Posts Tagged ‘SIA Technology Insights’
Find articles published in the SIA Technology Insights journal, a twice-annual journal focusing on emerging security technologies, and authored by SIA members.
24-Hour Perimeter Protection
Relentless defense for critical infrastructure The challenges to perimeter protection seem to grow more nefarious every day. The bad news is that intruders are increasingly inventive and unscrupulous. The good news is that the security operators are leveraging more innovative technologies to mitigate and deter these threats. Effective perimeter protection on a 24/7 basis is…
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Early Alerts Spur Action
Why corporate security teams rely on social media for real-time information Social media is transforming information distribution. Increasingly, it is where breaking news first appears. It’s where high-profile politicians make announcements, share opinions and shape public debate on the issues. It’s instantaneous, pervasive and truly global. And social media is deeply embedded in popular culture.…
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Smart Power
The paradigm has shifted to intelligent networking solutions In the past, power wasn’t smart. It was simply a static piece of hardware – still necessary but not connected or integrated with other physical security components and certainly unable to tap into analytics, predictive data or history reporting. That’s no longer the case. Now, the paradigm…
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Modern Face Recognition Systems
Living the revolution as algorithms based on Deep Neural Networks (DNN) come to market Face recognition as a technology experienced its first wave of adoption in 2000s, mostly in government projects. We must admit that the quality and performance of the previous generation of face recognition products simply doesn’t hold up against criticism, although many…
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The Puppy Movement: CPTED & a New Vision for Security
When designing inhabited space to mitigate unwanted behaviors, we must embrace nonelectronic, nonaggressive technologies. When we think of security, we often think of products. We think of fences with concertina wire on top, big bold cement blocks, or at the very minimum a jersey barrier to prevent vehicular threats. We think of armed soldiers walking…
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Listen Up
How audio monitoring raises the surveillance bar Did you know that the “See Something, Say Something” campaign originated with the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority? The citizen participation program was so successful as a force multiplier for local law enforcement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security licensed the idea and turned it into…
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Securing Health Care Facilities
Maintaining 24/7 parking lot security Many hospitals today currently have large parking garage complexes containing multiple levels of parking supported and protected by an extensive parking gate entry system and surveillance system; however, deploying these types of solutions in remote and outdoor parking lots can be a challenge. Unlike a retail environment, which has a…
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Member Benefit Spotlight: Writing for SIA Technology Insights
Updated June 3, 2022 Membership in the Security Industry Association (SIA) means exclusive access to research and reports, and one such publication is SIA Technology Insights. As a SIA member, you can submit an article for publication in SIA Technology Insights. This journal, published semiannually, features articles on cutting-edge security solutions – technologies available today…
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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.
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Diagnosing Security Challenges
Developing the secure hospital of the future starts with planning and collaboration today A hospital in America continues to be one of the most dangerous places to work. Health care organizations face a varied and constantly evolving threat landscape, from longstanding issues with workplace violence and infant abductions to more modern malicious activities such as…
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