Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - September 2019

September 2019

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


Cover Story

Deploying IoT Devices

Deploying IoT Devices

By Ryan Zatolokin

The number and breadth of devices that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow rapidly, with everything from kitchen appliances to video surveillance and access control systems offering the ability to connect to a network.


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

By

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.


Departments

INDUSTRY FOCUS

Opening Your Business Safely

By Ralph C. Jensen

I’m a pretty lucky guy. I get to drive to work with my best friend. Each day when I drop my wife off at her office I am hopeful that everything is OK when she goes into her office.


INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

Keeping the Secure in Security Cameras

By Kaitlyn DeHaven

The world of outdoor security cameras is changing rapidly, and with it, the need for secure, high-quality camera housing.


New Products

  • Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of pedestrian and vehicle secure entrance control access systems, is pleased to announce the release of its groundbreaking V07 software. The V07 software update is designed specifically to address cybersecurity concerns and will ensure the integrity and confidentiality of Automatic Systems applications. With the new V07 software, updates will be delivered by means of an encrypted file.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.