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8 ways to optimize operations and support business continuity

Optimizing your security program can reap big benefits for your entire enterprise.

May 9, 2023

There are numerous ways to optimize security operations, such as implementing technology, consolidating vendors or harnessing the power of automation.

Chattanooga police officer stands in front of surveillance feeds

City of Chattanooga implements public-private policing initiative

September 23, 2021

The city's new public-private policing initiative will make surveillance feeds in participating businesses directly available to the Chattanooga Police Department.

Risky Business: Building a New Model for Calculating Risk

James McClain

Brian McNary

Jack Zahran

May 16, 2017

Information is currency, but context is the critically important piece of the security puzzle.

Jamie Bumgardner, Chief Operating Officer of Prime Communications, Inc. (left) and Greg Boettger, Director of Technology for Bellevue Public Schools

The Security Enterprise and Integrator Game Plan

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2015

Walk through the show floor at ISC West in Las Vegas next month and you’ll see hundreds of security products peddled by vendors wanting to sell you the “latest and greatest” in security technology. But sometimes, you don’t need technology as much as you need someone to sit down with you and have a frank and honest conversation about what you should or should not install in your enterprise. Then you can talk technology, right? Of course, it all depends upon your situation, your environment and the risks that you are trying to mitigate, but who wants to be sold something that they don’t need or can’t use?

Applying Business Focus to Government Security

Bill Zalud

September 4, 2012

Jim Frankild sought out technology to improve his situational awareness. Timothy Phelps wanted security video for judge-pleasing evidence. Wes Hill created a unique metropolitan area network. J.B. Van Hollen rolled out a crime alerting system. In Chicago, at the NATO Summit earlier this year, one of the world’s most sophisticated integrated security systems bridged myriad transportation, school, street and even home cameras to safety contain protesters. And Bryant Garrett finally turned in his VCRs for state-of-art technology. Then there is Ken Deck, who had to concentrate on protecting a vulnerable perimeter.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.