April 2016
- Data Tells All
- Coming of Age
- Protecting Client Assets
- 360-degrees of Security
- Lockdown!
- Following the Code
Features
IoT – Security. What are they talking about?
By Thorsten Held
Yes, the world has changed a lot over the last five years and now we’re facing the next big challenge: the Internet of Things (IoT), and how to get it right.
By Danny Piangerelli
The public has spoken. It is clear as day. Mobile is winning. People are increasingly using on-the-go applications in their everyday lives.
Code changes are an important part of access control or egress
By Lori Greene
There are seven basic code categories for electrified hardware used to control access or egress, and each has seen recent code changes.
Why an ecosystem approach is the way to go
By Vince Ricco
When it comes to cybersecurity the world falls into two camps: those focused on securing their hardware and applications as a closed system, and those who recognize that converging technologies calls for a more ecosystem-centric approach.
Innovative new systems harness HD quality video to the power of Cellular, Wi-Fi, Microwave and Satellite networks for improved situation awareness and more proactive decision-making
By Eric Chang
Law enforcement, homeland security, surveillance, emergency response and military operations may span a range of operations, but they all share a crucial need for a detailed, real-time picture of rapidly changing events from various field locations.
Blending access control with video management brings terrific results
By Kim Rahfaldt
TelX helps companies build more agile businesses faster with reduced infrastructure complexity and broader reach to new markets.
For best asset protection, casinos find ways to gather intelligence and data
By Jumbi Edulbehram
As a camera views and records in 360 degrees, a circular, distorted image is produced, making it essential to process the image so that the human eye can comprehend the image easily.
Advances in technology have made wireless locks a sound investment
By Minu Youngkin
Wireless locks are increasingly becoming the solution of choice in commercial facilities worldwide.
Departments
Industry Focus
By Ralph C. Jensen
Passenger security can be a nightmare (Orlando, for example), but it’s nothing like the adventure your luggage will experience. In Quebec, luggage moves through six layers of security. One of the steps, if necessary, will be a manual search.
Industry Professional
By Ralph C. Jensen
Putting the cyber security world into perspective, and in tandem with the physical security side, takes a little know-how, elbow grease and brain power.
Industry Vertical
By Ralph C. Jensen
You already know you’re going to put some of that expensive security equipment outside in the elements. You also know how brutal the elements can be on sophisticated electronic solutions.
Dealer Strategies
Designing for the future with the power of choice
By Keven Marier
Customers looking to invest in a network- based physical security system have many more options than the traditional analog world used to provide.
By Ralph C. Jensen
In the security industry, a completed camera installation, active access control platform, and all its moving parts are nothing short of a work of art.
Ensuring recurring card and reader income while helping customers
By Scott Lindley
As any security dealer or integrator knows, there are two revenue results of making an access control sale: the proceeds from the original sale itself and the potential recurring revenue that can be wrought from the sale down the road.
Campus Security & Life Safety
New York integrator secures the tallest campus residential hall in the world and takes security to new heights
By Ralph C. Jensen
Business is booming in higher education, and campuses all around the country are stepping up to the challenge to enhance security.
560-acre downtown campus invests in unified security platform to heighten campus security over time
By Andrew Elvish
With almost 33,000 students and just under 5,000 academic and administrative staff, BYU takes its responsibility to provide a secure environment for students, staff and visitors very seriously.
Identity management systems are centralized within mobile platforms
By Brandon Arcment
Now that mobile identities can be carried on phones for physical security applications, they are merging with smart cards into centralized identity management systems.
Putting a stop to propped doors
By Mark Crandall
A top tier university serving more than 40,000 students needed a cost effective way to improve the level of security at its non-card access controlled doors.
Driving demand for better video coverage at schools
By Brian Carle
School surveillance continues to be one of the most important markets for video surveillance, And with good reason.