Entries by Zane Miller

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Tackling Retail Security: Leveraging Innovation to Combat Rising Threats While Preserving Customer Experience

Retailers and loss prevention practitioners face an extremely difficult job: balancing the need to protect assets, employees, and customers without disrupting the overall customer experience. In a retail landscape where customer satisfaction is paramount, security measures must be effective yet unobtrusive. The challenge is that retailers face several significant security threats that show no signs […]

November 4, 2024 /0 Comments/by
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The key to better school security: technology that supports policies, remains scalable and leverages emergency communication systems

Each year an average of $3 billion is spent to improve security measures in schools in the United States. As a result, school districts have implemented a variety of technologies, from surveillance cameras building wide, access control systems to manage the flow of staff and visitors, and  gunshot detection technology – all in an effort […]

November 4, 2024 /0 Comments/by
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Navigating the Security Supply Chain Challenges

The world of supply chain management continues to be a challenge. While many security device manufacturers now strive to provide more precise delivery dates, a welcome change from the ambiguous estimations of the past, the supply chain issues are far from resolved. Price fluctuations, product availability and providing accurate project completion timelines continue to be […]

November 4, 2024 /0 Comments/by
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The value of access control for small businesses

By J. Matthew Ladd As technology has evolved over the years to become smarter and less expensive, the security industry has begun to see more smaller businesses moving away from using a key and lockset to secure their property to implementing small-scale access control solutions. The reason is that business owners and property managers want […]

April 30, 2021 /0 Comments/by
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Addressing the challenge of multi-site security

By J. Matthew Ladd Many different elements come into play when it comes to providing security at multi-site facilities – users have to address company culture, such as smaller offices in rural locations compared with a corporation’s larger headquarters in a major city, budget issues and how to future proof technology. These challenges extend beyond […]

March 30, 2021 /0 Comments/by