Tag: TechSec 2013

FORT LAUDERDALE—Is PSIM—a physical security information management system—right for your enterprise?To answer that question you first need to assess your situation and have standard operating procedures in place, said Rob Hile, CEO of Integrated Fire & Security Solutions. "We're going to ask end users to work with us from the beginning," he said during the "Deconstructing PSIM" session at TechSec 2013."Instead of buying a PSIM off the shelf, you need to figure out what you need....

YARMOUTH, Maine—Four honorees from Security Director News' “20 under 40” Class of 2013 will speak at TechSec 2013 next month in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Representing the retail, hospitality, public utility and corporate sectors, these up-and-comers in the industry will discuss their experiences with new security technology as part of the panel, “Next Gen Security: Young Security Professionals Talk Tech.” This panel reprises an educational session that was highly rated by...

YARMOUTH, Maine—TechSec organizers have announced that Lauren Stover, security director at Miami International Airport, and Ray Davalos, MIA's building systems director, will deliver a joint keynote address at TechSec 2013.Now in its ninth year, TechSec brings together integrators, end users, consultants and manufacturers to talk about taking advantage of new and emerging technology to increase your business's bottom line. The conference will take place Feb. 5-6 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at...

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 wasn't...