Westchester County, like counties across the region, awaits the worst of Hurricane Sandy

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Westchester County’sEOC in action It was just past noon on Monday, as Hurricane Sandy was heading toward the NYC metropolitan area, and Rob Astorino, the county executive for Westchester County, which lies along the Long Island Sound, just north of NYC, was…

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Applying mobile surveillance across the tablet universe

Sri Palasamudram Top Priority Sector:  video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption:  Sri Palasamudram The smart phone has given government employees and agencies a new window into keeping an eye on suspicious activity. There are many applications on the market today that make mobile surveillance and on-the-move monitoring a reality, seamlessly connecting iPhones, Androids…

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ASIS 2012: PSIA demonstrates interoperability across security ecosystem

Top Priority Sector:  video_surveillance_cctv Leading access control, intrusion detection systems and more shared data and intelligence using Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) specifications in Philadelphia at in a demonstration on Sept. 12. Leading access control, intrusion detection, managed service providers, physical security information management (PSIM), video, and video storage vendors…

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