Access Control


The Changing Role of Security in High-end Residential Communities

The Changing Role of Security in High-end Residential Communities

Number one concern is safety and security balanced with a welcoming, friendly environment for residents, families and visitors.

AMAG Technology Delivers Symmetry EN-1DBC+ Single Door Controller to Market

Offers advanced functionality, reliability and cost effectiveness in the deployment of Symmetry access control system.

Eid Passport Changes Its Name to SureID

New name reflects expertise in creating end-to-end, high-assurance identity management programs and digital identities for organizations and individuals.

ECKey and Southco Announce Bluetooth Access Controller Partnership

Companies to work together on all aspects of sales, marketing and manufacturing of Bluetooth readers.

ZKAccess Announces V3.5 Software Upgrade

User-friendly interface makes it easy to learn, install, operate and maintain the system.

Online Exclusive: Integrated Access Control Sends School Safety to the Head of the Class

Online Exclusive: Integrated Access Control Sends School Safety to the Head of the Class

Integrating with school's existing infrastructure a smart choice especially when used with video surveillance and data systems.

ZKAccess Releases FV 350 Multi-biometric Finger Vein and Fingerprint Access Control Reader

Capable of capturing and processing both finger vein and fingerprint biometric data simultaneously.

Open Options Announces DNA Fusion Integration with Veristream iVisitor Management System

To provide advanced security solution for businesses, education and organizations with lobby and reception security management needs.



Galaxy Control Systems Announces Enhanced Support for Innovative Morpho Products

Solution ensures support for company’s new and legacy biometric technologies.

Gallagher and LifeSafety Power Partner on UL-listed Power Solution

Offers integrators the opportunity to specify more jobs.

Monitronics Receives 4th Consecutive Consumer's Choice Award

Award based on customer service reviews and recommendations among alarm system companies.

Secure Hosted Technology

Secure Hosted Technology

From data breaches to security system compromises, there’s a ‘cloud’ hanging over hosted environments, labeling them unsafe or subject to easy compromise.

Analysis Turns Physical Security into Customer Service

Analysis Turns Physical Security into Customer Service

In recent years, customer service has become a new frontier for marketing and brand building.

HID Global Reader with Lumidigm Technology Simplifies Use of Cards Containing Biometric Information

Latest addition to reader line reinforces company's commitment to making security more convenient in a versatile and easy-to-use solution that supports widely used contactless smart card technologies.

Identiv Enters Distribution Partnership with PSA Security Network

uTrust TS Premises Readers designed to support existing building access system.

ISCON Imaging Releases New Videos Showcasing their Handheld, Full-body Scanners

Highlights unique benefits and ease of use of FocusScan and SecureScan.

Integrated Voice Calling Gives Synergy Users Comms Control

Unified communication software enables operators to make and receive calls as part of rapid response protocols.

Integrating Multi-use School ID Cards

Online Exclusive: Integrating Multi-use School ID Cards

Vast number of schools printing their cards in-house instead of relying on third-party service bureau.

Security Zones and Fences to be prepped for Pope’s Philadelphia Visit

Security Zones and Fences to be prepped for Pope's Philadelphia Visit

The mayor addressed school closures, taxi services and much more.

Goodix Expands U.S. Operations for Inventive Human Interface and Fingerprint Touch Sensing Technology

Strong demand across its entire touch, display, biometric and mobile payment portfolios, including solutions that integrate fingerprint sensors into touchscreens to simplify mobile device and data security.

Tyco Security Products Introduces PSX Power Solutions for Complete Power Needs

Single and dual voltage, wall and rack options can supply power to iSTAR door controllers, locks and other auxiliary equipment.

Idesco Named Exclusive US Dealer of New, One-of-a-Kind ID Card Printer

Introducing the neXus XCR100 2.0 card printer for over-sized photo ID badges.

Zetron Releases Updated Video Management System Software

Easier to use and offers a variety of feature enrichments, including support for a variety of foreign languages.

Indiana Statehouse wants Turnstile Security Doors for $873K

Indiana Statehouse wants Turnstile Security Doors for 873K

The Indiana Department of Administration wants to install the turnstiles at Statehouse entryways.

HID Global Extends Identity Assurance

Flexible, cost-efficient pin pad token solution for financial and enterprise deployments.

IDIS Completes Successful Integration with Gallagher and Paxton

Newest DirectIP integrations enhance IDIS’s ability to meet customer needs for seamless security solutions.

New State-of-Art Baseball Stadium Hits Homerun with Genetec Security Center

BB&T Ballpark ensures the finest guest experience while protecting its newly-built $55 million facility from threats with unified video surveillance and access control.

HID Global Partners with NXP

Partnership to incorporate secure microcontroller IC in new ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay solution.

Woman Boards Plane After Talking Her Way Past Security

Woman Boards Plane After Talking Her Way Past Security

A 38-year-old St. Louis woman was taken to a hospital for psychiatric observation on Wednesday after talking her way past airport security and entering the cockpit of a private plane.

City of Lakeland, FL Chooses Genetec Technology to Improve Security

Security Center unifies security operations across waste and water facilities, police and fire departments, city hall, libraries, park and recreation buildings, public works facilities, the regional airport and others.

The User Experience

The User Experience

With the move to a mobile- and cloud-first world, corporate data has become increasingly difficult to protect.

Shifting the Selling Paradigm

Shifting the Selling Paradigm

With the increased focus on home automation and associated “smart home” devices, it is incumbent on security dealers, installers and integrators to do more than simply sell security products.

Upgrade with Adams Rite at ALOA 2015 Security Expo

Company highlighting electrified options that are simple to install and result in vastly improved access control.

OnSSI Names Tech Reps as New Manufacturers Representative

To help facilitate growth in Central and Southern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Orion Entrance Control & LifeSafety Power Partner for Integrated Solution

Leading manufacturer of entrance controls adds LSP’s intelligent power device.

Calvary Chapel Upgrades Access Control with Viscount

Enterprise Freedom Access Control System protects staff, students and visitors.

Sielox Strengthens Canadian Presence with Two New Rep Firms

Connsec Products and IAVI Canada added to growing global sales network.

Vanderbilt Provides High-level Security for Oregon State University

SMS access control technology helps protect students, staff and visitors.

Farpointe's fleaPower Option Reduces Energy Costs in Card-based Access Control Systems

In emergencies, back-up batteries last much longer.

Trusted Resources Promote Safe, Secure Environments

Online Exclusive: Trusted Resources Promote Safe, Secure Environments

Mitigate insider threat and improve perimeter security and personnel assurance to ensure only trusted resources have access.

Featured

  • Security Today Announces 2025 CyberSecured Award Winners

    Security Today is pleased to announce the 2025 CyberSecured Awards winners. Sixteen companies are being recognized this year for their network products and other cybersecurity initiatives that secure our world today. Read Now

  • Empowering and Securing a Mobile Workforce

    What happens when technology lets you work anywhere – but exposes you to security threats everywhere? This is the reality of modern work. No longer tethered to desks, work happens everywhere – in the office, from home, on the road, and in countless locations in between. Read Now

  • TSA Introduces New $45 Fee Option for Travelers Without REAL ID Starting February 1

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it will refer all passengers who do not present an acceptable form of ID and still want to fly an option to pay a $45 fee to use a modernized alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, to establish identity at security checkpoints beginning on February 1, 2026. Read Now

  • The Evolution of IP Camera Intelligence

    As the 30th anniversary of the IP camera approaches in 2026, it is worth reflecting on how far we have come. The first network camera, launched in 1996, delivered one frame every 17 seconds—not impressive by today’s standards, but groundbreaking at the time. It did something that no analog system could: transmit video over a standard IP network. Read Now

  • From Surveillance to Intelligence

    Years ago, it would have been significantly more expensive to run an analytic like that — requiring a custom-built solution with burdensome infrastructure demands — but modern edge devices have made it accessible to everyone. It also saves time, which is a critical factor if a missing child is involved. Video compression technology has played a critical role as well. Over the years, significant advancements have been made in video coding standards — including H.263, MPEG formats, and H.264—alongside compression optimization technologies developed by IP video manufacturers to improve efficiency without sacrificing quality. The open-source AV1 codec developed by the Alliance for Open Media—a consortium including Google, Netflix, Microsoft, Amazon and others — is already the preferred decoder for cloud-based applications, and is quickly becoming the standard for video compression of all types. Read Now

New Products

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”

  • 4K Video Decoder

    3xLOGIC’s VH-DECODER-4K is perfect for use in organizations of all sizes in diverse vertical sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, education and commercial premises.