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Iran Adds Hacking to Their High School Curriculum

Iran Adds Hacking to Their High School Curriculum

Should a school's curriculum include teaching students how to hack computers?

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Sep 04, 2013

Out of the Basement

While many young adults in their 20s are still figuring out what they are going to do with their life, Thomas Carnevale was in the developmental stages of security innovations for his own company.

  • By Ralph C. Jensen
  • Sep 01, 2013
Behind the Bars

Behind the Bars

In today’s economy, it can be difficult for correctional facilities to obtain the funding needed to upgrade their security technologies.

  • By Jessica L. Clark
  • Sep 01, 2013

On the Cutting Edge

Staying on top of a rapidly evolving technology, such as video surveillance, can be challenging.

  • By Ali Mahmoud
  • Sep 01, 2013
a key for casinos

A Key for Casinos

With so much money flowing throughout casinos, these establishments are a highly-regulated world within themselves when it comes to security.

  • By Fernando Pires
  • Sep 01, 2013
a retrofit solution

A Retrofit Solution

An integrator builds his business by developing relationships, executing installations and providing above-and-beyond customer service.

  • By Kim Rahfaldt
  • Sep 01, 2013
locking down a classroom increasing demands

Locking Down a Classroom Increasing Demands

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, during the 2009-10 school year alone, 85 percent of public schools in the United States reported that one or more incidents had taken place on campus, amounting to an estimated 1.9 million crimes.

  • By Mike McCoy
  • Sep 01, 2013
The benefits of centralizing and standardizing security systems fall to the bottom line

At a Global Level

Whether it’s the bank that started with one location or a technology company that started in the founder’s proverbial garage, every global company began small.

  • By Renae Leary
  • Sep 01, 2013


Americas Largest Convention Center Hosts ASIS 2013

McCormick Place, located minutes from downtown Chicago on the shore of Lake Michigan, is the venue for the 59th annual ASIS tradeshow.

  • By Judy Jones
  • Sep 01, 2013

Finding a Creative Solution

Hospitals are centers of healing and wellness that serve as a destination for those who have suffered injury or violence, causing people to possibly take safety and security for granted.

  • By Samuel Shanes
  • Sep 01, 2013

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    Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of pedestrian and vehicle secure entrance control access systems, is pleased to announce the release of its groundbreaking V07 software. The V07 software update is designed specifically to address cybersecurity concerns and will ensure the integrity and confidentiality of Automatic Systems applications. With the new V07 software, updates will be delivered by means of an encrypted file.

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    Viking’s X-205 Series of intercoms provide HD IP video and two-way voice communication - all wrapped up in an attractive compact chassis.

  • 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.”