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How Outsourcing Can Increase Badging Efficiency and Reduce Cost

May 28, 2013

Security officers often deal with photo ID card issuance as an afterthought, but companies should take advantage of the fact that these cards are the most visible daily reminder of security policy.

4 Steps to Better Mail Screening and Ricin Detection

James Viscardi

May 28, 2013

Recent incidents of ricin being mailed to the White House and members of Congress are a chilling reminder that the mail system continues to be used by those wishing to do harm.

Chillicothe High School Gets Excellent Results with Megapixel Surveillance

May 16, 2013

Chillicothe High School, in north-central Missouri, has deployed HD megapixel cameras as part of its new IP video surveillance system.

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.

Securing Mobile Access in the Age of “Consumerized” IT

Simon Bain

May 14, 2013

As budgets are cut or frozen in today’s stagnant economy, the IT department is under increasing pressure to reduce office costs and effect efficiencies by enabling staff to work away from their desks.

How to Detect and Thwart Recent Fraud Trends

Internal Controls Improve; Collusion Schemes Increase

May 14, 2013

As fraud controls get stronger, criminal elements start teaming up to beat the system. But, as Jason Lelio points out, collusions schemes get harder and harder when faced with stringent internal controls.

How Boston’s Hotels Maintained Security after the Marathon Bombings

When Trouble Came to Boston, Training and Partnerships Helped it Rally

Michael J. Soper

May 14, 2013

For many of Boston's hotel security directors, the day started like so many other Marathon Mondays, a calm morning full of excitement and anticipation for the events about to begin in the quaint New England town of Hopkinton, 26.2 miles from the Marathon's finish line in Boston's historic Copley Square.

SIA Subcommittee Seeks to Overcome Perimeter Security Language Barriers

May 1, 2013

A new SIA subcommittee seeks to educate end users on perimeter security requirements and best practices, especially for video detection.

How Australia’s Westfield Shopping Centers Control and Monitor Key Access

April 25, 2013

The Westfield name in retail is synonymous with high quality properties that offer an efficient and dynamic environment for retailers and a quality shopping experience for consumers.

Easing Migration and Saving Money with Ethernet Adapters

Ronnie Pennington

April 23, 2013

The migration from analog infrastructure to networked systems continues to gain traction at a rapid pace given all the inherent benefits networked technology provides for video surveillance and security applications.