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Integrators

The Integrator's Playbook for Data Centers

The trajectory is fairly clear: Smart City 1.0 was about efficiency and automation. Smart City 2.0, where most major cities sit today, focuses on integrated safety, unified platforms, and AI-assisted operations. Smart City 3.0, still emerging, points toward predictive resilience, where AI agents, digital twins and autonomous systems help cities anticipate disruption before it happens rather than simply respond to it.

Artificial Intelligence

How Technology, Collaboration and Public-Private Partnerships Are Transforming Urban Security

Integrators

Why Restaurants Aren't Typical Retail

Alert fatigue isn’t random. Initially, analysts investigate every alert. Then, as volume increases, analysts start triaging based on intuition rather than fact - simply because there isn’t time to do otherwise.

Security Executives

When Security Visibility Becomes Security Noise

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Video Surveillance Analytics: How AI Drives Greater Revenue

Aug. 18, 2026

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Quick Chat; From Bolt-On AI to Agentic Intelligence: Rethinking Edge Compute for Physical Security

Aug. 17, 2026

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Congratulations to Brent Boekestein on Receiving the Security Innovator Award

July 20, 2026

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Giving Sound a Brain: The 4 Pillars of Acoustic Intelligence

July 20, 2026

Industry News

SAGE Integration provides security system design, installation, retrofit and maintenance services for enterprise customers across the United States.

Integrators

SAGE Integration Sells Majority Stake to Knox Lane

SAGE Integration plans to accelerate growth, expand its capabilities and pursue strategic acquisitions following a majority investment from Knox Lane.

Sept. 9, 2026

SIA has outlined new policy recommendations for automated license plate reader systems, which capture vehicle plate data for comparison against law enforcement databases and other authorized sources.

License Plate Detection

SIA Urges Tighter Oversight of Automated License Plate Readers

SIA is calling for stronger privacy safeguards, greater accountability and limits on misuse as scrutiny of ALPR technology intensifies.

Sept. 9, 2026

Convergint is adding Las Vegas-based Surveillance Systems Incorporated’s gaming surveillance experience and customer relationships to its broader security integration operations.

Integrators

Convergint Enters Gaming Security Market With SSI Acquisition

Convergint’s acquisition of Surveillance Systems Inc. adds specialized gaming industry expertise and marks the company’s entry into the gaming security market.

Sept. 9, 2026

SWEAR’s Community Video Integrity Project is intended to give public agencies a way to document the authenticity of video when its integrity is challenged in investigations, legal proceedings or other critical situations.

Video Surveillance

SWEAR Launches Video Authentication Program for Public Agencies

SWEAR’s Community Video Integrity Project is designed to help public-sector organizations using Milestone Systems’ XProtect platform verify that critical video has not been altered...

Sept. 8, 2026

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Cybersecurity

AI Is Breaking the Boundaries of Zero Trust

As AI models and autonomous agents gain access to enterprise data and systems, security teams must extend zero-trust principles beyond users and devices to govern the data, models...

Sept. 4, 2026

Conversations with exhibitors at GSX 2026 can reveal how well a technology may perform in real-world security environments beyond what is shown in a booth demonstration.

Security Executives

11 Questions for Evaluating Security Technology at GSX 2026

Security leaders can use the GSX show floor to look beyond product features and assess operational value, interoperability, supportability and long-term fit.

Sept. 4, 2026

Security Executives

The Watchman's Chair Is Empty

Fellow security professionals, let's skip the pleasantries. This year's story is not a cleverer virus or a sharper ransomware strain. It's us. We spent more than two decades building...

Sept. 3, 2026

It is New York City; is there much more to say? Large-scale programs for securing IoT and Smart Building Automation Systems did not exist, especially at the municipal level. The challenges were not only technological but also cultural within City agencies. The program would be new to the City.

Security Executives

The Smart City Security Imperative: Lessons from New York's IoT Cyber Defense Program

With millions of connected devices expanding the municipal attack surface, New York City developed a scalable strategy to secure endpoint technology before it becomes the next...

Sept. 3, 2026

Integrators

Integrators

Insider Intelligence: The Project Is Not the Relationship

What separates a one-time transaction from a long-term customer is rarely one big thing.

Sept. 10, 2026

Integrators

Recruiting Roadmap: Stop Interviewing the Resume

A candidate who needs a little more development is often the one who becomes your strongest employee.

Sept. 10, 2026

With a career spanning nearly every role in the life safety industry and a NICET Level IV certification, Ben Adams is a sought-after author and speaker. In 2020, he founded Field Sim to accelerate training for companies, shrinking time-to-value for new techs from months to just days. Most of his columns are excerpted from Fire Alarm 101 training content, which can be found at https://training.fieldsim.com.

Fire & Life Safety

Fire Alarm 411: Fire Alarm Rules Are Not Speed Limits

The same psychology that makes you comfortable driving 70 mph in a 60 mph zone can make fire alarm shortcuts feel reasonable. They aren't.

Sept. 10, 2026

Integrators

Business Intelligence: Where It All Comes Together

When technology and operational data converge, security stops being a cost center. For integrators who can deliver that outcome, the opportunity has never been bigger.

Sept. 10, 2026

Video Surveillance

Resorts World Las Vegas spans 88 acres on the Las Vegas Strip and includes a 117,000-square-foot casino floor, three hotel brands and multiple entertainment venues.

Video Management Software/VMS

Resorts World Las Vegas Deploys Milestone VMS Across 5,800 Cameras

Milestone Systems’ XProtect VMS connects approximately 5,800 cameras and specialized technologies to support security, investigations and gaming compliance at Resorts World Las...

Sept. 10, 2026

As AI makes it easier than ever to manipulate video, security providers need a new way to prove that what a camera captured is what a camera actually recorded.

Video Surveillance

Building Trust into Modern Video Surveillance Systems

As AI makes it easier than ever to manipulate video, security providers need a new way to prove that what a camera captured is what a camera actually recorded.

Sept. 10, 2026

Most AI failures are not futuristic failures. They are ordinary security-design failures with a more expensive label.

Artificial Intelligence

AI in Security: Buy Capability, Not Theater

Every few years, the security industry gets a new word that makes everyone feel like they are already behind. Right now, the word is "artificial intelligence".

Sept. 3, 2026

Today, the cloud has evolved into an operational platform that enables centralized device management, software lifecycle management, analytics delivery, user administration, and integration with a growing library of applications.

Physical Hardening

The Future of Physical Security Is Hybrid—and Open

Cloud, edge and on-premises technologies are converging into intelligent security ecosystems. The organizations that gain the most value will distribute workloads strategically...

Sept. 3, 2026

Access & Identity

GSX

iLOQ: Intelligent Key System, No Batteries or Infrastructure Required

The smart lock is powered by the users' mobile devices, which serve as the bridge between the cloud and the cylinder. Check it out at GSX Booth 2852.

Sept. 9, 2026

Jackson Burhans, National Account Manager for Squire USA, met with the IML Security Supply team in Kansas City as the companies began rolling out their new distribution partnership and building field support for customers.

Door Hardware

Squire Expands U.S. Distribution Through IML Security Supply

Squire Locks USA has partnered with IML Security Supply to expand availability of its commercial padlock portfolio across the Western and Central United States.

Sept. 8, 2026

Epson ColorWorks printers enable STOPware customers to produce photo-ready visitor badges with QR codes and barcodes.

Badging & Visitor Management Systems and Software

Epson and STOPware Partner to Advance On-Demand Visitor Badge Printing

Epson and STOPware are integrating ColorWorks on-demand color printing with PassagePoint to deliver real-time visitor badges designed to improve identification, streamline sign...

Sept. 4, 2026

NAPCO's Prima v8 mobile app features a redesigned interface, enhanced security and smart home controls and Apple Watch integration.

Access Control

NAPCO Launches Prima v8 App With Redesigned Security and Smart Home Experience

NAPCO Security Technologies has released Prima v8, a redesigned mobile app update that adds improved security and smart home controls, biometric authentication and Apple Watch...

Sept. 4, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Paul F. Benne is a 37-year veteran in the protective services industry. He is President of Sentinel Consulting LLC, a security consulting and design firm in based in New York City. Connect with him via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/paulbenne or visit www.sentinelgroup.us

GSX

Tech Trends: Seven AI Questions for GSX

AI will dominate the GSX exhibit floor this year. Here is how to tell the meaningful advances from the marketing.

Sept. 9, 2026

Futureproofing must now account for more than investment protection. Systems must now withstand disruption, isolate compromised components, and keep business-critical operations running amid the looming AI threat.

Security Executives

Why Futureproofing Security Infrastructure Requires a New Playbook

Artificial intelligence is redefining how security systems are designed, integrated, and protected. Here's how organizations can build infrastructure that scales, withstands disruption...

Sept. 3, 2026

Cybersecurity

Chess Masters, Fable, and the Path to More Effective Cybersecurity

In 1997, when IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeated world champion chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, nobody concluded that chess computers should be banned. Instead, players...

Sept. 3, 2026

For web apps, we do not expose services directly to the internet without a web application firewall and API protections. GenAI needs an equivalent runtime layer – an inspection and enforcement system that sits in front of models to semantically evaluate prompts and responses.

Artificial Intelligence

When AI Models Become the Supply Chain Attack

Model poisoning, compromised updates, and malicious context can undermine trusted AI from the inside, forcing enterprises to secure not only how models are accessed, but how their...

Aug. 31, 2026

Podcasts

Security Executives

After Brown University: What 1,200 Cameras Don't Tell You About Your Surveillance Gaps

Security DNA

A deadly shooting at Brown University is exposing critical gaps in campus surveillance strategies and accelerating the shift toward real-time, AI-driven security systems.

May 6, 2026

Security Executives

Proving Control Over AI: Tim Freestone on Governance Gaps and the Path Forward

Security DNA

Drawing on Kiteworks research, Tim Freestone warns that organizations racing to adopt agentic AI without proper governance and control are exposing themselves to significant security...

April 15, 2026

Security Executives

When the Middle East Exploded, Were GSOCs Ready?

Security DNA

Artorias co-founder Stefano Ritondale breaks down the intelligence failures that left enterprise security teams flat-footed, and why AI-driven OSINT is no longer optional.

March 18, 2026

Security Executives

CMMC 2.0 Is Here. Most Defense Contractors Aren't Ready.

Security DNA

The latest SecurityDNA podcast episode unpacks the sweeping rollout of FedRAMP 20X and CMMC 2.0, revealing why tens of thousands of defense contractors may be unprepared for fast...

March 18, 2026

Webinars

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Risk Without Borders: Managing Physical and Cyber Global Threats in a Hyperconnected World

As physical and cyber threats increasingly converge, global security leaders must rethink how they manage risk across critical infrastructure, supply chains, IT, and operational...

Oct. 21, 2026

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2026 Campus Safety & Security Month, October 2026

Register Today! October 2026 Campus Safety & Security Month features a four-part webinar series designed to help K–12 and higher education leaders strengthen campus ...

Oct. 6, 2026

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From Hardware to Intelligence: Redefining the Future of Physical Security Platforms

Physical security is evolving from standalone hardware into intelligent, cloud-connected platforms that unite cameras, access control, sensors, AI, and analytics for real-time...

Oct. 7, 2026

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Cloud Video on Your Terms: i-PRO Edge AI + Milestone Arcules

Moving to the cloud doesn’t have to mean replacing everything at once. Join i-PRO and Milestone to discover how native Camera to Cloud integration brings i-PRO Edge-AI cameras...

Sept. 29, 2026

Learning Resources

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10 Indicators That Physical Security is Shifting

From solving trafficking in minutes to doubling crime closure rates, discover what 10 real use cases reveal about the future of physical security. Based on insights from security...

Sept. 1, 2026

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Identify hidden security gaps—and protect your school before a crisis occurs.

During a critical school emergency, every second counts. Outdated hardware, fragmented camera systems, and siloed data delay response times when rapid coordination with law enforcement...

Aug. 6, 2026

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Seven forces driving the next era of security

Drawing on conversations with industry leaders and feedback from our customers during security advisory council sessions, we’ve identified seven forces defining security strategies...

July 1, 2026

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The Hidden ROI of Today’s Access Control

Ready to drive greater ROI from your access control? Learn how a modern access control solution unlocks new insights and big returns.

July 1, 2026

Videos

ISC West

ISC West 2026 Show Floor Spotlight: NAPCO’s MVP Access: Cloud / Software

At ISC West 2026, SecurityInfoWatch interviews Napco Security Technologies’ Rob Etmans, Director of Sales, focusing on how the company’s MVP Access cloud platform is helping dealers...

March 31, 2026

Prometheus exec explains the complications when physical and cybersecurity come together

ISC West

ISC West 2026 Show Floor Spotlight: Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG)

At ISC West 2026, SecurityInfoWatch interviews PSG’s Jeremy Freeze-Skret, VP of Engineering, focusing on the convergence of cyber and physical security and how organizations are...

March 31, 2026

ISC West

ISC West 2026 Show Floor Spotlight: TRAKA

At ISC West 2026, SecurityInfoWatch interviews TRAKA Technical Director Hector Melendez, focusing on trends in electronic key management and the role of intelligent key cabinets...

March 31, 2026

ISC West

ISC West 2026 Show Floor Spotlight: Allegion

At ISC West 2026, SecurityInfoWatch interviews Olivia Renaud from Allegion, focusing on the evolution of wallet-based mobile credentials, the impact of their partnership, and ...

March 31, 2026