Security Today Magazine Digital Edition - July August 2021

July / August 2021

  • Tee Up the Security
  • 4 Steps to Ready
  • Hear Me Out
  • COVID-19 The Final Push
  • The Value of Smart Security


Cover Story

San Diego Police Department helps secure U.S. Open at Torrey Pines

Tee Up the Security

San Diego Police Department helps secure U.S. Open at Torrey Pines

By Fredrik Wallberg

When the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced that the 2021 US Open was taking place at the famed Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, CA, there was an excitement in and around the city.


Features

Turning to the Cloud

Turning to the Cloud

Healthcare Organizations Turn to Video Surveillance to Improve Patient Care and Operations, as Well as Security

By Ken Francis

The ability to reliably and quickly access video from anywhere at any time is something healthcare organizations have come to rely on.


4 Steps to Ready

4 Steps to Ready

Get your customer onboard with smart city applications

By Jason Bonoan

The term “smart city” has created a buzz in the past few years. More than that, the smart city concept is changing the way the world’s metropolitan areas operate. New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle have integrated a variety of intelligent sensors to improve city operations.


Listen Clearly

The importance of intelligible audio in security

By Dan Rothrock

Sounds are a part of our everyday lives. They come at the right time, and at the wrong time. Many sounds we hear are appreciated, such as a bird singing, children laughing, or your feet crunching in the snow as you walk.


The Future of Industrial Security

The Future of Industrial Security

Power, efficiency raise the security stakes ever higher

By Chris Wall

In the new world of modern industrial networking solutions, the security measures to protect a network must match the pace of innovation across many industries, including mining, oil and gas, agriculture, transportation, heavy construction, military, municipalities, and government.


Overall Security

Define the basic parameters for software and hardware classification

By Bill Brennan

The physical security industry, and the technologies that drive it, continue to evolve and advance at a rapid pace.


The Value of Smart Security

Before COVID-19 smartphone apps were already a market trend, but now they’re all the rage

By Wanchai Siriwalothakul

Society has come to value the mobility and convenience of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.


Hear Me Out

Hear Me Out

How network audio can be key to security, safety and operations

By Chris Wildfoerster

Integrating network audio into a security solution is easy. Because it operates on the network via PoE, you can seamlessly integrate it with existing video cameras, access control systems, intercoms, speakers, and other network-based devices.


Redefining Security

How our circumstances shape us, and why a crowd management strategy is more important than ever

By Jeff Spoerndle

In the fall of 2020, sports fans began making their way back to stands for the first time since COVID-19 forced mass shutdowns. For many, this signaled a return to normalcy and a promising outlook for a struggling industry.


The Nation’s Infrastructure

The Nation’s Infrastructure

Exploring the complexity of “unmanned” critical infrastructure protection

By S. Guerry Bruner

The last 12-18 months have shown us just how important our nation’s infrastructure is to our daily lives as well as our health and safety.


Sacred and Secure

Sacred and Secure

How to maintain openness and accessibility, and offer security and safety

By Padma Duvvuri

When people think of a House of Worship (HoW) what may first come to mind is a solemn sanctuary of welcome and refuge. Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship are built on the premise of openness and accessibility, peace and community.


Moving to the Curb

Moving to the Curb

Management helps cities make informed decisions

By Michael Bradner

Making good policy decisions requires data. Cities, for example, need a clear picture of their curbs before implementing any changes to parking allocation, prices, or bylaws. But today gaining this understanding can be difficult because demand for the curb is changing.


The Final Push

The Final Push

Security’s role in vaccine management

By Willem Ryan

It is the last push; the final journey as businesses begin to get back to work, and the office, after a lengthy pause caused by the worldwide pandemic.


Departments

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

The Changing Marketplace

By Kelly Atkinson

As the Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to evolve, so, too, have the options for pairing smart home integration with both professionally monitored and self-monitored home security solutions.


INDUSTRY FOCUS

Security behind the Front Door

By Ralph C. Jensen

My nature is being skeptical about securing the home. Maybe because a home is a small target or I figure that deadbolt is enough. I have started taking home security and smart home technology more serious.


New Products

  • PDK IO Access Control Software

    PDK.IO Access Control Software

    ProdataKey now allows for "custom fields" within the interface of its pdk.io software. Custom fields increase PDK's solutions' overall functionality by allowing administrators to include a wide range of pertinent data associated with each user. 3

  • Tyco Kantech EntraPass security management software

    Tyco Kantech EntraPass security management software

    Johnson Controls, the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, and architect of the Open Blue digital connected platforms, has released the newest version of the Tyco Kantech EntraPass security management software. 3

  • Unique Oversized ID Card Printer

    Unique Oversized ID Card Printer

    Idesco Corp. is announcing its card printer – the XCR100 2.0 printer- that allows customers to personalize oversized ID cards on demand. The printer is ideal for assisting healthcare organizations find the right badging solution. As healthcare facilities continue to combat the spread of COVID-19, issuing oversized ID cards has helped identify staff clearly while adding an extra layer of security. The XCR100 2.0 printer is the only dye-sublimation printer on the market that can personalize CR100 cards (3.88" x 2.63"). The cards that are 42% larger than the standard credit card size. The printer can produce up to 180 full cards per hour in color, and up to 1,400 cards per hour in monochrome. An optional flipper is available to print dual-sided badges in one pass. Contactless encoding comes as an option to help healthcare facilities produce secure access badges on demand and the card printer features a 2-year warranty. 3