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As the age of the Internet is hitting a crescendo, cyber vulnerability is no longer a growing concern; it is a reality most businesses will face in the near future without adequate network protection.

The FAA projects a 30x growth of commercial drone use to 600,000 over the next year, which could pose a significant threat to physical security and critical infrastructure. 

All Hollywood blockbusters capture images in an action-oriented environment and use those images to tell a story. In the Theater of Surveillance, deployment of new technologies in lights, cameras and action-analytics produce blockbuster results, improving safety and security for people and property.

Contactless card-based access control systems were developed to better protect facilities from unauthorized visitors, but it didn't take long for hackers to learn how to fool the system. 

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced awards totaling more than $20 million to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies to establish and enhance law enforcement body-worn camera programs across the U.S.

Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year.    

Overall crime rates in 2016 are projected to be nearly the same as last year, with crime remaining at an all-time low.

Technology moves quickly, as military and commercial tools and toys merge with security applications to create both new solutions and risks for the enterprise. What should you be on the lookout for this year?

Like most other segments of the business world, technology has become ingrained in enterprise security operations. With that increased use of technology comes a new set of risks.