The question rarely comes up about what happens to a video surveillance system when a server fails.

Why would such an important question go unasked? Because most VMS's require that servers are up and running or there will be critical failure of...

Integration of multiple manufacturers to create a system can be the right answer for security professionals.  

Maricopa County Sheriff's Department installed Bosch Security Systems HD cameras, Genetec video management system, and Direct Data Networks...

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Yankee Stadium visitors will be able to avoid security lines by registering their fingerprints with a biometric identity service currently in use at 12 U.S. airports according to Bloomberg Business. Read the Bloomberg Business article by Mason...

My sister and former MidChes'er, Elyse, sent me a link to a video. It's pretty cool even though I'm not a Foo Fighters fanatic. This is obvious because 19 million+ people beat me to watching this video. 

It's a video that you have to see. A cover of...

Did you know that deciding where to install your detectors is one of the most important steps in securing an area?

Improper placement of motion detectors and other sensors can mean an intruder can enter an area undetected and can also result in...

A day away from the grind...  

Hopefully you have the opportunity every so often to get one of those on a weekday, but for sure on the weekend. This week a few of us hit the road and played a round at Greystone in northern Baltimore County, Maryland....

Will water get in my camera?

Will dust get into my camera?

What if someone hits my camera?

From security professionals to security project engineers, questions come to our team regarding ruggedness of IP cameras. Aside from having a wide range of...

With the launch of police training on video surveillance rules and an effort to identify security cameras held by neighborhood groups, a long-shelved privacy ordinance is finally seeing daylight, reports Rich Lord of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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