Security technology convergence insights /

Security technology convergence, which refers to the incorporation of computing, networking, and communications technologies into electronic physical security systems, was first introduced in the 1970s with the advent of computer-based access control and alarm systems. As the pace of information tec...

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Main Authors: Bernard, Ray
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Security Executive Council,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128028421
Summary: Security technology convergence, which refers to the incorporation of computing, networking, and communications technologies into electronic physical security systems, was first introduced in the 1970s with the advent of computer-based access control and alarm systems. As the pace of information technology (IT) advances continued to accelerate, the physical security industry continued to lag behind IT advances by at least two to three years. Security Technology Convergence Insights explores this sometimes problematic convergence of physical security technology and information technology and
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Index Number: TK5105
CLC: TP393.08