A new free downloadable eBook, "Future-Ready Network Design for Physical Security Systems," explains in detail how physical security system network design has gone wrong and how we can fix it. In 2018 ...

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...

Today’s hospitals and specialized care facilities integrate a slew of building technologies to ensure all systems function as intended to provide state-of-the-art care for patients. Many of these ...

Intelligent physical security system devices—especially AI-enabled video cameras—have become high-value targets for hackers, who now deploy malware explicitly designed to infect these devices and lie ...

For many fire departments false fire alarms have become a nuisance and have lead to changes in response policies due to the number of alarms. The response may limit the number of units on the initial ...

The reference design for a battery-powered smart alarm system (SAS) employs artificial intelligence (AI)-based sensor fusion algorithm that complements acoustic event detection (AED) processing with a ...

OGDEN, Utah—Mountain Alarm Fire & Security, a provider of security and fire protection services and equipment, announced it has acquired NICO Electronic Systems, a Helena, Mont.-based provider of ...

The ISA-18 series of standards and technical reports are a collection of internationally recognized standards developed by the International Society of Automation (ISA). These standards define minimum ...

Time and again, cybersecurity professionals have struggled to navigate so-called "perfectly designed" security systems — not due to a lack of effort but to a fundamental design flaw. These systems ...

Security is shifting both left and right in the design flow as chipmakers wrestle with how to build devices that are both secure by design and resilient enough to remain secure throughout their ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...