SecuritySpecifiers announces applications open for the 2023 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award for the Security Design Project of the Year.

The use of security technology can support risk reduction, improve staff contact with inmates, and encourage rehabilitation. 

Security consultancy Advanced Data Risk Management (ADRM) has been awarded the 2022 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award by SecuritySpecifiers for excellence in security design.

Check out this AMA video podcast episode, where Joel Dunning, Partner and Government Planning Group Leader at Wold Architects and Engineers, talks security buy-in; overt vs. covert security; and more.

Researchers at the University of Florida and other collaborators are working to understand how inequity in tech and cybersecurity design affects marginalized populations.

Technology alone will not solve school attacks — it should be used as a tool to enhance school security programs, along with security by design changes, which can be highly effective and more affordable than state-of-the-art security solutions.

Pamela Perini, certified PSP and president of Pamela Perini Consulting, talks to Security about her journey through security and the process of risk assessment. She also touches on the importance of certification in the security industry and factors to consider when designing a security program.

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the School Safety Clearinghouse Act, which would establish a federally-funded and housed information clearinghouse detailing best practices for school security and design.

A strong security infrastructure doesn’t always start with the technology, it starts with the blueprints – by working with architects and designers, security teams can build the best security plans before the bricks are even laid.