Athena Security to Showcase Integrated Hospital Visitor Management and Weapons Detection at ISC West

The company's unified entryway security platform aims to help organizations address new compliance requirements and improve visitor screening.

Mar. 16, 2026 at 4:08pm by Ben Kaplan

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Athena Security, a leading provider of AI-enabled physical security solutions, announced that it will showcase its integrated entryway security platform at the ISC West conference in Las Vegas. The platform combines hospital visitor management systems and concealed weapons detection technology into a single coordinated system designed to identify who is entering a facility and what they may be carrying, before granting access.

Why it matters

As organizations face growing pressure to protect staff and visitors while maintaining smooth operations, Athena Security's approach aims to address new state-level compliance requirements, such as California's Assembly Bill 2975, which mandates the deployment of both visitor management and weapons detection technologies in hospitals. By integrating these capabilities, Athena enables organizations to streamline security operations and improve response coordination.

The details

Athena's unified entryway platform allows organizations to verify visitor identity, screen for potential weapons using advanced detection technology, automatically associate screening events with visitor records, enable rapid investigation through centralized reporting, and coordinate security responses like alerts or lockdowns. The company says this integrated approach goes beyond just detection, providing organizations with greater visibility, speed, security, and control at the entryway.

  • Athena Security will showcase its integrated entryway security platform at ISC West in Las Vegas from March 22-24, 2026.
  • Athena Security is also launching two new AI agent technologies in April 2026.

The players

Athena Security

A leading provider of AI-enabled physical security solutions, founded by Revel Systems co-founders Lisa Falzone and Chris Ciabarra.

California Assembly Bill 2975

A state-level law that requires hospitals to deploy both visitor management and weapons detection technologies to protect staff and patients.

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What they’re saying

“Security leaders don't just need to know that a threat exists — they need to know who is entering their facility and what they may have with them now or in the past. When Hospital visitor management and concealed weapons detection work together as one platform, organizations gain visibility, speed, security, and control at the entryway. Others stop at detection, but that's where we begin.”

— Chris Ciabarra, Co-founder and CTO of Athena Security (Business Wire)

What’s next

Athena Security will provide a VIP private preview of its two new AI agent technologies launching in April 2026 at the ISC West conference.

The takeaway

Athena Security's integrated entryway security platform aims to help organizations, particularly hospitals, address new compliance requirements and improve visitor screening by combining visitor management and weapons detection capabilities into a single coordinated system. This approach seeks to provide greater visibility, security, and control at facility entrances.