I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have been living in crisis-mode for the past six months. Luckily my family has so far stayed healthy and is mostly taking the changes to our daily life in stride. Yet, while COVID-19 has seemed to take up a lot of our energy, time and planning lately, it is far from the only crisis the security industry responds to on a daily basis.
From fires to active shooters, rioting incidents and much more, the physical security industry is the lifeline for many urgent matters. In this month’s cover story, Responding to the Unexpected, Courtney Wolfe writes about critical incident response and solutions such as gunshot detection systems, analytics and other ways the security industry is stepping up to meet the needs of its customers both for their every day needs and for the unexpected ones, whether that be an active shooter or a health emergency like we have been experiencing this year.