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.
SIA RISE Profile: Chris Villarreal of ASSA ABLOY
Read our interview with Chris Villarreal, PSP, Integrated Solutions Specialist, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE! Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got…
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SIA New Member Profile: Razberi Technologies Inc.
Razberi Technologies is now bringing its advanced solutions to the marketplace as a new member of the Security Industry Association (SIA)! Razberi Technologies Inc., Farmers Branch, Texas, develops and manufactures intelligent surveillance appliances that provide a better option to general-purpose servers, switches, storage and power for IP video surveillance, per the company. SIA Update exchanged…
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Security Industry Luminaries Recognized at SIA Honors Night
SIA Honors included the Lippert Ward, the Jay Hauhn Award, and the Insightful Practitioner Award along with Women in Biometrics Awards New York, NY — On Thursday night, the Security Industry Association (SIA) recognized outstanding leaders in the security industry during SIA Honors Night at Chelsea Piers in New York City. “In 2016, the Security…
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Encryption Technology Provides Strong Network Defense
It is said that when Julius Caesar sent messages to his close acquaintances, he didn’t trust the messengers. To ensure privacy, he encrypted the message by replacing every A with a D, every B with an E, and so on through the alphabet and only someone who knew the “shift by 3” rule could decipher…
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What a DDoS Attack on Spotify Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity Hardening
Last Friday my Spotify stopped working. If you’re like me, the workday goes by a little easier with some headphones in, listening to Drake or Sturgill or Taylor Swift—whatever gets you ready for your weekend—but on this Friday my Spotify wasn’t working. It wasn’t until earlier this week that we learned that the reason why…
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VMS With Auto Updates Move to the Front of the Line
Security professionals are facing multiple serious challenges today that were only “what ifs” just a decade ago. Threats range from lax security procedures, internal threats, as well as unscrupulous hackers and terrorists. Ensuring the safety and security of an organization’s employees, assets and premises is a demanding and constant battle. Fortunately, new physical and logical…
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2017 Market Drivers: Body-Worn Camera Funding
I was honored to participate last week in panel discussion organized by a SIA member to forecast the priorities for the next presidential administration. At the risk of being perceived as yet another political pundit talking head, I focused my panel discussion on bipartisan policies that could drive business opportunities regardless of who wins the…
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Fredrik Nilsson of Axis Communications to Receive the Lippert Award
SIA to recognize longtime video surveillance executive at SIA Honors Night on Nov. 16. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the selection of Fredrik Nilsson, Vice President, Americas, Axis Communications Inc., to receive the 2016 George R. Lippert Memorial Award. Mr. Nilsson actively supports many security industry initiatives, especially those…
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A Needle in a Video Haystack
Event-driven intelligence can identify the most important elements in surveillance data Today’s global security teams are faced with a complex set of threats, from vandalism, violence and severe weather to more extreme dangers, such as terrorism, all of which can be unpredictable. Because of the nature of these threats and the devastation that each one…
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A Sound Solution in Transportation Security
Audio monitoring can enhance situational awareness, reduce crime In 2014, the transportation sector contributed $1.45 trillion to the U.S. economy and represented 8.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). While transportation is paramount to a thriving economy, it also presents some of the greatest security challenges. Millions of people rely on transit systems to…
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