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The California Office of Traffic Safety awarded the San Diego Sheriff's Department a $440,000 state grant to improve traffic safety in the city. The grant will fund increased patrols targeting impaired drivers and traffic violations.

Hospitals need efficient, clear identification (ID) badge solutions to maintain secure spaces and monitor access. The size, color and more are important considerations when selecting appropriate hospital badging.

Enterprise organizations around the world are adapting to work from anywhere (WFA) models. The challenge of securing WFA environments could be solved by biometric authentication. 

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) recently migrated their physical security solution to one that includes artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video surveillance. Find out more about the solution in this case study.

In response to crimes of which University of Georgia (UGA) students were victims, UGA has announced $8.5 million to improve safety both on and off campus, including hiring more UGA police officers, installing security cameras and increasing the university's infrastructure budget.

In conjunction with the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks has announced that beginning Nov. 15, fans seated beyond 15 feet of the court will no longer need to complete a Fan Health Survey to enter the game at the American Airlines Center. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded the agency’s Alliance Program Ambassador designation to Lamar Advertising Co.

Bonnie Michelman, Executive Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Mass General and winner of the 2021 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, spoke about the hospital's response to COVID-19 and the lessons she and the security team learned from the pandemic during a talk at the Security Industry Association (SIA) Securing New Ground conference.

Security professionals across all sectors are still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Bar Association (IBA) COVID-19 Task Force has released guidance on how officials in travel, manufacturing, healthcare and other sectors can best continue to fight COVID-19 on a global scale.

IT and OT convergence can present many challenges for an enterprise organization. Explore case studies of convergence to help the process along at your own business.