An ordinary evening on 37th Ave. in Queens turned into the scene of a mass shooting Saturday night. Ten people were shot and wounded as members of the Trinitarios gang targeted three men standing in front of a barbershop. All victims are expected to survive.
New Service Harnesses AI and Machine Learning Capabilities to Deliver Additional Information to Monitoring Stations and First Responders
Making good policy decisions requires data. Cities, for example, need a clear picture of their curbs before implementing any changes to parking allocation, prices, or bylaws. But today gaining this understanding can be difficult because demand for the curb is changing.
- By Michael Bradner
- Aug 02, 2021
My nature is being skeptical about securing the home. Maybe because a home is a small target or I figure that deadbolt is enough. I have started taking home security and smart home technology more serious.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Aug 02, 2021
It is the last push; the final journey as businesses begin to get back to work, and the office, after a lengthy pause caused by the worldwide pandemic.
- By Willem Ryan
- Jul 29, 2021
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced that it will end its support for Profile Q early next year since it contains certain specifications that are no longer consistent with current cybersecurity best practices.
When the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced that the 2021 US Open was taking place at the famed Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, CA, there was an excitement in and around the city.
- By Fredrik Wallberg
- Jul 26, 2021
It’s time to mark your calendars. ISC West 2022 is headed back to its normal March schedule.
As the Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to evolve, so, too, have the options for pairing smart home integration with both professionally monitored and self-monitored home security solutions.
- By Kelly Atkinson
- Jul 26, 2021
You may disagree, that is your privilege, but I am thinking that last week’s ISC West 2021 tradeshow was almost perfect.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 26, 2021
The Monitoring Association is pleased to announce the addition of the 90th municipality to its expanding Automated Secure Alarm Protocol service network. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.
Haystack Solutions’ new Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment (CATA) has been shown in tests conducted at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) Center to provide cybersecurity aptitude assessments that predict candidate success with uncanny precision.
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, companies embrace hybrid work, employees return to the office and the U.S. opens up, violence and physical threats to businesses are occurring at an unsettling, record-high pace.
Brinks Home Security is living on the edge. Well, the edge of providing customers advanced technology and providing cutting-edge security service.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 21, 2021
Imagine automatic screening of people with luggage, backpacks and bags for threat detection at your disposal. Wait no longer, Ceia USA is bringing its Opengate to the marketeplace.
Aside from the hot Las Vegas weather, this had to be considered an amazing success in the ISC record books.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 21, 2021
ADT Commercial announced July 18 that it is continuing to deepen its presence in key growth markets and has assembled a team of prominent vertical market leaders to address the unique and complex needs of customers in Energy & Utilities, Cannabis, Cities, Commercial Real Estate, Healthcare, Banking & Financial Institutions, and U.S.-based customers with an international presence.
Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud video surveillance, will showcase solutions for its reseller partners serving enterprise and multisite customers at ISC West 2021.
To the uninitiated, perimeter security solutions may appear to be disconnected devices in a world of evolving technologies.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has released Profile D, a new profile that addresses interfaces for access control peripheral devices, providing the market with an additional tool for building modern and secure IP-based integrated video and access control systems using ONVIF.
Provider of video surveillance and security technology, Dahua, was proud to sponsor the first ever Moms in Security Global Outreach (MISGO) Golf Outing.
I was not a fan of ISC West in July...in Las Vegas. There are pros and cons to a hot summer tradeshow.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 20, 2021
Boon Edam Inc., a provider of security entrances and architectural revolving doors, today announced they will be displaying contactless security doors and turnstiles, including a new optical turnstile, the Speedlane Compact, in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas on July 19-21
NewHold Investment Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Evolv Technologies, Inc., provider of weapons detection security screening, today announced that they have completed their business combination.
Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components fills the supply gap caused by NDAA compliance and the emerging FCC ban on certain Chinese surveillance cameras and components with a sophisticated portfolio of compliant solutions.
The ISC West Keynote Series will help attendees gain new perspectives, and arm each person with the necessary information to lead the security and public safety industry into the future.
There is something different about the 2021 version of ISC West. I started to get that jittery feeling about the time I stepped outside the airport terminal. It is July, and it is Las Vegas.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 19, 2021
Taking place July 19-21, 2021, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, the International Security Conference & Exposition – also known as ISC West – looks forward to welcoming the security & public safety industry back to accelerate market recovery and re-define the roadmap ahead.
Genetec Inc. has announced that Seagate Technology Holdings has deployed Genetec Security Center to secure their global campuses and regional offices.
Organizations are moving to the public cloud in record-setting numbers, but with this growth comes unanticipated security challenges with user identity management and the explosion of “non-human” identities such as applications, databases, and data stores.