Reiknistofa Bankanna (RB), an IT service provider for Icelandic financial institutions, recently overhauled its security infrastructure with an array of physical security technology including cameras, access control, and video analytics through one unified interface.
Enterprises can increase the value of their access control by using these electronic security systems for more than just managing access at the front door.
Built in 2002, Continuum in South Beach is a two-tower, 38-story resort-style oceanfront condominium located on the southern-most tip of Miami Beach in South Florida. Continuum’s on-site Command Center currently manages 264 channels and growing. The emphasis is on tactical real-time operations and live visualization.
In our digital economy, data is the key to smooth functionality of everything from the government to small local companies. Without data, progress would grind to a halt. And the more sources of data you can mine, and the more data streams you can blend, the greater the value. Therefore, as more and more devices are brought online and integrated with others, the value of data only continues to grow.
Today, technology is evolving at a faster rate than ever before. As a result of the rapid rate of change, we are creating an ever-increasing amount of data.
We have been hearing about the “convergence” of physical and cyber security for years, but even today there are still debates about whether it has happened yet (spoiler alert: it hasn’t). Part of the challenge might be that the word convergence itself can apply to more than one kind of activity – for example, some believe it applies to the linkages or integration of IT and security systems, while others believe it applies to IT and security organizational structures and teams.