LSA News & Discovery

By Michael Gips Welcome to the 2025 version of what most caught my attention in the world of security in the past year. As I have done in the past, I have asked for assistance from colleagues, several of whom are members of the Life Safety Alliance. You will see them credited with their contribution. 1. Best New Podcast a. Control Room Cohosted by Shawnee Delaney and Tyler Grey. It dives deep into all things cybersecurity, fraud, and scams, teaching people how to protect them

Born in Sweden, Fredrik Nilsson has served as Vice President, Americas, at Axis Communications since 1996

Don is the founder and CEO of HighlandTech, an AI Automation Agency that builds Agents to handle repetitive business tasks for companies, creating faster and more reliable solutions for protecting people, property, and assets.

Given the mounting evidence that drones provide a substantial benefit to law enforcement and their communities, and in light of the warnings by civil liberties groups, the Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing, the Global Consortium for Law Enforcement Training Executives (GCLETE), and the Life Safety Alliance examined the ACLU’s and other groups’ analyses and conclusions and now offer an independent evaluation of their work.

Parks Associates recently released a new whitepaper that provides insights on how schools can better respond to security threats.

The metaverse may change everything we know about the cyber universe, but the security profession doesn’t quite know what to make of it.