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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...

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Rob Reiter

General News

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...

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GSX 2024

General News

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...

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On The Editor's Desk

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...

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Also Noted

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...

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Monitoring

CryWolf to help New Orleans false alarms

September 30, 2015Spencer Ives

NEW ORLEANS—CryWolf False Alarm Solutions gained a contract to manage New Orleans' false alarm management program, which entails issuing and collecting fines, permit fees, and compiling alarm system data.When CryWolf starts working with a city, “We see … an almost immediate 40 to 60 percent reduction of false alarms,” Jean Schommer, director of marketing for Public Safety Corporation, told Security Systems News.CryWolf offers its solution in two ways. “An agency can purchase...

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