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Volume 34
Volume 34 | September 12, 2025
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Tony Dong | How Tobacco Giant Altria Group Beat the Market While Its Customers Literally Died OffAllegion’s steadily rising dividend and recent slowdown in buybacks hint at management’s belief that shareholders are better served with direct cash returns than aggr...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 33
Volume 33 | September 5, 2025
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Ryan Schonfeld | Just Start: A Hot Take on System ReadinessStill waiting for your security system to be “ready” before making a move? This bold take challenges that mindset, calling out the real reasons behind the delays—and why the future of security depends on l...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 32
Volume 32 | August 29, 2025
Jon Polly | Security Agents of Change Issue #2 – Hear2ThereIn this edition of Security Agents of Change, discover how Hear2There Technologies is revolutionizing accessibility for the visually impaired with cutting-edge wayfinding tech using AR, Bluetooth, GPS, and UWB ...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 31
Volume 31 | August 22, 2025
RealSense x The Access Control Collective | RealSense WhitePaper: The Ethical Application of Facial Authentication in Enterprise Access ControlThink facial authentication and ethics can’t coexist? This white paper challenges that assumption—revealing how smart regulati...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 30
Volume 30 | August 15, 2025
This Week’s Featured Articles & Media
Travis Willis | What is KYCWhat if your phone could securely prove who you are and unlock doors —no ID badge, no plastic card, no in-person verification needed? This insightful piece explores how digital identity, KYC/KYE, and mobi...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 29
Volume 29 | August 8, 2025
This Week’s Featured Articles & Media
Allan Chester |Â ...Sympathy for the Standards.Over his morning tea, Allan reflected on how terms like 'open' and 'standard' carry different meanings depending on who's talking. In an industry full of jargon and shifting definitions,...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 28
Volume 28 | August 1, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
Kevin Spagone | Confidentially Speaking…Confidential job seekers, like Derek Jeter in his personal life, navigate career moves with discretion, relying on trusted mentors to explore unlisted, high-impact roles without risking their c...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 27
Volume 27 | July 25, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
Tony Dong |Â Take-Private Acquisitions: Case Studies in Accretive EPS Outcomes for Public CompaniesThe Berkshire Hathaway and Oracle acquisitions of BNSF Railway and Cerner, respectively, demonstrate how large-scale M&A deals can creat...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 26
Volume 26 | July 18, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
Lindsay Martin-Nez | Virtual Badges or Physical Badges: Why Not Both?In today’s security landscape, organizations no longer have to choose between physical and virtual ID badges—combining both offers a smarter, more flexible solution ...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 25
Volume 25 | July 11, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
Nadav Orbach |Â RealSense Completes Spin-Out from Intel, Raises $50 Million in Series A Funding to Accelerate AI-Powered Vision for Robotics and Biometrics RealSense has officially spun out from Intel, raising $50 million in Series A f...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 24
Volume 24 | July 4, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
This week, we’re excited to spotlight our new job board: physecjobs.com.As the #1 destination for physical security careers, physecjobs.com connects top talent with leading companies in the industry. Whether you're a job seeker or an e...
Aug 03, 2026
Volume 23
Volume 23 | June 27, 2025
This Weeks Featured Articles & Media
Tony Dong | Quiet Compounders: What the Market’s Best-Kept Secrets Have in CommonSome of the best-performing long-term investments aren’t flashy tech giants but boring, under-the-radar companies with disciplined capital allocation, st...
Aug 03, 2026
