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Category Archives: Anti-Terrorism
Has Terrorism Won?
MERCER [County PA] – On the morning that single-point entry and security screening arrived at the Mercer County Courthouse, county Commissioner Matt McConnell made a grim assessment of the action. “The terrorists won,’’ he said. Source: Mercer Harold – Michael Roknick & Eric Poole The public’s access to their courthouses may only be the first adverse consequence on the slippery slope caused by fear of armed attacks, the rising security costs and relentless pressure to control or reduce budgets. We Read More
Posted in Access Control, Anti-Terrorism, Community Protection, Courthouse Security, Exit Lane Breach Control, Local Community Protection, Local Government Security, Safety Entrance
Tagged Access Control Portals, Access Control Vestibules, Courthouse Security, Door Access Control System, Qualified Anti-terrorism Technologies, SAFETY Act, Safety Entrances, Security Vestibules, Weapons Control Portals, Weapons Detection
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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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Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency
Keeping our clients from harm’s way is the overarching mission that drives everything we do. As part of that mission, we’re broadcasting information related to services from the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS offers services that can increase the safety and security for courthouses and municipal infrastructures. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, (CISA), an agency within the DHS, provides site assessment services via the Protective Security Advisor (PSA) Program. The protective security advisors at CISA provide detailed reports Read More
Technology Breakthrough for Weapons Detection
Artificial Intelligence is now available for X-ray machines. Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Terrorism, Courthouse Security, Federal Security, Local Government Security, Military Security, School Security, X-Ray Machine
Tagged Access Control Vestibules, Courthouse Security, Qualified Anti-terrorism Technologies, School Security, Security Vestibules, Weapons Control Portals
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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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Myth Busting on Bullet Proof Glass
Simply put, there is no such thing as “bulletproof glass”. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something. A more accurate term to use when discussing protective glazing is “bullet resistant glass”. Many times even that term is a misnomer since the majority of bullet resistant glazing products are a blend of polycarbonate or acrylic material. Bullet Resistant Acrylic plastic refers to a family of synthetic, or man-made, plastic materials containing one or more derivatives of acrylic acid. The most common acrylic plastic is polymethyl Read More
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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Security Guards Require Less Training than Manicurists
Lobbying by the security industry has been so effective that armed guards with tacit approval to use lethal force are offering armed personnel services state by state with inconsistent training and/or testing requirements. Big businesses have derailed attempts to require rigorous training standards for armed guards across the country, most of whom face fewer state training requirements than a manicurist in a California nail salon. In California, an armed guard must have received 14 hours of gun training, six of Read More
Posted in Active Shooter, Anti-Terrorism, Banks & Credit Unions, Courthouse Security, Isotec Security, Safety Entrance, Security Guards, Security Integrator
Tagged Active shooter plan, Door Metal Detector, Safety Entrances, Security Guards, Security Vestibules, Weapons Control Portals, 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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