In response to the COVID pandemic many building owners, property managers & business leaders have been asking for ideas to mitigate the spread of germs through “Touchless & Frictionless Door Access Control”. Naturally, numerous manufacturers in this space have increased… Read More
2020 Emerging Security Technologies Series, Part One
Security systems integrators are constantly bombarded by manufacturers touting the “latest and greatest” technologies that have application in helping to resolve trending difficulties. In 2020 a primary focus of these manufacturers has been Fever Detection to facilitate safe & healthy… Read More
The Importance of Business Continuity Planning
For most of us, the magnitude of the COVID-19 virus came as a surprise. From its emergence as an unknown illness in central China to front-page news, it has quickly become an international pandemic. Few could have predicted that an… Read More
OSDP Versus Wiegand
A Paradigm Shift in Card Access Control Wiegand History If you are currently using card access control to enter doors there is a 99% chance that the system is using a technology that was developed in the late seventies as… Read More
VIDEO ANALYTICS – WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU
What are video analytics? To increase overall security, and to protect people and assets from incidents, theft, and terrorist attacks, the number of video security cameras being utilized is increasing at a high rate. Consequently, the number of security personnel… Read More
Cost Effective Solutions for Access Control – Intelligent Key Systems
Advancements in security technology provide the ability to monitor, schedule, change, revoke/update privileges, and audit openings, something that was once a luxury available only to companies with the largest budgets. In fact, it is now available to businesses of all… Read More
Advantages to VOIP & SIP Based Intercoms
Audio or Audio/Video Intercoms should be a part of every security implementation, effective processing of visitors, welcome or unwelcome is an essential front line of defense. Nationwide, many businesses are locking their entry doors to protect their employees and maintain… Read More
Keeping Up with Your Physical Security Design Standards
What is a physical security design standard? An organization’s physical security design standards are critical to ensuring a holistic approach to physical security system implementation. Often a highly technical document, the standards set minimum requirements and specifications for the equipment… Read More
CARD CLONING….And The Solution
125KHz proximity access control cards could be your biggest security threat. As with all technology, there is a large community that will try to find ways to hack it, proximity access control cards are no exception.
Can CCTV Systems Work Alongside Access Control Systems?
Between your network security, physical security, networking technology, and more, it can seem like all this technology is incompatible with a wide-reaching, integrated system. After all, your systems are often very different from one another, and even when they serve… Read More