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Closing and Reopening Offices, Restaurants, and Retail Outlets, after an Incident

Plan B Consulting

This may not sound like the most scintillating subject, but it’s a critical consideration for a crisis team following a major incident that necessitates the closure of offices, restaurants, or retail outlets. The same challenge arises when closing offices, restaurants, or retail units — how do you persuade people it’s safe to return?

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U.S. House Passes Bill to Requiring FCC to Limit New Authorizations for Chinese Equipment, Prohibit Revocation

Security Industry Association

would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules prohibiting “equipment authorization” for certain Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance equipment. 19, the FCC had published a proposed rule that would prohibit new authorizations for equipment considered part of the FCC’s “Covered List.”

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How retailers are improving productivity, transforming incident response, and empowering teams with PagerDuty by PagerDuty

PagerDuty

For retailers, uptime is money and issues can cost thousands of dollars per minute. At our 2021 Summit, representatives from retailers Hudson’s Bay Company , Bunnings , and Loblaw discussed how PagerDuty is helping them to empower teams, achieve visibility, and proactively resolve problems.

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SIA Member Profile: American Alarm and Communications

Security Industry Association

At our 24-hour Security Command Center, American Alarm keeps watch over all types of property from single-family homes to multisite banks and retail operations to major public and historic venues. We have a fleet of over 100 vans staffed by properly licensed technicians available for routine service calls or emergency repairs.

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FCC Adopts New Rules Implementing the Secure Equipment Act of 2021

Security Industry Association

FCC prohibits new device authorizations for Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance products on the FCC's Covered List. As required by the Act, the Order prohibits new device authorizations for covered Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance products on the FCC’s Covered List.

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SIA Member Profile: LiveView Technologies

Security Industry Association

The company is headquartered in Orem, Utah, and serves clients in big-box retail, construction, law enforcement and infrastructure. That is reflected by the fact that we now partner with retailers, government agencies, critical infrastructure operators and more. SIA: Tell us the story of your company.

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How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning

Security Industry Association

Retail establishment: 16.9% Conclusions Something I stress as much as I can is hardening the most vulnerable points of entry in order to delay a shooter until the authorities arrive. Workplace: 30.8% Bar or restaurant: 13.4% Residential location: 8.1% Outdoors: 8.1% K-12 school: 7.6% Place of worship: 6.4% College or university: 5.2%