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Security Products magazine, the only integrated product magazine reaching the entire security market, announced the winners of its 2010 New Product of the Year Award at the publication’s premiere Virtual Event today. more
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Steve Russo, director of physical security technology with IBM Security Services, discusses how businesses can be prepared for the move to IP-based security technology. more
An interview with Matt Barnett, vice president of sales for AMAG, from the annual Security Engineering Symposium in Florida. more
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ADT Security Service's Hank Monaco talks at ISC West about some of the challenges security directors and end users are facing in today's environment. more
ComNet's Rob Gallagher discusses some of the company's Ethernet offerings and the how the technology can be used in access control during ISC East. more
HID Global's Brad Jarvis discusses the company's new Genuine HID initiative with Security Products' Editor-in-Chief Ralph Jensen. more
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“It was a great installation and Aiphone’s AX system offers so much room for growth. It has all the bells and whistles.” The Early Learning Center at Albany State University in Georgia employs approximately 10 full time staff and serves some 50 children. It is a new facility added to the campus and protecting children and staff was considered a top priority. more
The importance of school security cannot be understated. A secure school means that everyone inside can concentrate on the matter at hand, which is providing quality education. However, sometimes the school staff who often are charged with operating certain aspects of the security system feel they are being strapped with yet another duty. Usually, however, they find security makes their job easier. more
“Are passwords truly free?” “Is the use of a username and a password secure?” “Will my end-users comply with a new strong password policy?” “How can I prevent my users from writing down their usernames and passwords?” These are just a few questions IT security professionals have been asking as regulatory pressures increase the scrutiny relating to the access of private data. Many use username and passwords to access everything from computers to online web portals to network resources, but does this mean that passwords are free, or secure? As the amount of confidential data becomes increasingly accessible, enterprises are evaluating stronger security and searching for a replacement for traditional passwords. Unfortunately, stronger security has traditionally been linked to a poor user experience and has resulted in poor user adoption. This does not need to be the case. more
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