Question: On Wednesday, a pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking alert at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport by keying in the code in error. How easy is it to do that by ...

There are 10,000 possible security alarm code combinations (using the numbers 9-0). So, theoretically, if a thief wanted to try to guess your 4-digit code they’d have a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting ...

Bangalore: Getting up before 9am is probably one of the biggest tasks of the day. It's almost like you wake up, but your bed keeps you tightly tucked under the warm sheets. So you snooze the alarm for ...

Editor’s Note: Fire Alarm 411 is a new regular column in Security Business dedicated to fire alarm contracting, code compliance and emerging fire & life safety technologies. When I transitioned into ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. You may be surprised how much NFPA 72’s chapter on ...

Interest in emergency systems rose sharply after 9/11 and remains high. Building owners no longer install fire alarm signaling systems just to satisfy their insurance company. Today, their motivation ...