VIDEO SURVEILLANCE Articles
4 Steps Security Can Take to Prevent Kidnapping
Think kidnapping is not a risk for your organization? Think again. Kidnapping and hostage expert Chris Falkenberg tells us why the threat is real, and what you can do to minimize the risk.
The CCTV Project Planner
CCTV implementations face a lack of product standardization, a confusing bidding process, and a limiting market structure. Here is expert guidance on critical considerations about bandwidth, frame rate, image quality and more.
How To Design Green AND Secure Buildings
The secure and the environmentally-friendly almost always conflict when designing a building. But experts at an "intelligent building" seminar demonstrated how security features can actually help make a structure green.
5 Musts for Advancing Video Surveillance in Security
As the use and sophistication of video surveillance systems grows, more CSOs are finding it is necessary to integrate video into overall IT security. Eric Eaton, CTO of BRS Labs, gives us the top five criteria to consider when evaluating a video surveillance solution.
Sometimes, Security Theater Really Works
Israeli security researchers Gadi Evron and Imri Goldberg find that security theater can be about more than window dressing.
How IT Helped Catch the Jewelry Thief
The Zale Corp. jewelry store chain is having much better luck catching burglars in real time, thanks to a little help from the IT side of the house. Loss Prevention Manager Dennis Thomas explains how the company built its high-tech command center from scratch.
Minority Report
World View columnist Paul Raines is concerned about the possible implications of combining networked surveillance and behavioral observation
Hunt: Video analytics basics
A tech primer
Joe's Gatehouse
The only way through the perimeter fence at Joe's Office is through the manned gatehouse, which features several measures for stopping a determined intruder.
Surveillance System
Surveillance cameras come in all shapes and sizes; Joe selected an IP-based system and emphasized image quality over frame rate.
