Tag: Theresa Flaherty
When access control fails
July 29, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
Last week, Senior Editor Theresa Flaherty wrote a blog about accidentally leaving her keys hanging in the office door for several hours. Around the same time, NBC's “Today” show was tightening studio security procedures after an intruder bypassed security and entered a restricted area of Studio 1A.
While the two situations were vastly different in both severity and consequence, they share a common thread: access control is often most noticeable when it fails.
Fortunately,...
A corkscrew, a new job and a lesson on life
July 8, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Senior Editor
Three weeks ago, while enjoying a glass of wine at the elegant marble bar of a restaurant, I found myself listening to the anxiety of the 19-year-old server asking for help uncorking a pricy bottle for a table that had requested “bottle service.”
She was terrified of breaking the cork halfway (but then, aren’t we all?). The bartender loosened the cork enough so that the server would be able to pull it out with a flourish for her table with no one the wiser.
That very same...
Security Systems News names senior editor
June 18, 2026SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Security Systems News (SSN), the leading source of business news and analysis for the security industry, has named Theresa Flaherty as senior editor.
Flaherty brings nearly two decades of editorial leadership and industry reporting experience to the role. Most recently, she served as Managing Editor of HME News, where she led coverage of a highly regulated, rapidly evolving market - focusing on provider strategy, reimbursement, technology adoption and consolidation.
At...