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RFID labels have become flexible and easy to affix to different products and things when combined with technology that enables traceability and control for better security

RFID: A Fast Track for Improved Security

RFID technology is not new, but its applications are many, driving the demand for the technology nowhere but up.

Jim Romeo

February 1, 2017

Cheap wine in expensive bottles – it’s one illegal way that counterfeit wine sales are taking place.

The Future of Mobile Credential Standards

It’s time for the security industry to realize the benefits of mobile credentials.

Steve Van Till

February 1, 2017

Over lunch recently, a former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security asked me, “How long do you think it will be until mobile credentials fully replace plastic badges and cards?”

Water: Essential to Life, Critical to Secure

Water, wastewater and dam authorities toil under public radar to guard precious resources.

Ed Finkel

February 1, 2017

Agencies and authorities that provide water, wastewater and dam services don’t face the same regulatory hurdles as power utilities, but they’re also often smaller and have fewer resources, housed as they generally are within municipal governments or other smaller entities.

Overcoming the Cyber Analysis Gap

Steven Chabinsky

February 1, 2017

Albert Einstein once observed, “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”

The State of Converged Security

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2017

After receiving the funding to develop several security projects to update or replace systems and components, including upgrading more than 3,000 cameras to IP, across more than 100 facilities that Security Director Kirk Simmons is responsible for securing in Hennepin County, MN, Simmons and his team found themselves in a predicament: navigating the county’s IT department processes for project development, as most systems depend on the IT network and servers for which the Hennepin County IT team has responsibility.

Can You Measure Your Building’s Penetration Risk? - Part 1

Part 1 of a 2-part series on security entrance metrics

Mark Perkins

January 31, 2017

How can you measure your risk of unauthorized entry? Until now, it’s been virtually impossible. When it comes to security entrances, new analytics technologies (e.g. PSIM, IoT, etc.) are emerging, and it’s becoming possible to use technology, combined with people, to tap into security entrance metrics as part of an overall physical security strategy.

Staffing Your Security Operations Center to Run Like a Well-Oiled Machine

Kerry Matre

January 17, 2017

One of the major issues organizations face in building security operations centers (SOCs) is finding the qualified personnel needed to properly run the operation.

Patrick Talty, general manager (right), and Billy Langenstein, Director of Event Services

2017 Security Innovation in U.S. Bank Stadium, Where Technology Is King

U.S. Bank Stadium is not just a location, but an epicenter of security technology, excitement and Minnesota pride.

Diane Ritchey

January 1, 2017

Get an exclusive first look at the security technology in U.S. Bank Stadium, the new fortress of football in Minnesota.

Combating Complacency: Getting the Most Out of Your Data Breach Response Plan

Not only does a data breach plan need to be in place, it also needs to be dynamic and highly flexible.

Michael Bruemmer

January 1, 2017

This fall, the Ponemon Institute released its Fourth Annual study, Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach? on data breach corporate preparedness, which revealed that 52 percent of companies experienced data breaches just this past year alone.