August 2016
- Watch Your Perimeter
- Vetting a Vendor
- Evaluating Accuracy
- The Data Dilemma
- Tame the Hot Spots
- Carry On Convenience
Features
Security professionals can help keep hospital challenges under control
By Bruce Czerwinski
Hospitals present combined security challenges not found in other facilities. There are potentially thousands of people, patients, staff, visitors and vendors, to protect.
Every part of a financial institution must be secure
By Jeff Walker
Security continues to be a major area of vulnerability for the banking industry, with attacks impacting individuals, small businesses and major corporations.
Video surveillance for perimeter security should pay close attention to light sensitivity and other IP camera features
By Allen Chan
When it comes to securing perimeters, no two are exactly the same. Perimeters can be vast and remote like a national border, or they can be small and urban like the area surrounding a city bus terminal. Intrusion concerns can be via land, air, water or all three. Nearly any combination of factors is possible.
Solve video surveillance with a multi-tier approach
By Wayne Arvidson
Today, smart devices seem to be everyplace—homes, cars, transit stations, workplaces, stores, restaurants, and even on our bodies to name just a few—capturing information and creating massive amounts of data.
By Mark Clifton
Installers and system integrators must consider a wide range of readers and credential types in the evaluation process when designing an access control system.
Departments
Industry Vertical
Louisiana’s Port Fourchon makes security an important dialog
By Kim Rahfaldt
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission, located on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, facilitates the economic growth of the communities in which it operates by maximizing the flow of trade and commerce.
Industry Professional
Vehicle for city wide and remote location video monitoring/recording
By William Ferris
A vehicle with the ability to remotely monitor and record has been rolled out for city wide use. The prototype, created by Dotworkz, was designed for use at construction sites, high profile events and even search and rescue missions.
Industry Focus
By Ralph C. Jensen
According to Vaughn Glenn, a TSA agent and union representative in Detroit, only about half of Americans surveyed in a 2014 poll thought TSA screening makes air travel safer.
Networking Security
Does your surveillance system fit the proper cyber profile?
By Ron Grinfeld
It’s become clear that the likelihood of cyber attacks isn’t a question of “if,” but rather a question of “when.”
New workers must be agile and be able to adapt quickly
By Adam Jaques
Today’s workplace is far different from 15, five, even two years ago. Employees are expected to get more done, in a shorter amount of time, with more distractions than ever before.
Acknowledging the role of the end user in critical infrastructure security
By Trevor Hawthorn
Phishing is a problem for everyone from consumers to businesses to governments.
Energy and electric utilities need realistic security resources
By Katherine Brocklehurst
A resilient electric power grid is critical to a wide range of essential services and is a highly complex mosaic of technologies.
Customers should not have to worry about a possible data security risk
By Mia Papanicolaou
Despite years of breaking news stories on security breaches and the resulting reputational damage, many businesses are still under protected when it comes to data security.