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    Popular services like Uber have the ability to utilize location-based services through the use of an app.
    Emergency Communications Equipment

    Why can Uber find me but emergency services can't?

    Mark Fletcher
    June 6, 2018
    Examining how emergency services can keep up with and better leverage modern day technology
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    At 468,000 SF and 1,200 beds, the Sedgwick County ADF is the largest correctional facility in the state of Kansas. More than 25 years old, the original proprietary door control systems were failing and the obsolete security system was in serious need of an upgrade and required replacement.
    Access Control

    Total retrofit presents challenges for collaborative project team

    Steve Lasky
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Sedgwick County correctional facility project named top security project of 2017 with Elliot A. Boxerbaum award
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    The CIP standards and requirements address the security of perimeters and the protection of critical assets, including training, security management and disaster recovery planning.
    Physical Hardening

    CIP Standards Work to Protect Power Grid

    Joe Oliveri
    Dec. 15, 2017
    A mix of new and conventional technologies provide substation protection
    Steve Lasky is the Editorial Director of Southcomm Security Media, which includes print publications SD&I, Security Technology Executive and Locksmith Ledger International – as well as the world’s top security web portal, SecurityInfoWatch.com. He is a 30-year veteran of the security industry and a 26-year member of ASIS. Contact him at slasky@southcomm.com.
    Dealers, Integrators & Installing Companies

    Remembering Two Heroes

    Steve Lasky
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Back in mid-October, I had the pleasure to help host the first CONSULT17 event in San Antonio along with its founder Ray Coulombe, a leading security voice in our industry and...
    Protecting the power grid has emerged as a federal government priority.
    Video Surveillance

    Protecting the Power Grid

    Eric Olson
    Dec. 15, 2017
    A look at NERC CIP-014 using video surveillance

    More content from Nov-Dec 2017

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    Firewalls alone are increasingly insufficient as the enterprise has expanded to include things like bring your own device (BYOD), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and increased demand for mobile equipment connectivity.
    Physical Hardening

    8 Lessons Learned on Perimeter Security for all Healthcare Executives

    Clyde Hewitt, CISSP, CHS
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Overconfidence in your plan and an underestimated threat can spell disaster
    Thermal cameras are essential for 24/7 threat recognition for nuclear plants and play a key role in the overall physical security plan.
    Video Surveillance

    Nuclear Power Plants Turn Up the Security Heat

    John Distelzweig
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Harsh environment spurs use of thermal video technology on site
    Scott Stewart is vice president of tactical analysis for Stratfor Threat Lens, a product that helps security leaders identify, anticipate, measure and mitigate risks that emerging threats pose to their people, assets and interests around the globe.
    Robotics

    5 Threat Trends for the Coming Year

    Scott Stewart
    Dec. 15, 2017
    From terrorism to cyber intrusions, potential threats are many
    Write to Ray about this column at ConvergenceQA@go-rbcs.com. Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III is the principal consultant for Ray Bernard Consulting Services (RBCS), a firm that provides security consulting services for public and private facilities. Ray is an active contributor to the educational activities ASIS IT Security and Physical Security councils. For more information about Ray and RBCS go to www.go-rbcs.com or call 949-831-6788. Ray is also a member of the Content Expert Faculty of the Security Executive Council (www.SecurityExecutiveCouncil.com). Follow Ray on Twitter: @RayBernardRBCS
    Dealers, Integrators & Installing Companies

    Technology Lifecycle Management

    Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Q: Our IT department is upgrading their technology lifecycle management and they want to include our networked security systems in their program. How do we do that?A: Your IT ...
    Liz Maida is the CEO and co-founder of Uplevel Security, a provider of an adaptive system of intelligence to detect, analyze and resolve cybersecurity threats. Previously, Liz was with Akamai Technologies, serving in multiple executive roles focused on technology strategy and new product development, including DDoS mitigation, fraud detection and more.
    Security Executives

    4 reasons to rethink incident response playbooks

    Liz Maida
    Dec. 15, 2017
    Hackers love the static nature of concrete policy
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    Information Security

    Disruptive, you say?

    John McCumber
    Dec. 15, 2017
    I was standing on a street corner in Santiago, Chile. I looked at my watch and realized I would be late to meet my wife for dinner after she finished work if I continued walking...
    Udi Segall is the Director of Business Development at Qognify.
    Monitoring Station Consoles

    Fake news can clutter your control room

    Udi Segall
    Dec. 15, 2017
    False alarms limit an operator’s overall efficiency
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    Video Surveillance

    Big Book: Winter 2017

    Dec. 15, 2017
    The Security Industry's Product Guide
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Email him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, or contact him through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter: @RayCoulombe.
    Cybersecurity

    Tech Trends: Hacking the Lights Out

    Ray Coulombe
    Nov. 13, 2017
    What integrators can learn from recent worldwide power grid cyberattacks