Gallagher, a global technology manufacturer and new competitor to the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced its Security Health Check auditing tool has won a New Product of the Year 2019 award.
The Gallagher Security Health Check (SHC) is a free tool designed to help you identify and understand vulnerabilities that could exist within your Gallagher security system.
Maintaining high security requires continual system review and improvement over time, and delays in the review cycle can result in sites being exposed to significant risk.
SHC is designed to make it quick and easy for you to carry out system checks at any time, as part of regular maintenance and to ensure there are no unintended consequences to Command Centre configuration changes over time.
Automated security audit
In an industry first, SHC provides an automated method to check your security system for potential risks without the time and cost of manual audits – enabling you to carry out audits more often.
Automation allows the SHC utility to quickly check and cross reference system data and settings thoroughly and reliably.
Some of the system tests wouldn’t be included in a manual audit as they would be overly time consuming and difficult for a person to perform.
Automation reduces human error in the process, ensuring high quality results that can be measured over time.
Easy to understand
Based on SHC utility test data, we generate a simple and succinct graphical summary report that assesses the severity of threats and recommends specific actions that can be taken to mitigate the risk.
The easy to understand report provides insights into the most significant vulnerabilities and prioritizes the risks, supporting communication with management and decision-makers.
Identify and respond to security vulnerabilities
SHC identifies your system vulnerabilities, assesses the severity of the threat, and provides specific recommendations to mitigate the risk and ensure correct system configuration.
An overall security rating is calculated, making it easy to compare the latest audit with previous results to track progress over time and better plan system upgrades.
SHC proactively addresses the ever-evolving threat of cyber attack and supports you to protect the data held in your access control system.
SHC identifies new security vulnerabilities, and helps you understand what to do about them.
Available free of charge
SHC is free of charge to all Gallagher customers. Gallagher has a philosophy of ensuring you have the knowledge and tools to identify potential vulnerabilities that could occur within your system.
(Learn More about the Gallagher Security Health Check. Courtesy of Gallagher Security and YouTube. Posted on Jun 18, 2019.)
The Security Today New Product of the Year awards honor the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are particularly noteworthy in their contribution to improving security.
Gallagher’s Security Health Check solution won in the Cyber Defense category.
The highly unique product is a free auditing tool designed to help Gallagher customers identify and understand potential vulnerabilities within their security system.
“There really is no other product like Security Health Check in the market” says Steve Bell, Chief Technology Officer at Gallagher.
“Cyber security is a huge issue for the world right now. As a technology developer, we feel a responsibility to create solutions with the highest level of cyber protection available” says Bell.
“We are committed to ensuring our customers are well-informed and supported in their efforts to mitigate risks”.
Nearly 100 entries were received in the 11th successful year of the independently juried contest.
Winners were honored in a range of categories, and awards will be presented at the global Security Exchange (GSX) in Chicago during September.
Gallagher Security to Compete in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program
As a 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program Competitor, Gallagher Security Health Check will be competing against the industry’s leading providers of Innovative Cyber Security Risk Management Solutions.
Good luck to Gallagher on becoming a Winner of the 2019 American Security Today’s Homeland Security Awards Program!
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.
Comprehensive List of Categories Include:
| Access Control/ Identification | Personal/Protective Equipment | Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism |
| Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System | Interagency Interdiction Operation | Cloud Computing/Storage Solution |
| Facial/IRIS Recognition | Body Worn Video Product | Cyber Security |
| Video Surveillance/VMS | Mobile Technology | Anti-Malware |
| Audio Analytics | Disaster Preparedness | ID Management |
| Thermal/Infrared Camera | Mass Notification System | Fire & Safety |
| Metal/Weapon Detection | Rescue Operations | Critical Infrastructure |
| License Plate Recognition | Detection Products | And Many Others! |
Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?
Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security and public safety vertical markets.
The 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program drew an overwhelming response from industry leaders with a record high number of corporate and government nominations received, as well as record breaking ‘ASTORS’ Presentation Luncheon Attendees, with top firms trying to register for the exclusive high – end luncheon and networking opportunity – right up to the event kickoff on Wednesday afternoon, at the ISC East registration!
Over 130 distinguished guests representing National, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
- Argonne National Laboratory
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Department of Justice
- The Security Exchange Commission Office of Personnel Management
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Viasat, Hanwha Techwin, Lenel, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Verint, Canon U.S.A., BriefCam, Pivot3, Milestone Systems, Allied Universal, Ameristar Perimeter Security and More!
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition, and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program is Proudly Sponsored by ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, and Desktop Alert.
Enter today to Compete in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland SecurityAwards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.
2018 Champions Edition
See the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Champions Edition – ‘Best Products of 2018 ‘ Year in Review’ for in-depth coverage of the outstanding products and services of firms receiving American Security Today’s 2018‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards.’
Nominations for the AST 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program will officially open as of January 1st, 2019 at americansecuritytoday.com.
Enter Early to Maximize Media Coverage of your Products and Services at Kickoff, and Get the Recognition Your Organization Deserves!
And be sure to Register Early for the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon at ISC East 2019 to ensure your place at this limited- space event!
