Security Magazine

Health and safety incidents have become the leading financial loss drivers for businesses around the globe, with cumulative losses now outstripping the costs of more high-profile disruptions such as cyber-attacks or IT outages.

(ISC)² has launched its Professional Development Institute (PDI) to combat the global shortage of skilled and trained cybersecurity professionals.

80 percent of IT business leaders anticipate a critical breach or successful cyberattack over the coming year, says a new survey.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Dr. Elizabeth (Elli) Voorhees as its new director of education and training.

Whether you’re charged with protecting a remote perimeter or a facility with frequent lighting changes – such as a lobby or garage – getting usable results from your surveillance program without abundant false alarms can be challenging.

With a scan and set-up QR code, the VERA Thermal camera from 3xLOGIC enables integrators to set up cameras faster and more effectively, saving enterprises money on installation cost.

These Ultra Intensifier Cameras from Speco Technologies eliminate the need for infrared LED lighting by taking the light available and amplifying it to provide color images in day and night.

Designed to support challenging lighting conditions typical in city surveillance, airports, traffic, gaming facilities, corrections, hospitality and more, the GFC Professional 4K camera from Pelco by Schneider Electric delivers 8MP resolution detail for demanding surveillance applications with heavy foot and vehicular traffic.

The low-cost P1290-E thermal camera from Axis Communications can be used as a sensor to avoid compromising privacy – like in schools, healthcare settings or care homes – since thermal imaging detects incidents without revealing personal details about the people in the scene.

U.S. weather and climate-related disasters accounted for $91 billion in direct losses in 2018.

Requiring no ambient light and providing excellent image quality in darkness, smoke or fog, Hanwha Techwin’s IP-based Wisenet thermal cameras are capable of long-range detection.

The MIC IP camera series from Bosch can withstand high winds, rain, fog, 100-percent humidity, temperatures as low as -40 degrees F and as high as 149 degrees F, extreme vibrations and more.

The Saros line of outdoor security cameras from FLIR Systems, Inc., enables enterprise security leaders to implement intrusion detection in a cost-effective manner.

Over time artificial intelligence has begun taking over, making surveillance easier and less time consuming for users to pinpoint the data they need. 

Aon’s 2019 Cyber Security Risk Report features eight risks that may impact organizations in the next 12 months, no matter where they are on their digital journey.

A new Biometric Consumer Sentiment Survey reveals an increased appetite for biometric authentication technology, with 70 percent of respondents reporting that they would like to expand the use of it into the workplace.

Former DHS cybersecurity strategist Chris DeRusha has been named chief security officer for the state of Michigan.

A survey of educators from across the U.S. by CSUN social work professor Lauren Willner found that teachers overwhelmingly object to arming teachers a way to deter school shootings.

As if changing missions, resource shortages and salary pressures weren’t big-enough challenges, many federal workers must deal with another hurdle that’s been largely overlooked: smartphone bans.