To defend against cyberattacks, the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is actively increasing the abilities of utilities and pipelines. Two recent security directives (SDs) have been issues by the TSA requiring comprehensive assessments of assets owned and operated by electric and gas utilities and oil and gas pipelines. SD: May 28, 2021 - The first
Join Convergint and industry experts at the 2021 Utility Technology Association Fall Conference in Nashville, TN on October 19th-21st. Visit Convergint's vendor booth at the conference to hear from industry leaders on integrating mission-critical security systems for the utilities industry. The in-person event will provide discussion on topics including network administration, cybersecurity, physical and
Alabama Power is one of four utilities operated by Southern Company, a leading electricity provider in the United States. They are headquartered in Birmingham and are the primary electric providers for the southern two-thirds of the state, with 6,500 employees, and serve 1.4 million customers across more than 300 locations.
There are over 55,000 substations in the U.S., many of which are enticing targets due to the important function they perform and the fact that they are typically unstaffed in remote settings.
Over the past five years, Calgary has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most innovative cities. Since its inception for smart city integration, the city has won awards, including the Alberta Minister’s Award for Municipal Excellence and the Smart 50 Award of 2019 for the City’s Influence Projects.
The EPA has mandated new regulations, starting in 2020, for facilities handling drinking water, and Convergint experts can help navigate those challenges.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an all-encompassing category which includes a wide range of neural networks with different capabilities. Neural networks are segmented by how they approach a particular, unstructured data set or problem, either with a process, algorithm, or machine learning approach. In this article, see how Convergint, partnered with Milestone,
Darin Dillon, a business development manager at Convergint, was recently elected to join the Energy Security Council (ESC) Board of Directors. Darin is a Certified Protection ProfessionalⓇ who has over 35 years of experience in the electronic security and integrated systems industry. He is the past chairman of the Houston ASIS Chapter
At Convergint Technologies, our Values & Beliefs are very important. Before the company was legally formed, leadership began writing down the principles that would become the companies' Vs & Bs. Value #6 is "We expect to be our customers' best service provider." One of the ways Convergint does this is by utilizing a design tool
Department silos exist in every company whether or not a company chooses to admit it. Typically, the current approach to handling security in departmental silos has failed to stop the ever-increasing threat of security breaches. Convergint can implement physical identity & access management (PIAM), which is an identity and access
