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Why Visitor Management is Critical for Business Continuity During and Post-COVID-19

June 12, 2020

What are seven concrete steps you can put in place to address visitor management in this crisis situation and during your recovery phase for re-entry to the office?

Device Hardening Techniques End Users Can Employ to Outsmart Hackers

Jeff Montoya

June 12, 2020

Video surveillance systems have always been vulnerable to attacks. Ever since IP technology was first introduced, security cameras have been an attractive target for hackers.

Arkansas Gov. Creates Law Enforcement Task Force

June 10, 2020

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of a task force to study and analyze best practices and procedures for recruiting, training and maintaining law enforcement officers in the state.

New Capabilities in Smart Surveillance Helps Security Contribute to Building Wellness

Fabio Marti

June 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to be a driving force behind smart buildings, with the ability to optimize all areas of building operations – from HVAC to surveillance, offering massive potential for facility owners and system integrators to create added value for customers. While goals such as reducing energy consumption and space utilization are still priorities, building owners and operators are searching for solutions to help make workspaces and common areas safe and useable, abiding by new health and safety guidelines. Security professionals are also searching for ways to leverage and augment their technology infrastructure to contribute to the overall safety of their facility, beyond the traditional capabilities of access control and surveillance.

Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent to Disband Police Department, Invest in Community-Led Public Safety

June 9, 2020

A veto-proof majority of Minneapolis, Minn. City Council members announced their commitment to disband the city’s police department and invest in community-led public safety measures, according to a report by The Appeal.

Carol Walton Joins UCA as Emergency Management Coordinator

June 9, 2020

The University of Central Arkansas Police Department has hired Carol Walton as campus emergency management coordinator.

Chicago to Spend $1.2 Million on Private Security to Protect Businesses

June 8, 2020

The city of Chicago will spend up to $1.2 million to hire three private security firms to help prevent civil unrest and looting that erupted amid protests over the killing of George Floyd.

The Rise of Extremism

The rapid growth of extremist groups provides many challenges for enterprise security.

Maria Henriquez

June 8, 2020

The rapid growth of extremist groups poses many challenges to enterprise security. How has social media and the Internet provided radical groups the means to spread their ideologies and what are the challenges with identifying and countering these groups?

Continuous Monitoring of Employees Gaining Traction

Background checks are out; continuous monitoring is in.

Michael Gips

June 5, 2020

Background checks represent a moment in time, but continuous monitoring that listens to a candidate's data over time, looking and identifying changes in their background to mitigate risk is the future.

Security Talk

Good Security News from Essam Choudhary

Diane Ritchey

June 4, 2020

Essam Choudhary, Director of Marketing and Education at RS2 Technologies, has been heavily involved in a number of coronavirus initiatives. Here is his Good Security News!