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State of School Safety report reveals 30% gap between parents and administrators on perception of school safety

July 23, 2021

In a new report, 65% of parents believe schools are proactively improving safety awareness versus 95% of school administrators.

5 minutes with Mark Armstrong - Video surveillance trends in 2022

Maria Henriquez

July 23, 2021

Mark Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Video Solutions at StorMagic, discusses challenges enterprises are facing with their video surveillance solutions, as well as video surveillance trends in the next year.

Security and safety top the list of education facility priorities

Surveyed facility managers cite campus access control, site security and occupant safety as key focus areas

July 22, 2021

According to a report released by Honeywell, 93% of surveyed facility managers within the education vertical say they have experienced at least one emergency incident stemming from infrastructure malfunction during the last 12 months, and 43% report a physical site or cybersecurity breach in that time. Nearly half (45%) say they rank site security (video surveillance and campus access control) or fire and life safety systems as a top priority over the next 12 to 18 months.

Case study moving to a cloud-based security platform

Nebraska non-profit, Together, boosts security with cloud platform

July 22, 2021

To streamline the security infrastructure, the non-profit organization turned to a unified cloud platform that would integrate with its existing technologies and allow for scalability and future growth.

Rodney Chatman to join Brown University as Vice President of Campus Safety

July 22, 2021

Brown University announced that it has hired Rodney Chatman as its Vice President for Campus Safety.

Latvia Concert Hall uses AI-driven analytics for security

Concert Hall Latvia uses AI-driven analytics to secure facility during lockdown

July 22, 2021

Securing a cultural center in Ventspils, Latvia, includes a responsive security system to keep the building safe in lockdown as well as when the hall opens again.

Why embracing tech can boost safety and productivity for your team

Jamie Griffiths

July 19, 2021

What are the ways in which technological solutions improve workplace safety and boost worker productivity? From wearable safety devices, incident reporting software and alarm monitoring systems, to incidents and task management software, employers have access to a whole host of solutions to try and implement.

Product Spotlight

Product spotlight on IP video surveillance

A sampling of the latest IP video surveillance solutions.

Maria Henriquez

July 16, 2021

Switching from analog to IP-based cameras can offer more reliable security and added value for your business, providing higher resolutions to cover larger areas or get more detailed images to meet identification requirements to deliver vital business data and increase surveillance efficiency, all with potential for integration. Here is a sampling of the latest IP video surveillance solutions.

Matt Lewis joins Community Hospital as Director of Security

Community Hospital in Colorado hires Matt Lewis as Director of Safety and Security

July 15, 2021

The Community Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado has hired soon-to-be-retired Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis as Director of Safety and Security.

Port of Seattle Commission bans facial recognition

July 14, 2021

The Port of Seattle Commission has voted to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government and law enforcement on all its properties, which include the downtown port and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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New Products Revealed for ASIS International 2016

These 10 new security and risk management products are to be showcased at this year’s ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar & Exhibits in Orlando, Florida. From security robots that can handle patrols to multi-modal access management solutions to video surveillance tools, these products are designed to enable enterprise security leaders to make the most of their resources and better secure their assets and employees.

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2016 ISC West Product Preview

Security previews 10 new security solutions to be debuted at ISC West 2016.

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Webinar Solutions by Sector

7/28/20 to 7/28/21

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Covid-19 and Healthcare Security: Responding to the Unpredictable

ON DEMAND: Listen to healthcare security experts as they discuss their journey through the Covid-19 pandemic – from response to recovery, what they saw, and what they learned. This webinar will discuss how these experts reacted to the pandemic, the planning, the changes in their operations and staffing, and dealing with this new unforeseen risk.

Pandemics, Recessions and Disasters: Insider Threats During Troubling Times

ON DEMAND: The insider threat—consisting of scores of different types of crimes and incidents—is a scourge even during the best of times. But the chaos, instability and desperation that characterize crises also catalyze both intentional and unwitting insider attacks. Learn how your workers, contractors, volunteers and partners are exploiting the dislocation caused by today's climate of Coronavirus, unemployment, disinformation and social unrest.

Webinar Solutions by Sector

10/29/20 to 10/29/21

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Implementing Unified Guidelines to Enhance School Safety and Security

ON DEMAND: This webinar will focus on the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) guidelines to help school officials navigate the challenges associated with security equipment and processes. We will learn to identify a school’s security threatscape throughout each layer of a school district and outline the reasons for making investments in security at the school board and school administrator level.

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11/10/20 to 11/10/21

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Increasing Employee Safety While Working from Home

ON DEMAND: Almost twice as many employees are now working from home as in traditional workplaces in response to COVID-19. The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research estimates that work from home (WFH) currently accounts for 60% of economic activity in the U.S., and many of these policies are expected to remain either permanently or for the long-term.

Physical Security Best Practices for Data Centers

Physical security is the first line of defense in cyber security. Protecting data centers, home to many companies’ IT infrastructure and networks, demands a four-tier approach to physical security. Read More

In this webinar, we are going to explore all the different cloud models used in video surveillance and cloud access control solutions. We will also discuss the rising trend of “Security as a service” and how this can impact the future of security buying, maintenance, and relationships between security providers and clients.

With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the cyber security practices are increasingly getting integrated with the physical security practices.