Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - January 2018

January 2018

  • A Case of Security
  • Growing into a Smarter, Safer City
  • Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security
  • A Cultural Blending
  • Smash and Grab


Features

Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security

Three Pillars of Sports Venue Security

Situational Awareness, Identification, Operations

By Mark McCormack

Stadium security has gotten a lot more complicated than apprehending seat jumpers, defusing confrontations and ejecting rowdy fans for imbibing one too many beers.


Growing into a Smarter, Safer City

Growing into a Smarter, Safer City

Technology plays an ever-increasing role in smarter cities

By Pota Kanavaros

As technologies and laws continue to evolve and more people move into urban centers, cities are looking for ways to become smarter — and safer.


A Case of Security

New Hampshire Liquor Commission is all in on IP video surveillance

By Ralph C. Jensen

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) experienced a record-breaking fiscal year in 2016. With the increase of business, and the addition of three more state-run stores, the state commission felt it was time to improve on security solutions. Enter Griffon Security Technologies.


A Cultural Blending

A Cultural Blending

How to protect physical security and cybersecurity

By Lance Holloway

The concept of “securing security” emerged when physical security was being affected by cybersecurity attacks.


Departments

Industry Professional

From the Ground Up

Designing power and transmission solutions from the beginning

By Ronnie Pennington

Physical security systems continue to migrate to the network, enabling overall better integration, performance and improved total cost of ownership. Nowhere is this more evident than with the proliferation of IP cameras.


Industry Focus

Smash and Grab

By Ralph C. Jensen

A few years ago – three to be exact – I became the legal guardian of a granddaughter, and with that came the finding of a daycare that not only provided a good learning environment, but a haven of safety and security.


Dealer Strategies

From The Editor

Never Skipping a Beat

By Ralph C. Jensen

Even Mother Nature couldn’t turn the tide when CG&E Systems Group stepped into the security integration market. You remember Hurricane Irma, right? Well, both happened about the same time, and the winner is … CG&E.


Growth in the Electronic Age

Growth in the Electronic Age

How integration firm CG&E Systems Group built a security empire on voice and data in the 21st century

By Ralph C. Jensen

Let’s just say the timing was not ideal. GC&E Systems Group had just hired a key executive to spearhead business development and growth within Florida. But Mother Nature had different ideas. Hurricane Irma had just ravaged the entire state of Florida and the company was eager to onboard its newest management team member.


Try These Ideas

Tips for selecting your access control partner

By Karen Evans

The global access control market is forecast to be worth nearly $10 billion by 2022, with annual growth nearing 7.5 percent over the next six years, according to a recent report by Markets and Markets Research firm.


Webinars

New Products

  • ComNet CNGE6FX2TX4PoE

    The ComNet cost-efficient CNGE6FX2TX4PoE is a six-port switch that offers four Gbps TX ports that support the IEEE802.3at standard and provide up to 30 watts of PoE to PDs. It also has a dedicated FX/TX combination port as well as a single FX SFP to act as an additional port or an uplink port, giving the user additional options in managing network traffic. The CNGE6FX2TX4PoE is designed for use in unconditioned environments and typically used in perimeter surveillance. 3

  • AC Nio

    AC Nio

    Aiphone, a leading international manufacturer of intercom, access control, and emergency communication products, has introduced the AC Nio, its access control management software, an important addition to its new line of access control solutions. 3

  • Hanwha QNO-7012R

    Hanwha QNO-7012R

    The Q Series cameras are equipped with an Open Platform chipset for easy and seamless integration with third-party systems and solutions, and analog video output (CVBS) support for easy camera positioning during installation. A suite of on-board intelligent video analytics covers tampering, directional/virtual line detection, defocus detection, enter/exit, and motion detection. 3