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Cybersecurity Outlook for 2022: Four Trends to Drive the Protection of Online Systems
During the past year, it has been commonplace for organizations across the globe to face increasing cyber…
Keep Reading »Using Audio for Alarm Verification: Hearing Plus Seeing Increases Situational Awareness and Reduces False Alarms
Alarm-based security systems have a long history. The first systems proliferated after World War I, when an…
Keep Reading »The Still Essential 90-Year-Old Technology: Radar Can Do What Visual Security Solutions Alone Cannot
Since 1934, when radio detection and ranging was introduced to the U.S. military, radar has added value…
Keep Reading »Pandemic Changes in Building Access Are Here to Stay: Moving Toward Mobile Access and Touchless Sensors
Security in multitenant buildings and condominium complexes has been evolving for many years. Property managers continuously look…
Keep Reading »Illumination for Safety, Security…and Crop Growth: The Right Lighting Systems Can Serve Multiple Purposes in Agriculture
Potential vulnerabilities in the United States’ critical infrastructure have come under increasing scrutiny in the two decades…
Keep Reading »Security in 3D: LiDAR and Other Sensors Allow the Creation of Rich, Video Game-Like Digital Maps
Digital twin, LiDAR, sensor fusion, mixed reality and gamification – these are all terms that are more…
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