Today’s security command and control (C&C) centers run the risk of overwhelming monitoring personnel with too much data. Information pours in from exterior perimeter protection; heating, ventilation and air conditioning;

With the cost of smart cards continuing to come down, security, facility and operations managers all seek ways to use them in an efficient manner. There are financial, identification, government

How do you upgrade a security system that covers 25 office sites in eight states quickly and efficiently? That's the challenge Noridian Mutual Insurance Co. is facing as it looked

With the hundreds of thousands of students returning to the nation's colleges and universities this fall, there's a corresponding ramp-up in personal security. Mandated by federal legislation to account for

Facial recognition, a biometrics approach that mixes computer and security video technologies, has had its ups and downs. In national legislation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for border security

A unique application at Ronald Reagan National Airport serving Washington, D.C., that blends traditional door access controls and unique three-dimensional security video with a low-profile mantrap shows how government and

Radio frequency identification. It’s either hot or hype. You’re either a believer or a detractor. Killer application or niche-bound, RFID has gone beyond factories and warehouses and kind of into

Think about the savings. The American Heart Association feels that 100,000 lives could be saved each year if automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were placed in public buildings. AEDs deliver an

ID cards created by a specially designed inkjet printer can include a magnetic strip. An encoding unit can be factory installed or upgraded in the field.How do you bring higher

Vinnie Plasco, security director at AT&T (left), works closely with John Maguire of Deterrent Technologies, a systems integrator, to provide the corporation with leading-edge enterprise access controls.Talk about a challenge.