BLOG
The Main Physical Security Controls Protecting a SCIF
The physical security controls that protect impenetrable safe rooms known as SCIFs – or Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities – are heavy duty, to say the very least. SCIFs are government-accredited structures used exclusively for the storage, processing, and...
Why Security Training for Your Team is Essential to Successful Safeguards
A business’s employees are, by far, its greatest asset – and its greatest champions. But without the proper security training for your team, they inadvertently pose a significant risk to both physical and cyber defenses, paving the way to breaches, break-ins,...
Should Video Surveillance Remain Operable During Extended Business Closures?
Some people ask us if there’s ever a good time to cease or pause video surveillance services. Throughout 2020, as the pandemic forced more and more workforces to operate from home, many business owners were left securing buildings and facilities that sat unoccupied...
The 4 Objectives of Physical Security
While there are multiple tools and techniques available to achieve desired goals, the objectives of physical security remain exactly the same whether you’re setting up safeguards for a Top-Secret government safe room or the snack shop at the community pool. Physical...
Keep a Close Watch on These Top Surveillance Trends for 2021
Uncertainty and instability shook the nation in 2020, leading to significantly higher expectations from business owners regarding their security and surveillance systems as the world inches toward brighter days. Experts are keeping a close eye on the following top...
What Is My Business’s Highest Priority Security Risk?
You might be surprised to find out just how few business owners could name the highest priority security risk facing their company. But it’s not uncommon. Owners spend every second of their lives keeping the wheels in motion, their employees paid, and their heads...
Was Your Security Company MIA During the Holidays?
You’re no doubt familiar with the saying “showing up is half the battle.” Well, for a security company, it’s the artillery, the troops, the calvary – the entire campaign. Have you ever been unable to reach your security company? We recently received an email from a...
Simple and Effective Business Security Measures to Prevent Robberies and Keep Employees Safe
A New Year is swiftly approaching. Resolve to implement easy and effective business security measures TO protect your team, your property, and your bottom line. Some of the most common, yet comprehensive, include: Metal doors: The barrier between your business and...
Integrate Smart Thermostats and Alarm Systems and Keep Your Business in the Red
With the dawn of 2021, businesses will – and should – be looking for new ways to work more efficiently, in order to mitigate any unfortunate financial impacts from the previous year. Here’s a hot tip: why not start with your utility bill? By integrating smart...
Security Oversights: It’s Worth Your Time to Reevaluate What’s Worth Stealing
Recently I had a meeting with a fellow business owner – purely social, and not a sales call in any way. Still, salesmen being salesmen, I could not help but notice some security oversights – notably the lack of a security system in their stand-alone building. I asked...
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Security and Emergency Response
The pandemic continues to teach us a great deal about security and emergency response, and how to leverage tools and techniques to better defend our businesses, our teams, our customers – and the world at large. Contingency Plans are a MUST Perhaps the biggest lesson...
Use Managed Access Control to Optimize Your Business Security System Efficacy
Property managers of multi-tenant buildings are incredibly busy people. They do not have the luxury or time to enter every card number for every tenant into an access control or business security system, not to mention run multiple daily reports, so they farm the...
4 Ways to Up Your Outdoor Security Game
Fall has officially arrived. Colorful, crunchy leaves; crisp autumn mornings; daylight saving time. Is the outdoor security for your business or property prepared for the time change and an extra hour of darkness? Is your exterior lighting on a timer? Make sure to...
The Real Deal on Fake Surveillance Cameras
Let’s get the legal mumbo jumbo out of the way first. To answer your question: yes – it is well within your legal rights to install fake surveillance cameras at your business as a means of deterring criminals. Now for the real answer. The problem with dummy cameras is...
What You Should Know About Business Security Systems in Virginia
If you are seeking to hire a professional vendor to install business security systems in Virginia, there is one pivotal question to ask before entering into a contract: “Are you fully licensed?” Strict regulations are in place in Virginia, mandating that all security...