Security pros are getting asked more and more often if they can install audio, recommend a strong network, and set up some lighting scenes in addition setting up monitoring and access control for MDU properties.

As society has become more aware and accepting of mental health issues, the security monitoring industry is no different. The care and concern of monitoring staff should be of utmost importance to company leadership. 

Many industries across the country are struggling to find qualified employees. The security industry is no exception. 

Many integrators and consultants advocate easy-to-use, next-generation PSIM (physical security information management) software as the solution for overburdened operators. 

The benefits to video analytics software is immediate, including fewer missed true alarms, less monitoring staff burnout and a reduction in the hefty false alarm fines many local first responder organizations charge.

Though there was once a time when industry certification meant physically showing up at a vendor’s training event for a five-day crash course on all things hardware and software, today’s education landscape is nothing like it used to be.

The pandemic increased the demand for cloud video surveillance given the need for remote access to footage, presenting a further opportunity to earn RMR.

Sales management software can streamline the acquisition transition by unifying the newly merged workforces via a common platform and process.

Today, biometric identification has expanded beyond the fingerprint scanner on our phones to facial recognition technology in video security systems. But the proliferation of video monitoring in our everyday lives has led to increased concerns around privacy rights and biometric bias.

The invention of the humble lock and key dates back to the 6th century, and in its simplest form, served societies as the earliest version of access control. Traditional locks and keys are a functional solution to the root problem of securing property and identifying an individual before allowing or denying entry.