Where do drones fit in with security?

It is estimated that a million drones enter the world’s airspace each month. In addition to serving a variety of military applications, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are also used to...

3 ways to strengthen access control on campus

Did you know that 50% of criminal offenses on college/university campuses in the United States are burglaries? The US Department of Education defines burglaries as ‘the unlawful entry of a...

Behind the scenes of an American football championship game

The countdown is on. The biggest event in American football is only days away and fans are ready for the action.The many organizations that work together to protect this highly-anticipated event...

Decision management series – Part 4

Having looked at how Mission Control can increase Situational Intelligence and simplify an operator’s experience through Visualization, we thought it would be a good time to examine how it...

AutoVu ALPR testing – Advancing testing techniques

Have you ever thought about how to test Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology? Because we have. In fact, we’ve thought about it a lot. When you consider how much the technology has...

Decision management series – Part 3

Now that we've covered how Mission Control can increase Situational Intelligence, we thought it would be a good time to get into Visualization and how it can help simplify the operator experience...

Decision management series

How the cloud helps you centralize multi-site monitoring

Managing the security of multiple independent sites is usually an expensive proposition. Organizations will invest in a security system for each site, and then use operational capital to fund...

Are your cameras secured?

Learn about potential vulnerabilities and how to mitigate your risk.

A closer look at authorization

How do we balance security and privacy? Learn more about authorization.

How does authentication work?

Authentication should be a key component of your cybersecurity strategy. Learn more.

What is encryption and how important is it?

In our first post of this 6-part series about Security-of-Security, we suggested that you think about the importance of the data in your physical security system, specifically about the kind of...

The customer experience that led to a better parking enforcement solution

In my last blog post, I compared Cloud or Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) to the increasing popularity of renting a hot water tank. In this post, I want to share the backstory on the specific...

A closer look at physical security system vulnerabilities

Hacking an IP security system can take any number of forms. Let's have a look at brute force, man-in-the-middle attacks and see how you can mitigate your risks.

How secure is your physical security system?

With an increase in cyber attacks, having a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy is imperative. How does your organization measure up?

Two-sided take on casino surveillance with Security Center

Casinos and gaming establishments have tricky environments to secure. These facilities are usually open to the public, at all hours of the day and night, and large sums of cash are carried across...

Solving the data deluge

Improving city security with ALPR

Why ALPR parking data is an untapped gold mine for law enforcement

GPU–accelerated video decoding

This is the second post in our series on the Video Management Enhancements that we’ve made to Security Center for our 5.3 release. If you missed the first post, be sure to check out Incident...