Ensuring your own safety is the most important aspect of working in Security. Body armor and other forms of protective clothing are vital pieces of equipment, and all Security Operatives (SOs) should be aware of their benefits.
- By Joshua Nash
- Mar 02, 2016
4K and Ultra High Definition (UHD) video content has approximately four times the resolution (4 times the number of actual pixels) of 1080p full HD. 1080p content has more than twice than 720p resolution. Add audio, metadata, potential multiple camera streams and you’ll soon be asking how you can deliver such high resolution over limited bandwidth connections or simply how to reduce storage costs.
- By Steve Surfaro
- Mar 02, 2016
Honeywell acquires RSI Video Technologies in a move to address the growing demand for video verification to reduce false alarms.
New security methods were deployed for Tokyo’s marathon, including facial recognition and drones.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Mar 01, 2016
There have been many discussions and articles about PSIM over the last five years, but there is also a lot of confusion around exactly what it does, how it is defined, and in what way it differs from other forms of security management.
- By Adlan Hussain
- Mar 01, 2016
Today’s retail banks are nothing like they were in your grandfather’s day. Back then customers conducted all their banking business in a physical branch.
- By Stephen Joseph
- Mar 01, 2016
All signs are pointing to Las Vegas for ISC West. Even though I’m writing this two months ahead of the show, it is pretty much all that is on my mind, as far as work is concerned.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Mar 01, 2016
Sales of home automation systems and connected or smart locks are growing every year.
- By Larry Goldman
- Mar 01, 2016
Over the past decade, high-tech devices, megapixels, Power over Ethernet, and many other new offerings and improvements have revolutionized the physical security landscape.
- By Fernando Pires
- Mar 01, 2016
Cyberattacks are on the rise. Whether via IT infrastructure or internally, the Security Industry faces the challenge of guaranteeing that the data in their systems remains private, properly protected and encrypted.
- By Andrew Elvish
- Mar 01, 2016
In November 2015, New York-based system integrator Total Recall Corp. celebrated 30 years of designing and delivering technologically advanced video surveillance security solutions for a variety of industries including law enforcement, government agencies and corporations.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Mar 01, 2016
You’ve heard of IdentiSys, and its mission to supply identification and card solutions to end users in North America.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Mar 01, 2016
Every day the news bombards the public with the newest security breach: stolen identities, intellectual property breaches, unauthorized access, active shooter situations and more.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- Mar 01, 2016
Houses of worship have long been known as welcoming, open havens, offering support and guidance for people in need, but that mission is being challenged by active shooters and other criminals committing assault, theft, arson and vandalism.
Today’s instant economy requires that more of a company’s business processes be open to external stakeholders.
Our world is connected through travel now more than ever before. Globalization has made way for a constant coming and going, making border security more necessary.
- By Peter Smallridge
- Mar 01, 2016
The industry is starting to see a growing connection between existing home security and home automation providers and their DIY counterparts.
- By Robert Ogle
- Mar 01, 2016
Even though the security industry has been talking about the concept of “The Cloud” for a number of years, the industry has been slow to capitalize on the capabilities and power of the platform on a widespread basis.