The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two industry leaders—Christa Decker, Vice President of the Protective Design Group at Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA), and Amy Dunton, Business ...

As electric utilities face increasing threats to substations and other critical assets, effective perimeter security is more important than ever. This educational webinar will explore practical ...

On May 26, 2022, I had the honor of speaking at the Station Design Conference. My presentation was on the use of protective design elements, such as fences, barriers and bollards, to provide a safe ...

Processing density, energy usage and power reliability are frequently cited as top concerns for data centers operators, but they are taking a costly risk if perimeter security is not also among their ...

The goal of perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) is simple: alert security personnel of potential perimeter breaches, in order to keep unauthorized individuals out. Implementing that goal, ...

Terry Wood, PE, CPP, is the director of Engineering and Security Applications for Wackenhut Corp. He says effective perimeter security can range from high fences to guard patrols to motion sensors to ...

For years, visitors to the Washington Monument on the National Mall in D.C. were greeted by Jersey barriers, those blunt concrete blockades meant to bear the brunt of a speeding car. They were stacked ...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two industry leaders – Christa Decker, vice president of the Protective Design Group at Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA), and ...