March 2021
- The Future of Video Security
- Cutting the Cord
- Transforming the Industry
- The Impact of Coronavirus
- The New Normal
Cover Story
AI enabled cameras are poised to make a significant impact in security
By Ray Cooke
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to gain momentum every day, and it is already poised to augment and enrich many aspects of our business and personal lives.
Features
Industrial real estate holder seeks options to secure properties
By KiChul Kim
Olymbec is the largest, privately owned industrial real estate holder on the East Coast. Managing upwards of 300 properties in Quebec and 15 different States in the US, they own more than 30 million square feet of property.
Control what you can, take preventative measures
By Jim Lantrip
The advent of a global pandemic has rapidly upended the way we work and live our day-to-day lives.
By Eric Moe
Even before the pandemic, cloud computing was flourishing. It is nearly impossible today to find an organization that doesn’t use some form of cloud service.
Businesses now have to listen to consumers on how they want their PII used
By Richard Kanadjian
Supporters of Prop. 24 posited the CCPA privacy law, even though it had just gone into effect earlier in the year, wasn’t strong enough.
Smart cities already on the rise following a hectic pandemic year
By Akif Ekin
Last year, global citizens experienced dramatic shifts to working from home in response to COVID-19 safety recommendations, with communication, technology and security companies supporting changing business and consumer needs with new products, services and data security tools.
Why IoT smart sensors improve monitoring and intelligent building management and efficiency
By David Antar
With the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across our nation like wildfire in 2020, the new normal had to adapt itself quickly to all situations.
Temporary barriers serve many customers from a political event to farmers’ market
By Greg Hamm
The trend that has catapulted to the top of the list for vehicle perimeter security is securing temporary events with certified crash equipment that can be installed in only 15 minutes
Collaborative security integration strategies for secured entrances
By Kurt Measom
While technologies have advanced and integration processes have become much more sophisticated, the basic tenets of electronic access control systems haven’t changed much over the last quarter-century.
AI technology has been a pop culture fixture for generations
By Alex Walthers
Today’s analytics are not only better able to differentiate between true security incidents and false alarms, but can be programmed to trigger when a given event occurs.
How hospitals are preparing for a post-COVID future
By Ty Miller
Even as we appreciate and applaud our healthcare professionals, most of us can do little more than watch as systems everywhere face the tremendous pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biometrics solutions have recently become more cost effective
By Mohammed Murad
How enterprise organizations provide access control, identity authentication – even keep employee time and attendance – is rapidly moving away from traditional systems and favoring contactless biometric solutions.
How wireless is advancing the security industry
By Paul Saldin
Long before anyone coined “Internet of Things,” the security industry began to lay the foundations for what would become the 21st century smart home.
Departments
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL
By Min Kang
As a product and strategy leader, a critical part of my role is to look ahead and determine where our industry will go. Brinks Home™ is one of the largest providers of home security in North America, and we take our position seriously.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
By Ralph C. Jensen
What a crazy ride we all experienced in 2020, and it seems were on that same roller coaster as we turn full force into 2021.