The governor of Indiana announced more than $10 million in school security funds to be distributed to hundreds of schools and school corporations for threat assessments, installation of security systems or the hiring of school resource officers.
In a world of increasing threats, IT security pros are motivated to strengthen security protocols and access to company data “to everything, everywhere.” Unfortunately, this approach often comes with a cost in usability, and can make security an inhibitor to business productivity.
Business priorities today are so focused around cutting overhead and expenses that they have lost sight of the bigger picture of protecting their people, property, business assets and “brand.”
Aesthetics are important initially, but they should not trump security, safety or throughput. The winning solution has to meet high aesthetic requirements without sacrificing the other key decision factors.
Licensing may not be as exciting as a game of high-stakes poker, but how you play your security and access control licensing cards can significantly affect the bottom line.
An engaged leadership team already understands the greater domain awareness provided by converged surveillance systems, but how about the next step toward robust risk management: cybersecurity and cyberspecific insurance?
The landscape for professional security systems continues to change rather rapidly. Network platforms have driven demand for new systems that are more highly integrated and scalable and provide users with new and exciting functionality designed to improve overall situational awareness and security.
This scalable system offers enhanced features and functionality, as well as simplistic installation and set-up for building and site security, industry and infrastructure markets.