by Liz Karson | Sep 17, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
UNSW Newsroom in Sydney, Australia posted an interesting article just a few days ago entitled: “The area is secure: countering terrorism through architecture”. The article questions 1) whether additional security measures provide a greater sense of security and 2)...
by Liz Karson | Sep 15, 2020 | Security Bollards
I again veer slightly off the beaten path but I thought this was an interesting, if not humorous, story about security bollards. I found “The real reason Target always has those red spheres outside” on The List (Atlanta, Georgia) a week ago. The author...
by Liz Karson | Sep 10, 2020 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Pictured above is the access lane to executive lot #3 at the Loyola University Medical Center. We installed the barrier gate furnished by WPS as part of the extensive Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS) across the Maywood, Illinois campus. An access...
by Liz Karson | Sep 8, 2020 | Security Bollards
Just last week I wrote, “Security Bollards to Protect Downtown Las Vegas Pedestrians” on this blog. Last month Security Infowatch had another interesting article about security bollards on its web site. Greg Hamm wrote about “Protecting staff, patients and...
by Liz Karson | Sep 3, 2020 | Security Bollards
I have been reporting on the use of perimeter security bollards in Las Vegas for almost three years. The first article “Widespread Use of Anti Terrorism Bollards Permeate The News” mentioned other cities including New York, Seattle as well as Atlanta. Then a little...
by Liz Karson | Sep 1, 2020 | Crash and Grab
I was thinking about crash and grabs and ram raids after reading about the low-speed vehicular incident in Mundelein. I received an alert from the Lake and McHenry County Scanner earlier today. It reported “1 injured after car slams through Mundelein home, leaving it...
by Liz Karson | Aug 27, 2020 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Just last week I discussed a turnkey installation ECI provided for the Ferrara Candy Company earlier this year. Prior to our installation of the barrier gates (shown above) there were a pair of swing gates leading into this location. Those swing gates are shown below...
by Liz Karson | Aug 25, 2020 | Security Bollards
I came across a humorous development in the Philippines recently. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is replacing concrete barriers along the EDSA busway in Manila with steel security bollards. A representative of the MMDA claims that ”Hard Headed...
by Liz Karson | Aug 20, 2020 | Turnkey Vehicle Access Control Project
According to Wikipedia turnkey is defined as: …a type of project that is constructed so that it can be sold to any buyer as a completed product. This is contrasted with build to order, where the constructor builds an item to the buyer’s exact...
by Liz Karson | Aug 18, 2020 | Vehicle Detector Loops
Last week I wrote about dual barrier gates ECI installed earlier this year for the Carillon Club in Naperville, Illinois. These gates control heavy traffic egress via two lanes to 95th street. They are located on the west side of the guard house at the main entrance...
