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Security Industry Association Names Kathleen Carroll as Committee Chair of the Year

The award recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives

  • Feb 03, 2020

Enabling Prevention

For organizations that wish to monitor their premises, video surveillance is most often the first solution they think of.

  • By Chris Wildfoerster
  • Feb 01, 2020

Protecting the Aviation Ecosystem

Today’s airports are bigger and more inviting than ever before. With so many people moving through them as well as an increasingly wide array of services on offer, they can start to feel like miniature cities.

  • By David Lenot
  • Feb 01, 2020
Powering Access Control

Powering Access Control

The new IEEE802.3bt PoE standard, also often referred to as PPoE or 4-Pair PoE, is a game-changing solution for powering 12VDC and 24VDC access control and related devices.

  • By Ronnie Pennington
  • Feb 01, 2020

Where to Begin in 2020

One thing for certain this new year will be the advancement of technology. This is an ongoing phenomenon that brings new developments and solutions, and introduces completely new additions to the security industry.

  • By Ralph C. Jensen
  • Feb 01, 2020
Going My Way

Going My Way

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot topic in the security industry. While true AI (a computer’s ability to think and act like a human) is still decades away, subsets of AI such as deep learning and machine learning have enabled computers to make significant strides.

  • By Thomas Cook
  • Feb 01, 2020
The Role of Video Security

The Role of Video Security

The security industry is being pressed to do more with less while dealing with the compounded issue of managing new internal and external threats on a daily basis.

  • By Alex Asnovich
  • Feb 01, 2020
Security at 20,000 Feet

Security at 20,000 Feet

For the sake of argument, let’s say you have a massive facility in a remote location that needs security.

  • By Ralph C. Jensen
  • Feb 01, 2020


A Professional’s Guide

A Professional’s Guide

The interconnectivity and integrations created by the Internet of Things (IoT) deliver many benefits, but because all devices and systems can be vulnerable to breaches, this hypoconnectivity can also have a major downside.

  • By Ryan Zatolokin
  • Feb 01, 2020
A Measured Approach

A Measured Approach

The threat landscape continues to evolve for every business. But banks and financial services companies face especially urgent demands.

  • By Bill Wayland
  • Feb 01, 2020

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