Pinkerton, a global provider of security and risk management services and solutions, is helping to showcase the rich history of women in the security industry —dating back to the first woman private investigator Kate Warne, a 19th century Pinkerton— by sponsoring a documentary shining a light on this pivotal part of the industry’s legacy.
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For years, video analytics has been the silent workhorse of physical security, a technological promise often whispered about but rarely fully realized. We, as security professionals, have seen its evolution firsthand. From rudimentary motion detection to sophisticated behavioral algorithms, the journey has been long and incremental.
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I want to highlight that the most robust and intelligent security systems aren’t just about the best cameras or the fastest access control gates. They are about the standards that allow those devices to talk to each other. In an increasingly complex world of connected technology, industry standards like PSIM, ONVIF, and PSIA are the silent heroes that turn a collection of security devices into a truly unified, powerful system.
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Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in physical security entrance products, is excited to share that American University in Washington, D.C., has completed the installation of five Lifeline Speedlane Compact turnstiles and one Winglock Swing Gate as part of a comprehensive renovation of its Terrace Dining Room (TDR), the university’s main dining hall serving thousands of students, faculty, and staff each day.
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Genetec, the global leader in enterprise physical security software, today announced that it continues to lead the global video surveillance software market, according to newly published reports from independent industry analyst firms, Omdia and Novaira Insights.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and access management solutions, has announced a new line of FIDO-certified credentials—now powered by the new Enterprise Passkey Management (EPM) solution— designed to help organizations deploy and manage passkeys at the enterprise scale.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In last month’s introductory article of this series, we explored how understanding your prospect’s personality type can transform your sales approach. Now, let’s take a closer look at the first—and perhaps most intense—personality type: the Driver.
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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.
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