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9 Critical Physical Security Trends for 2014

February 25, 2014

If 2013 was the year for grappling with a slow economy, 2014 will be the year where security technology makes a resurgence, and not just for what it can do in the control room, but in a number of other ways. Here’s my prediction for nine critical physical security trends for 2014.

How to Converge PSIM and PIAM for Total Situational Awareness

Ajay Jain

May 14, 2013

As companies grow, security becomes both a bigger challenge and a more urgent concern. Companies typically add new security systems as they grow, often resulting in an assortment of disparate systems that lack centralized management.

How to Extract ROI from PSIM Systems

Erez Goldstein

March 12, 2013

There are those who would say that security systems, specifically PSIM solutions, don’t provide a true ROI, but are simply a cost of doing business.

Webinar Review: School District Incorporates PSIM Technology to Streamline Security

February 19, 2013

A key portion of the Why Education Security Graduated to PSIM Technology webinar focuses on educating viewers about what exactly PSIM or physical security information management software is and how it can connect multiple devices and multiple systems through one user interface.

Four Risks in Manual Identity Enrollment

Ajay Jain

November 13, 2012

Manual processes are the weakest link in an automated system. As corporations strive to be more lean and efficient, employees are often tasked with extra duties and stresses that can aggravate the problem.

Banking on Security: Using PSIM to Address Complex Legacy Systems

Erez Goldstein

June 12, 2012

In recent years, the banking industry has gone through a tremendous amount of change. While each one of these trends presents new opportunities, at the same time they’ve created a set of complex challenges.

A Total Security, Life Safety Approach

From Johnson Controls, PSIM Collaboration Aims at Healthcare Security

Includes Infant Abduction and RF Locating Too

April 5, 2012

Decision based system collects information from disparate systems to help minimize risk, enhance operational efficiencies and improve patient satisfaction.

Security Seeks Overall Scene, Accurate Information Fast

Time to Get Complete Picture Across All Devices, Systems

Exclusive Survey Shows Complexities, Diverse Risks Demand a PSIM Approach

October 28, 2011

A majority of security professionals believe that there is much to gain by integrating data from traditional physical security devices and systems, including access control, video, RFID, GPS, sensors and building management systems, in to one common operating picture.

“Going Virtual”: Evolving PSIM to Fight Cyber Crime

April 1, 2011

At the ISC West conference in 2009, I saw a great keynote speech delivered by Lt. General Kenneth Minihan, former Director of both the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA).

The Problem with PSIM

Patrick Esposito

January 11, 2011

The use of information technologies (IT) for physical security is a no-brainer. This is likely why Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) has received such attention over the last few years.