A recent cover (Sept. 17, 2012) of InformationWeek highlighted the Top 500 Innovators and Rule Breakers. The article discussed new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and big data analytics as being critical to firms using IT to get closer to their customers. I was struck by the similarities to the future of security in general, and I wondered, “Who are the true innovators and rule breakers in our industry?”
Getting mobile apps into the hands of customers and leveraging business intelligence across employees looks like a good description of a state-of- the-art physical security information management (PSIM) deployment. A critical infrastructure site such as an airport or utilities facility, or smart city installation certainly utilizes a variety of technologies to integrate hardware, software and services in response to real-time situations.