BLOG
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...
Why Invest in Both Physical and Cyber Security for Your Business?
Pursuing fully-integrated physical and cyber security for your business has quickly become the rule, not the exception. Physical security systems, as we know, have long been essential for small businesses and commercial enterprises. The seamless implementation of...
4 Things You Didn’t Know About SCIFs (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities)
The concept of a “War Room” was initially devised during World War II, to prevent Axis spies from infiltrating U.S. military plans. The idea has evolved a bit since then, but the purpose remains the same. Today, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities – or...
3 Ways Electronic Security Systems Shield Your Business from Winter Dangers
Temperatures in Maryland recently plummeted below zero, courtesy of the much-maligned Polar Vortex that swept the East Coast. News reports warned of the imminent dangers of exposure, from hypothermia to frostbite. But the winter months can also expose your small...
D.o.D. Monitoring and UL 2050
Secom is consistently approached by Defense Contractors complaining about other vendors’ slow service and lack of accountability. We have a clear advantage over other UL 2050 providers in that we can provide UL 2050 and DOD monitoring services on existing systems....
Hybrid Commercial Surveillance Solutions
Secom received a call from a customer who needed a quote for a CCTV System that would record activities of the interior and exterior of their facility. The client is a rapidly growing government contractor and they wanted detailed coverage of the parking area to...
Managed Access Control vs. Customer Managed
Our client was located in downtown D.C. where the perimeter access control system was managed by a competitor. Per the advice of the building manager, they asked this company to provide a quote for three doors of access control. Like many companies, our client had...
Cloud Based Security Solutions
This particular client has multiple locations around the country and the security director needed a system that could easily be managed as he traveled from site to site. Our sales team presented two options; one was a traditional access control system that resides...