Security Magazine

December 2025

This month we present our annual Guarding Report, ROI of security entrances, balancing security with tenant privacy, and much more.

Special Report

The 2025 Annual Guarding Report: Unrest Inspires Upgrades in Training, Technology

Security executives and guarding companies identify trends in security guarding throughout 2025, from political, executive protection challenges, violence, and theft.

Ed Finkel

December 1, 2025

Security executives and guarding companies identify trends in security guarding throughout 2025, from political, executive protection challenges, violence, and theft.

Integrated Solutions

Louder Than Words: How Effective Security Defends Brand Reputation

The roles of security and PR intersect when it comes to reputational protection.

Jordyn Alger

December 19, 2025

Security leaders can help defend their organization’s reputation through proper protective measures.

Enterprise Services

From Access Point to Asset: The ROI of Security Entrances

How automated security entrances and proactive maintenance deliver ROI, reduce costs and enhance protection for modern facilities.

Joseph Seagriff

December 3, 2025

Learn how automated security entrances and proactive maintenance deliver ROI, reduce costs and enhance protection for modern facilities.

Security Strategy

Balancing Security with Tenant Privacy

Residential properties come with their own challenges, as any technology needs to be accessible to the general public.

Taelor Sutherland

December 8, 2025

Bala Consulting Engineers is the 2025 recipient of the Elliot A. Boxerbaum award.

Real Time Crime Center in City of New Orleans

Security Talk

Inside New Orleans’ Real Time Crime Center

Director Ross Bourgeois explains how New Orleans built a 24/7 real time crime center that fuses video, CAD, LPR, and strict governance.

Rachelle Blair-Frasier

December 17, 2025

Director Ross Bourgeois explains how New Orleans built a 24/7 real time crime center that fuses video, CAD, LPR, and strict governance.

Career Intelligence

2025 Corporate Security Job Market Shifts

Adaptability is the foundation of resilience, both for corporate security programs and for individual security careers.

Jerry J. Brennan

Joanne R. Pollock

December 12, 2025

Adaptability is the foundation of resilience, both for corporate security programs and for individual security careers.

Leadership & Management

The Gift of Leadership

Security leaders discuss inspiring others through the gift of leadership this holiday season.

Michael Gips

December 15, 2025

Security leaders discuss inspiring others through the gift of leadership this holiday season.

How to Ensure Security Barriers Don't Become Guest Barriers

Learn effective visitor management practices that balance security with the guest experience.

Jordyn Alger

December 5, 2025

Balancing security and the guest experience can be difficult. But, if implemented effectively, visitor management systems and processes can benefit the guest experience rather than hinder it.

Product Spotlight: 2025 Year in Review

2025 has brought a wide range of security products, enhancing both physical and cybersecurity systems. Security magazine highlights a few of the products released and/or updated in 2025.

Taelor Sutherland

December 22, 2025

Security magazine highlights a few of the products released and/or updated in 2025.

Global News & Analysis

US Survey Respondents Indicate Desire for Additional Gun Detection

Taelor Sutherland

December 10, 2025

Americans share desire for additional gun detection.

Global News & Analysis

A Lack of AI Governance Leads to Additional Security Risks

Taelor Sutherland

December 10, 2025

Security leaders need concrete AI guidelines to prevent risks.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.

Security Magazine

December 2025

Cover Story

The 2025 Annual Guarding Report: Unrest Inspires Upgrades in Training, Technology

Featured Articles

Louder Than Words: How Effective Security Defends Brand Reputation

From Access Point to Asset: The ROI of Security Entrances

Balancing Security with Tenant Privacy

Columns

Inside New Orleans’ Real Time Crime Center

2025 Corporate Security Job Market Shifts

The Gift of Leadership

How to Ensure Security Barriers Don't Become Guest Barriers

Departments

Product Spotlight: 2025 Year in Review

US Survey Respondents Indicate Desire for Additional Gun Detection

A Lack of AI Governance Leads to Additional Security Risks

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