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Name: Lorna L. Chandler, CPP Title: CEO Company: Security By Design Location: Pacheco, Calif. When was Security by Design founded and what is the company’s focus? The firm was founded in 1974 as Easter Company. In 1982, we incorporated as Asset Protection Consultants Inc., and in 1987, we officially changed our name to Security By [...]

Name: Bryan Lawrence Title: Attorney and co-chairman of the Security Alarm Practice Group at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Company: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Location: Pittsburgh Is e-contracting right for your company? It can reduce labor, costs and be more secure, but it’s not cost-effective for every company, and there are important legal issues [...]

By Rich Miller Growth in the market for external platforms for video surveillance storage will surpass growth for internal platforms by 16 percent during the next four years, with external displacing internal as the dominant platform in 2014, according to a new report from IMS Research. The report, “World Market for Enterprise and IP Storage [...]

By Rich Miller Security concerns among businesses and government efforts to prevent terrorism are fueling growth in the global video surveillance market, with spending expected to reach $25.4 billion by 2016, according to a new report by the research company MarketsandMarkets. The report, “Video Surveillance Market—Global Forecast & Analysis, 2011-2016,” covers products (IP, analog, remote [...]

Name: James A. Francis Title: SVP, Security Consulting Services Company: T&M Protection Resources LLC Location: New York T&M’s consulting practice is divided into three areas: security, crisis management and business continuity. Can you tell me more about these areas, and how they apply to your average client? When we were formulating and establishing the consulting [...]

Name: Steve Gorski Title: GM, Americas Company: MOBOTIX Location: New York Out with the old: MOBOTIX’s Gorski on the benefits of decentralized surveillance In today’s market, the choice in video surveillance is less about IP vs. analog and more about video quality. Security practitioners demand high-resolution video to enhance security and investigations, and megapixel cameras [...]

Sun-powered products still niche but are gaining acceptance By Matt Wickenheiser Along the Trans-Canada Highway in Nova Scotia, moose warning signs begin to flash when the massive animals trip beams, slowing down motorists who know the moose are actually nearby and are a real threat. On oil rigs, along pipelines, at wind farms and other [...]

Name: Benjamin M. Butchko, CPP Title: President & CEO Company: Butchko Security Solutions Location: Cypress, Texas 1. When you’re designing a system for critical infrastructure, do you use PSIM systems to manage the different components? Why or why not? The answer differs with [each] critical infrastructure environment. Pipelines are different than a single location, even [...]

Name: Sandor Zirulnik Title: President Company: Guidepost Solutions Technology Design Consulting (formerly SafirRosetti) Location: New York City Guidepost Solutions (formerly SafirRosetti) has grown a lot the past five years. What has this meant for your consulting group and your local resources around the world? Today’s sophisticated clients are demanding a higher level of management consulting [...]

By Rich Miller The rapid increase in threats to smart-grid security, combined with the need to comply with regulatory statutes, will push the market for related technologies to more than $2 billion in 2016, according to a new report from ABI Research. Smart-grid security includes identity management and access controls, threat and theft defense, cellular [...]