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Laura Stepanek

Laura Stepanek

Laura Stepanek is an SDM contributing writer. Laura was the Editor of SDM from 2001-2020 and first joined the publication in 1984. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Barat College of DePaul University.

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Security Finance

Buying, Selling & Financing in Today’s Economy

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Laura Stepanek
December 30, 2022

Top-performing security companies are still commanding high valuations when selling their businesses, while the financial markets tighten due to extra caution about the economy.


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Motorola

4 Questions to Help You Select Your Next NVR

The next time you meet with a new vendor to learn about their network video recorders, you’ll know what to ask them — and what they might tell you.
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Laura Stepanek
October 21, 2022

The next time you meet with a new vendor to learn about their network video recorders, you’ll know what to ask them — and what they might tell you.


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AvantGuard Monitoring
SECURITY INDUSTRY AWARDS

2022 TMA Excellence Award Winners Inspire Others

Central stations and the monitoring professionals who work there offer inspiration and exemplary ideas to the security industry, through their knowledge, work and achievements.
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Laura Stepanek
July 29, 2022

Central stations and the monitoring professionals who work there offer inspiration and exemplary ideas to the security industry, through their knowledge, work and achievements.  


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Guardian Central Station
Video Monitoring

The Role of AI-Powered Analytics in the Central Station

Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur.
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Laura Stepanek
June 29, 2022

Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur. 


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Network Monitoring Is Just Good Business

Whether or not it provides a recurring revenue stream, monitoring the ‘health’ of network security devices or even the entire network is an essential service for security integrators to offer to their clients. It can help users manage uptime and ward off potential issues.
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Laura Stepanek
April 29, 2022

Whether or not it provides a recurring revenue stream, monitoring the ‘health’ of network security devices or even the entire network is an essential service for security integrators to offer to their clients. It can help users manage uptime and ward off potential issues.


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Why Airspace Security is a Good Opportunity for Integrators

Like the airspace it protects, counter-drone solutions are a big-sky opportunity for security integrators to expand the scope of security services they currently offer further into the perimeter.
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Laura Stepanek
March 11, 2022

Like the airspace it protects, counter-drone solutions are a big-sky opportunity for security integrators to expand the scope of security services they currently offer further into the perimeter.


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Integrators Key in on Electronic Locks & Door Hardware

Security integrators discuss their role in the electronic locks and door hardware market, from the factors impacting growth, to best practices on the job, to lessons learned the hard way.
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Laura Stepanek
February 11, 2022

Security integrators discuss their role in the electronic locks and door hardware market, from the factors impacting growth, to best practices on the job, to lessons learned the hard way.


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Emergency Communications Systems: For Emergencies & Operational Messaging

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Laura Stepanek
November 29, 2021

The pandemic has shown the importance of being prepared for unexpected emergencies, and has given emergency communications systems a new role in helping people in the commercial and educational worlds.


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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

The Wide Appeal of Thermal Cameras

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Laura Stepanek
November 8, 2021

The upshot of the interest in thermal cameras for health screening during the pandemic is that it raised awareness of thermal technology for use in a wider scope of applications


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Knightscope Robot
Video Surveillance

Getting on Top of the Curve With Drones & Robots

The learning curve with surveillance drones, security robots and counter-drone solutions is less about absorbing new technology and more about executing it for the best results in the appropriate use-cases.
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Laura Stepanek
September 20, 2021

Although they are only just getting their start in the security industry, security robots, surveillance drones and airspace security (counter-drone or drone defense) solutions hold significant opportunity for the right security integrators.


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