Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - July August 2020

July / August 2020

  • Guard Services: The Logistics of Event Security
  • On the Cutting Edge
  • Securing a Hospital Campus
  • An Entertainment District
  • Supporting Security Services


Cover Story

Guard Services: The Logistics of Event Security

Guard Services: The Logistics of Event Security

Today’s world stage comes complete with volatile times and acts of terrorism

By Corey Meredith

On so many levels, 9/11 drastically altered the event security landscape.


Features

Supporting Security Services

Supporting security services with wireless mesh networks

By Angel Quinn

Demonstrations, celebrations, festivals, and major sporting events - any large gathering of people - presents police and security services with a range of issues relating to public safety.


Social Distancing will be Prominent When Sporting Complexes Reopen

By Peter Ford

While hard timelines remain estimations and could change with a new spike in COVID cases, organizations are planning for the time when they can reopen their gates.


Combating Security Risks

Various defenses needed to ensure risks, mitigations are under control

By Cliff Krahenbill

Cloud security is an increasing concern as more organizations transition to use public cloud providers in either a hybrid or cloud-native model.


Securing A Hospital Campus

Protecting parking, pedestrians and entries to the campus facility

By Stephen Martorano

Security a hospital campus is very different from protecting a typical commercial building.


On the Cutting Edge

On the Cutting Edge

Implementing AI for efficiency during growth and development

By Jeff Montoya

Video analytics (VA) continue to evolve in sophistication and are fast becoming standard in video surveillance devices and solutions.


An Indispensable Role

An Indispensable Role

Why single source technology integrations join during early phases of construction of hospitals and clinics

By Jeff Elliott

Today, there is significant increase in the number of hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers that are being built or remodeled across the country, in part due to the rise in demand for healthcare from an aging population and more access to health insurance.


A Larger Security Puzzle

A Larger Security Puzzle

Data center access control starts at the fence line

By Toby Bostwick

Ask any analyst what data is coming into or out of your data center and they’ll quickly pull up a dashboard showing packets flooding across their network.


Backbone Support

Backbone Support

Site protection requires training, vigilance and the latest electronic equipment

By John Nemerofsky

Our nation’s critical infrastructure serves as the backbone supporting activities at manufacturing plants to elementary schools.


Precise Analysis

Technology provides the greatest ally in speed and accuracy for substance analyzers

By Ginger Xu

In the war on illicit drug trafficking today, a law enforcement professional’s greatest allies are speed and accuracy.


An Entertainment District

An Entertainment District

The expanding role of sports arenas’ security

By Mark McCormack

Remember classic stadiums like Wrigley Field, Chicago’s old baseball park, or Forbes Field, the old baseball and football park in Pittsburgh?


Departments

INDUSTRY FOCUS

Turning the Tide Back to Security

By Ralph C. Jensen

I’m not trying to minimize the worries of that pandemic thing, also known as COVID-19, but there are some interesting things happening the security world, including who is exploring use of new solutions, helping others in need and what’s happening to our trade shows. Here’s a look.


INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

Making a Difference

Audio notifications are a critical assistant for campus alerting

By Pat Scheckel

Alerting a campus about an emergency poses a number of challenges that can be difficult to anticipate and manage during an emergency.


New Products

  • LiftMaster Garage Door Opener

    LiftMaster Garage Door Opener

    LiftMaster Transforms the Garage Door Opener Into a Sleek Smart Home Device That Does More Than Open and Close the Garage Door 3

  • Dinkle DKU Barrier Terminal Blocks

    Dinkle DKU Barrier Terminal Blocks

    New DKU screw type terminal blocks use a spring-guided system where the screws are integrated and captive within the terminal enclosure. These screws can be backed out so that ring- or U-shaped cable lugs can be inserted, without the possibility of losing the screw. 3

  • FlexPower® Global™ Series (FPG) from LifeSafety Power

    FlexPower® Global™ Series (FPG) from LifeSafety Power

    The FlexPower® Global™ Series (FPG) from LifeSafety Power—designed to provide DC power for access control systems in international applications—is now PSE listed for Japan and compatible with the country’s 100VAC applications. 3