Crash Barriers as ‘Street Furniture’ – Why Functional Will No Longer Do
Abigail Kellett, Product Manager at Marshalls PLC explores the importance of crash barriers that can withstand vehicular attacks
Asking whether architects value aesthetics is rather like asking if a mathematician appreciates numbers.
But...
Mass Transit Security: Soft Target, Hard Problem (Learn More, Video)
Maintaining security on the nation’s surface transportation systems takes significant resources and manpower, both which tend to be in short supply.
For example, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is one of...
Use Turnstiles to Reduce Active Shooter Risks (Learn More, Videos)
Guest Editorial by Mike McGovern, Regional Sales Manager, Automatic Systems
Active Shooter Incident Planning and Risk Abatement are among the most discussed topics lately in the news and in our security professional circles – largely...
RAD Deploys First Security Guard Robot (Learn More, See in Action)
Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD), a Proud Sponsor of the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has deployed its first security guard robot at the headquarters of Romeo Power Technology in Vernon,...
Achieve Interference-Free Surveillance Networks with Siklu mmWave Radios
Siklu’s multi-gigabit millimetre wave wireless system provides interference free and fibre-like connectivity to 40 high definition surveillance cameras
Siklu, the global market leader in millimetre wave solutions, and a Finalist in the 2017...
Concrete Barriers Installed at Bike Paths after Terror Attack (Multi-Video)
By Metro US
Two days after Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented truck down the Hudson River Park Bikeway and killed eight people and wounded 12 others, the state and local Departments of Transportation began...
UAS Integration Pilot Program – 19 Days for States to Participate!
UPDATE: A memo has been released from Elaine Chao’s office announcing new details about the FAA’s pilot program to allow state and local governments to control their own drone regulations.
The new...
A Lethal Mix: High-Occ Spaces & Moving Vehicle Threats (Learn More)
From the AST archives: This article was first published after the Barcelona ramming-vehicle attack during the summer and is reprinted here today due to it relevance to what happened in New...
Arecont Vision Expands Tech Partner Program with TITAN VISION PSIM
Visual Management Systems Ltd., the developer of the TITAN VISION PSIM (Physical Security Information Management System), has joined the Arecont Vision Technology Partner Program.
Arecont Vision, an industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera...
LRAD to Outfit US Marine Corps & US Army with Acoustic Hailing Devices
LRAD Corporation, Two-Time Winner of the 2016 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, including Top Honors for Best Long Range Acoustic Hailing System, and a Finalist in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Awards, has received acoustic hailing devices (AHD) orders for...
