With retailers losing billions of dollars a year due to shoplifting and internal theft, finding the best loss prevention methods has become a major priority for the retail industry. In fact, in 2014, over $40 billion of losses were attributed to inventory shrink. According to the National Retail Federation, there
Property management is a great vertical market for security integrators who specialize in video surveillance. Property managers with multiple locations often struggle with the burden of managing multiple video surveillance systems. Fortunately, there’s a solution. Problem: A property manager is dealing with multiple locations which means multiple video systems. Solution:
A major hot button issue in the news (and polls) these days involves the legalization of marijuana. With this comes an entire vertical market with a world of possibilities for the security industry. From state to state, regulations for marijuana dispensaries (medical or otherwise) differ. They do, however, have one
Here’s a headline you never want to see: Network World article found here. This isn’t an isolated incident of IP cameras being exposed online. However, this is the largest case to make waves in the media with over 73,000 IP cameras all around the world being indexed and collected in
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). President Barack Obama has even once again issued a presidential proclamation declaring October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Beginning in 2004, NCSAM has promoted diligence in
This month White Plains, NY common council passed a new ordinance that requires video surveillance systems in several types of businesses. These businesses include any business open between 12:00am and 4:00am as well as all business that sell alcohol, pharmacies, pawn shops, check cashing businesses and business that buy &
