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Opinion: Hospital Weapon Detection Is No Longer a Pilot Program
For years, hospitals talked about workplace violence in the abstract. Incident reports went up the chain, staff trainings were refreshed and signage was updated. But physical security at the front door often stayed the same. That is changing fast. Across the country, hospital security teams are being asked to solve a problem that can no longer be deferred or compartmentalized: how to prevent weapons from entering facilities that were never designed for controlled access. This
Marilyn Thaxton, North America Marketing Manager at CEIA USA
1 hour ago4 min read
Proactive Security or Buzzword? Industry Pushes Perimeter-First Strategy into 2026
The push toward proactive, perimeter-focused security is gaining real traction going into 2026, especially across retail and multi-site environments. Instead of concentrating mainly on what happens inside the store, more operators are trying to detect and stop incidents before they even reach the door. As a journalist covering the security space, hundreds of companies have pitched me stories about how AI and analytics are transforming loss prevention. What stands out now is a
Sarah o'Neill
2 hours ago2 min read
On-Duty Security Guard Charged with Assault After Using Brass Knuckles on Alleged Shoplifter in Winnipeg
A 23-year-old security guard in Winnipeg has been charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and possession of a prohibited weapon after an incident at a downtown Dollarama store. According to police, the guard confronted a 46-year-old man suspected of shoplifting approximately $95 worth of goods. The situation escalated when the suspect allegedly assaulted the guard and issued threats. In response, the guard used brass knuckles - a prohibited weapon - to subdue th
Freddie Bolton
1 day ago3 min read
Surveillance & CCTV
Proactive Security or Buzzword? Industry Pushes Perimeter-First Strategy into 2026
The push toward proactive, perimeter-focused security is gaining real traction going into 2026, especially across retail and multi-site environments. Instead of concentrating mainly on what happens inside the store, more operators are trying to detect and stop incidents before they even reach the door. As a journalist covering the security space, hundreds of companies have pitched me stories about how AI and analytics are transforming loss prevention. What stands out now is a
Sarah o'Neill
2 hours ago2 min read
From Cameras to Decisions: AI Video Analytics Is Reshaping Security Operations
For decades, the basic architecture of physical security remained largely unchanged. Cameras recorded footage, operators watched screens and incidents were investigated after the fact. Even in large security operations centers supervising hundreds or thousands of cameras, most systems still relied on motion alerts and manual review to determine whether something meaningful was happening. Artificial intelligence is beginning to change that model. Across enterprise security env
Ellie Goldman
4 days ago4 min read
Facial Recognition in Suffolk Raises Arrests, and Questions
Suffolk Constabulary has doubled down on live facial recognition (LFR) deployments, testing the surveillance technology in both Ipswich and Lowestoft this year. The trials, supported by equipment borrowed from Essex Police, led to eight arrests across the two towns but also sparked ongoing debate about privacy, compliance, and public accountability. In Ipswich, cameras set up at the Cornhill scanned roughly 47,000 faces in six hours, identifying suspects wanted for shop theft
Sarah o'Neill
Apr 142 min read
Airport & Border Control
Freddie Bolton
5 days ago
Paula Vettori
Apr 16
Emergency & Disaster Response
K-12 Security Still Struggles With Fragmentation Despite New ANSI Standard
Schools in the United States face the same challenge year after year: how to keep campuses safe without turning them into fortresses. From physical access controls to behavioral threat assessments, districts are juggling budget gaps, political scrutiny, and community pushback over the right mix of measures. Into this landscape, ASIS International has released a new ANSI-approved school security standard, billed as the first comprehensive framework for K-12 in the U.S. The sta
Paula Vettori
Apr 82 min read
Enterprises Stress-Test Cloud Security Platforms As Hybrid Deployments Scale In 2026
As enterprises migrate physical security systems to the cloud, large-scale deployments are revealing the operational tradeoffs of hybrid infrastructure, third-party integrations, and multi-site performance management. While cloud-native platforms promise simplified management and AI-driven insights, execution at scale depends on how effectively vendors balance edge processing, bandwidth constraints, and real-time orchestration. In distributed enterprise environments, reliabil
Ellie Goldman
Apr 22 min read
BedSync Launch Amid Growing Emergency Preparedness Needs: Why Timely Capacity Reporting Matters Now
Juvare has put forward BedSync, a new tool meant to streamline hospital bed-capacity reporting to the CDC, framed as a timely aid for disaster readiness—but in practice, it raises important questions for preparedness professionals. Juvare, a global provider of emergency preparedness and response technology, unveiled this software on July 1, 2025. BedSync automates real-time, API-driven reporting from its EMResource platform directly to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Net
Sarah o'Neill
Feb 262 min read
Policing Tech
A Night with Drones and Digital Footprints: Two Policing Tech Stories That Hit Home
We've all seen the slick demos—hovering drones, predictive analytics, AI dashboards. But until you've watched one of those drones skip traffic jams and land a suspect in under two minutes, it’s all theory. I’ve seen two recent real-world deployments that remind security pros why relevance trumps hype. 1. The Drone That Lights the Way—Laredo, Texas In Laredo, I rode along as the local PD dispatched a BRINC drone before officers even draped on their jackets. Within 30–60 second
Freddie Bolton
Apr 72 min read
Offline-First Design And AI Workflows Reshape Body-Worn Camera Operations
As law enforcement agencies expand body-worn camera deployments, operational realities are shifting from simple video capture to resilient data management, interoperability, and post-incident automation. With high-volume footage, variable connectivity, and rising public transparency demands, system architecture increasingly determines whether evidence workflows remain reliable under stress. Modern deployments assume that connectivity will fail at critical moments. In distribu
Paula Vettori
Feb 213 min read
In the Field With Policing Tech: Two Systems That Actually Changed the Job
I’ve seen plenty of flashy demos in my career—slick PowerPoints about “next-gen policing” that never make it past the pilot phase. But every so often, you run into tech that actually shifts the ground under your feet. Two deployments I watched up close prove how different the outcomes can be when the tools work and when leadership backs them up. Case 1: License Plates That Talk Back A few years ago, I was working with a neighbourhood security committee in Fort Worth when they
Freddie Bolton
Feb 52 min read
HLS
Homeland Tech in Focus: Cell Towers, AI and Smart 911 Response
A fresh alarm has rung through U.S. government ranks: nearly two dozen FEMA IT personnel—including top CISOs—have been fired following a massive cybersecurity breach. The action was taken by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who blamed a failure to deploy basic safeguards like multifactor authentication. This stark reminder of systemic vulnerability throws homeland security tech providers into sharp relief—who they are, what they guard, and how they’re shaping resilience at the nati
Ellie Goldman
Apr 112 min read
LiDAR Challenges Radar in High-Stakes Perimeter Security Deployments
As critical infrastructure operators reassess perimeter defenses amid evolving threat models, long-range detection accuracy and false alarm reduction remain central operational challenges. Traditional radar systems have long dominated large-site protection, but questions persist around resolution limits, performance in cluttered environments, and reliability against sophisticated intrusion tactics. The broader perimeter security market is now seeing increased interest in high
Paul Epstein
Apr 63 min read
Anduril’s Israel Meetings Highlight Growing U.S.–Israel Defense Tech Alignment
According to a report published by CTech on February 20, 2026, Palmer Luckey, founder and CEO of Anduril Industries, held a series of meetings in Israel this week with representatives of approximately ten local defense technology startups. The meetings were reportedly coordinated with Israel’s Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research and Development. Among the companies cited in the report were Smart Shooter, Kela, Skana Robotics, Regulus, Magnus Metal, eyesAtop an
Security Guys
Feb 202 min read
Opinion: Hospital Weapon Detection Is No Longer a Pilot Program
For years, hospitals talked about workplace violence in the abstract. Incident reports went up the chain, staff trainings were refreshed and signage was updated. But physical security at the front door often stayed the same. That is changing fast. Across the country, hospital security teams are being asked to solve a problem that can no longer be deferred or compartmentalized: how to prevent weapons from entering facilities that were never designed for controlled access. This
Marilyn Thaxton, North America Marketing Manager at CEIA USA
1 hour ago4 min read
Schools Trial AI Weapon Detection Systems Amid Rising Safety Concerns
As incidents of violence in public and educational spaces climb, administrators are under pressure to deploy advanced technologies capable of detecting weapons before tragedy strikes. Traditional metal detectors and manual searches are proving insufficient. In response, several U.S. school districts are piloting AI-based weapon-detection systems that analyze video feeds and sensor data to identify threats—and notify authorities—within seconds. One such example is unfolding in
Paula Vettori
Apr 172 min read
Opinion: The Screening Problem Most Facilities Are Still Getting Wrong
Security directors are under more pressure than at any point in recent memory. Violence in healthcare settings is accelerating. Schools are operating under new legislative mandates with real enforcement mechanisms. Cultural institutions and public venues are contending with threat environments that would have seemed extreme a decade ago. The investment in physical security is following that pressure upward, and yet a significant number of facilities are still deploying techno
Peter Evans, CEO of Xtract One Technologies
Apr 153 min read
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