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Consumer and end user expectations around the efficient, reliable and cost-effective securing of products and equipment have rapidly increased in recent years. Equipment manufacturers face more challenges in protecting valuable, sensitive equipment against failure, human error and unauthorized access, as well as growing cyberattack threats.

The lingering anxieties of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have forever linked physical security with healthy buildings. As CDC guidelines ease and vaccines become widely available in the United States, businesses plan their return to normal operations. But end users agree that this return to business-as-usual can only occur if they can ensure healthy workspaces for all employees and visitors.

No one can doubt that 2020 will be remembered as the year of shattered expectations. For those working in the technology space, the past year has ebbed and flowed — and BOOMED — as consumers have set up shop to work, learn and entertain themselves from the comfort of their homes.

The security industry continues to devalue its services in the U.S. by promoting the notion that a simple doorbell camera or a hub connecting door and window sensors with a DIY app will protect homes.

More than 250 million times a year, Americans call 911 in some of their darkest hours. Whether a car breaks down in the middle of a snow storm, a family member experiences a heart attack or a home or business is broken into, we know help is just a phone call away.

No longer do security providers face the problems that used to be inherent with mechanical hardware. Moving parts become fatigued.

As security systems continue to grow and expand, companies are grappling with the ability to collect large amounts of data while keeping up with the latest technology trends.

There are several solutions available to extend the distances of PoE network links, including media converters that accommodate most combinations of coax, UTP, Ethernet and fiber infrastructure.

For years, false alarms have overwhelmed central monitoring stations. Now, advanced, cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) software is taming the problem.

Eventually, DHS and DOE will post guidance on counter-drone security, following the path defined by DOJ in April. Once the new legal and regulatory framework is defined, it is likely a number of facilities, especially critical infrastructure, will find a sense of urgency to deploy 3D security capabilities. The question is, to whom will these customers turn? Security integrators need to prepare now.