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Would armed security officers in Omaha have saved lives?

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2007-12-11 00:17:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...armed, that is all they could do - observe. That is what they would have had to do in Colorado Springs if none of the security officers had been armed. According to the Pastor there, more than 100 people may have been murdered by the high-powered rifle wielding killer. However, one officer was armed and the news is now hailing this officer as...
 
Tags: officer, female security officer, security, security officers, police, police officers, police officer, security officer, mall
 
 
 
 
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Heavily Armed Officers on New York City Subways

2008-02-07 06:06:42 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...armed with automatic rifles and accompanied by bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol the city's subway system daily, beginning next month, officials said on Friday Under a tactical plan called Operation Torch, the officers will board trains and patrol platforms, focusing on sites like Pennsylvania Station, Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller...
 
Tags: patrol platforms, subway system daily, patrol, tactical plan, officers, rockefeller center, city, times square, herald square
 
 
 
 
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Cops with guns...what will they think of next?

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2008-01-12 06:27:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...armed prior to this. The State law which came into effect in October takes the decision out of the hands of the campus authorities. Police officers carrying guns would be news in Great Britain or India but it is strange to think of any U.S. law enforcement officer not having the authority to carry a weapon No doubt, the tragedy at Virginia...
 
Tags: campus authorities, campus, campus police, campus officers, campus police officers, officers, guns, security officers, police officers
 
 
 
 
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Swedish Army Loses Classified Information on Memory Stick

2008-01-09 13:46:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Armed Forces on Thursday. The paper's editorial office obtained the memory stick from an individual who discovered it in a public computer center in Stockholm An employee of the Armed Forces has reported that the misplaced USB memory stick belongs to him. The employee contacted his superior on Friday and divulged that he had forgotten the...
 
Tags: stick, memory stick, public computer center, computer, public computer, information, armed forces, swedish army, stick belongs
 
 
 
 
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Corporate Spying

2008-01-16 12:21:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...armed robbery in Brazil, an armed robbery in Las Vegas, another bomb threat, and that was just yesterday," Harrison said To safeguard its employees and operations Wal-Mart has tapped its massive data warehouse of information, now believed to be larger than 4 petabytes (4,000 terabytes), to look for potential threats. It tracks customers who...
 
Tags: agents, intelligence agents, wal-mart, off-duty police officers, officers, wal-mart employee fired, cell-phone calls, phone calls, obtain
 
 
 
 
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Church killer stopped by private security officer

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2007-12-10 23:00:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...armed officer. The Pastor, Brady Boyd, described the security officer as a hero who "probably saved over one hundred lives" by her quick thinking The Pastor himself deserves a lot of credit for his proactive measures. He increased his security team for yesterday's service and ensured that at least one security officer was armed, following...
 
Tags: officer, security officer, armed officer, law enforcement officer, security, church, brave security officer, security team, security officers
 
 
 
 
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Does Al-Qaeda need a Second Life?

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
...armed avatars who shot and injured several virtual customers. In Second Life, the popular virtual reality game created by Linden Research, these kinds of incidents are referred to as "griefer" attacks
 
Tags: life, virtual campaign site, american apparel, virtual store, virtual customers, armed avatars, john edwards, griefer, attacks
 
 
 
 
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Stolen UK Ministry of Defence laptop affects up to 600,000

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2008-01-20 14:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Armed Forces Federation, said there had to be a top level investigation into the whole affair. "It really is very, very worrying and I'm deeply concerned to hear this This incident once again highlights the need for organisations to think long and hard about the data they allow employees to take off site on laptops and mobile devices, Philip...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, sensitive personal information, information, extensive personal data, personal data, personal, information held, data protection practices
 
 
 
 
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How to protect your company and employees from workplace violence

2008-02-25 00:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...armed if he becomes violent. Workplace violence is a serious concern for companies of all sizes. Workplace violence is defined as: any conduct in the workplace which causes an individual to fear for their personal safety, the safety of their co-workers, family, friends and/or property According to the Dept. of Justice, 516 cases of homicide...
 
Tags: workplace, workplace violence, safe workplace, workplace violence start, violence, violence includes threats, violence incident, employees, threats
 
 
 
 
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