'ASTORS' Award-Winning SWORD - Mobile Based Security providing an IoT Level of Situational Awareness that proactively detects and deters threats as they enter the venue, instantly delivery actionable intelligence to security personnel at the exact moment they need it.

SWORD Returns as Premium Sponsor for 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

With more and more so-called soft targets being attacked around the world, heightened security is needed virtually everywhere. With the ongoing threat of global terrorism or instances of mass shootings or other...
Verint Situational Intelligence Solutions which includes VMS One and NowForce, provides critical insights and greater situational awareness to Security Operations Center (SOC) personnel to aid them in their efforts to keep people, property and information safe.

Verint Situational Intel Solutions Finalists in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Verint® Systems, a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solution, and the Platinum Award Winner for Best Video Analytics Solution in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company...
The Solutions Matrix: A Practical Guide to Soft Security Engineering for Architects, Engineers, Facility Managers, Planners and Security Professionals, By Doug Haines

Don’t Surrender to Fear: New Book – ‘The Solutions Matrix’ by Doug Haines

The Solutions Matrix: A Practical Guide to Soft Security Engineering for Architects, Engineers, Facility Managers, Planners and Security Professionals By Doug Haines, Owner, Haines Security Solutions Research indicates that we can create environments...

Electric Guard Dog Honored in ‘ASTORS’ for Top Perimeter Security

Security fencing provider Electric Guard Dog has been honored with the coveted 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award from American Security Today (AST), for offering the nation's top Perimeter Security Solution. Electric Guard...
By providing highly intelligible voice communications and attention-commanding alert tones to ensure warnings are heard and understood, Genasys (now LRAD) is fundamentally changing the way law enforcement agencies conduct everyday duties and elevated risk operations.

Genasys (LRAD) to Reflect Broader Commitment to Critical Comm

LRAD Corporation, a critical communications company recently named a Multiple Award Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, for their Fourth Consecutive Year, has officially rebranded as Genasys, to align...
Temporary permanent is the new normal in more and more situations today, and the Transportable High-Powered Speaker Station (THPSS) is the answer to that the demand for outdoor situations that require the durability of a permanent solution, but also transportability for a temporary situation.

ATI Systems Wins Best Mass Notification Hardware in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), a world leader in the design, manufacturing, and installation of reliable emergency warning and notification systems, was selected as the 2019 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for...
Extensive enhancements to OnGuard® version 7.6 create a more scalable, accessible and cloud-compatible enterprise security platform. Version 7.6 also enriches essential operations, including IT compliance, cybersecurity, reader and card technology, and browser client usability.

‘ASTORS’ Award Winning LenelS2 Introduces OnGuard Version 7.6

LenelS2, a leading provider of advanced security systems and a Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to introduce OnGuard® version 7.6. OnGuard 7.6 is the latest enterprise...

Behavior & Physical Environment: You Can’t Fix One Without the Other

Guest OpEd By Doug Haines, Owner, Haines Security Solutions A couple of months ago, I was watching a news report about a kid who was bullied, beaten and died from the injuries inflicted on him...
The lead investigator, National Transportation and Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy, probing the Conception boat fire disaster expressed concerns about the ability of passengers to escape in an emergency after she and her team toured a similar vessel in Santa Barbara Harbor on Wednesday. Homendy she was “taken aback” by the size of the emergency hatch when she toured the Vision — an 80-foot sister vessel to the Conception. (Courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Rapid DNA Critical in IDing Tragic Boat Fire Victims (See How, Videos)

Thirty-four people died in a tragic boat fire which occurred off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California, on September 2, 2019. Five injured crew members managed to escape after calling for...

An Rx for Preparedness Against Active Threats at Healthcare Facilities

Active Threats At Healthcare Facilities "It's been happening almost anywhere, but nobody was waiting for this. Who would have thought it would happen in a hospital?"  Witness of the June 2017 Bronx-Lebanon Hospital...