When the Nassau County Police Department was looking to increase its security coverage for the second presidential debate, which took place on October 16th at Hofstra University, a solution from Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, helped provide "eyes in the sky."

The combination of multiple security threats and variable environmental factors can make municipal water facilities especially challenging sites to secure. As with any outdoor installation, false alarms triggered by blowing foliage or debris are always a concern. Animals tend to be a bigger problem at water treatment plants because of the rural locations and their attraction to the odors emitted by the facilities.

After logging nearly 123 million miles in flight, the space shuttle Endeavour will travel its final 12 miles on the ground through the streets of Los Angeles where it will dock one last time at the California Science Center (CSC). During the journey, residents are encouraged to watch Endeavour’s final trip from private lawns, inside businesses and along side-streets. The primary challenge in securing an event of this magnitude is that many of the security needs from a technology perspective are mobile and temporary.

For the third year in a row Michael Ballard’s Full Throttle Saloon utilized a newly-expanded array of IQeye HD megapixel cameras to keep a close eye on the crowd and provide critical surveillance during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Two different residential systems installers tackled the challenge of providing perfect wireless coverage in residential spaces. While any wireless project can be a challenge, these two projects both involved overcoming the added complication of designing seamless coverage in massive spaces: a 10,000-square-foot home and a 5,500-square-foot, three-story town house with an added 1,500-square-feet of living space outdoors on the bank of the river.

The TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course was designed by Greg Norman and Sergio Garcia to provide a challenging game for golfers. However, when this site hosted the 2012 Valero Texas Open, the players were not the only ones faced with strategic challenges. Providing video surveillance for the annual PGA tour and charity event, held this year in April, was no small task.

For more than 15 years, Avera Queen of Peace Hospital used a security panel and accompanying wireless infrastructure to secure about 75,000 square feet of the 300,000 square foot facility. Recently, Avera Queen of Peace realized that it needed a new system, including an enterprise mobile duress system, to cover the entire hospital and offer comprehensive protection.

There has been much discussion about the use of the Internet, social media and other technologies by criminals to organize multi-state or multi-national organized crime rings. However, forward-thinking security, loss prevention and law enforcement professionals are identifying ways to use the same technologies to cooperate across state lines and share critical information that will both solve and reduce crime.

The CyberLock system from Videx, Corvallis, Oregon, helps secure access to Seattle Public Utilities' 12,500 acre land that supplies water to 1.4 million people in the greater Seattle area. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) uses the CyberLock system of electronic locks and programmable keys to track multiple personnel and control access to physical assets.

If you count retailers in your customer base, you are well aware of the importance of payment card industry (PCI) compliance. If not, you are soon to be on the fast track to understanding how this three-letter acronym will impact your business.