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Ray Dean

Ray Dean, CPP, is the founder of PEI “The Security Engineers” - a 34-year-old New York City-based integration firm. He has served as Chairman of the NYC Chapter of ASIS and is a past president of SecurityNet. His company was acquired by Securitas Systems USA in November 2007 and he currently serves as VP of Enterprise Solutions. He can be reached at ray@peisystems.com

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From Good to Great

Ray Dean

July 1, 2008

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Having been in this industry for over 34 years, I have been involved with and known many security directors. Some very well – some just in passing, but I have

Testing and Trying Your Security Decisions

Ray Dean

June 20, 2008

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Ray Dean The role of the security director has changed dramatically over the last several years. I can remember a time, pre-9/11, when getting a budget, no less a substantial

New Tech from ISC

Ray Dean

May 1, 2008

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For the last several years I have spent time as a judge at ISC West as part of the Security Industry Association New Products Showcase or NPS. It is

Shop Till You Drop

Ray Dean

April 1, 2008

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ISC West has come and gone. And, thousands of security professionals gathered in the city of non-information...yes—non-information. (Remember? What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!) Some of us tingled

Being Liked Is a Good Thing

Ray Dean

February 1, 2008

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I recently attended a conference that featured the former marketing guru of Harley Davidson as the keynote speaker. He discussed the huge down turn of company sales they faced following

Look Thru the Eyes of Integrators

Ray Dean

January 1, 2008

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I spent a long time trying to decide what my first column should be. Should I focus on access control, intelligent video, the state of the security industry? Whatever…I have

The Top 12 Data Breaches of 2019

British American Tobacco Suffers Data Breach and Ransomware Attack

Security Industry Mourns Passing of Mark Hargraves

Dispelling the Dangerous Myth of Data Breach Fatigue; cyber security news

Major Retailer Macy's Is Hacked

Contracted vs. In-House Guarding: No Universal Right Answer

Events

December 17, 2019

Conducting a Workplace Violence Threat Analysis and Developing a Response Plan

There are few situations a security professional will face that is more serious than a potential workplace violence threat. Every security professional knows and understands that all employers have a legal, ethical and moral duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to threats of violence in their workplace.

January 23, 2020

The Value of a Unified Approach to Critical Event Management

From extreme weather to cyberattacks to workplace violence, every organization will experience at least one, if not multiple, critical events per year. And in today’s interconnected digital and physical world, the cascading safety, brand, and revenue impacts of critical events are more severe. Organizations need to be prepared through a unified and rapid response to these events.

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Security Magazine

2019 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2019 Guarding Report, featuring David Komendat, Boeing CSO, and many other public safety leaders to discuss threats and solutions for 2020 and security officer training. Also, we highlight Hector Rodriguez, Director of Public Safety and Security at Marymount California University, CCPA regulations, NIST standards, VMS and much more.

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