Elsevier congratulates author Steve Van Till on this industry recognition and his commitment to high-quality, cutting-edge scholarship

We are delighted to announce that ASIS International has named The Five Technological Forces Disrupting Security: How Cloud, Social, Mobile, Big Data, and IoT are Transforming Physical Security in the Digital Age by Steve Van Till as its 2018 Security Industry Book of the Year. This year, about 20 relevant titles were considered for the award, which recognizes a new book that offers exceptional insight into the current state of the security industry, unique coverage of a new security technology or idea, and the books coverage of important topics.

The Five Technological Forces Disrupting Security explores five of the most significant forces in the modern security field, exploring the ways in which digital technologies are driving disruption in the field as well as considering what this means for the future of security. Written in a cogent, easy-to-follow narrative style, Van Till’s book provides an excellent overview of the topic for security management professionals, researchers, and students.

The book is available now. For a limited time you can read Chapter 1: From packages to people on ScienceDirect.

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About the Author

Steve Van Till is an industry expert and the Co-Founder and President of Brivo, Inc. – a pioneering provider of access control, video surveillance, mobile, and identity services. He holds several patents for inventions in the security industry and is frequently invited to write and speak for industry publications and forums. In 2009, Mr. Van Till was named one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry” by Security Magazine. He has more than 10 years of wireless communications experience in high-ranking positions at companies such as Geostar and Communications Satellite Corporation, and has been at the forefront of digital security and internet strategy since the beginning of the dot-com era.