Tag: New Orleans
DSI Security Services Officer Langley receives top honor for heroic actions
October 28, 2025SSN Staff
DOTHAN, Ala.—Jonathan Langley, a security professional with DSI Security Services, has been awarded the 2025 Ralph Day Memorial Security Officer Heroism Award for his life-saving actions during an attempted mass shooting at a poultry processing plant in Mississippi.
This prestigious award is the highest honor a security officer can receive for acts of heroism. Langley recently accepted the award at the 2025 ASIS International Global Security Exchange Conference (GSX) in New Orleans.
Langley...
NAPCO names Richard Gibbey as national accounts sales manager
September 18, 2025SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—NAPCO Security Technologies has announced the addition of Richard Gibbey as national accounts sales manager.
In this role, Gibbey will be responsible for driving sales growth and developing strategic relationships with national accounts across NAPCO’s security product portfolio. He will report to Duane Warehime, vice president of sales, NAPCO National Accounts.
Gibbey (who goes by Ric) brings extensive sales and account management experience to NAPCO, with...
Gallagher Security names Matt Butts as executive vice president – Americas
September 14, 2025SSN Staff
CANTON, Ga.—Gallagher Security has announced the appointment of Matt Butts as executive vice president – Americas, effective immediately.
With more than 25 years of experience in the security and software industries, Butts has built a strong record of driving growth and leading high-performing teams. He’s held leadership roles at Johnson Controls, Tyco Integrated Security, ADT, and most recently served as senior director of global security sales at Transact Campus,...
NAPCO promotes Ray Krispin to VP of sales, Marks USA & Alarm Lock
September 11, 2025SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. has announced the promotion of Ray Krispin to vice president of sales, Marks USA and Alarm Lock.
In this expanded role, Krispin will unify the sales and independent rep teams across both NAPCO Locking Solutions divisions - Alarm Lock and Marks USA - to deliver a more seamless customer experience and strengthen relationships with distributors, dealers, and integrators nationwide.
Supporting this initiative, NAPCO also...
GSX 2025 reveals comprehensive program addressing most critical challenges
May 16, 2025SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International has announced its programming lineup for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2025, with in-person and digital experiences taking place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans and via the online GSX event platform.
“It has been an honor leading this year’s selection committee and we are excited to present another year of world-class security education sessions at GSX 2025,” said Alejandro Liberman,...
Barriers to protection
January 8, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
Two senseless vehicular attacks to round out 2024 and usher in 2025 made for anything but a happy holiday season for the families impacted by the death and destruction created by two perpetrators with intent to kill.
The German Christmas market attack on Dec. 20 killed six people and injured more than 200 in the city of Magdeburg, while a suspected terrorist drove his pickup truck onto Bourbon Street in New Orleans and slammed into revelers on New Year’s Day morning, killing 14 and injuring...
Recent vehicle attacks highlight need for ‘deterrence and prevention’
January 7, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine— The recent vehicle attacks in Germany and New Orleans that caused mass chaos and devastation could have been avoided if perimeter security measures were already in place, security experts say.
Rob Reiter, principal at Reiter and Reiter Consulting, says "deterrence and prevention” are needed to keep vehicles out of places they shouldn’t be.
“The reason it's so easy is because it is,” explained Rob Reiter, principal at...
GSX 2024 attracts 16,000 registrants from 86 nations
October 2, 2024SSN Staff
ORLANDO, Fla., and ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International announced that attendance for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2024 exceeded projections, with 16,000 registrants from 86 countries along with approximately 500 exhibiting companies demonstrating the latest security solutions.
The event, which took place Sept. 23-25 at the Orange County Convention Center, offered discussion and idea exchanges for the global security community.
"GSX 2024 has once again proven to be an invaluable...
SecurityNext education program unveiled
October 9, 2019Paul Ragusa
Security Systems News is very excited to announce the education program for SecurityNext, which will be held in New Orleans, Feb. 9-11, 2020 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
The overriding theme for the conference, “Securing Profits in the Age of Convergence” speaks to the seismic shift that has been going on in physical security with the emergence of IT and IoT, and cybersecurity as a result.
The truth is, the world of security is getting so much larger and more expansive, providing...
New Orleans considers drones
December 11, 2015SSN Staff
NEW ORLEANS—After two recent shooting deaths, both amidst large crowds, the New Orleans police department said it is looking into drones for crowd surveillance.
NOPD Cmdr. Jeff Walls commented on the nature of crowds in a Times-Picayune report, a New Orleans news source. “It gives the criminal element the opportunity to do something," he said.
“Walls said the use of drones could give NOPD a better vantage point to spot trouble before it happens,” the report read. “Walls...