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The Costly Risks of Not Using an Authorized UL 2050 Provider from the Outset
TL;DR SCIF and secure facility projects involve strict federal requirements that demand specialized experience and UL 2050-certified security support. Organizations that decide against using a certified UL 2050 provider often face redesigns, compliance gaps, project...
Understanding TEMPEST Controls: When and Where Are They Required?
TL;DR TEMPEST controls address the risk of sensitive information leaking through unintentional electromagnetic emissions from electronic equipment inside secure facilities. Not every SCIF requires full TEMPEST implementation, but when they do, those requirements must...
How Secom AWARE Supports Multi-Site Monitoring Across Your Organization
TL;DR Multi-location organizations face a security challenge that single-site systems aren't built to solve: fragmented visibility, inconsistent oversight, and no centralized way to identify patterns across locations. Secom AWARE addresses this by integrating access...
Agentic Security Workflows: How AI is Transforming Guard Operations
TL;DR As facilities grow more complex, traditional guard operations struggle to keep pace with the volume of alerts, systems, and activity they’re asked to manage. The problem isn’t effort - it’s operational scale. Secom AWARE supports agentic security...
Why Industrial Facilities Need Proactive Perimeter Intelligence
TL;DR Traditional perimeter security relies heavily on cameras and reactive monitoring. Cameras provide visibility — but not context, and not early warning. Secom AWARE helps industrial facilities move toward proactive perimeter intelligence by connecting...
Setting the Tone: An Interview with Secom CEO Toni Toomey
It was, indeed, a “Starry Night.” More than 600 industry professionals, innovators, and community members came out in support of the Maryland Tech Council’s 2026 ICON Awards, celebrating the achievements of companies, organizations, and assorted movers and shakers...
How Do Modular SCIFs Support Overseas Operations?
TL;DR Traditional SCIF construction can take significant time and coordination, which may not align with overseas mission demands. Modular SCIFs help organizations establish secure environments faster and with greater flexibility. Secom supports these environments by...
Protecting Supply Rooms from Internal Theft & Diversion
TL;DR Supply rooms often contain valuable materials that are vulnerable to internal theft, diversion, and inconsistent oversight. Traditional security methods may log access, but they rarely provide full context around movement and behavior. Secom AWARE helps...
Create Smarter Entry Points with Secom AWARE
TL;DR Traditional access points often rely on disconnected systems that create delays, blind spots, and inconsistent oversight. As facilities grow more complex, managing entry manually becomes harder to sustain. Secom AWARE helps create smarter entry points by...
Why Securing Chain of Custody in Industrial Environments Is Critical
In industrial environments, materials don’t sit still. They move. They change hands. They pass through multiple checkpoints before becoming finished goods. At every step, there’s risk. A pallet leaves a staging area. A technician accesses a restricted zone. A...
How to Enhance Security and Accessibility for Religious Gatherings this Summer
TL;DR Summer religious gatherings often take place in open or temporary environments where traditional security measures don’t fully apply. This creates new challenges tied to crowd movement, access points, and limited oversight. Secom AWARE helps address these...
Using Secom AWARE to Reduce False Positives in Contemporary Security
TL;DR False positives in contemporary security waste time and weaken response. Secom AWARE reduces unnecessary alerts by analyzing behavior across systems and highlighting only what truly requires attention. Security systems are designed to alert users to...
3 Ways Portable SAPF Enclosures Ensure Rapid Deployment
In government and defense operations, speed matters. When secure, compliant space is required quickly — whether for field assignments, transition periods, or temporary classified operations — traditional construction can cost precious time. Portable SAPF (Special...
How Integrated Security Lowers Operational Risk in Manufacturing Environments
Manufacturing environments are built for precision. Tight schedules. Complex workflows. High-value equipment. Inventory that moves fast and often. When something goes wrong, the impact reaches far beyond a single incident. Operational risk in manufacturing isn’t just...
Why Multimodal AI Is the Future of Integrated Video Surveillance
Video surveillance is evolving every single second. Cameras no longer record footage for later review. Today’s environments demand systems that understand what they’re seeing, connect signals across platforms, and respond in real time. That’s where multimodal...