A recent survey revealed 70 percent of campus threat teams are meeting once or twice a week to review current situations. With mounting job responsibilities, finding time to get together in person and discuss is difficult.
- By Katie Johnson
- Jan 05, 2016
During a lockdown, first responders and authorities on the scene work to confirm and contain the threat, and then to neutralize it.
- By Karen Evans
- Jan 05, 2016
In what has become an increasingly volatile climate, colleges and universities are expected to anticipate the needs of their students, faculty and visitors, and are now designing campus environments to ensure safety and security for all.
- By Kyle Gordon
- Jan 05, 2016
Phalanx Barrier Continuously Opened and Closed 24/7 for 14 Months
Obama has dedicated his last year in office to gun control, here is what to expect.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 05, 2016
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, a 664-bed hospital, wanted to increase security and simplify its key system, starting with its new 14-story, 375-bed tower hospital building.
Over the last few years, campus security and student safety have become two of the most discussed issues.
- By Richard Brent
- Jan 05, 2016
At Joliet Junior College, they have embraced the idea of technology-driven security to improve safety, response and resolution of issues across their campuses.
- By Tony Bradberry
- Jan 05, 2016
Hikvision cameras are easily integrated with the Control4 smart home operating system, adding to a robust suite of features by which users can control and automate lighting, music, security and energy throughout the home.
Open carry has always been a touchy subject in Texas, but starting January of 2016, citizens will be able to openly carry firearms legally in the state of Texas.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 04, 2016
Websites and apps have been given the deadline of January 1, 2017 to adhere to new security standards to minimize the risk of hacking and prevent a “mini-Y2K,” or have access to their websites taken away.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 04, 2016
Armed protesters refuse to leave federal building in Oregon.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 04, 2016
By now, we’ve all heard some variation of this question and wondered what it really means for our work, our organizations and the security market in general.
- By Don Campbell
- Jan 04, 2016
To keep the technology at the forefront of managed services, SDC has teamed up with CheckVideo, and deployed its Cloud VMS remote monitoring software platform.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 04, 2016
For years, the alarm industry has framed alarm verification around a simple and actionable response. When an alarm is triggered by an external factor, an agency is then responsible for responding to the incident.
- By Julie Beach
- Jan 04, 2016
Merlin Entertainment needed a full-scale security solution for its new central-Florida triple-attraction complex: The Orlando Eye, Madame Tussaud’s Orlando and SEA LIFE Orlando.
- By Taylor Foster
- Jan 04, 2016
Large hospital environments present unique challenges for a surveillance integrator specifically, these challenges can include implementing IP Surveillance Technology, Access Control or Networking.
- By Brian Levy
- Jan 04, 2016
When industry veteran Timothy J. Whall was first approached to take the helm of Protection 1 back in 2010, it was primarily a residential security company that was struggling with growth.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 04, 2016
Since 9/11, airport and aviation security has generally been terminal centric with increased checkpoint screening for passengers and air cargo, increased protection of the flight deck with both physical security and air marshals to secure planes while in flight.
- By Anthony Incorvati
- Jan 04, 2016
As a kid, Matt Barnette got shuffled around the country as his father would relocate his family for career opportunities in the technology field.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 04, 2016
Opening a door with anything other than a metal key was once unimaginable, but a growing number of openings are using an electronic key.
- By Minu Youngkin
- Jan 04, 2016
Entry solution providers must understand an end user organization’s “culture,” and must be able to communicate the best way for the organization to adapt to a new security entrance.
- By Tracie Thomas
- Jan 04, 2016
Today, I plan to take a look at international security, and frankly, I am not even getting close to the line of invalidity. Security is an international problem, and security has been about terrorism since 9/11.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 04, 2016
The life safety industry, comprised primarily of burglary, fire and medical alert systems, has seen an accelerated evolution in monitoring service offerings over the past decade.
- By Mike Zydor
- Jan 04, 2016
The “free alarm system” has been around so long that many professionals can’t remember a time when it wasn’t the starting point for just about any company looking to hang a keypad in a customer’s home.
- By Barbara Holliday
- Jan 04, 2016
In the midst of the terror events happening around the world, it isn’t a bad idea to have a plan when celebrating NYE in Times Square.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 31, 2015
It seems all we read about in 2015 was data breaches, data breaches and more data breaches.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 30, 2015
Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal have announced that they are adding additional security precautions.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 28, 2015
Don’t let your holiday season turn be ruined by bad security.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 23, 2015
AirportXP, a mobile experience tool, allowed travelers to log their satisfaction with airport security checkpoints.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 22, 2015