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Access control can be technically sound and still fail if it doesn’t account for how people actually behave. In this SIW contributor piece, product designer Vikrant Pelia examines how friction at the door, during onboarding and in credential recovery can lead to workarounds that undermine security. The takeaway: Make the secure choice the easiest choice. #AccessControl #PhysicalSecurity #SecurityTechnology #UserExperience #SecurityDesign

Evolv Technology is seeing growing adoption of its #AI-powered weapons detection and bag screening technologies across schools, hospitals, sports venues and Fortune 500 companies. During its Q2 earnings call, executives also discussed a potentially significant shift for the industry: weapons detection technology becoming more standardized, and possibly regulated, in certain environments. #PhysicalSecurity #SecurityTechnology #WeaponsDetection #SecurityIndustry

Installing security technology is one thing. Turning it into a dependable organizational capability is another. In the latest installment of Ray Bernard’s “Real Words or Buzzwords?” series, the focus shifts to operationalizing security technology and what it takes to move from individual functions to integration, orchestration and more adaptable security capabilities. #PhysicalSecurity #SecurityTechnology #SecurityOperations #SystemsIntegration

Hey folks, just sharing an article I recently put together for Steve Lasky at SIW. I enjoyed working on this one and interviewed some very insightful people. I hope you enjoy it. https://lnkd.in/gpFCX9HB Steve Lasky, SecurityInfoWatch.com

ASSA ABLOY Group’s planned acquisition of Gunnebo Entrance Control is about more than adding another product portfolio. Access control industry analyst Lee Odess sees a bigger strategic play: greater control over pedestrian throughput and more of the customer’s high-traffic, high-security path. But there’s an important distinction: This is hardware convergence, not software convergence. #AccessControl #PhysicalSecurity #EntranceControl #SecurityIndustry

Motorola Solutions delivered a strong second quarter, but the bigger story for the security industry is where the company sees growth coming from. Demand for mission-critical communications, video technologies and command center software helped drive record quarterly sales and backlog, while continued public safety modernization prompted the company to raise its full-year outlook. The earnings call also highlighted growing investment in integrated safety ecosystems, with agencies adopting communications, video and software platforms designed to work together. #PhysicalSecurity #PublicSafety #VideoSurveillance #SecurityIndustry

Was Gunnebo exiting #EntranceControl or executing a long-term strategy? Gunnebo Group President and CEO Stefan Syrén tells SecurityInfoWatch why the company chose to divest its Entrance Control business to ASSA ABLOY Group, why he views the transaction as part of Gunnebo's long-term strategic transformation and what's next as the company focuses exclusively on Safe Storage. #AccessControl #PhysicalSecurity #SecurityTechnology #SecurityIndustry

More than 35 years ago, I first met Charlie Pierce. I invited him to teach an entry-level CCTV class for an access control conference we launched in Cincinnati. This is my story about Charlie and how we quickly became friends, and he became one of my mentors. This is my salute to a lost friend and industry leader who is in this month's issue of Security Executive magazine online. I invite you to read about my friend Charlie. #charliepierce #cctv https://lnkd.in/eZMKw32Y

Digital Monitoring Products has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Mike Taylor as executive vice president of sales. Taylor brings two decades of security industry leadership experience, including roles at Alcatraz, Hirsch, Milestone, Brivo and AMAG Technology. He will lead DMP's growth initiatives, go-to-market strategy and sales team development. #SecurityIndustry #AccessControl #IntrusionDetection

As AI agents become more autonomous, the security conversation is shifting. Identity verification and prompt filtering remain important, but they're no longer enough. The next frontier is controlling what AI agents are actually allowed to do while they're running. Shreyans Mehta at Cequence Security explains why runtime containment, behavioral enforcement and least-privilege controls are emerging as the new Zero Trust standard for securing agentic AI, and what security leaders need to know as AI agents gain access to enterprise systems. #Cybersecurity #AI #AgenticAI #ZeroTrust #AISecurity #IdentitySecurity