Video Surveillance

The most rapidly growing sector of the security industry is undoubtedly video surveillance, which has seen fast adoption with a boost in video quality and a drop in system prices. Video surveillance systems empower security personnel to see across vast enterprises, but they also provide other benefits such as demonstrating patterns in customer behavior.
Touring the Javits Center Security Command Center
Inside the command center for security operations of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, a digital screen on a side wall reminds personnel of the sort of threats they could face at the cavernous convention center. A screen represents a timeline of recent terror attacks; observations and suspects related to local New York City crimes…
Keep Reading »Video and Radar for Large-Area Intrusion Detection
The Hidden Value in Store Security Systems
Managers of a candy store in San Francisco were puzzled by the poor sales of a product they introduced in 2014. What explained the lack of interest from customers? Did the recipe need to be tweaked? Was the price point off? As it turned out, the problem was not the quality of the product or…
Keep Reading »Security Megatrends: The Forces Transforming Our Future
Security market leaders took to the stage at Securing New Ground (SNG) 2017 to discuss Security Megatrends™, overarching developments directing the progress of the security industry, in panel discussions on Thursday. Some of the best minds in the industry convened for the first panel, Security Megatrends™: The Forces Transforming Our Future, assessing four market forces…
Keep Reading »Sample Policy for School Use of Video Surveillance and Audio Monitoring
A sample policy from Colorado on the use of video surveillance and audio monitoring in schools
Keep Reading »Connecting Smart Cities – Intelligent Video Surveillance
Smarter Video Surveillance Through AI
SIA Technology Insights – Fall 2017
Robot guards. Drone attacks. The Internet of Things. The security industry continues to evolve rapidly. And for good reason – the threats that we are defending against are changing just as quickly. Technology has always had both good and bad applications, and this edition of SIA Technology Insights provides multiple examples of that.
Keep Reading »SIA Member Exchange: Providing Business Solutions with Panasonic
Andre Greco, Michelle Chapin and Paul Schomburg of Panasonic visit the Security Industry Association. In only eight years, Panasonic underwent an exciting transformation. In 2008, the company once known for its televisions and telephones sold 51 percent to consumers and 49 percent to business. Last year, Panasonic was 95 percent a business-to-business company and only 5…
Keep Reading »Dave Tynan of Axis Communications Honored as Sports Security Innovator
NCS4 and SIA present Dave Tynan (center) with the Sports Security Innovator Award. Dave Tynan of Axis Communications received the inaugural Sports Security Innovator Award, presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) at the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) annual conference in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday. Tynan, who is currently Axis’…
Keep Reading »