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Security and Access Control Technology Expectations from a Younger Generation

August 28, 2018

One of the most fascinating elements of the security industry is that it's always evolving. Trends, technologies and techniques emerge daily, with one goal in mind: creating a safer world for people and assets. Change is inevitable in all facets of the security market, and fresh ideas that lead to cutting-edge, innovative processes are always contributing to the advancement of the industry.

TRUST - the Five Essential Rules of Consumer Privacy in the Age of Face Recognition

Peter Trepp

August 27, 2018

We live in a world in which the concepts of privacy, security and convenience are often in opposition to each other.

Threat Assessment: How to Build Exercises and Evaluate Performance

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework, Part 2

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 22, 2018

Threat assessment, much like any other organizational function, needs to be actively managed and continuously improved. The HSEEP framework offers a strategy for both novice and seasoned teams to monitor progress through documented training.

Public and Private Partnerships Essential to Public Safety

Steve Jones

August 21, 2018

Our country’s police departments are under immense pressure to keep crime rates low despite whittled-down budgets and a reduction in staffing.

How to Promote Continuous Improvement in Threat Assessment Programs

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 15, 2018

Although not all events can be stopped, there are strategies to mitigate occurrences by identifying threats at organizations. Threat assessment should be used at the organizational level to identity behavior that could lead to violence.

3 Simple Steps to Address Patient Violence in Healthcare Facilities and Hospitals

Ann Pickren

August 14, 2018

The International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) recently released new guidance on how to help healthcare officials address visitor and patient violence in hospitals. Patient violence – whether it is physical or verbal – not only threatens human life and the well-being of hospital staff but also threatens patient safety and creates an unhealthy work environment.

Sustainable Security Technology: Looking Beyond Energy Efficiency to Environmental and Human Health Impacts

David Corbin

August 14, 2018

Transparency is the new sustainability. As building owners and facility managers advocate for sustainable products and practices, security technology manufacturers are taking the total environmental impact of their products into account.

Five Steps to Developing a Healthcare Information Technology Security Plan

John Brady

August 10, 2018

Security breaches have become common place. Daily, we hear cybersecurity breach reports in the media. However, when healthcare institutions are impacted, consumers see this as “more detrimental” than other industry breaches.

Spotlight on New Security Technology at GSX 2018

Claire Meyer

August 10, 2018

As the Global Security Exchange nears, Security has a roundup of some of the new security solutions to be displayed and tested at the show.

A Nucleus of Information-Sharing: Mastercard’s Fusion Center

When it comes to addressing global fraud and security in the financial sector, it takes a network to defeat a network.

August 8, 2018

With so many government agencies and departments involved in security operations abroad (such as eliminating key targets or searching for specific terrorists), the essential flow of information was so slow and clunky that only three operations could be coordinated each month.