Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - January 2018

January 2018

  • A Case of Security
  • Growing into a Smarter, Safer City
  • Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security
  • A Cultural Blending
  • Smash and Grab


Features

Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security

Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security

Situational Awareness, Identification, Operations

By Mark McCormack

Stadium security has gotten a lot more complicated than apprehending seat jumpers, defusing confrontations and ejecting rowdy fans for imbibing one too many beers.


Growing into a Smarter, Safer City

Growing into a Smarter, Safer City

Technology plays an ever-increasing role in smarter cities

By Pota Kanavaros

As technologies and laws continue to evolve and more people move into urban centers, cities are looking for ways to become smarter — and safer.


A Case of Security

New Hampshire Liquor Commission is all in on IP video surveillance

By Ralph C. Jensen

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) experienced a record-breaking fiscal year in 2016. With the increase of business, and the addition of three more state-run stores, the state commission felt it was time to improve on security solutions. Enter Griffon Security Technologies.


A Cultural Blending

A Cultural Blending

How to protect physical security and cybersecurity

By Lance Holloway

The concept of “securing security” emerged when physical security was being affected by cybersecurity attacks.


Departments

Industry Professional

From the Ground Up

Designing power and transmission solutions from the beginning

By Ronnie Pennington

Physical security systems continue to migrate to the network, enabling overall better integration, performance and improved total cost of ownership. Nowhere is this more evident than with the proliferation of IP cameras.


Industry Focus

Smash and Grab

By Ralph C. Jensen

A few years ago – three to be exact – I became the legal guardian of a granddaughter, and with that came the finding of a daycare that not only provided a good learning environment, but a haven of safety and security.


Dealer Strategies

From The Editor

Never Skipping a Beat

By Ralph C. Jensen

Even Mother Nature couldn’t turn the tide when CG&E Systems Group stepped into the security integration market. You remember Hurricane Irma, right? Well, both happened about the same time, and the winner is … CG&E.


Growth in the Electronic Age

Growth in the Electronic Age

How integration firm CG&E Systems Group built a security empire on voice and data in the 21st century

By Ralph C. Jensen

Let’s just say the timing was not ideal. GC&E Systems Group had just hired a key executive to spearhead business development and growth within Florida. But Mother Nature had different ideas. Hurricane Irma had just ravaged the entire state of Florida and the company was eager to onboard its newest management team member.


Try These Ideas

Tips for selecting your access control partner

By Karen Evans

The global access control market is forecast to be worth nearly $10 billion by 2022, with annual growth nearing 7.5 percent over the next six years, according to a recent report by Markets and Markets Research firm.


Webinars

New Products

  • FEP GameChanger

    FEP GameChanger

    Paige Datacom Solutions Introduces Important and Innovative Cabling Products GameChanger Cable, a proven and patented solution that significantly exceeds the reach of traditional category cable will now have a FEP/FEP construction. 3

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles. 3

  • PE80 Series

    PE80 Series by SARGENT / ED4000/PED5000 Series by Corbin Russwin

    ASSA ABLOY, a global leader in access solutions, has announced the launch of two next generation exit devices from long-standing leaders in the premium exit device market: the PE80 Series by SARGENT and the PED4000/PED5000 Series by Corbin Russwin. These new exit devices boast industry-first features that are specifically designed to provide enhanced safety, security and convenience, setting new standards for exit solutions. The SARGENT PE80 and Corbin Russwin PED4000/PED5000 Series exit devices are engineered to meet the ever-evolving needs of modern buildings. Featuring the high strength, security and durability that ASSA ABLOY is known for, the new exit devices deliver several innovative, industry-first features in addition to elegant design finishes for every opening. 3