Alarms are sounding, lights are flashing, and there is a sense of panic in the air. There is a fire in your facility that requires an immediate evacuation of all employees and visitors, and you are in charge. How you handle that emergency process can be a matter of life and death.
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) has been awarded more than $700,000 in the most recent round of funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program.
Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, has launched a pilot program that uses a phone application as an alternative to ID cards for hotel check-in.
Los Alamos Public Schools, N.M. has been awarded a state match of $305,974 for school safety and security upgrades from the Public School Capital Outlay Council (PSCOC). LAPS will pay $478,572 for these improvements at all school sites.
New research reveals that enterprise users and security professionals alike are frustrated by the inefficiency and lax security of passwords for user authentication.
Security industry professionals seem to hold differing opinions on whether video surveillance or access control is the predominant platform when implementing an integrated security solution. Truth of the matter is that access control systems are more prevalent in terms of the sheer number of systems deployed, the size and scale of deployments and actual daily engagement by users. And for good reason! When a potentially threatening event unfolds, an access control system can instantly shut down a facility, or specific areas within it, potentially saving lives.
Battery back-up is essential for virtually every video surveillance, access and security system, as power interuptions can occur at any time with little to no warning. Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries have been the mainstay back-up solution for security professionals for nearly four decades, but now there’s a new and extremely efficient option available ¬that changes everything. Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, also known as LiFePO4 batteries, provide significant performance and long-term, cost-saving advantages that will eventually render SLA batteries obsolete.
