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At the Ludwigs-Apotheke in the Viennese district of Simmering the rooms are very tall, which results in a distinctive background noise that can cause problems, particularly for the elderly and people with a hearing impairment. In...

Intercom and Public Address management has evolved with the widespread adoption of intercom stations across campuses and facilities.

Devices previously used solely for intercom in vestibules and hallways, plus emergency stations in parking lots and...

Video surveillance data is increasingly connected across local and global networks, and a growing number of network cameras send their data to servers over the Internet. This can open the door to cybercrime.

Bosch is driving a four-step approach to...

The survey was conducted by Disaster Resource GUIDE (DR GUIDE) and sponsored by MIR3. 

Emergency mass notification systems (EMNS) solutions are recognized as necessary systems, though some industries have greater rates of adoption than others.

Among...

SIA is reporting that industry pundits have predicted 2016 to be the year of ransomware.

The FBI's Internet Crime Compliant Center reports a total of 2,453 ransomware complaints were received in 2015, costing victims more than $24 million dollars....

SIA is reporting that Protection1 analyzed “approximately 6,000 open security cameras across the United States,” those which had been listed on Insecam.

The firm broke down the data by top states and top cities running cameras which are not locked...

Many factors cause an increase in surveillance cameras being deployed. Airport breaches, data theft, and other widespread trends drive this reaction.

Germany is now in the spotlight due to a sharp rise in burglaries.

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— by Julie Sneider, senior associate editor, Progressive Railroading

A lone gunman's attempt to attack passengers on a Paris-bound train last August elevated concerns over whether enough is being done to protect the security of train riders.

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According to SIA, a new report reveals that more than half of board members say IT and security executives will lose their jobs as a result of failing to provide useful, actionable information.

The report titled, "How Boards of Directors Really Feel...

Organizations with large scale security projects on the horizon often need extra assistance making important technology decisions.

What a security camera will see in the dark, in bad weather, or in other tough environments can make for a difficult...