Facility Security


Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally.  Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at the recent history of wind loading and glazing systems.

Online Exclusive: Wind Loading and Glass Technologies

National and regional governments and the insurance industry stepped in to drastically improve building codes, recognizing both the scale of human and financial loss. One important addition to the code was a requirement for missile-impact resisting glass.

One Person Shot Dead at Wayne Community College

One Person Shot Dead at Wayne Community College

The suspect in the North Carolina shooting is a white male.

AP Investigation Details Hundreds of Perimeter Breaches at US Airports

AP Investigation Details Hundreds of Perimeter Breaches at US Airports

A report outlines 268 different perimeter breaches at airports since 2004

Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

Case Study: Budweiser of Spartanburg’s Security Solution

Kenyan University Students March to Demand Security

Kenyan University Students March to Demand Security

Students marched the Kenyan capital after gunmen killed nearly 150 people.

Man Steals Truck, Gets Arrested After JFK Security Breach

Man Steals Truck, Gets Arrested After JFK Security Breach

20-year-old Claudio Duran was arrested after bypassing a security checkpoint at JFK International Airport.

21 Dead, Almost 600 Held Hostage in Kenya Attack

21 Dead, Almost 600 Held Hostage in Kenya Attack

A terror group known as Al-Shabaab is claiming responsibility for an attack on Garissa University College.

Hospital Complex Cultivates Healthy Fire Protection

Hospital Complex Cultivates Healthy Fire Protection

A decade ago, St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y., started a $259 million campus-wide modernization project.



The Heart of the Campus

With a strong reputation for innovative research addressing complex urban issues, the University of Massachusetts Boston offers its diverse, 17,000-student population both an intimate learning environment and the rich experience of a great American city.

New Yorkers on the Move

New Yorkers on the Move

Valet Anywhere provides on demand valet services throughout the New York City area for New Yorkers who are on the move. The company provides secure car parking in various NYC parking garages.

Ready, Set, Cable

Ready, Set, Cable

The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon was first held in 1970 by the New York Road Runners Club (NYRR) with just 127 competitors running loops around Central Park.

From Fences and Bollards

From Fences and Bollards

In the United States alone, there are around 230 military bases and globally, more than 700 U.S. installations—collectively amounting to more than 1.38 million troops that live and/or work on base.

Safety Leaders to Discuss Final Four Safety

Safety Leaders to Discuss Final Four Security

Public safety leaders from Indianapolis will gather today to discuss plans for the Final Four

SUV Tries to Ram Gates at NSA Headquarters

SUV Tries to Ram Gates at NSA Headquarters

One is dead and two are severely injured after guards opened fire

ASSA ABLOY Connecticut Facility Receives GreenCircle Certification

Achievements in waste diversion and reductions in carbon footprint, energy demand and water use.

Audio Increases Security at Convenience Stores

Deterring robbery, employee theft or shoplifting top priority.

Farpointe Ranger Long-range Wireless Transmitter Opens Gate to Paradise

Integrated with entry system, long-range solution opens Kolea at Waikoloa Beach Resort.

Tunisian Security Officials Fired after Museum Attack

Tunisian Security Officials Fired after Museum Attack

Gunmen attacked a museum and killed at least 21 people

Betafence Acquires Intellectual Property Rights to Gibraltar US Products

Access to cable-based, anti-ram crash fences, barriers and gates enables portfolio growth.

Lapse of Security at Gate of Naval Base Causes Death

Lapse of Security at Gate of Naval Base Causes Death

Random man driving truck wasn’t required to produce his identification or give any reason why he was there.

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New Products

  • 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.”

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.