Over the decade that Vidsys has worked in the security industry, we have seen a giant shift in the way organizations structure and run their security platforms. The creation of the title “Chief Information Security Officer” (CISO) was necessary to encompass the role of overseeing the security and management of information and company assets. The CISO role has become one
Corporate campuses present a unique and ongoing security challenge. Organizations must manage localized, detailed processes in addition to a diverse ecosystem of technologies such as access control, identity management, mass notification, video surveillance, inter-campus communications and business intelligence. Many corporate campuses consist of large groups of close-proximity buildings that host employees as well as sensitive customer and financial data, which
This month at ASIS 2016 we presented the Safe City Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), a consortium comprised of industry leading companies with best-of-breed technologies, to showcase our integrated security and smart city solutions. The consortium included Hikvision, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Salient Systems and Viscount Systems, and focused primarily on industry-specific use cases such as Public Safety, Corporate Campus Security,
In today’s world, the power of social media is far reaching and significant, turning individuals into walking sources of data collection and information, with single messages or posts becoming accessible by anyone from anywhere within a matter of seconds. According to the annual Bank of America Trends in Consumer Mobility Report, 91 percent of U.S. consumers say their mobile phone
Posted by Ted Kim We are excited to announce the newest release of our Converged Security and Information Management (CSIM) software platform, Vidsys Enterprise 2017. These updates include enhanced capabilities for supporting enterprise customers, such as an improved data visualization module to correlate open source and social media data, a business intelligence dashboard to provide both real-time and historic reporting
The BP MS 150 is a two-day fundraising bike ride organized by the National MS Society. The ride is the largest event of its kind in North America with 13,000 cyclists, 3,500 volunteers and countless spectators along the route and at the finish line in Austin. Last year’s BP MS 150 raised $20.3 million dollars, and in 2016, they are
Vidsys is excited to announce that we have been nominated for the Northern Virginia Tech Council’s (NVTC) Hot Ticket Awards for 2016. NVTC is the largest technology council in the nation, serving 1,000 companies and organizations; including businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The Hot Ticket Awards showcase
Big data is all the rage today, and with good reason. The information gathered from big data engines can be applied to offer insights that can help drive business growth, solve a healthcare crisis, or empower student success. However, big data alone is not a silver bullet – the real value is derived from data correlation, or the ability to
Active shooters are a critical threat facing businesses and communities across the country. According to a study by the FBI, commercial facilities accounted for nearly half of the 160 active shooter incidents studied. Educational facilities were targeted 25 percent of the time, and government facilities were targeted 10 percent of the time. It’s critical that all organizations understand how to
