Critical Infrastructure

An Eye on Protection: Back-end Security Monitoring Centers Heighten Jobsite Security

The cost of building materials has skyrocketed, up almost 40% over the last 4 years. At the same time, vandalism and theft at construction sites are at an all-time high; now costing the industry more than a billion dollars per year. Due to these factors, among others, the need to secure commercial construction sites has never been greater. To combat the issue, much of the focus has long been on the first line of defense. Items like physical barriers, access control points and closed-circuit TV cameras have been enlisted with some degree of success.

Beyond Security: How Unified Security Platforms Can Improve Efficiency, Security, and Compliance Management

Critical infrastructure systems, networks, and assets that our nation depends on must be kept operating to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our communities. Yet protecting these facilities is becoming increasingly difficult. In many facilities, the scope of operations is expanding and regulations are changing, impacting established processes. Also, cyber and physical threats are becoming more frequent and complicated.

Mercy Hospital Puts Parking Experience First When Designing New Garage

TKH Security (formerly Park Assist) has been awarded an Automated Parking Guidance System (APGS) contract by Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. In Summer 2023, Mercy Hospital St. Louis is scheduled to complete a new, state of the art, five level Mercy Ballas Multispecialty Center across the street from the primary medical facility. A new high-tech parking structure is also a part of the project. A recent 2022 Excellence in Patient Experience Award Winner, Mercy Hospital’s patient centric approach to healthcare begins the moment each patient enters the parking garage.

Security Sector Welcomes Cruising’s Return & Seeks to Hire 300 Security Pro’s in Ft. Lauderdale

Carnival Cruise Lines welcomes Mardi Gras, its first ship powered by liquid natural gas, to Port Canaveral this Friday morning, every business sector that supports the cruise industry, as well as eager passengers, welcome the resumption of cruising in the United States this summer. Celebrity Cruises will offer the first cruise ship conducting passenger operations since the shut-down, with Celebrity EDGE set to sail on June 26th 2021 from Port Everglades.

How AI-Driven Visual Intelligence Can Help Us Get Back to Work

The world is dramatically different now than it was a mere three months ago, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as things are very slowly returning to normal. With this slow climb back into normality and our return to work, there are a number of necessary changes to be made and our security operations teams may be affected more than most. As a security operations leader, your team is going to be vital in bringing sites back online.

Pivot3 Expands Partnership With HyTrust To Transform Video Data Security

Pivot3 has expanded its relationship with HyTrust, a leading cloud workload security vendor, to deliver secure, compliant video surveillance infrastructure solutions that ensure high levels of data protection. Video data requires stringent logical and physical protection to ensure compliance and reduce unauthorized breaches. Through highly secure encryption and comprehensive role-based access control, HyTrust workload security solutions ensure the highest levels of data protection.

Vicon’s 3 MP Cell Camera Provides New High-Resolution Option For The Corrections Market

Vicon Industries has introduced a new 3MP version of its heavy-duty Roughneck V-CELL-HD-B camera, specially designed for use in custodial suites and prison cells. This ONVIF compliant camera features stainless steel assembly, security screws and polycarbonate windows that protect the camera and IR illuminators. Its unique triangular shape accommodates mounting at the juncture of two walls and the ceiling and, once installed, the camera should be permanently sealed to the wall to create a ligature-proof and water-resistant housing.

SecuraTrac mPERS Amplifies Mass Notification System Efficacy

SecuraTrac® has created the MobileDefender Model S (MD-S), an mPERS device that can be integrated into Mass Notification Systems (MNS) to create new channels of communication and enhance response potential during an emergency. Integrating an MNS with the SecuraTrac mobile safety platform enables organizations to incorporate more detail in the event of an emergency because there can be a two-way dialogue about the event. Then more specifics about what to do, where to go, how to remain safe, etc. can be built into the MNS.

RAD Introduces SCOT: Newest Guarding Solution

Robotic Assistance Devices’ (RAD) newest artificial intelligent guarding solution, the Security Control and Observation Tower (SCOT™), provides users with the flexibility and scalability to achieve quick, inexpensive, and comprehensive protection. SCOT is a standalone, portable, self-sufficient, intelligence device that enables a visible security presence and delivers situational awareness. SCOT’s use of artificial intelligence allows it to deliver guarding services at a fraction of the cost and is considerably more affordable than any human or automated solution on the market.

ASSA ABLOY And Forsythe Data Center Partner To Deliver Innovative Security Service

ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware is taking asset protection to the next level at Forsythe Data Center. More than 200 HES KS200 Server Cabinet Locks are now delivering powerful real-time access control to individual server cabinet locks in a single-card system at the Elk Grove Village, Illinois facility. The HES KS200 Series Integrated Wiegand Cabinet Locks extend access control to protect data center assets from intrusion and expensive downtime by bringing real-time access control in a single-card system to individual server cabinet doors.

ASIS Foundation Report Addresses Archaeological Site Security

ASIS Foundation has published applied research that assesses and provides recommendations for the security of historically important archaeological sites. Compiled by the ASIS International Cultural Properties Council, the report, Archaeological Site of COLONIA CLUNIA SUPLICIA (Clunia) Peñalba de Castro, Burgos, Spain, was made possible through a grant from the ASIS Foundation. ASIS International is the leading association for security management professionals worldwide.

Delta Protects Atlanta’s New Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Delta Scientific announced that Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium, home to the NFL Atlanta Falcons football team and MLS Atlanta United soccer club and site of the recent NCAA national college football championship, is protecting fans, personnel and athletes from terrorists and errant drivers from using vehicles as weapons. Installed by Tusco using Delta Scientific perimeter protection products, the new access system includes four DSC501 barriers, five DSC720 bollards, 39 DSC2000 barriers and 59 DSC680 fixed bollards.

SALTO Partners With Phunware To Deliver Mobile Access Control

SALTO Systems has partnered with Phunware, an enterprise mobile software company, to deliver integrated mobile access control platforms that offer easy-to-use applications for both multi-family residential property managers and residents. SALTO Systems manufactures battery-operated RFID locking systems supplying its solutions to a variety of industry verticals. Phunware’s enterprise mobile app lifecycle management platform helps brands engage, manage and monetize mobile users worldwide.

SALTO Promotes Joseph Buist To North Western Regional Sales Manager

SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has promoted Joseph Buist to the commercial sales team position of North Western regional sales manager. Buist will oversee sales activity and territory growth and will provide support for SALTO Inspired Business Partners (IBP) and Inspired Technical Partners (ITP) in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.

Johnson Controls Introduces Latest Version Of exacqVision

Johnson Controls introduced the latest version of exacqVision video management system (9.0) which adds important features that help ensure the overall health of a customer’s security environment while providing tools that aid in faster mitigation of security events.

IPSecurityCenter Selected To Protect European Critical Infrastructure

CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announced the selection of its IPSecurityCenter PSIM by Gasunie, the leading Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company. IPSecurityCenter was chosen following a lengthy and detailed tender selection process throughout 2017, and will be delivered by CNL Software’s Dutch partner, Mactwin Security, as part of a 10-year contract.

Siklu’s Multihaul Gigabit 5G Survived Two Back-To-Back Hurricanes

AeroNet, one of Puerto Rico’s leading service providers, was using Siklu’s MultiHaul, a point-to-multipoint 60GHz radio, to deliver business broadband in Old San Juan before two back-to-back hurricanes devastated the island. The storms wiped out much of the fiber and wireless infrastructure, but the MultiHaulsurvived both storms intact.

Southwest Microwave Expands Suite Of Perimeter Detection Solutions

Southwest Microwave has expanded its suite of perimeter detection solutions with the new INTREPID™ Model 336-33464 (K Band) and Model 334-33465 (X Band) High-Reliability Digital Microwave Sensors for maximum-security sites such as nuclear power plants, government laboratories and military installations. These standalone volumetric sensors couple field-proven detection performance with advanced embedded Digital Signal Processing to successfully discriminate between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances – mitigating risk of site compromise and preventing nuisance alarms. Available dual, triple and quad-stack configurations fortify ultra-high security applications with risk of prone crawling or bridging attack.

U.S. Security Associates Showcases Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV At Summer Roadshow Events

Sharp Robotics Business Development (SRBD), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced that U.S. Security Associates (USA), the authorized guard services reseller of the Sharp INTELLOS™ Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV), will be hosting exclusive demonstration events across the United States this summer. The demonstration roadshow will begin in July and include the following cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle.

New Ideas, Big Ideas, Smart Ideas Emerge At Smart Cities Week Silicon Valley

Smart Cities Council gathered inventors and technologists and pioneers and civic leaders in the innovation capital of the world last week for a preview of what’s ahead for the cities of tomorrow and the technologies that will shape them. Conference participants had a deep-dive into some of the new technologies that will drive smarter cities, including what breakthroughs in artificial intelligence will mean for cities, how leaders can prepare for the arrival of self-driving cars, new technologies that are helping tackle homelessness and the latest advances in 3D urban modeling, among many others.