A question that comes up frequently for us when working on security projects with high density device counts is conduit fill. That National Electrical Code typically wants to limit conduit fill to less than 40% of the capacity for cables in the raceway. This is based upon the dimensions of the conductors and the potential …
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[dropcap style=”round” color=”blue-grey”]S[/dropcap]everal years ago, I worked on a project prototype for a major group of sea ports that had an interest to use the state’s drivers license image database for facial recognition/verification of TWIC applicants and the eventual use for identity verification for critical card access points. The main focus of the project was …
[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]W[/dropcap]hen working with a client once, they asked us to help harden their biological research labs by recommending additional security measures they could install. We did an initial and very casual walkthrough with them of the labs and how they were used. They were particularly proud of the Hirsch Scramblepads they had installed …