Author: Jay Bartlett

New Goals, New Responsibilities: The Evolving Role Of The Security Operator

Twenty years ago, operators were focused on monitoring video feeds, locking and unlocking doors, and responding to alarms. However, security professionals today are doing more than monitoring feeds in a control room. They’re increasingly embedded in the core of organizational operations, playing a visible, strategic role beyond traditional surveillance. 

Hailo Appoints Max Glover As Chief Revenue Officer

Hailo, the leading chipmaker of edge AI processors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Max Glover as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

With over two decades of experience leading global sales and go-to-market organizations in the semiconductor and technology sectors, Max joins Hailo at a pivotal moment as the company scales to meet rapidly growing demand for edge AI solutions.

Transforming Physical Access Control: Zero Trust, Mobile Credentials, and the New Security Paradigm

In the last decade, the physical access control market has undergone a seismic shift. What was once a relatively static industry dominated by Prox cards and legacy badge systems has transformed into a dynamic ecosystem centered on cybersecurity principles, mobile-first solutions, and intelligent integrations. A major catalyst in this transformation is the adoption of Zero Trust security principles, which are now reshaping how organizations protect not just digital assets but physical spaces as well.

From Surveillance To Intelligence: How Facial Matching Is Transforming Threat Detection

In a world where crime is increasingly organized and unpredictable, and where threats continue to appear without warning, traditional surveillance systems often fall short of delivering the desired results. Security professionals have relied on video footage as means of security for their clients for decades — but reviewing footage after an incident occurs no longer meets the demands of modern risk environments.

A Handful Of Mistakes To Avoid When Preparing To Sell A Security Business

Selling your security, alarm, or integration business is a major decision that can significantly impact your financial future. Unfortunately, many owners make costly mistakes before and during the transactional process which negatively impacts their company’s value or causes the deal to fall apart entirely.  Let’s identify five of these common mistakes:

Antaira Managed Switch Offers Maximum Flexibility In Industrial Network Design

By supplying up to 90W (PoE 802.3bt Type 4) from four of its ports, the LMP-1204G-SFP-bt can handle a broader range of Powered Devices than switches that only furnish PoE 802.3af/at 30W output. High-power industrial devices, such as PTZ cameras, LED lighting, Wireless APs, IoT sensors or controllers, and PLCs, benefit by receiving both power and data over a single Ethernet cable from the LMP-1204G-SFP-bt. 

What Keeps Security Business Owners Up At Night, Part 12

This article marks a year in which I’ve been spotlighting security business owners who have bravely pulled back the curtain—shared what’s keeping them up and how they’ve risen to meet those pressures with clarity, grit, and strategy. As we continue to move forward in this series, this month, I spoke with Kasia Hanson, CEO and Founder of KFactor Global.  

Delta Scientific Launches DSC50 “S” Barrier: A Game-Changer For Temporary Urban Protection

Motivated by recent public safety challenges and a mounting global awareness of vehicular threats, Delta’s engineering team designed the DSC50 “S” Barrier to provide rapid, visually cohesive, and budget-sensitive protection for municipalities, venue operators, and security leaders.

Job, Work, Business

The goal with all of our staff was to facilitate a view where they saw the organization as a business, not just a paycheck.  As the owner, it can be easy to fall into the silo of what my daily responsibilities are and not stay on the front-end of our staff’s development.   But that development of their understanding of how a business works, notably the challenges and opportunities inherent within it, are invaluable.

HID Acquires Intelligent Observation To Strengthen Its Healthcare RTLS Portfolio

HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, announced it has acquired Intelligent Observation, a leading platform provider for hand hygiene compliance, designed to enable healthcare facilities to reduce hospital acquired infections (HAIs) through proper hand hygiene practices. The addition of Intelligent Observation expands HID’s offering and relevance in the Healthcare RTLS space to further meet the growing needs of healthcare facilities.

From Storm Track To Service Ticket:

Tornados, hurricanes, flooding, forest fires— these natural disasters aren’t rare “acts of God” anymore. When you build strength in from day one, keep people informed, and follow a calm, practiced playbook, a scary weather week can become a loyalty moment instead of a scramble.

Anecdotally, the frequency in these displays of nature’s fury is noticeably more often than even a decade ago. Coastal towns still watch the tropics, but inland neighborhoods now look at flash flood alerts, power-grid strain, or hazy orange skies from fires hundreds of miles away.

Comnet Launches Ultra-Resilient 720W Industrial PoE Switch

Comnet, a leading manufacturer of mission-critical industrial networking solutions, today announced the release of an ultra-resilient, high-power PoE switch. As the first in Comnet’s new line of IEEE802.3bt-compliant Ethernet switches, the CNGE10FX2TX8MSBT switch delivers a powerful combination of performance, flexibility, and durability — ideal for powering next-generation devices in extreme environments.

Maloney Telecom Reduces Vandalism With VORTEX Cloud Security

Sun Outdoors Ocean City, located in Maryland, is a popular campground that attracts a steady flow of visitors each season. With its expansive grounds and over 300 private campsites, the campground faced several challenges in managing security. Traditional surveillance methods proved inefficient, leading to false alarms and difficulties in tracking incidents such as lost children, vandalism, misplaced items, or occasional adventurous guest.

Acoem Appoints Edwin Brennen To Lead North American Gunshot Detection Channel Strategy

Acoem announced the appointment of Edwin (Ed) Brennen as Business Development Manager for its ATD (Acoustic Threat Detection) team. With more than 35 years of experience across public sector technology and electronic security, Brennen will lead Acoem’s channel partner development efforts in North America.

Genetec Cloudrunner Hosted In Canada To Better Combat Vehicle Crime

Genetec announced that its cloud-based vehicle investigation system, Cloudrunner™, is now hosted in Canada on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. This will ensure that sensitive data for Canadian law enforcement, security agencies, and private-sector organizations remains in Canada while delivering responsiveness, scalability, and reliability.

AMAG Technology Launches Symmetry Access Control V10

AMAG Technology ™ is proud to unveil Symmetry Access Control V10, the first release in a transformative new direction for AMAG Technology’s product platform. This milestone isn’t just a version change; it’s the first step toward a strategic evolution of our product vision, designed to streamline deployments, accelerate innovation, and elevate the customer experience.  

Beyond Surveillance: How Samurai Suite Is Powering Smarter, Safer Operations Across Australia

In today’s fast-moving environments, visibility and uptime aren’t just technical concerns, they’re business essentials. Whether you’re managing a public safety network or running a national retail operation, the ability to see what’s happening in real time, act proactively, and maintain uninterrupted system performance makes all the difference.