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Category Archives: Access Control
The Hack & Jack
Modern-day bank robbers no longer need to enter banks for cash. Robbers have made hacking into and manually robbing ATMs a global, scalable enterprise. Foreign crooks are literally recruiting candidates and training them on how to rob hacked ATMs. We’re naming this methodology the “Hack & Jack”; whereby hackers override bank instructions, and contracted street thieves do the taking. ATM theft and fraud cost the banking industry billions of dollars annually, and guess who pays for that? US Secret Service Read More
Facial Recognition, An Essential Layer
Facial Recognition technologies’ rapid proliferation speaks volumes to their value and effectiveness. Schools of all grades may benefit from the technology. Atrocities in schools are so hard to prevent because they happen so infrequently, and appear to be random. However, there is data throughout any school campus, which can provide actionable information that can be used to increase safety and security in schools. Facial Recognition is one of many available technologies that can give schools the upper hand in Read More
Posted in Access Control, Community Protection, School Security
Tagged automated security, School Security
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Your Ultimate Eyewitness
Facial recognition augmented with Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become one of the most assured ways of transforming the data all around us into a helpful tool Continue reading
Posted in Access Control, Airport Security, Anti-Terrorism, Commercial Facilities, Community Protection, Courthouse Security, Federal Security, School Security, Security Monitoring, Uncategorized
Tagged Access Control Portals, Access Control Vestibules, Airport Security, Anti-terrorism Technologies, automated security, Courthouse Security, Door Access Control System, Known Crew Member Entrance, School Security, State Government Security
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ELBC Technologies; a Security “No Brainer”
If you ever saw someone sneaking into a movie through a theatre’s exit while the audience was leaving, you witnessed a crime/theft via an exit lane breach. That might not seem important; after all, it’s only a movie. Think again. More money is lost annually by movie theatres from people sneaking into movies than by all the bank robberies committed in the U.S. Now, take the same act, but change the venue to a courthouse, a strategic site or a Read More
Posted in Access Control, Airport Security, Courthouse Security, Exit Lane Breach Control, School Security
Tagged Access Control Portals, Airport Security, automated security, Courthouse Security, Door Access Control System, Exit Lane Breach Control, School Security, Security Vestibules
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ELBC 101: Modern Solution for a Growing Need
A high level briefing on the functionalities and security benefits of Exit Lane Breach Control systems. Continue reading
Extreme Ownership – Inspired by former Navy Seals Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
A brief look into improving your performance and those around you with direct communications that insure clear understanding of what’s necessary and why to complete your team’s mission. Continue reading
Posted in Access Control, Active Shooter, Anti-Terrorism, Community Protection, Courthouse Security, Federal Security, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Military Security, National Security, Uncategorized
Tagged Access Control Vestibules, Active Shooter, Active shooter plan, automated security, Door Access Control System, Interlocking Doors, Metal Detection, Qualified Anti-terrorism Technologies
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What type of door is best to secure my entrance?
Doors exist for reasons; what’re yours? Knowing the reason for a door’s existence is a key factor in determining what type of door you may need. With the operative word being need. These are a few questions that will take your search down the path for choosing the correct door type: • What size door do you want or need? • What type of materials are required? • Is the door a site barrier? • What are the dimensions for Read More
Posted in Access Control, Airport Security, ANSI & ADAAG Products, Anti-Terrorism, Banks & Credit Unions, Commercial Facilities, Exit Lane Breach Control, Installation, Isotec Security, Safety Entrance
Tagged Access Control Portals, Access Control Vestibules, ANSI & ADAAG Products, Bullet Resistant Entrances, Door Metal Detector, Safety Entrance, Security Vestibules, Weapons Control Portals
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Isotec’s $4.92 Hourly Employee
Where can you get an employee that works for less than $5 an hour? Give us a call. We can make that happen. Isotec’s Two-Lane DHS Designated Safety Entrances® cost $49,170. With proper maintenance, our Safety Entrances® have service lives of 10 – 25 years. Over 5 years that’s a $4.92 cost per hour based on an 8 hour day, and only $3.78 per hour for a 10 hour day. As the chart below shows our Safety Entrances® pay for Read More
Posted in Access Control, Active Shooter, Anti-Terrorism, Banks & Credit Unions, Commercial Facilities, DHS, Isotec Security, Safety Entrance, Security Guards, Security Monitoring
Tagged Access Control Vestibules, Anti-terrorism Technologies, automated security, Department of Homeland Security, Door Metal Detector, Weapons Detection
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Setting the Spec
“Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.” James R. Steadham, Senior Chief USN Retired Scuba divers live by two important rules, “plan their dive and dive their plan” because they know the majority of diving accidents occur when “diving outside their plan”. Planning out and thinking through a security entrance’s Product Specifications are key steps in defining a project’s scope of work, and its Scenarios of Operation. The scenarios of operation define how the security entrance will perform when specified Read More
Posted in Access Control, Anti-Terrorism, Commercial Facilities, Exit Lane Breach Control, Installation, Isotec Security, Safety Entrance
Tagged Access Control Vestibules, automated security, Bullet Resistant Entrances, Exit Lane Breach Control, Safety Entrances, security integrators, Weapons Control Portals
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X-ray Machines with A.I. for Detecting Guns & Explosive
Today’s x-ray technologies are keeping pace with the ever-expanding threat from explosive devices. The levels of sophistication that must be engineered into security x-rays machines cannot be overstated. Security x-ray machines use low dose penetrating radiation to detect metallic and non-metallic objects. The intensity of the radiation required will be determined by the facility’s security requisites. As shown, public facilities that serve vulnerable populations utilize x-ray technologies as part of a comprehensive safety & security plan. People entering are screened Read More
Posted in Access Control, Airport Security, Anti-Terrorism, Courthouse Security, DHS, Isotec Security, Law Enforcement, School Security, Security Integrator, Security Monitoring, X-Ray Machine
Tagged Active shooter plan, Airport Security, Law Enforcement, Metal Detection, Qualified Anti-terrorism Technologies, School Security, X-Ray Machines
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