Tag: Edward Levy
SW24 sees bright future for guards
February 15, 2012Rich Miller
“Guards, gates and guns.”
That was the standard for the security industry 20 years ago, as cited by Edward Levy, VP and global head of security for Thomson Reuters, during his keynote address at last week's TechSec conference in Delray Beach, Fla. But while technology has clearly raised the bar since then, allowing many companies to reduce the number of boots on the ground, a contradictory fact remains: The age of the guard is not over.
To prove the point, look no further than...
Two decades means a lot of change
February 8, 2012Rich Miller
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Edward Levy remembers the days when those in the security industry were looked upon as “knuckle-draggers” beholden to a strategy of “guards, gates and guns.” Levy says a lot has changed in the security industry over the past two decades.
“Twenty years ago, it wasn't very glamorous,” said Levy, VP and global head of security for Thomson Reuters and keynote speaker at the eighth annual TechSec conference being held here. “Security...
New TechSec sessions announced
January 11, 2012SSN Staff
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—TechSec organizers have released details on several new educational sessions that will cover trends pushing strong authentication into the private sector, new and emerging video surveillance technology, and innovations in sport stadium security.
The emerging technology conference, which will be keynoted by Edward Levy, VP & Global Head of Security for Thomson Reuters, will be held on Feb. 7 and 8 in Delray Beach, Fla. Sign up to register on the TechSec website.
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