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Dark data: The underestimated cybersecurity threat

October 13, 2022

Enterprise organizations are concerned with the cybersecurity threat of dark data, according to a recent security report, "Understanding Risk: The Dark Side of Data" from Donnelley Financial Solutions.

Big data and smart cities: How to battle the pandemic while preserving privacy

Ivan Kot

July 12, 2022

Smart city technologies and urban big data produce data privacy concerns. For any data-driven smart city project to be successful, it must communicate its value and data safety to its primary stakeholders — the citizens.

5 minutes with Satish Raj - Why AI will transform digital video surveillance in 2021

Maria Henriquez

February 23, 2021

How will artificial intelligence (AI) transform video surveillance in 2021? Below, we speak to Satish Raj, CTO of Pro-Vigil, who believes AI in digital video surveillance systems will become much smarter next year, to the point where it will be able to actually predict crime before it happens.

How to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Fraud and Enable Intelligence in Credit Unions

Matt Tengwall

May 12, 2020

When an incident or disaster occurs, security and fraud investigators go to work. They must be able to rely on innovative processes and tools that allow them to swiftly locate and analyze the information needed to determine the proper resolution or action. Credit unions need intuitive solutions that can be leveraged across multiple departments in a moment's notice to be more efficient and effective in today’s challenging environment.

How Leveraging Big Data Changes the Perception of Security

Kim Rahfaldt

August 22, 2019

Security professionals are often challenged by the view that physical security is a cost, more than a benefit. How can big data change that perception?

How New Solutions and Convergence Reduce Fraud in the Banking Environment

Alex Johnson

March 13, 2018

Linking cyber and physical security together transforms alerts into actionable intelligence. By capturing and analyzing data in real time, financial organizations gain a visual representation of risks across the business while accessing information related to the most critical events happening at any given time.

How to Unlock the Intelligence in Today’s Security Systems

Florian Matusek

February 27, 2018

Organizations of every type and size are always looking to make more informed decisions. In order to do better and plan for the changing world, they want to have access to as much information as possible. And, rather than implementing a new information gathering system, many are looking to mine the data already being collected by their physical security systems.

Could Wearables and Big Data Mitigate Workplace Violence?

One promising technology for predicting violent outbreaks is wearables and big data.

Barry Nixon

February 1, 2017

One of the most frequently asked question after a workplace violence incident has occurred is how could it have been prevented from occurring?

5 Tactics to Consider When Tackling Retail Crime & Violence

Wayne Forgesson

January 31, 2017

The recent trend within large retail store networks (Walmart, Costco and Target to name just a few) isn’t so much the latest fashion, but rather an increase in the number of violent crimes.

Creating Operational Efficiencies with Key Management Access Control Systems

Key usage information can be tracked, collected, sorted and analyzed.

Fernando Pires

November 8, 2016

Today, businesses of all sizes and types rely on research, obtained through data mining, to help them see the big picture and identify trends and patterns that can help create operational efficiencies. With the concept of "Big Data," every piece of data (from digital to conventional) is a potential piece of information that can be tracked, collected, sorted and analyzed.