Like all of you, we’ve been closely monitoring the developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and wondering, what can we do to help. Last month we reported on some security related products that may help businesses as they seek to formulate re-opening plans (thermal imaging cameras to detect higher body temperatures and a few other products). This month we want to report …
Selecting the Right Technology for Now and the Future
As I write this, we are working on several projects that require figuring out which technology will best suit the specific needs of a particular project. One involves new construction. Will the client best be served by installing underground conduit and running cable or fiber? The 4 buildings that make up the site are very close together so aerial cabling …
What Decade is Your Access Control System From?
A vital part of any security plan, access control systems continue to evolve, sometimes faster than companies or institutions can keep up. In the 1980’s we had magnetic swipe cards that involved the transfer of unencrypted credentials to a reader. In the 1990’s contactless technology, predominantly low frequency proximity or “prox” technology led to fobs and tags making cards no …
Perfecting facial recognition
We’ve been familiar with facial recognition technology for some time now. It has been in used in law enforcement and security circles since the mid-1990s in one form or another. More recently, the technology has been used at large scale events (Super Bowl) to identify terrorists, in Mexico to prevent voter fraud and by an increasing amount of private companies …
Upgrading your access control system
New technologies, escalating security threats and the need to derive greater value from your access control infrastructure are all good reasons to consider an upgrade. Upgrading from older technology to a new access control standard is a significant undertaking but recent advancements have made the transition easier and depending on your overall objectives, can have a more significant ROI. If …
Tailgating
Some call it piggybacking, others tailgating. Whatever you call it, it’s compromising your security. Whether you have an old fashioned lock and key or a fob reader with a magnetic lock, it’s there to keep unauthorized people out. Same thing goes for vehicle access systems such as gate arms or rolling gates. Only those presenting the proper credentials should be …