Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - September 2019

September 2019

  • Deploying IoT Devices
  • Averting Workplace Violence
  • Automating Emergency Communication
  • Making Cities Smarter
  • Security by Design


Features

Connecting Mass Notification

Connecting Mass Notification

By Pat Scheckel

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.


Security by Design

Security by Design

By Ben Rowe

We know by now that there is an abundance of business advantages in the cloud — it’s agile and cost-efficient, and, with little to no hardware maintenance, it’s easier to update and perform maintenance on than traditional on-site servers.


The Opportunity of Hyperconvergence

The Opportunity of Hyperconvergence

By Eric Bassier

A new IT trend–“hyperconvergence”–may hold the key to simplifying this task while also enabling significantly more sophisticated ways to tap the value of data many organizations are already collecting.


Thinking Smarter About Smart City Security

Thinking Smarter About Smart City Security

By Will Wise

The world is quickly urbanizing, and people are flocking from suburbs and rural areas to cities more than ever before.


Mitigating Workplace Violence

Mitigating Workplace Violence

By Noah Reiter

To ensure continual patient care and remain compliant with regulations, hospitals have well-documented security protocols and deploy technology to ensure those can be executed smoothly, from cybersecurity solutions on the digital side to video surveillance and door scanners, among other tools, on premises.


Paving the Way with Analytics

Paving the Way with Analytics

By Kevin Taylor

Technology—from street lights to telephones—has been at the heart of modern cities for more than a century.


Considerations for Infrastructure

Considerations for Infrastructure

By Brian Mallari

Security is top of mind for consumers around the world and businesses across industries.


Averting Workplace Violence

Averting Workplace Violence

By Greg Falahee

Today’s property manager has many tasks to complete on a daily basis: navigating the ins and outs of the business, ensuring that all processes, systems and personnel are in place to secure their physical assets, and creating a positive environment for tenants and visitors.


Video Systems Provide Security

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In the past few years, tragic events have increased awareness for educational institutions across America. This recent spike has reminded educators and security officers alike that it is the responsibility of schools to ensure the safety of their students and employees and protect school property and equipment from theft or damage, encouraging them to invest in security systems.


Automating Emergency Communication

Automating Emergency Communication

By Joe Byron

For campuses nationwide, emergency communication planning is not a topic that is taken lightly, nor should it be.


The Access Solution

The Access Solution

By Jeremy Saline

Providing security, managing budgets, gaining efficiencies— these are just a few of the many objectives that facility managers have to balance at once.


Making Cities Smarter

Making Cities Smarter

By Bob Carter

Safe cities attract businesses, foster innovation and provide countless opportunities. By working collaboratively, both public and private sectors can contribute to a solid foundation for the success of these great cities and their citizens.


5 Questions for Your Cloud Provider

5 Questions for Your Cloud Provider

By Martin Renkis

Do you want the real bottom line in providing cloud services for video, access control and other integrated services?


Path to the Future

Path to the Future

By Jeff Whitney

Security professionals face many challenges in selecting video surveillance systems that address their unique needs.


New Products

  • Compact IP Video Intercom

    Viking’s X-205 Series of intercoms provide HD IP video and two-way voice communication - all wrapped up in an attractive compact chassis.

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.