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Hiring a Security Consultant: What to Ask

When people establish a new business, they may face a slew of threats and breaches in their system. Many problems can arise when they don’t take proper safety measures for their company. However, security consultants have proved to be an excellent solution for people who are struggling to protect their companies. A security consultant is responsible for securing the premises. They typically do so by researching new ways to create a contingency plan and reviewing existing operations that are keeping the premises safe.  Read More about 12 Questions to Ask a Security Consultant before Hiring »

Online security risks and data compromises are more common than you may think and are becoming an increasingly prevalent concern for businesses and individuals worldwide.

Statistics show that 80% of these data breaches occur because of password compromises and a lack of security assessment. People do not necessarily consider security consulting and assessments a big concern until they find themselves the victim of such breaches or compromises.

Before diving into the details, let’s brush up on some basics about security risk assessment and some associated real-life problems. Read More about 4 Real-Life Problems Security Risk Assessments Look to Solve »

What is a Physical Security Consultant?

A physical security consultant is a professional that oversees the overall security of a premises. Other responsibilities of a physical security consultant are to review operations and research different ways of making daily operations and performance more efficient and secure. People must take security seriously and hiring a physical security consultant can be a critical step in safeguarding your facility. Simply put, a security consultant is someone that has great experience in all-things security.   Read More about Security Consulting: Benefits and Applications »

While few businesses would consider operating without having adequate security installed in their facilities, many fail to consider the importance of perimeter security — an oversight that can have significant consequences. According to the FBI, “larceny-thefts accounted for an estimated 73.4 percent of property crimes in 2019” (the most recent year for which statistics were available).  Read More about Perimeter Security: 7 Reasons Why Your Business Need One »

From antiquity, hospitals have been places of healing, and ancient cultures such as Greeks, Romans, Indians, and Persians dedicated specific spaces to the treatment of the ill. In our day and age, though, violence too often erupts within hospitals, particularly in emergency rooms. OSHA has reported that “incidents of serious workplace violence (those requiring days off for the injured worker to recuperate) were four times more common in healthcare than in private industry on average.” Additionally, one survey found that “12 percent of emergency department nurses experienced physical violence—and 59 percent experienced verbal abuse—during a seven-day period.” Cybersecurity is also a problem, and the 2020 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey discovered that seventy percent of respondents … indicated that their organizations experienced significant security incidents in the past twelve months.”  Read More about Hospital Security: 13 Effective Tips to Safeguard Emergency Rooms »

Crime is a big business — at least for criminals. According to the FBI, there were 6,925,677 property crimes across the United States in 2019 (the most recent year for which there are statistics). Additionally, larceny-theft, which the FBI defines as “the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another,” accounted for 73.4 percent of those crimes. If you’re the owner of a business, those numbers represent a lot of lost revenue and time, no matter the size of your company. Finding the best wireless security system should be a top priority.  But while the advent of wireless security systems has meant more companies can safeguard their sites, sometimes the many options can seem intimidating.  Read More about Wireless Security 101 For Non-Techies »

Florida is expected to gain over 1.2 million homeowners within the next 20 years, and with ⅔ of the current population already living in some type of HOA, there has never been a better time to move your community’s security system into the cloud. However, many people often hear the term “cloud” and wonder what it is and if it can actually benefit their community. To put it simply, the cloud can be defined as running software through the internet, rather than downloading it on a computer. This software can receive continuous updates with new features and security measures that ensure a future-proof system. Read More about Using The Cloud to Make Your Community More Secure »

One of the first things to understand about any sort of security system is that there’s no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution. Your space has different dimensions, vulnerabilities, assets, employees, and client concerns that differ from those of another business or community. Similarly, your area will face different security risks, safety demands, and legal and regulatory requirements.  If any sort of solution is going to work, it’ll need to be tailored to your community — and that’ll need to happen every time a system gets integrated or altered.  Read More about Which type of access credential is right for your community? »

Thermal imaging may seem like something out of science fiction, but it has its roots firmly planted in history. In the late 19th century, American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley created a device called a bolometer, a device comprised of metal plates, a bridging circuit, an electromechanical measuring instrument, and a liberal application of soot. This gadget could detect minuscule changes in temperature, and between World War 1 and World War 2, it would later see the British develop it into a visual technology for spotting enemy aircraft. However, thermal imaging wouldn’t achieve broader adoption until that the late seventies and early eighties.   Read More about 5 Thermal Imaging Camera Applications for Public Safety »

If you’re in business, you know that you need some sort of security system. However, not all security systems are created equal, and not all will work well in your business’ particular context. For example, what if your current system excels at identifying risks, but lacks a way to report security violations that are in progress? It wouldn’t matter if that system cost an arm and a leg. If your company found itself facing that scenario, then your system might very well fail exactly when it needs to succeed.  Read More about 6 Checkpoints to Evaluate the Strength of Any Security System »