Emergency Response
The IoT Security Nightmare: Why Smart Buildings Are a Hacker’s Playground
Picture the Scene On a Tuesday morning in downtown Chicago, tenants in a new office tower swipe their badges at the glass entrance doors. Inside, the lobby lighting adjusts automatically to the growing crowd. Elevators, programmed with AI algorithms, optimize the flow of people to the upper floors. In the basement, the HVAC system quietly…
Read MoreEmergency Response Planning for Shopping Centers, CIDs, Entertainment Districts and Other Large Locations
Written by: James Hart It takes hard work and careful thought to create an effective emergency response plan for office towers and other commercial properties. But what if — instead of a single commercial building — you need to create a plan for a community improvement district, a shopping or entertainment district, or some other…
Read MoreDisaster Recovery Strategies: Business Continuity in Crisis
Written by: James Hart The best advice on disaster recovery and business continuity might actually come from the movies. As Rocky Balboa said: “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” And that’s really the point…
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