Your nonprofit organization has many of the same security concerns as a traditional business. The difference? Your nonprofit probably has limited funds and most of the funds are tied to specific types of expenditures. Nonprofit organizations frequently approach us for help with their security needs. To help you secure your premises while staying on budget, …
Your DVR or NVR box is the heart of your security system – receiving data, converting that data to a file, and storing your surveillance video for safety, loss-prevention, and compliance purposes. As the lifeblood of your security apparatus, securing your DVR or NVR is a must. We previously provided advice on the top spots …
Winter is coming, which for some manufacturers means that a winter or year-end shutdown is just around the corner. If you have extra money in the budget at the end of the year, or if you’ve been on the fence about getting additional security cameras for your manufacturing facility, an end year shutdown is a …
Last month, Camera Security Now installed a new surveillance camera system in the ballpark for the summer collegiate league team-the Hamilton Joes. In addition to being hometown to the Joes, the city of Hamilton is the governmental center of Butler County, Ohio. This Cincinnati suburb is a designated National Historic District. German immigrants settled here …
Lessons from a Summer Collegiate Team Ballpark Security Camera InstallationRead More »
Most companies like cutting spending wherever possible, but please don’t start cutting your budget with security. Some businesses will resort to only fielding dummy (fake) security cameras in order to save money, but this is not a completely reliable way to protect your business. There is a time and place for everything, and dummy security …
Correct and Incorrect Usage of Dummy Security CamerasRead More »
Security and surveillance technology are an ever booming market. In just about every major business in America today, you can find a security camera system or some type of surveillance technology. The market for it is huge. There will always be thieves and there will always be vandals. That is why there will always be …
A Bullet Camera In Every Business, On Every Street Corner?Read More »
More businesses are installing the latest technology in CCTV in their waiting room areas. There are good reasons to monitor waiting rooms in your business, both for the sake of customers as well as business property. Using a security system is a great way to check back on the week to see how traffic was …
Vandal Proof Security Cameras (also known as Vandal Resistant) are CCTV cameras inside a vandal resistant housing. The housing is designed to withstand and prevent attempts to tamper with, open, damage, or destroy the security camera inside. These types of cameras are ideal for areas where your security camera is vulnerable to vandalism. Since security cameras …
In March of this year, DARPA announced plans to undergo research into the idea of a “smart camera”, where upon endowing a system with such a smart camera, the system would have a greater understanding of its surrounding world, thereby making the system all the more intelligent. This project is being called Mind’s Eye, and …
Military’s Mind’s Eye Project & Its Potential Impact on Video Surveillance & BeyondRead More »
I spy with my eye ….a security camera watching me watching you. At today’s camera security central the watchers are being watched. Privacy is something that is no longer a right with very few exceptions. Individuals have no reasonable expectation of privacy on public streets, especially in major cities. Video surveillance is becoming omnipresent. We …