The 300,000 person Fremont Festival of the Arts, one of the largest street festivals west of the Mississippi River and toted as California’s premiere art, wine and music festival, is no small undertaking. The threat of an attack is a real possibility.
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Established security integrators often deal with prospects who are also considering solutions that let them eliminate live monitoring and keep an eye on their homes via smartphone.
- By Robert Ogle
- Nov 01, 2017
As with the technology in the industry, times are changing and Nancy Ford, and many other women, are now filling the rank and file of a booming industry.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2017
People are constantly on the move—particularly in busy transit hubs—and passengers need to know where they should be and by when.
- By L. William Nattress III
- Nov 01, 2017
To best leverage the advantages of biometrics, integrators should follow the tips outlined below to take advantage of the primary benefits of biometrics, which are enhanced security and convenience.
- By Larry Reed
- Nov 01, 2017
Boxerbaum was driven by good work and making the world a more secure place, but he also was a techie interested in futuristic gadgets.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2017
A recent data security report, published by Thales, revealed that 62 percent of all retailers worldwide have experienced a data breach within the past year.
- By Miguel Gracia
- Nov 01, 2017
According to a number of studies, hospital crime and violence have been growing at an alarming rate in recent years. The wide variety of security threats that healthcare facilities face include theft by employees or visitors, violence or threats from visitors or patients, and other crimes of opportunity.
- By Jennifer Hackenburg
- Oct 01, 2017
Throughout the course of a calendar year, we take a look at numerous security solutions, events and, in our case, publications. In this issue, we have a specialty publication that focuses on government security. Security in the public sector is a big deal.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Oct 01, 2017
When a regional traffic management center in Washington state outgrew its building—as well as the size of its roadway monitoring system— the staff realized it was time not just for a physical upgrade, but a technological one, too
- By Kevin Christopherson
- Oct 01, 2017
Where is all the money in the marijuana business going? Who is moving the cash or product as it seems to be in the news all the time? Here we share why it’s important to your business that you know how this is all happening.
- By Todd Kleperis
- Oct 01, 2017
ASIS attendees staying at the downtown Dallas Hampton Inn got a rude wake-up call at about 3 a.m. this morning as a fire in a nearby parking structure forced an evacuation of the hotel.
If there is any question about Dallas as a host city for ASIS, that should be cleared up after day one of 2017 ASIS. My opinion and observation is that attendees crowded the aisles and show floor in number this exhibition hasn't seen in years.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Sep 27, 2017
If there is any question about Dallas as a host city for ASIS, that should be cleared up after day one of 2017 ASIS. My opinion and observation is that attendees crowded the aisles and show floor in number this exhibition hasn't seen in years.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Sep 27, 2017
The Importance of Locking Down Multiple Devices in the Office
Anixter has a Blue Book that serves as a corporate bible; Pat Comunale, president of Anixter’s global security solutions, believes in the book from the first page on, and it would seem the Blue Book is, as he notes, second to none.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Sep 01, 2017
As a security professional, how many times have you had to explain why a PTZ camera should always be paired with at least one fixed camera to provide constant “back-up” coverage of everywhere the PTZ is not looking?
- By Bret McGowan
- Sep 01, 2017
I have a great job. I’ve met many wonderful people in the past 20 or so years, and when we started Dealer Strategies, it gave me the opportunity to go one on one with company CEOs and some of their staff.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Sep 01, 2017
As a security integrator, you’re used to having a predictable revenue model selling security hardware and software to end users.
- By Greg Schreiber
- Sep 01, 2017