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Protect Your Data - In the minutes, hours and days that follow a widespread, widely publicized data breach, most companies scramble to increase their security measures in an effort to overcompensate for their lack of proactive preparation.

Protect Your Data

In the minutes, hours and days that follow a widespread, widely publicized data breach, most companies scramble to increase their security measures in an effort to overcompensate for their lack of proactive preparation.

  • By Denny Heaberlin
  • Nov 01, 2015
The Quest for Smarter Power - Security Products magazine sat down with Larry Ye, president and CEO of LifeSafety Power Inc., to discuss how rapid transformation is occurring in the technology—and how RMR is now possible, providing value to both systems integrators and their end-user customers.

The Quest for Smarter Power

Security Products magazine sat down with Larry Ye, president and CEO of LifeSafety Power Inc., to discuss how rapid transformation is occurring in the technology—and how RMR is now possible, providing value to both systems integrators and their end-user customers.

  • By Ralph C. Jensen
  • Nov 01, 2015
Getting a Great Deal - Most dealers know that it’s crucial to run a credit report before signing up a new account. But it’s also worth remembering that it’s not a minor detail, and even a borderline credit record may have long-term repercussions.

Getting a Great Deal

Most dealers know that it’s crucial to run a credit report before signing up a new account. But it’s also worth remembering that it’s not a minor detail, and even a borderline credit record may have long-term repercussions.

  • By Robert Ogle
  • Nov 01, 2015
Getting Involved - Physical security administrators and IT departments have both gotten much more involved with each other in system deployment decisions, ever since video surveillance first began transitioning from analog to network cameras.

Getting Involved

Physical security administrators and IT departments have both gotten much more involved with each other in system deployment decisions, ever since video surveillance first began transitioning from analog to network cameras.

  • By Brandon Arcment
  • Nov 01, 2015
Winning a Better Solution - There are many challenges associated with securing Specialized including theft protection and loss prevention, general security for employees, and protecting the company’s highly confidential trade secrets which are safeguarded at headquarters.

Winning a Better Solution

There are many challenges associated with securing Specialized including theft protection and loss prevention, general security for employees, and protecting the company’s highly confidential trade secrets which are safeguarded at headquarters.

  • By Taylor Foster
  • Nov 01, 2015
Consider the Lens - This is a story of lens selection gone wrong, and right. Often it seems lens selection is not given much attention, and at worst is an afterthought.

Consider the Lens

This is a story of lens selection gone wrong, and right. Often it seems lens selection is not given much attention, and at worst is an afterthought.

  • By Andrea Iniguez
  • Nov 01, 2015
Advanced Considerations - Employee mustering at industrial sites or large facilities has typically been difficult to efficiently manage due to the complexity of the situation and human factors.

Advanced Considerations

Employee mustering at industrial sites or large facilities has typically been difficult to efficiently manage due to the complexity of the situation and human factors.

  • By Steven Pisciotta
  • Nov 01, 2015
Privacy Extortion - This privacy sensitivity occurred innocently in the physical world on a beautiful avenue. But, privacy sensitivity can be even more critical in the virtual world.

Privacy Extortion

This privacy sensitivity occurred innocently in the physical world on a beautiful avenue. But, privacy sensitivity can be even more critical in the virtual world.

  • By Avner Mor
  • Nov 01, 2015


Bridging the Great Divide - More than a decade ago, the talk was all about convergence. Well, the industry has converged, but there is now something more interesting on the horizon.

Bridging the Great Divide

More than a decade ago, the talk was all about convergence. Well, the industry has converged, but there is now something more interesting on the horizon.

  • By Ralph C. Jensen
  • Nov 01, 2015
One Touch Alarm - According to several studies, growth is now focused on “self-installed” products that piggyback on the popularity of smart phones and the tech-savvy millennials that use these devices for everything from banking to prepared food delivery.

One Touch Alarm

According to several studies, growth is now focused on “self-installed” products that piggyback on the popularity of smart phones and the tech-savvy millennials that use these devices for everything from banking to prepared food delivery.

  • By Bart Didden
  • Nov 01, 2015

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