The 2018 Future of Physical Security study conducted by Microsoft and Accenture found that the threat landscape has changed in recent years. “The digital revolution has transformed the world in a multitude of positive ways — but it has inadvertently created new threats,” the study noted in its introduction. The survey of 200 senior physical security leaders across multiple industries described the physical security industry “at various levels of maturity, and at worst a decade behind” when it comes to its response to the digital transformation.
The SIA InteropFest at ISC West 2019 showcases interoperability among physical security solutions leveraging SIA's Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) technology standards.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it will be a featured speaker at the upcoming PSA TEC 2019, an education and networking event for systems integrators, to be held March 11-14, in Denver, Colo.
On October 27, 2018, a shooter entered Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire – killing 11 people and injuring seven more.
The city of Chesapeake, VA recently implemented Vector Security’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology designed to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety dispatch/ 911 centers.
NICE Systems has entered an agreement to sell its physical security business unit, which provides video surveillance technologies and capabilities, to Battery Ventures, a technology investment firm.
