Technology advancements for data, artificial intelligence (AI), and computing provide an opportunity for security teams to make screening both more effective and efficient, and to improve the detection of concealed weapons.

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of Excelsior Pass - a free, voluntary platform developed in partnership with IBM, which will serve to confirm an individual's recent negative PCR or antigen test result or proof of vaccination to help fast-track the reopening of businesses and event venues in accordance with New York State Department of Health guidelines.

The Pitkin County courthouse in Colorado is set to open to jury trials for the first full week of April, and the facility has upgraded its physical security measures and guarding in preparation.

Wrigley Field, home of the MLB's Chicago Cubs, has implemented new touchless security screening to greet fans and ticketholders ahead of its opening day for the 2021 season.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, a 500-room luxury hotel located in Milwaukee, has implemented a touchless security screening for guests that includes temperature screening and weapons detection screening without needing guests to walk through individually as is the case with traditional screening methods.

Enhanced analytics, intrusion detection, broad surveillance, access control, facial recognition - a few of the solutions explored here to help with all airport and seaport applications.

Testing for illegal drugs is an ongoing battle. To mitigate the opioid pandemic, rapid detection and identification of illegal drugs is critical for campus safety, police officer and criminal investigators.