore companies online on search engines, particularly the local listings under maps with your local area specified. Also check out sites which also offer facilities for searching locally by area.
Tomorrow, Monday August 22, 2011 Meet Thomas P. Conroy (United States Senate Candidate going into next year’s elections) for breakfast in Lynn, Massachusetts, 9:00 – 10:00 am at the Capitol Diner, 431 Union Street, Lynn, Massachusetts 01901-1304. Join Tom for breakfast and add your voice…
‘Homeland Security and Defense’ is Penn State’s First Online Minor
University Park, PA (PRWEB) August 03, 2011
Penn State undergraduate students who want to expand their career opportunities now have a new online option. The homeland security and defense minor is Penn State’s first online minor. It will enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills for jobs in the homeland security field, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow by as much as 20 percent in the coming decade for occupations in emergency management, first response, law enforcement, and state, local and federal government.
“Students in political science, criminal justice, law and society, and organizational leadership, in particular, will benefit from the minor in homeland security and defense, which will prepare them for entry-level positions in homeland security fields,” said Steven Peterson, Ph.D., professor of politics and public affairs at Penn State Harrisburg and lead faculty member for the minor. “The minor will also facilitate their entrance into Penn State’s online master’s degree in homeland security.”
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs offers the 18-credit minor, which is delivered online by Penn State’s World Campus. The minor covers topics on homeland security and defense, terrorism, national security policy, security administration, border security, emergency management and critical infrastructure. “It is a logical evolutionary step for Penn State’s online educational portfolio,” Peterson said.
“Occupations in homeland security are broadly distributed throughout the country, which makes online program delivery a good option for first responders and others working in this field,” said Jeremy Plant, Ph.D., professor of public policy and base program coordinator for the online master’s degree in homeland security. “For Penn State graduates of the minor, enrolling in the master’s degree will be seamless.”
Information about the online homeland security and defense minor is available by cell phone and computer.
Penn State World Campus specializes in adult online education, delivering more than 70 of Penn State’s most highly regarded graduate, undergraduate and professional education programs through convenient online formats. Founded in 1998, Penn State World Campus is the University’s 25th campus serving more than 8,500 students in all 50 states and around the world. World Campus is part of Penn State Outreach, the largest unified outreach organization in American higher education. Penn State Outreach serves more than 5 million people each year, delivering more than 2,000 programs to people in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and 114 countries worldwide.
It does not matter whether one is talking of their home or office but having a security surveillance system that is reliable is a must. A security system is basically an apparatus consisting of multiple devices designed, mounted and maneuvered together to monitor, detect and thereafter, report of any activity which looks like a security threat in the location or area covered by it.
In most of the buildings in the United Kingdom these days lot of priority is being attached to security aspect.There is a paradigm shift in the norms being set by the security trade associations for the construction companies all over the globe for prevention of any accidents. Some of these security trade associations are – The British Security Industry Association, National Security Inspectorate (Europe) and Security Systems and Alarm Inspection Board (UK) .
Here is a mention of the various security equipment that one can make use of for home and business as well:
Alarm System: There are a variety of alarm panels available with the security surveillance providers from which you can choose the one that suits your needs the best to prevent the occurrence of any sort of theft or vandalism. Following are some of the famous types of security alarms:
Audible Alarms – The creation of the Audible alarm systems is in such a way that there is a loud sound when the alarm gets triggered and doe not have connection to the Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC).
Monitored Alarms -Monitor alarms are connected to the ARC and the monitoring system basically monitor the warning signs sent to them by the alarm. The signals get transmitted to ones disclosed phone number as well as the ARC.
CCTV Security System: Closed-circuit Television (CCTC) systems are essentially used for affirming the alarm activation.It facilitates a remote view of images through a dedicated broadband line on LAN (Local Area Network).These days the old CCTV system has become very outdated and in its place has come the Digital CCTV system that permits the recording of videos.
Access Control:The Access control system monitors and restricts the entry and exit in the building or site which it controls.The ceiling can be laid in any form like speech entry, biometrics (like – finger print recognition), video etc.Even the secluded places can be monitored with the help of the remote access control systems.
According to ones individual need one may go in for any type of the abettors that are available with the security surveillance equipments . Following are some of the security accessories that you can make use of:
Different kinds of speakers or sirens which are compatible with your security system.It can however not be used in large security system but for the small ones can be placed in the top story also.
While one can make use of the fixed temperature sensors that are far better than the smoke detectors especially in the kitchen.
One can keep a tab on all the issues that might crop up with the installation of the security lights as accessories to the security system.
Contact sensors are electromagnetic pads which when installed on all the access points (like doors, windows etc) can help prevent any disturbance by activating the alarm.
Complete video at: fora.tv Hoover Institution fellows Victor Davis Hanson and Peter Robinson assess Obama’s performance as Commander-in-Chief. While Hanson criticizes the President for breaking many of his campaign promises, he concedes that Obama has been a “great gift” to Republicans for legitimizing the War on Terrorism to many on the left. —– Beginning with the assertion that “war is inseparable from the human condition,” Victor Hanson proceeds to explain the ways in which the American way of war is distinctive. For one, “Americans are united…by shared ideas and commitments, such as the ideals of equal opportunity and individual merit. Our military functions…as a reflection of our national meritocracy.” He further reflects that Americans today, unlike previous generations, fail to understand the tragic nature of war because they have never come to understand the tragic nature of life itself, and that we are endangered by our lack of attention to the study of military history. “If we walked right over to the campus bookstore or looked in the university’s catalog of classes, we would see gender studies…leisure studies, race studies, environmental studies. Military history? Not there.” – Hoover Institution Victor Davis Hanson is aSenior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a professor emeritus at California University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services. Hanson was a National Endowment for the Humanities …
Training for an education in security can be accomplished by enrolling in an accredited online school or college. Students have a number of options to choose from when looking to specialize in a certain area of the field. Students can choose from homeland security, information security, and much more. Accredited online training programs will allow students to earn a variety of certificate and degrees in this exciting field. By gaining skills and knowledge in this field students will be prepared to pursue the career of their dreams.
Accredited online learning programs give students the opportunity to receive the training they need to enter into their desired career. Students can earn the certificate or degree needed to enter into the workforce. Career training can include online education to work in criminal justice, national security, corrections, disaster relief and more. Students who choose to enter into these careers can seek employment as:
Data Security Analysts
Security Guards
Airport Security Professionals
Homeland Security
…and many other related professions. Students looking to enter into this exciting field can do so by receiving the training they need from an online school or college.
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Coursework will vary by level of education desired and specific area of study chosen. Students can prepare for the career of a lifetime by studying a variety of subjects. Courses can include online studies in information technology, hazardous materials management, advanced security protocols, facilities security, e-commerce, critical incident management and many other relevant courses. Areas of study will vary by level of degree chosen. There are a number of career training levels to choose from when looking to enter the field of security.
Training is available to students at a variety of levels through online learning programs. Students can choose to pursue certificates and degrees in security. Possible levels of education include:
By gaining the appropriate level of education for the desired career students will be able to enter the workforce with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.
Continuing education is available through various online programs to provide students and professionals with the additional training they desire. Students can further their knowledge of new techniques and skills by enrolling in a continuing education program. Training is available in a number of areas to help enhance the security professional.
By enrolling in an accredited online school or college students will be able to gain the quality education they deserve. Full accreditation is provided by agencies like the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) to programs that meet certain criteria. Schools and colleges that can prove they offer students the best education possible are the ones that carry full accreditation. Students can research available online security schools to learn more and choose the one that best fits their individual goals and needs.
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The Singing Sons of Beaches in a custom airport security video for Glacier Park International Airport near Whitefish, Montana. Bet your airport’s security video isn’t this fun. Here’s a link to the news story detailing how/why this was created – missoulian.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
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