Ronald Hawkins is the communications manager for the Security Industry Association (www.siaonline.org). For more information about SIA or to sign up to receive the Security News Digest, contact him at rhawkins@siaonline.org.
Back in 2004, President George W. Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). One of the federal government’s many attempts to tighten security after 9/11, HSPD-12 aimed to eliminate “wide variations in the quality and security of identification used to gain access to secure facilities where there is potential for terrorist attacks” and directed the creation of a standard ID card to be used by federal government employees and contractors for access to both federal buildings and federal computer networks.
Electronic security is getting a bad name in some places through no fault of the industry. Newspaper and TV commentaries about video surveillance cameras in pubic places frequently invoke Orwellian
A new trade show model – one that focuses on the unique needs of individual end-users – debuts in New York City next month. ISC Solutions – formerly known as
The federal government is leading the move toward advanced security and identity management solutions. The flashing of an ID card to gain access to a facility and the entering of
The physical security business is, obviously, all about helping to deter, detect and defeat crime in order to increase the safety of businesses, institutions and residences. Whether the products are