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    • July-August 2019

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    The “superglue” of safe and smart cities is also one mode of interoperability, or simply put, getting the Internet of Things to work together.
    Critical Infrastructure

    Interoperability, Sense and Sensibility: The Foundation of a Safe & Smart City

    Steve Surfaro
    Aug. 16, 2019
    STE July/August 2019 Cover Story: The use of sophisticated sensor technology and unified communication spurs rapid expansion of the smart home ecosystem
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    The cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving with security measures that may work today but could become obsolete by the next day.
    Information Security

    A Strategic Approach to Secure Company and Personal Data

    Stevan Bernard, CFE
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Companies and individuals must protect their data as they would their physical assets
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    . Recently, malicious actors targeted two major cities – Atlanta and Baltimore – with ransomware attacks, causing officials to surrender control of their systems, halt critical services and endure extensive reputational and financial damage.
    Anti-Virus and Malware Defense

    The Ransomware Scourge That Threaten Today's City Governments

    Steve Lasky
    Aug. 16, 2019
    There are security steps organizations can implement to better prepare for these types of cyberattacks
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    What ultimately defines a smart city is its ability to provide true situational awareness, proactive detection, predictive analytics and connected systems that can positively affect the outcome of a scenario.
    Night-Vision, Thermal & Infrared Cameras

    Technologies Fuel the Transition from Safe to Smart Cities

    Daniel Gundlach
    Aug. 16, 2019
    A recent IHS Markit report states that the number of smart cities is expected to quadruple by 2025
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    Cities can plan for natural and human-made disasters by investing in strategic technology and security improvements that enable them to act more quickly during an event and bounce back more efficiently after.
    Video Surveillance

    A Proactive Approach to Urban Resiliency

    Joe Oliveri
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Planning for the unknown can help cities be resilient every day

    More content from July-August 2019

    Video content analytics refers to a deep learning and artificial intelligence-driven technology that analyzes video to identify, track, extract and classify the objects that appear.
    Video Analytics

    Smart Cities are Safe Cities

    Stephanie Weagle
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Planners discover how AI-powered video analytics can enhance the quality of urban life
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    Today, San Diego is using smart streetlight technology in conjunction with its video management system (VMS) to positively impact the lives of its citizens.
    Secured Cities

    Public Safety is at the Heart of the Smart City Movement

    Bob Carter
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Cities, in collaboration with the private sector and technology providers, will be creating ecosystems of systems
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    Among the many potential applications for which surveillance and other data can be combined for smart city applications is transportation.
    Video Surveillance Storage

    The Facts About Big Data Storage in Smart Cities Applications

    Jessica Burton
    Aug. 16, 2019
    City administrators and public safety directors have myriad storage options based on needs and budgets
    Per Björkdahl is the Chair of the ONVIF Steering Committee
    Critical Infrastructure

    The Safe City and Its Need for Interoperability

    Per Björkdahl
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Many of us value individual safety, especially in cities. Physical security systems can deliver exactly that to citizens, though the management and operation of these systems ...
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    The Smart City trend has grown quickly from a few large cities in Europe to major cities in the United States, including Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, and Charlotte, N.C., and to other cities, such as Melbourne, Australia, and Singapore.
    Critical Infrastructure

    How to Secure Smart Cities in an Era of Change

    Dr. Paula Scalingi
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Cities have yet to come to grips with the implications their changing ecosystems, or for that matter fully understand them
    John McCumber is a security and risk professional, and author of “Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems: A Structured Methodology,” from Auerbach Publications. If you have a comment or question for him, e-mail Cool_as_McCumber@cygnusb2b.com.
    Cybersecurity

    Psychiatric Help - Five Cents

    John McCumber
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Charles Schulz created the famous Peanuts comic strip. One of his characters, Lucy, was often depicted at a homemade sidewalk booth with an overhanging sign advertising “Psychiatric...
    Ron Rosenbaum is Chief Global Marketing & Business Development Officer for ASIS International.
    Industry Trade Associations

    Evolutionary to Revolutionary: GSX 2019

    Ron Rosenbaum
    Aug. 16, 2019
    The education program boasts over 300 educational sessions
    Trevor Parks is the director for security solutions at Masergy. He is responsible for guiding the development, evolution and implementation of Masergy's Unified Enterprise Security services platform. Trevor contributed to the development of the patented Network Behavioral Analysis technology at the core of the Masergy’s security solutions aimed at detecting APTs and other advanced threats affecting customer networks.
    Cybersecurity

    The Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats Plaguing Enterprises

    Trevor Parks
    Aug. 16, 2019
    With cybercriminals constantly evolving their hacking techniques year over year, and with emerging technologies providing more attack surface for hackers to exploit, executives...
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    Today, the value provided to organizations by video data far surpasses that of any other physical security technology category.
    Video Surveillance

    Determining the Effectiveness of Security Video Systems

    Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III
    Aug. 16, 2019
    Like the saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” video system value is in the eye of the video stakeholder
    Steve Lasky is the Editorial Director of SecurityInfoWatch.com Security Media, which includes print publications Security Technology Executive, Security Business, Locksmith Ledger Int’l and the world’s most trafficked security web portal SecurityInfoWatch.com. He is a 30-year veteran of the security industry and a 27-year member of ASIS. He can be reached at steveo@securityinfowatch.com.
    Access & Identity

    Pot Luck, Big Bucks

    Steve Lasky
    Aug. 16, 2019
    How Canada is handling the legalized cannabis industry and what steps the U.S. is taking to follow suit
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Reach him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
    Integrators

    Tech Trends: The Promise of 5G

    Ray Coulombe
    July 15, 2019
    Why integrators should be positioning themselves now to offer more cloud-based services in the future
    Ac 01 Cover2019
    Access Control

    Access Control Trends & Technology 2019

    July 15, 2019
    A special bonus publication to Security Business, Security Technology Executive and Locksmith Ledger magazines.