Card access control, especially newer multi-functional approaches, can do more than secure a door or provide entry to a parking garage. Today, a card, sometimes branded to the issuing organization,

Country Joe McDonald sung his question about war in the 1960s: “It’s 1-2-3, what are we fighting for?” Well, besides freedom and survival and dispatching evil, often one outcome of

Remember the term “going postal”? It originated in August 1986, when post office employee Patrick Henry Sherrill in Edmund, Okla. shot two of his supervisors and then killed 14 other co-workers and injured several others. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.

Multi-functional access cards and biometric devices can work with biometrics to provide a higher level of security with other facility and event uses.Access control for remote facilities may include security

How do you measure leadership success? Certainly, you can look down the chain and see whether your function and your team are accomplishing their objectives. You can usually tell if your staff is motivated and if they’re eager to follow you. But strong leadership isn’t just about how you relate to the people below you on the reporting ladder. It’s also about how you relate to those above.

The infamous border between southwest U.S. and Mexico. G4S security personnel are working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to help secure it. The city of Vancouver partnered with a private

How does John Imhoff, director, Office of Firm Security for Ernst & Young, sell his security ideas to the C suite? “By communicating security’s value…and establishing a routine that creates the expectation of essential information on a regular basis.”

Joey Sudomir looks for a natural convergence when serving his enterprise. He gets help from Schneider Electric, which offers collective expertise in power, building automation, security and IT management. Here

Customer service is an essential element of a strong partnership, say corporate and government security executives. That’s as important with technicians working on an installation.

John McClurg, vice president – global security for Honeywell, works to secure the company’s 100,000 worldwide workforce from both external and internal threats. Community Transit has brick and mortar facilities and facilities on wheels. Both hold precious cargo. For its buildings, the enterprise uses megapixel cameras.