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Security Camera Placement is Critical for These 5 Areas of Your Business
Security cameras have been shown to reduce and prevent burglary and crime, but only when strategically implemented in a business’s infrastructure. This makes security camera placement vital. Security camera placement also plays a pivotal role in increasing employee...
Secom, LLC Expands into New Territory with Columbia and Hampton Roads Offices
Columbia, Md., June 26, 2019 – Big things are happening at Secom, LLC. The security company is enjoying significant growth this summer, with openings scheduled for a new, larger office in Columbia, Md., and a subsequent expansion in the Hampton Roads region of VA....
Top 5 Cybersecurity SNAFUS that Put Your Company at Risk
Complacency, confusion, pride, and procrastination. Hackers are all too eager to prey upon the deadly sins of businesses and their employees in order to gain access to sensitive, lucrative data. If you think you’re immune, think again. As a matter of fact, that’s the...
The Top 3 Benefits of Enlisting a UL 2050 Security Provider
* Updated on November 11, 2020. Choose a Certified UL 2050 Security Provider for Optimal SCIF Protection Established in 1993, UL 2050 certification refers to an industry-wide standard for the monitoring, signal processing, investigation, servicing, and operation of...
7 Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Video Surveillance System
Security requirements differ from business to business. When purchasing a video surveillance system for your facility, you’ll want to choose a system that’s appropriate for your day-to-day needs. Take stock in your company’s size and infrastructure. How many...
Enjoy Entrepreneurial Peace of Mind with Fully Managed Security Services
Most small businesses – and many corporations, even – don’t have the bandwidth, manpower, or particular skills to manage their own security systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Regardless of whether you need coverage for a single door, or a...
4 Reasons Your Business Needs Photo ID Badging
When you take an employee’s photograph and assign it to their identification card, you take a critical step in protecting your employees and your company’s sensitive data. You also boost employee confidence while fostering a sense of unity throughout your company. And...
The Latest Buzz on Intercoms for Small and Commercial Businesses
There was a time when an intercom was merely the way a receptionist alerted the company president to a pending meeting or an urgent telephone call. Over the span of 40+ years, however, intercoms have risen in the ranks to become an integral part of any commercial...
What Kind of Video Surveillance System is Best for My Business?
It’s a tale as old as time: cave painting vs. palette; cassette vs. CD; VHS vs. Betamax vs. DVD vs. BluRay vs. every new streaming network announced with each passing day. Security is no different. One of the biggest differences between cloud-based and on-premise CCTV...
4 Features Managed Detection and Response Teams Must Have to Deliver Threat Intelligence
Firewalls just aren’t cutting it anymore. It doesn’t take much of a Google search to realize that cyber criminals are getting savvier and more duplicitous every day. Meanwhile, standalone cyber security solutions can be more complicated than they’re worth – far too...
5 Ways Integrated Security Systems Boost Your Commercial Business’s Efficiency
Today’s commercial businesses face myriad threats. Break-ins, burglaries, vandalism, cyberattacks, and more hail not only from the outside world, but often from within one’s own organization. At the same time, business owners must protect their employees, their...
3 Steps to Enhancing Your School’s Security & Emergency Preparedness
Between 2000 and 2017, 250 active shooter events occurred in the United States, resulting in 799 fatalities. An active shooter is defined by The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill...
6 Questions to Consider While Evaluating Visitor Management Systems for Your School
There’s no question: visitor management systems for schools are critical tools for ensuring the safety of our students as they pursue an education. Such systems are a schools’ first line of defense, providing faculty and staff with the knowledge of who is entering the...
Cloud-Based Security Systems vs. Premise-Based Systems – Which is More Secure?
Our Cyber Security Expert Weighs In Cloud computing has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, saving companies time, money, and providing IT departments with a wealth of flexibility. Unfortunately, security concerns continue to be an obstacle to widespread...
3 Benefits of Sound Masking for Government Facilities
Voices have a nasty habit of not staying put. They travel in, around, under, and through walls, windows, and doors, making confidential conversations common knowledge in no time flat. This is why sound masking for government facilities is so important. Sound masking...