Steve Van Till

Steve Van Till is the Founder, President and CEO of Brivo, the global leader in cloud-based physical access control and Software-as-a-Service solutions. He has previously served in a variety of senior management roles in high technology companies spanning Web development, healthcare, and satellite communications. A Board Member of the Security Industry Association (SIA), he also currently serves as Chairman of the SIA Standards Committee. He is a frequent author and speaker, as well as the inventor of numerous patents. Steve has been honored by Security Magazine as one of “The Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry.

How access control is fueling change in our physical spaces

Steve Van Till

November 26, 2021

Access control applications in business environments and commercial real estate can provide necessary data on COVID-19 workplace developments.

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?”

Enhancing the Security Experience with Social Applications

How social applications will transform the security experience

Steve Van Till

September 1, 2014

Social spaces will be able to identify and know their inhabitants, visitors, guests, caretakers, administrators, and any other people who interact with them. This knowledge is a fundamental building block because social relationships are built on the concept of stable personal identity over time.

Changing Security with Big Data, the Internet of Things and Social Media

In some sense, our security systems don’t really give us very much information

Steve Van Till

March 1, 2014

Recently, there was a mall shooting in which three people died about five miles from my home in Columbia, MD. My wife and I were to have been there getting her phone fixed in the exact part of the mall where the killings took place.

The Future of Big Data for Retail and Property

As interesting as Big Data can be for finding patterns in the past, its biggest promise for security lies in being able to predict the future.

Steve Van Till

December 1, 2013

As interesting as Big Data can be for finding patterns in the past, its biggest promise for security lies in being able to predict the future.

How Will Big Data Change Security?

In the first part of this series (published in April 2013) we discussed some of the major technologies that will play a role in the application of Big Data to the practice of physical security.

Steve Van Till

October 1, 2013

In the first part of this series (published in April 2013) we discussed some of the major technologies that will play a role in the application of Big Data to the practice of physical security.

How Will Big Data Change Security?

In this three-article series, we will look at the underlying technologies that make up the Big Data revolution

Steve Van Till

April 1, 2013

The signs are all around that Big Data is the first major post-cloud technology that can change our useof data as much as the cloud has changed the way we deploy it.

Steve Van Till

March 26, 2013

As the Big Data enterprise begins to produce more “answers,” it is important that we not accept context-free results. This is where norms come in.

How Security Can Use Big Data Best

Third of a Four-Part Series

Steve Van Till

March 12, 2013

In our last article , we looked at sources of security data and emphasized the importance of a data strategy before you get started.

Where is the Big Data?

Part 2 of 4

Steve Van Till

February 26, 2013

In the first part of this series, we looked at the definition of Big Data and the business benefits that companies are beginning to see from this new technology. Today, we drill down on what types of security data might make up a Big Data strategy, with an eye toward what types of analytics might help extract value from that data.

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Steve Van Till

ARTICLES

How access control is fueling change in our physical spaces

The Future of Mobile Credential Standards

Enhancing the Security Experience with Social Applications

Changing Security with Big Data, the Internet of Things and Social Media

The Future of Big Data for Retail and Property

How Will Big Data Change Security?

How Will Big Data Change Security?

Calculating the Importance of Norms in Big Data

How Security Can Use Big Data Best

Where is the Big Data?

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