The role of a security guard is frequently undermined by a variety of factors, including the absence of procedures, low morale, competing demands and contradictory expectations, and poor management, according to research from the International Foundation for Protection Officers.
Faces. Irises. Fingerprints. These are staples of the biometrics collection world that are being increasingly used in new technologies, despite pressure from regulatory regimes and privacy and civil liberties advocates to curb their collection in public spaces. The December 2021 issue of Security Technology takes a deep dive into use cases across the globe, as well as recent regulations in Europe and the United States that place prohibitions on facial recognition technologies.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the access control and visitor management approach at many hospitals worldwide, adjusting from an open, welcoming healthcare environment to a much stricter, controlled ingress approach due to screening procedures, says Marilyn Hollier, CPP, from the ASIS Healthcare Security Community. In this Security Snapshot, Hollier joins host Chuck Harold to discuss how healthcare security measures continue to evolve as the world enters year three of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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