We often fall back on the fundamentals we learned as rookie security professionals.  

The fact is that technology is advancing very quickly in the security business.

Rick Buehler recently received a great question from a security professional in our...

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...

Nick Hoyt is expanding on his EIZO display product update from last week with this closer look at the EIZO DuraVision and FlexScan series of high performance 24x7x365, security grade display monitors.

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...

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...

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...

A great technical question was posed to us last week on a 3rd party security technology evaluation site, IPVM. In this post we re-post the spirit of the question and explore Bosch's CBIT technology which will eventually lead us to a comparison to...

What is NERC-CIP-014?

We are encountering this standard with greater frequency in the course of involvement with electrical substation physical security.

Electrical substation physical security is a major concern, and it is important that we clearly...