Why Use Controlled Access for Your Business or Non-profit Organization?
Controlled Access for Your Business If your business is a gated community, for instance, gate card-controlled access with integrated video and integrated gate locking can keep trouble outside your community. Property managers concerned about community pools or clubhouses can curb vandalism and keep the general public out of community-only areas. For small business owners, cost-effective […]
Are Our Schools Safe? How Today’s Surveillance Security Systems Can Make Them Safer
Are our schools safe? The short answer may be “probably not”. National school threats are on the rise. In fact, they’re nearing a nationwide epidemic level and creating an atmosphere of unrest that is being felt by students, parents, and school officials. School threats are happening far too often and everyone is searching for a […]
Do Surveillance Cameras Prevent Crime?
Can video surveillance cameras stop criminal activity at your home or business from happening? Well, visible surveillance systems can certainly provide a deterrent for vandals and thieves, but the question ignores the vital role today’s sophisticated video surveillance systems play in enabling individuals, business owners and law enforcement to identify perpetrators and recover property or […]
Security Cameras and What High Profile Criminal Trials and Your Home or Business Have in Common
The unfolding trial of the Boston bombing suspect and the use of surveillance video in the trial is a demonstration of the value of security cameras for law enforcement efforts. Following the bombing police used video obtained from area surveillance cameras to track down the suspects in the bombing. And those videos are being used […]
What kind of Surveillance System Do I Need?
This is a common surveillance system question. Surveillance systems can be integrated in a number of ways to suit home or business security needs. The first step is defining what you need the system to do for your home or business security. When considering what you need, it’s important to know that surveillance cameras have […]
Access Control Systems Aren’t Just for Investigators
How to make Your Access Control System Proactive and Preventative Forget what you were told, you really can have your cake and eat it too. Sure, traditional security systems have been composed of separate platforms, where access control and video surveillance worked as disparate systems…but today, with the seamless integration of high definition video, real-time […]
Consumer Electronics Show Trend – Security is a Smart Home Automation Essential
The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas showcased several new Smart Home technology trends, among them the importance of home security in the Smart Home. Smart Home technology provides great enhancements to home security. With Smart home technology driven security, homeowners can receive proactive alerts when something happens, automatic system responses like turning on […]
Is Your Home Security Ready for the Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a vision that is being realized today. And its impact on security system capabilities cannot be overstated. What is the “Internet of things?” Wikipedia: The “Internet of Things” is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing internet infrastructure. In layman’s terms, the “Internet of Things” […]
Aesthetic Security Protection at Estancia: Case Study
The stunning 7000 square foot community amenity center at Estancia- the new master planned community at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel is no place for burglars, vandals or trespassers. Should they feel differently, they are in for a rude surprise. Matching the aesthetics of the spectacular community center is an equally aesthetic, high level integrated security […]
Keeping An Eye Time Theft and Attendance Costs
Is time theft robbing you blind? For your business to remain competitive and operate at peak efficiencies you have to keep an eye on cost containment…and that includes employee time theft. Employees may consider being paid for time they didn’t actually work a “benefit.” But its no benefit to you. The Cost of Time Theft […]
New Asset in Preventing Healthcare Facility Crime
Given the nature of their public, high-traffic environments at all hours, health care facilities and hospitals face a real challenge in balancing the protection of patients, visitors, staff and assets with supporting delivery of patient care. The last thing a patients entering a facility want to worry about is their safety. A nurse does not […]
Adaptive Video Analytics: Security Everywhere. For less. Here’s How to Do It
Security Everywhere. For less. The expectations are demanding for Security Directors. The lament of many a Security Director: “How can my security teams be everywhere!” With multiple locations, theft and vandalism rising and the growing threat of violence, the pressure is on to find new ways to “be everywhere,” and to do it for less. […]
Can Video Surveillance Match the Human Eye?
To answer the question, “can video surveillance match the human eye,” you need to define what it means to “see.” The answer is not as simple as you think. Video Surveillance Technology with a B.R.A.I.N. that can “See” At Securiteam, one of the surveillance technologies we use is from VideoIQ. Co-founder and CTO, Dr. Mahesh […]
“Vandals Strike a Third Time.” An Access Control Problem for Property Managers
Earlier this year, an access control problem for a property manager was summed up in the following headline for an Apartment Complex in Jackson Mississippi. “Vandals strike a third time, slashing tires at apartment complexes” In this case property in the area had been vandalized weeks earlier, making the property the third one to be […]
Why Convert Analog Video Surveillance Systems to IP?
Should you convert analog video surveillance systems to IP? The tipping point in which the majority of new video surveillance camera sales are IP-based rather than analog has finally materialized, so says Security Sales & Integration. Either through obsolescence or the need for greater functionality, most of the thousands of analog video surveillance systems presently […]
Measures That Can Add Protection Against an Active Shooter
In an active shooter incident, seconds count. Are you doing everything you could to offer protection against an active shooter? Active shooter situations are increasing, and now more than ever, having a proactive system in place rather than a forensic solution is essential to the safety of the people in your facility. A Federal Bureau […]
How to Prevent Employee Theft
One of the most serious threats to a business is employee theft. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that a typical business will lose an average of 6 percent of revenues to employee theft. The US Chamber of Commerce says one third of business failures are a direct result of employee stealing. The FBI […]
New, Proactive Measures for Protecting Your Community that Will Let You Sleep at Night
Does protecting your community keep you up at night? Homeowners associations, community management companies, and especially the residents of a community, often have to deal with messes created by people who treat the community with less respect than it deserves. Unfortunately, the ‘clean-up’ almost always costs money. Sometimes, people need to know that someone is […]