Where IT Security and Physical Security Converge

Access Control


Why Identity is the Key

Why Identity is the Key

Employee, guest and device policy management and control

Most experts believe that allowing employees to use devices they are comfortable with boosts their productivity and helps reduce extraneous corporate expenses.

Final Convergence

Next to “integration,” the term “convergence” has to be one of the most overused, loosely defined words used in the security industry over the last five years. When first introduced as the new buzzword, its definition was fragmentary, leaving some degree of self-determination. Over time the definitions have consolidated into what we now understand the term to mean: the fusion of IT with physical security.

HID Global Touts Using NFC-Enabled Smartphones for Physical Access Control

Nothing goes together like college students and cell phones. And at a briefing at ASIS on Monday, HID Global touted a pilot program with Arizona State University that allowed a group of 32 students to use NFC-enabled phones to literally open doors as a physical access control device.

HID Global Launches Certified Online PIV-I Credential Service for Federal Contractors

The Web portal makes it easier to obtain government-mandated PIV-I cards.

Brivo Access Control Technology Selected for DHS Land Port of Entry Facilities

Brivo Systems LLC, provider of software-as-a- service applications for security management, recently announced that its Aparato ACS is being installed at four Department of Homeland Security-managed Land Port of Entry (LPOE) facilities in the state of Michigan. Vector Electric is the lead integrator on this growing project and is working in partnership with ADT Commercial Security.

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies Announces New Schlage Smartphone App

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, announced today that it now offers a smartphone app that supports customers, integrators, dealers and installers at the jobsite.

Canadian Parking Management Company Relies on Brivo Access Control for Unmanned Facilities

Brivo Systems LLC, an online physical access control system provider and specialist in software-as-a-service applications for security management, recently announced that EasyPark, a parking management company for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, will utilize Brivo ACS WebService to manage access to all their unmanned, monthly parking facilities located throughout the city.

Regis University Uses Brivo Technology in Classroom and for Security

Brivo Systems, Software-as-a-Service applications provider for security management, recently announced that Regis University, Denver, Colo., has deployed Brivo’s ACS WebService for managing security at its new CyberSecurity Education Center at the university’s Denver Technology Center campus.

Optimal Security End to End

Optimal Security End to End

It's possible to implement data encryption in hardware and software

Too often, the need for greater security is recognized only after a data breach. The consequences can be costly—steep fines and remediation mandated under a vast array of data protection regulations, including PCI DSS, US HITECH and data-breach notification laws. It also can result in deep and possibly irreparable damage to the brand.

Enhanced Business Intelligence

Enhanced Business Intelligence

Start looking at your business in 3-D

Almost every industry—including retail, education, hospitality, manufacturing, government, oil and gas, transportation and financial services—is working to increase operational efficiency, manage risk and improve profitability.

EZFacility Partners with Brivo to Offer 24-hour Facility Access Control

Brivo Systems LLC, provider in Software as a Service applications for security management, recently announced that EZFacility has joined the Brivo Technology Partnership program and can now offer their health, fitness, and sports facility customers 24-hour controlled security access for their club members.

Whole Foods Facility Installs Brivo Cloud-Based Access Control

Brivo Systems LLC recently announced that a Whole Foods warehouse located in Aurora, Colo., near Denver, has installed Brivo ACS WebService to improve security and operations at the 110,000 square foot facility and adjoining bakery. Security Install Solutions is the integrator for this installation.

EMC Selects HID Global Access Control Solutions

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that the company’s credential and reader solutions for access control have been selected by mutual insurance leader EMC to protect its entire, multi-structure corporate campus at the company’s headquarters in Des Moines and an additional facility in Ames, Iowa.

Systems Integration Enhances ID Management

Systems Integration Enhances ID Management

Roger Williams University is an independent liberal arts university on the New England coastline in Bristol, R.I. University officials wanted to become more efficient, focusing on time-consuming and costly key management and security access.

The Road to Open Systems

The Road to Open Systems

ONVIF's single standard brings benefits for end users and integrators alike

Providing a comprehensive, long-term security solution requires more than one manufacturer’s state-of-the-art technology; it requires a pathway for current systems to communicate not only with each other but also with systems of the future. End users want the flexibility to be able determine which products best suit their security needs for both today’s purchases and tomorrow’s upgrades without being locked into using solutions from a single manufacturer.