The worlds of security and technology have been on an intersecting course since the first published account of the use of fingerprint identification made news in 1880 (although unpublished reports suggest its use as early as 1858). In the three and one half years since the September 11 attacks, technological advances across the security field have been moving at breakneck speed to keep pace with the growing demands of a world on high alert. In this article, the author examines the technological advances for products designed to secure people and property.