Christopher Ciabarra

Christopher Ciabarra is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Athena Security, an entry way weapons detection system company protecting people from threats, like concealed weapons. Ciabarra is a serial entrepreneur, also co-founding Revel Systems, a point-of-sale system made for Apple iPad, which exited after an evaluation of $500 million.

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The hidden costs of outdated security

Christopher Ciabarra

April 7, 2025

AI isn’t just the future of security; it’s the present, and businesses must proactively integrate it across operations to help protect human life and critical systems.

Speed vs. security: The truth about weapons detection systems

Christopher Ciabarra

January 31, 2025

Selecting a weapons detection system requires aligning the system’s capabilities with the specific demands and vulnerabilities of the organization.

How to ensure weapons detection system compliance

Christopher Ciabarra

September 2, 2022

Organizations that use weapons detection technology need to determine whether their system is up to date in order to protect their communities from security threats.

Retail security professionals are facing an increasingly complex array of security challenges — everything from organized retail crime to evolving cyber-physical threats and public safety concerns.

Christopher Ciabarra

ARTICLES

The hidden costs of outdated security

Speed vs. security: The truth about weapons detection systems

How to ensure weapons detection system compliance

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