A highly integrated, data-driven approach to securing and managing major special events is driving cities to adopt innovative video technologies for safety and security.
- By Jason Tyre
- Mar 23, 2023
The event security industry, which includes concerts, conventions, sporting and other special events, was one of the sectors hit hardest by the global pandemic, as events ground to a halt overnight, but the sector has come roaring back to life with lightning speed.
- By Travis Strawbridge, Ty L. Richmond
- Dec 01, 2022
When it comes to physical security, the world around us has changed. First, society has changed, with more social unrest and violence occurring in the COVID-19 era, including a rise in fan misbehavior at sporting events. Second, stadiums have changed, with more high-tech amenities, luxuries and conveniences.
- By Peter Evans
- Feb 08, 2022
Protecting perimeters, buildings, property and people is no small responsibility, whether it is an embassy, a school, factory or farmers market. Knowing you have the right equipment in place to secure your facility and to prevent human tragedies brings a peace of mind that no amount of money can buy.
The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security’s (NCS4) 12th Annual National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition agenda is now available.
The NFL Players Association is looking into a complaint filed by New York Jets players about the presence of security cameras in the locker room at their training facility in Florham Park, N.J., a source close to the union confirmed to ESPN.
The Dover International Speedway’s high-banked, one-mile concrete oval race track is known as “The Monster Mile”.
- By Barbara Rizzatti
- Oct 06, 2020
Demonstrations, celebrations, festivals, and major sporting events - any large gathering of people - presents police and security services with a range of issues relating to public safety.
- By Angel Quinn
- Aug 07, 2020
On so many levels, 9/11 drastically altered the event security landscape.
- By Corey Meredith
- Aug 07, 2020
Remember classic stadiums like Wrigley Field, Chicago’s old baseball park, or Forbes Field, the old baseball and football park in Pittsburgh?
- By Mark McCormack
- Aug 07, 2020
Calvin Munerlyn, a guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, was killed after telling two customers to leave the store for refusing to follow a governor’s order to wear face coverings in public.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 06, 2020
Show organizers are planning to hold one of the security industry’s largest conferences in July after several companies indicated they would not send employees to the show.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 06, 2020
Technology advances have made security and access management more efficient.
- By James Barbour
- Jan 08, 2020
Moviegoers and the families of victims of the Aurora theater shooting worry that someone could stage a copycat attack during opening weekend.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 03, 2019
The laws allow Texans to carry guns into houses of worship unless explicitly banned and clear gunowners to carry firearms on their person for a full week after a natural disaster is declared.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 04, 2019
The gunfire occurred shortly after a woman was struck by a car near the fairgrounds and police officers responded to St. Paul’s fifteenth homicide of 2019.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 04, 2019
After shootings in El Paso, Texas and Southaven Mississippi, Walmart’s CEO says it will stop selling handguns completely and ask customers not to openly carry their firearms in stores.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 03, 2019
The Internet of Things continues to grow, offering new possibilities for organizations to communicate messages and automate processes. This can be especially helpful when dealing with safety issues.
- By Pat Scheckel
- Sep 01, 2019
The world is quickly urbanizing, and people are flocking from suburbs and rural areas to cities more than ever before.
After experiencing a rise in aggressive behavior from guests, theatres in London’s West End are using body cameras to deter audience members from being abusive toward staff.
- By Haley Samsel
- Aug 14, 2019