acutely than these men and women responsible for helping people safely gather in a time when the act of gathering itself has become a mortal threat .
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Their entire world was shut down and is now in the process of reformatting and rebooting .
Most of the security leaders I am talking with are struggling with how to reopen safely , attract visitors , and stay open indefinitely .
One thing I know for sure : there will be no going back to the old screening procedures .
Why ? Because three waves of change are combining to crest and crash down on the thresholds of their venues at the same time .
The future of people screening will be quite different indeed , but it will be much , much better — at least for those who learn to adapt .
So , what are these three waves of change ?
They are the Normalization of Pandemics , Armed Anxiety , and the Digital Transformation of Physical Security .
Let ’ s look at each in detail .
Wave 1 : Normalization of Pandemics
Pandemic viruses turn unwitting visitors into weapons .
COVID-19 has weaponized people in a way never seen before .
Everyone now knows that packed crowds and human contact multiply the danger .
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