In this new, interconnected digital age, systems are often merged together to create more efficiency and a greater ability for overall control of those integrated systems. In the world of building management, new technologies are merging the systems controlled by… Read More
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How Two-Factor Authentication Improves Security
The problem of authentication is a common one for security systems and security applications. Two-factor authentication is becoming a necessity for many security access points. Two-factor is taken out of three possible components: something you know, something you have and… Read More
Providing Intercoms at Controlled Access Points
There are many different security measures to consider when adding security to an access point. Video surveillance, locking hardware, electronic access control and audio communications are a few of methods used in adding security to access points. Using intercom technology… Read More
Additional Video Surveillance Uses Outside of Security
Video surveillance cameras are extremely useful in security situations and before the advent of smart technology that’s all that the cameras were usually used for. Now with IP-based software and networked surveillance cameras, they can be used for a lot… Read More
The Importance of Post-Sales Support in IP-based Security Systems
Many times when certain infrastructures start transferring their analog CCTV and DVR-based security surveillance systems to IP cameras and network-based recording devices, they use almost 80 percent of their time and budget is used on the planning and implementation stages…. Read More
Combining PSIM and PIAM to Improve Situation Awareness
During the roughest part of the recession, many companies opted to purchase existing security systems instead of creating entirely new systems. With many different types of systems, including older legacy systems, it is difficult to manage different security systems that… Read More
New Security Video Surveillance Analytics Trends
With all of the advances in video technology, the security industry has made huge advances with regards to video surveillance. There are many improvements to video surveillance systems that will have lasting impacts on the industry. These security and video… Read More
Security in the Dark with Day/Night Surveillance Cameras
In years past, security cameras have been plagued by low light situations and harsh conditions. These challenges used to be met with expensive cameras, illuminators and high-priced installation. In recent years, however, there have been advances to this technology that… Read More
How Updates in Video Management Software Helps Security
We have entered a new era of video management software in which frees hardware from software scalability. In the beginning of video management software, the security industry was focused on the NVR, and its main function was to record networked… Read More
Theft Prevention using New Smart Thermal Security Cameras
Theft prevention is one of the most important and fundamental security functions. Cameras are often employed in theft prevention, but a new type of camera known as a smart thermal security camera is making the issue of theft easier to… Read More