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Beware of Buying Security Credentials Online
Whether you’re a new business owner or an established veteran, setting up access control for multiple facilities can be a daunting, and expensive, task. Everyone is trying to get the best price available and buying security credentials online has never been faster or...
Choosing Security Credentials: Badges, Fobs, Cards, or Mobile Pass?
When choosing security credentials, business owners typically have four distinct options to consider: cards, fobs, badges, and mobile passes. Keycards: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) keycards are popular thanks to their relative low-cost and reliability....
Managing Multiple Locations Made Simple in Just 4 Secure Steps
Have you ever wondered how to manage multiple locations? When it comes to growing a business, it's not an easy feat. And as thrilling – and potentially lucrative – as it may be to add satellite stores to your burgeoning enterprise, maintaining cohesive security...
Four Ways Hollow Metal Door Frames Can Help Keep Your Business Secure
Wood can be rustic or regal, and aluminum is incredibly affordable. But hollow metal doors and hollow metal door frames have become increasingly popular options for government, factory, and commercial properties thanks to their relative ease of installation and use,...
Portable SCIF Enclosures Provide Scalable Security On-the-Go
Portable SCIF enclosures offer the same state-of-the-art impenetrability as their more permanently stationed cousins but can be quickly set up and broken down wherever and whenever the need arises. Portability is typically achieved using three distinct setups: Modular...
Why False Alarms Continue to Frustrate and What Small Business Owners Can Do to Prevent Them
Far too many business owners know the thrill of groggily driving to their property in the wee hours of the morning, only to discover an alarm has been tripped accidentally. False alarms are a frustrating, wallet-draining, waste of time. They’re not only an aggravation...
4 Security Trends to Watch in 2020
Security – and, more to the point – threats to our security evolve with each passing year, making vigilance more important than ever. This is why it's important to pay attention to security trends. As a new decade begins, take a look at four significant security...
Make Sure Your Facility is Secure with Guard Response Services
Corporations and Facility Security Officers (FSO) know all too well the importance of quality guard response services. Charged with keeping government agencies compliant, our roving guards provide a needed service to respond to your facility should any type of alarm...
5 Cool Things Your Security System Can Do Via a Single, Intuitive User Interface
Trying to decide what to get the entrepreneur who has everything this holiday season? How about peace of mind his or her property and assets are protected, courtesy of a single, intuitive user interface? Thanks to state-of-the-art tech, managing and tracking your...
Understanding Multiple SCIF Compliance Mandates
It stands to reason that the world’s Top Secrets would require somewhat more attention than a deadbolt and a cranky Doberman. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities – or SCIFs – are where government personnel and politicians hunker down to discuss and/or...
7 Ways Visitor Entry and Management Systems Create Safer Environments
Visitor entry and management systems are your commercial property’s first line of defense, tracking who is entering your facility, when, and for what reason. Important information is also collected and compiled by such systems, including the duration and frequency of...
Ward Off Real Life Monsters with Intrusion Detection Systems
If you think about it, even Dracula’s castle had a moat. And if the world’s most infamous and feared vampire was taking precautions – shouldn’t your business do the same? Additional security, of course, is on everyone’s mind as we head into the final days before...
What is Crime Prevention through Environmental Design?
Use your environment to your advantage. That’s the idea behind Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Originating in the 1960s, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – or CPTED – was based, in part, on the “Broken Windows Theory” that suggests one...
Thwart Halloween Hijinx with These Small Business Security Tips
For most people, Halloween is a fun and exciting time to play pretend and foster the imagination, while enjoying a few good scares in relative safety. But occurrences of vandalism, trespassing, and break-ins are all too real, and tend to spike around Oct. 31. This is...
Government Cracking Down on Contractors’ Security Preparedness
Foreign hackers are targeting U.S. contractors, and widespread security breaches have resulted in the theft of economic, military, and technological secrets. Now, the government is drawing a line in the sand. Contractors not complying with cybersecurity guidelines set...














