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What You Should Know About IoT Security Solutions

on June 8, 2023 | By Jay Palter
Internet of Things (IoT) technology continues to disrupt both the consumer and enterprise sectors and as new use cases are found, its adoption is only expected to grow. That includes many powerful applications in physical security, access control, and operations management.
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Physical security

Integrating Physical Access Control and Asset Control Systems

on March 8, 2023 | By Jay Palter
The importance of Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) and Asset Control Systems (ACS) in their silos is well-understood. But little attention is paid to the benefits of integrating these systems.
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Physical security

Physical Access Control: How It Works in 2023

on March 1, 2023 | By Jay Palter
Choosing the right type of access control can be a daunting task. The range of different authentication methods on the market today is broader than ever. Each method has its strengths, too. So how do you pick one?
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Risk mitigation

Battle-Tested: 7 Access Control Best Practices

on April 14, 2021 | By Jay Palter
It's not if, but when your organization will suffer a security breach. Whether they’re large or small, or protecting from internal or external attacks, every organization must remain vigilant. Even the NSA, arguably the most secure US federal intelligence agency, failed to stop Edward Snowden from releasing an estimated 1.7 million sensitive...
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Access Control

Access Control Card Technology: Choose the Right One for Your Business

on November 13, 2020 | By Jay Palter
One of the core security needs for any business is to control who can access the business’s buildings and assets. Card readers are one of the most popular choices for conducting access control. Formerly only within the reach of enterprise security budgets, new, lower-cost access control systems are increasingly the preferred choice for businesses...
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Access Control

Top 10 Equipment Inventory Management Practices to Follow

on August 25, 2020 | By Jay Palter
How many different pieces of equipment are used by your business every day? We don’t just mean things like screwdrivers and wrenches—what about laptops? Handheld scanners? Specialized instruments?
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Physical security

10 Elements Your Company Equipment Damage Policy Should Cover

on July 28, 2020 | By Jay Palter
No matter how many safeguards you put in place, some of your business equipment will inevitably be damaged. It might be due to an employee’s honest mistake, because they ignored instructions, or it could even be the result of a malicious act, but damage is going to happen. This makes a company equipment damage policy an important tool for...
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Physical security

5 Steps to Create a Business Theft Prevention Plan

on July 21, 2020 | By Jay Palter
Every business eventually has to deal with theft. You shouldn’t feel overwhelmed about this, though; it’s a manageable problem.
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Risk mitigation

Manage Sick Workers Better With This 3-Stage Framework

on June 16, 2020 | By Jay Palter
Federal and local governments have issued a wide range of public health guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But it has largely been targeted at individuals. Guidance for businesses hasn’t been as forthcoming.
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Access Control

5 New Uses for Mobile Credential Access Control

on October 9, 2019 | By Jay Palter
Real Time Networks recently announced its new partnership with VIZpin. We’re really excited to offer VIZpin’s mobile credential access control technology as an authentication option in our KeyTracer and AssetTracer management systems!
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