The advent of a global pandemic has rapidly upended the way we work and live our day-to-day lives.
- By Jim Lantrip
- Mar 02, 2021
Even before the pandemic, cloud computing was flourishing. It is nearly impossible today to find an organization that doesn’t use some form of cloud service.
Last year, global citizens experienced dramatic shifts to working from home in response to COVID-19 safety recommendations, with communication, technology and security companies supporting changing business and consumer needs with new products, services and data security tools.
As a product and strategy leader, a critical part of my role is to look ahead and determine where our industry will go. Brinks Home™ is one of the largest providers of home security in North America, and we take our position seriously.
Today’s analytics are not only better able to differentiate between true security incidents and false alarms, but can be programmed to trigger when a given event occurs.
- By Alex Walthers
- Mar 02, 2021
What a crazy ride we all experienced in 2020, and it seems were on that same roller coaster as we turn full force into 2021.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Mar 02, 2021
Long before anyone coined “Internet of Things,” the security industry began to lay the foundations for what would become the 21st century smart home.
- By Paul Saldin
- Mar 02, 2021
Olymbec is the largest, privately owned industrial real estate holder on the East Coast. Managing upwards of 300 properties in Quebec and 15 different States in the US, they own more than 30 million square feet of property.
- By KiChul Kim
- Mar 02, 2021
Supporters of Prop. 24 posited the CCPA privacy law, even though it had just gone into effect earlier in the year, wasn’t strong enough.
- By Richard Kanadjian
- Mar 02, 2021
With the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across our nation like wildfire in 2020, the new normal had to adapt itself quickly to all situations.
- By David Antar
- Mar 02, 2021
The trend that has catapulted to the top of the list for vehicle perimeter security is securing temporary events with certified crash equipment that can be installed in only 15 minutes
While technologies have advanced and integration processes have become much more sophisticated, the basic tenets of electronic access control systems haven’t changed much over the last quarter-century.
- By Kurt Measom
- Mar 02, 2021
Even as we appreciate and applaud our healthcare professionals, most of us can do little more than watch as systems everywhere face the tremendous pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How enterprise organizations provide access control, identity authentication – even keep employee time and attendance – is rapidly moving away from traditional systems and favoring contactless biometric solutions.
- By Mohammed Murad
- Mar 02, 2021
We’ve seen the statistics about the sharp rise in cyber attacks, and the impact on businesses – lost revenue, stress on resources. In many cases, organizations never recover. In fact, 60 percent of small companies go out of business within six months after falling victim to a data breach or cyber attack.
- By Jeremy Rasmussen
- Mar 01, 2021
Over the last few weeks, you have probably seen numerous articles regarding North Korea’s effort to hack Pfizer in what most security experts believe was an effort to manufacture and sell counterfeit COVID vaccines to raise cash and obtain foreign currency.
- By Allyn Lynd
- Feb 26, 2021
President Biden has signed another executive order addressing growing concern over a global semiconductor shortage.
Idis has acquired a controlling (44.84%) stake in KT Powertel, the radio communications subsidiary of telecoms giant KT Corp.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Matt Feenan as the 2021 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives.
Gallagher Security and Invixium have announced announce a next-level integration between Gallagher Command Centre and Invixium’s IXM WEB software.
ONVIF® is pleased to announce the appointment of Leo Levit as the new chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee.
Netwatch Group, comprised of NMC, CalAtlantic, and Netwatch; is pleased to announce that Bill Bozeman, CPP, will be joining their executive board.
A new study shows that many organizations have changed their physical security strategies to address new concerns since the COVID-19 outbreak, explains Dark Reading’s Jai Vijayan.
On Feb. 13, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted smuggled narcotics in a shipment of cereal originating from South America.
Building on a series of Executive Orders recently, the Biden Administration is announcing another step in our phased strategy to reform the nation’s immigration system.
Americans have been living through a period of intense uncertainty since March — struggling with an unprecedented pandemic and the economic distress it has caused.
Openpath has reimagined the ideal digital badge for today’s modern workforce and workplace.
Hanwha Techwin has announced that Kevin Darnell has joined the company as retail business development manager for the retail sector in North America.
The second wave is here, and people are tired of the pandemic as we head into what will most likely be a long, dark winter with COVID-19. Campuses of all sizes need to function at some level or risk an uncertain future.
- By KiChul Kim
- Feb 12, 2021
On Feb. 2, Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security.