Posts Tagged ‘security system’

• What Can a Key Management System do for Your Company?

  • November 17th, 2016
  • Posted in Access Control
  • Tags: access control, key management, security system

    Security is often forgotten until disaster strikes, but it doesn’t have to be. The inconvenience and confusion of outdated security systems create a lot of vulnerabilities as well as headaches. Why take the risk of a breach when you… Read More

• Remote Security for Remote Facilities

  • June 16th, 2016
  • Posted in Systems Integration
  • Tags: remote facilities, remote security, security system

  Sometimes, companies have a facility that is far away from their headquarters. For companies that drill oil, there are often a great many locations throughout the world that they need to communicate with and secure. But how can you go… Read More

• Security & Human Errors: Eliminate your Weak Link by automating the Process

  • March 1st, 2013
  • Posted in ARK Systems
  • Tags: ARK Systems, security system, Security Systems and Access Control

  When it comes to your access control system, what do you think is the weakest link? Odds are that manual processes could be holding your security system back, especially when it comes to physical identity management and identity enrollment. Human… Read More

• Communication & your Security System :: Security Tips from ARK Systems

  • July 26th, 2012
  • Posted in Security Trends
  • Tags: ARK Systems, Emergency, emergency notification systems, emergency response, EN54, experienced contractor, security system, voice alarm system, voice communication capabilities

  Emergency situations – ranging in degree from terrorist attacks and deadly shootings to fires, riots, and everything in between – are a business owner’s worst fear. These fears are worsened by inferior or ineffective security systems, especially in terms of… Read More

• The Benefits of a City-Wide Surveillance Program :: Security System News

  • June 21st, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring, Video Camera Networks
  • Tags: ARK Systems, gunshot recognition, high-quality video, license plate recognition, security alarm systems, security system, Surveillance Program, Surveillance System, Surveillance System Technology, surveillance technologies, Video System Installation

  A city-wide surveillance program may seem like a huge undertaking…and it is. But such a surveillance system can be incredibly beneficial and well worth the work. Tips for Establishing a Successful Surveillance System What is your Objective? Before you even… Read More

• School District Unifies its Access Control and Video Surveillance Efforts

  • May 31st, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Cybersecurity, Security Trends
  • Tags: ARK Systems, arksync.com, crucial security, culver county unified school district, emergency response, Maryland, mass notification emergency communication, security personnel, security system, Video surveillance

  The Culver County Unified School District (CCUSD) in California encompasses five elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, a continuation school, and an adult school that contains 7,500 students. And as you can imagine with some many facilities and… Read More

• Hospital Abduction

  • December 30th, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: ark, ARK Systems, assessment, California Department of Public Health, California’s Reaction to the 2009 Kidnapping, Cottage Hospital, crucial security, design, Details of the 2009 Kidnapping, Facebook, facilities, Fine After 2009 Baby Abduction, Hospital Abduction, Hospital Security Initiatives, installation, Janet O’Neill, mandatory badges, noncompliance with licensing requirements, nursing staff, permanent security greeter in the Mother Infant unit, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Slapped with $50, screening and monitoring of visitors, security guards, security improvements, security personnel, security system, serious injury or death to patients, testing, Twitter

  A 2009 kidnapping incident at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s Mother Infant Unit now has the facility facing a $50,000 fine following a state oversight agency review of the unfortunate event. Details of the 2009 Kidnapping: Leanna Patricia Arzate took an… Read More

• Video Can Prove Valuable in Fire Applications

  • December 2nd, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: alarm verification, ark, ARK Systems, arksysinc.com, burglar alarms, burglaries, cameras, conventional ip, corporate campus, design, dispatchers, DVR, efficient, environment, expertise, Facebook, False Alarms, fire, Fire Alarm, fire detection, hard wired, high traffic, hybrid systems, individuals, install, intruder, mircoprocessor, motion, national fire protection agency, new video, nfpa, security, security company, security system, smoke, Surveillance, Technology, Twitter, Video, Video Can Prove Valuable in Fire Applications, video imaging, video surveillance systems

  You have video surveillance, you have a security system, and you have a fire alarm. But currently, they are all working as individuals systems. That doesn’t sound very efficient, does it? Fortunately, the security world agrees and has begun to… Read More

• How the HITECH Act May Affect Your Healthcare Facility

  • October 7th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
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   Healthcare facilities all across the nation are faced with numerous security challenges. Their enormous staffing and naturally high volume of traffic attribute to their elevated security risk. Because of these reasons, a multi-faceted approach to security in the healthcare industry… Read More