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Can you have too much access control?

Have we become too “key card happy,” putting locks at every hallway and creating unnecessary chokepoints when access control at that location is not really needed? We should not let the irony of good access control create situations where we have successfully locked...

Guidelines for Setting Camera Field of View

6.17.19 – SIW – ERIC OLSON Plan your project carefully and understand the mission of the camera array Security cameras are an important tool in the protection of facilities and critical assets.  However, the phrase “what you see is what you get” literally...

Tech Trends: Going Deeper on Deep Learning

6.12.19 – SIW – If you attended ISC West in April, you were almost certainly bombarded with the industry buzz term and marketing tactic du jour: artificial intelligence (AI). While the term itself and its use in the security industry is not new, at some...

Are You Ready for Wi-Fi 6?

5.1.19 – CIM – What you need to know about 802.11ax and how to prepare your cabling infrastructure for this exciting new wave of Wi-Fi… Maybe you’ve heard about the new wave of wireless known as Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), designed to boost Wi-Fi bandwidth even higher...

Sandy Springs’ new alarm ordinance sees first day

Operator Kelah Handley answers calls at Sandy Springs’ 911 dispatch center Wednesday, April 17, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC 6.19.19 – Atlanta Journal Constitution- After a year of build-up, the first 17 hours of Sandy Springs’ new alarm law being...

BBB Consumer Tips: Door-to-Door Security Sales

6.21.19 – MyHighPlains.com- AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Information from the Better Business Bureau: At this time of year, the Better Business Bureau receives many calls from consumers asking about door-to-door salespeople asking them to switch their...