

Top 10 feature articles of 2015
Throughout the year, asmag.com works hard to keep readers informed about the global security industry with the latest news, products, and trends. Powered by the a&s Editorial Team, feature articles are uploaded to asmag.com daily, ensuring that our web content is kept up-to-date with new articles every day. In 2015, the a&s Editorial Team covered topics ranging from surveillance trends to social media in security, access control management to the Internet of Things (IoT). Bel


Top 5 intruder alarm products of 2015
The third in our series of 2015’s top 10 security products, highlights the top 5 intruder alarm products from 2015, based on click rate from asmag.com. To qualify for the top 5, the products on this list all adhere to the following guidelines: The product must have been uploaded to the asmag.com database between Dec. 2014 and Dec. 2015. Product can be used for either indoor or outdoor intrusion detection, and may include readers, controllers, sensors, detectors, panels, fire


Top 10 access control products of 2015
The second installment in asmag.com's 2015 top 10 security products focuses on access control products. Once again, the top 10 products have been chosen based on click rate from asmag.com. To qualify for the top 10, the products on this list all adhere to the following guidelines: The product must have been uploaded to the asmag.com database between Dec. 2014 and Dec. 2015. The product may fall under the category of reader, controller, software, or lock; however, the main pur


Your smart-home network will be a mess
Plan for stress and confusion as smoke detectors, power meters, security cameras, fridges and more gain brains and then try to interact Light bulbs, refrigerators, sprinklers and door locks soon will be a lot smarter. Too bad they'll have trouble talking to each other. Welcome to the chaotic underside of the smart-home vision, once all those humble devices start trying to communicate over a hodgepodge of wireless network standards. Some you've heard of, like the Wi-Fi that li


Top 10 video surveillance cameras of 2015
In the first of a series of 2015’s top 10 security products, we present the top 10 video surveillance camera models from 2015, based on click rate from asmag.com. In order to come up with a comprehensive assessment, the products on this list all adhere to the following guidelines: The product must have been uploaded to the asmag.com database between Dec. 2014 and Dec. 2015. The main purpose of the camera must be for professional security; no Wi-Fi cameras, cube cameras, DIY,