Wauwatosa School Grant Would Partially Fund Better Security Cameras

A $500,000 expenditure by the Wauwatosa School District - plus a matching federal grant - would help keep Wauwatosa s schools safer and could set the stage for a more expansive safety and building management system across the district in the coming years. The nearly $1 million project, expected to be completed by July, would add security cameras to schools across the district, as well as make school entryways more secure, said Jamie Price, district technology coordinator. The system also could be expanded to provide a hub to control functions like heating and cooling in buildings across the district. "It s important to understand that this is really just a foundational project," Price said. "The intent is to build on it in future years, both from a video surveillance and access controls...

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Announcing: Security Week!

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Report Says Private Medical Practices Lag Behind Hospitals in Data Security

Private medical practices lag behind hospitals in performing risk analysis and implementing information security controls, a survey by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) found. According to the <em>2010 HIMSS Security Survey</em>, sponsored by Intel and supported by the Medical Group Management Association, 33% of medical practices said they did not conduct a security risk analysis of their electronic health records, compared with only 14% of hospitals. Overall, 75% of all respondents did conduct a security risk analysis of their organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued rules, known as the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, for healthcare facilities to qualify for incentive funds. One of the requirements...

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N.Wales Scientists Help Build Airport Security Device

Scientists at Bangor University are helping develop new technology to protect air passengers from terror attacks. The scientists are working on sensor technology which they hope will detect explosives at airports. They are part of Nanosecure, a European consortium of academics and industrialists developing an integrated system which will detect airborne explosives, narcotics, chemical and biological agents. The system will also be able to decontaminate the air from chemical and bio agents should some be detected by integrating with a building s air-conditioning units. Chris Gwenin, from the School of Chemistry, said the group s aim is to integrate the new system with existing security measures at airports One of the consortium s partners is Amsterdam s Schiphol Airport where the...

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