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Volume 17
October 2017 Edition
Jonathan Hunter, CEO, Department 13 Center in New York City.
As drone technology advances, a security offi-
cer’s needs will continuously change and evolve.
A system like MESMER® is designed to handle
even the most complex of scenarios with the goal
of allowing security officers to keep their organi-
zations as safe as possible. At ISC East you will have the chance to meet
with technical reps from over 225 leading brands
in the security industry, allowing you to find out
about new products and stay ahead of the com-
petition.
About the Author:
Jonathan Hunter is Chief Executive Officer of
Department 13, the developer of MESMER, a
software-based counter-drone solution for the
government and commercial sectors.
Department 13 Named a Finalist in the
2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security
Awards Program
The 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards
Program, is organized to recognize the most dis-
tinguished vendors of Physical, IT, Port Security,
Law Enforcement, First Responders, (Fire, EMT,
Military, Support Services Vets, SBA, Medical
Tech) as well as the Federal, State, County and
Municipal Government Agencies – to acknowl-
edge their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Na-
tion Secure, One City at a Time.’
American Security Today will be holding the 2017
‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon at
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m, Wednesday, November
15th at ISC East, the Northeast’s largest secu-
rity industry event, in the Jacob Javits Exhibition
Encompassing everything from Video Surveil-
lance and Access Control to Smart Home Tech-
nologies and Unmanned Security, you’re sure to
find products and services that will benefit your
company and clients.
Department 13 has been selected as a 2017 ‘
ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Finalist,
for their MESMER Counter Drone System, pat-
ented drone mitigation solution that can stop, re-
direct, land or take control of a drone to provide
a safe & effective method of protecting personnel
& infrastructure from dangerous drones.
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