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2018 ISC West Product Preview: A Broader Security Technology Roadmap

The Newest Security Solutions at ISC West 2018

March 1, 2018

From April 10 to 13, 2018, a cross-section of the entire security industry will collect in Las Vegas for one of the biggest annual security tradeshows in the U.S. – ISC West.

Cyber Liability Insurance: What You Need to Know

Christian Morin

February 28, 2018

Insurance has long existed as a mechanism for the transferal of risk to a third party, particularly for those risks that fall outside of an organization’s direct control. However, as the threats we face evolve so must the insurance products that we purchase. Recently, the most significant dangers that have come to light and threatened to destroy a company overnight have emerged within the cybersecurity sphere. This has fueled the growing interest and appetite for cyber liability insurance.

Send the Right Message: How to Streamline Emergency Communications in the Social Media Era

Dillon Twombly

February 27, 2018

In an era defined by instantaneous social sharing, unprecedented transparency and 24/7 news coverage, Chief Security Officers (CSOs) find themselves with a new job: communications. Today’s security teams have much less time to control the narrative. CSOs are expected to know key details immediately and prepare responses more rapidly. And responses often include talking points, which means coordinating with corporate communications, PR, marketing and others.

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Decreasing Networking and Storage Costs of Your IP Video Surveillance System

February 19, 2018

For organizations choosing to implement or expand an IP video surveillance system, the ability to efficiently manage video streams and storage is crucial to ensure the best use of the network and reduce costs associated with deploying and operating the system.

Preventing Another Hawaii: Emergency Notification Best Practices

Joel Rosen

February 13, 2018

By now, we’ve all heard how the citizens of Hawaii were awoken on Saturday, January 13th with a (thankfully erroneous) alert telling residents to take shelter because of an incoming ballistic missile. While the investigations and government hearings will continue, now that we’re a couple of weeks removed from the event, it’s important to take a step back and use this opportunity to crystallize several mass notification best practices.

Before You Pull the Trigger: The Legal Implications of Shooting Down a Drone

Christopher Sacco

February 13, 2018

It’s a scenario that isn’t hard for security professionals to imagine: Someone spots a drone hovering inside your secure facility’s perimeter, over your event, or during your emergency response operation. The drone’s presence is at best a nuisance, and at worst, might damage people or property, or interfere with your principle mission. What options do you have?

10 Essential Conversations Facing the Security Ecosystem

Phil Aronson

February 1, 2018

Here are some of the “front of mind” issues that senior security executives and the vendor ecosystem (consultants, integrators and technology providers) are wrestling with.

4 Best Practices for Global Integration

Why More Isn’t Better and Communication Is the Key to Better Global Business

Mike Kuhn

January 30, 2018

With estimates hovering around the $1 trillion mark for security products and services spending in the next five years, according to Cybersecurity Ventures’ Cybersecurity Market Report, it’s no wonder security executives are on the lookout for best practices for global integration. The best approach is for security systems integrators to invest in and embed with their global customers to provide consistency and serve as their single point of contact for all their systems integration needs.

How to Utilize the Cloud to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks to Security Hardware

Mathieu Chevalier

January 30, 2018

Today, cybersecurity is on all our minds. Every other day, we get news of another cyberattack. As more organizations struggle to keep up with the onslaught of these new threats, many are asking: “What can we do to strengthen our cybersecurity posture?” When we want to quantify it, consider the concept of risk. In its simplest form, the risk associated with a system is the impact of it malfunctioning, multiplied by the likelihood that a malfunction will occur.