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Amplifying School Security With Gunshot Detection Systems

Security Industry Association

Preventive measures should be priorities, including security practices and technologies, and resources should be provided to help students and staff deal with mental health and anger issues before they escalate. A Guide to Evaluating Systems Much like other security technologies, not all gunshot sensors and alerting systems are created equal.

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In Memoriam: Charles Darsch, Director, Corporate Relations, System Sensor

Security Industry Association

Security Industry Association (SIA) members and the security industry are mourning the recent loss of Charles Darsch, longtime director of corporate relations at System Sensor, who passed away on July 2, 2023, at the age of 92 with his family by his side. Darsch, an active participant in SIA for many years, proudly served in the U.S.

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SIA New Member Profile: Elite Interactive Solutions

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Elite Interactive Solutions offers property and casualty risk mitigation through its remote guarding and monitoring solutions. SIA spoke with Aria Kozak, founder and CEO of Elite Interactive Solutions, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Civil protection, when it works, is a form of participatory democracy, in which the citizen has an active stake in his or her own safety and security. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

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Make Rapid-Fire Reporting Standards Work for You

FS-ISAC

Security practitioners are racing to meet these standards, which typically require financial firms to notify a government agency within 36 and 72 hours of incident detection. For example, a public-private exercise in 2007 simulated a pandemic where approximately 40% of the workforce had to go remote.