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A Day in the Life

Students, staff and instructors begin their day at a reasonable hour during a work day, but for security, time has no meaning.

Making the case - Providing confirmation of an actual intrusion

Making the Case

Beyond the added intelligence that verified alarms afford police officers when strategizing safer and more effective responses to real intrusion events, verification is also able to deliver practicality of another kind altogether: the minimization of false alarm dispatches.

Getting Smarter

The ELERTS Campus app is designed for broader use among students, teachers and residents in keeping with the national “See Something, Say Something” campaign.

Opportunities and Challenges for Home Security

Opportunities and Challenges for Home Security

Rapidly growing technology brings both opportunities and challenges to our industry that dealers are digesting now and will be down the road as home automation creates remote lifestyle options that simplify a customer’s daily schedule.

Maintaining Good Health

Maintaining Good Health

Hospitals offer patients a controlled environment that encourages rapid healing protected from the outside world. Yet, hospitals are open to the public and subject to many of the same security threats as the world at large.

Improving transit system safety with integrated security solutions

On the Move

According to data from the American Public Transportation Association, riders took a staggering 10.7 billion trips on public transportation in 2013, marking the eighth year in row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.

How Easy Are You?

Over the last few years, I have heard from integrators that the biggest challenge isn’t necessarily landing projects, but instead keeping margin.

Schools Turn to Audio Security

Schools Turn to Audio Security

An increased need for the safety of students and staff has caused school systems around the United States to examine their security equipment and protocols.



Regulations and money are all part of maritime security

Bringing Mixed Results

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, there are 361 major ports with port authorities as the others are governed by various state and local public entities, portnavigation districts and municipal port departments.

Security on a Budget

Security on a Budget

There’s an old axiom that a good salesman could sell virtually anything to anybody—even if the item isn’t always the best fit for a need.

Regular Consultation

Regular Consultation

From its beginnings a half century ago, SBU has been characterized by innovation, energy and progress that includes state-of-the-art security systems to protect students, staff and instructors, while transforming the lives of people who earn degrees and those who make groundbreaking discoveries in the university’s laboratories.

Budgeting for Security

It seems odd to me that people talk about school or campus security in terms of having a budget. I do understand that there is no endless resource for new equipment and technology, but really, security measures and technology should get top billing.

TRI ED Technology Roadshows Meet and Exceed Dealers Expectations

TRI-ED Technology Roadshows Meet and Exceed Dealers’ Expectations

As part of our commitment to helping dealers and integrators adapt to evolving technologies, TRI-ED offers an array of ongoing training events and Counter Days in each of its 60 branch locations.

Adding a Razberi to the Mix

Adding a Razberi to the Mix

Throughout Mexico, residents trust Presta Prenda de Banco Azteca for short-term, secured loans on jewelry, electronics and other valuables. Much like the pawn shop business model in the United States, Presta Prenda customers obtain immediate cash with various repayment options.

Security Products and Companies in a Country Music Paradise

Security Products and Companies in a Country Music Paradise

ESX 2014 attendees discover best practices, establish key relationships and learn through education tracks that cover industry-specific topics while experiencing classic country music at its finest.

STANLEY Security Showcases PAC Software at DHI CoNEXTions 2014

An innovative and easy-to-use interface allowing local monitoring and management, including photo ID badging for up to 250 entrance points and 25,000 users.

Best Practices for Key Control

Best Practices for Key Control

Key control and asset management technology are reliable and cost-effective methods to improve security by ensuring that facility keys are properly managed with regard to access, storage and tracking.

Omniscient Security Video

Omniscient Security Video

Seeing what’s out there is the beginning of situational awareness. Over the years, video surveillance technology has steadily raised the level of situational awareness available to security teams, and today’s video technologies are pushing the envelope again.

Be Safe in Your Travels

Do you remember that one hotel you’ve stayed at during the course of your travels? You remember the one I’m talking about; it looked good on the outside, but inside, there was no security. It sort of left you feeling weak in the knees hoping nothing bad would happen.

Heartbleed Bug Still Causing Problems after Two Months of Patches

Heartbleed Bug Still Causing Problems after Two Months of Patches

Over 300,000 servers still vulnerable; McAfee offers free detection tool.

Security and Threat Information Exchange Platfom Launched by Microsoft

Security and Threat Information Exchange Platform Launched by Microsoft

Allows quick communication between cybersecurity professionals who respond to cyber threats.

Are Bulletproof Backpacks the Next School Security Trend?

Are Bulletproof Backpacks the Next School Security Trend?

As campus shootings increase across the nation, retailers are stepping up to create bulletproof products.

AT&T Offers Help to Customers Affected by Breach

AT&T Offers Help to Customers Affected by Breach

Total number affected still unknown, but company to offer free credit monitoring.

UK Government Admits Spying Using Google, Facebook, Twitter

UK Government Admits Spying Using Google, Facebook, Twitter

What it all boils down to is internal vs. external cyber communications.

Android Smartphones House Pre-installed Spyware

Android Smartphones House Pre-installed Spyware

Integrated with the smartphone's firmware, it is impossible to remove or disable the malicious app.

Samsung Techwin and Convergint Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement

Complementary solution delivers industry's top-rated systems.

IFSEC 2014 Opens its Doors to the Security and Fire Industry

IFSEC 2014 Opens its Doors to the Security and Fire Industry

A quick tour through this event shows that there is something for everyone.

Security Solutions Hone in on Needs of Small to Medium Size Businesses

Security Solutions Hone in on Needs of Small to Medium Size Businesses

Crime doesn't discriminate against size; small businesses are typically most vulnerable with fewer resources to guard against it.

Benefits of Key Control are Focus for Morse Watchmans at IFSEC 2014

Key control and management solutions offer state-of-the-art security.

Tri Ed Acquires SecurityPro Warehouse

New Orleans branch moving into 10,000 square foot facility.

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