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...

We recently brought the "Monitor Basics in Plain English" resource library of documents and educational videos to you courtesy of EIZO, leading manufacturer of 24x7x365, security grade, monitor displays.

In this video, Nick Hoyt discusses EIZO's...

Should I use a camera with infrared illumination (IR)? 

Can I use the same IR camera at a door as I use to look at a field or parking lot? 

What if the IR camera I use is too powerful or not powerful enough?

Adam Hayduk, from our Pittsburgh...

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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Are POTS lines really going away?

With the increase in IP camera resolution from Standard Resolution to 1080p to 4K UHD, many are asking when the time will be right to move to a 4K monitor

• Is the monitor I have sufficient?
• What is a HiDPI display versus a Retina display?
• Why...

On Tuesday night, CNN was reporting that the Texas jail where Sandra Bland was found dead in her cell following a controversial arrest, reportedly tested their 'motion based' surveillance recording equipment to make sure that no one could 'slip...

Electronic Access Control (EAC) has been an integral security tool for physical security professionals for 40 years that has provided customers the control to authorize access for employees, contractors, suppliers and visitors into their facilities.