Blog articles about loss prevention, safety, and video surveillance

One only has to look as far as the next action movie to understand what a concern intrusion is causing businesses. In one popular feature, the hero must dive into a whirlpool-topped tank, filled with churning water, drop down to a chamber lined with vaults, select and find the right vault, open it, retrieve a file, find the exit door and escape the tank in under two minutes - while holding his breath. Granted, this is Hollywood and the mission is more than impossible. But the scenario must cause security officers to ask the question "Just how secure is our facility if someone really wanted to break in and sabotage our business?" 

ITech Digital's Technical Support department has seen it all.

Being on call 24/7, the team sees plenty of issues dealing with video surveillance, access control and intrusion integration. And yes, ITech Digital's tech and customer support department is manned by real humans.

Every fall, parents send their children to college. Whether it be in the residence halls, classrooms, athletic facilities or walking home from class in the evening, parents hope that their kids will be safe.

The latest innovations in security aren’t improved device features. The real innovation is software integration that combines the video data collected by your Video Surveillance System with other data files within your business. The combined data can then be presented in reports, a dashboard or video clips that gives you actionable business insights and a visual audit trail.

One of the biggest considerations when researching cameras is choosing the right video quality. Video surveillance resolution is one of those make-or-break decisions that affects whether or not your system will deliver the quality video you are looking for.

As 2015 winds down, we take a look at what’s trending in surveillance security for the new year. 2016 will probably not be defined by its technological advances, but by the spread and integration of several new technologies that have already been introduced. As more businesses integrate video surveillance with the data their systems already collect, they are prepared to evolve and adopt emerging future trends in security.

Your phone is so much more than a communication device. With the new apps and greater power and memory that can be incorporated into mobile devices, they are now an essential part of our daily lives. We store our music, photos, payment and money information and other valuable data on these devices.

The food industry is an extremely fast paced and competitive environment, and restaurant managers face specific industry-based challenges. When you’re balancing food safety, food quality, customer service, managing employees in the kitchen and at the point of sale, as well as maintaining profits, there’s a lot to be done – and a lot you can do to improve your bottom line.

Restaurant managers face many unique challenges when it comes to appropriate security within their establishments. Management must consider their guest’s experience, employee culture, reducing and monitoring access points, as well as areas such as parking lots, break rooms and store rooms.

Warehouse facilities often depend on video security to help maintain a safe working environment, keep an eye on inbound and outbound inventory and staff, monitor processes, and enhance access control. But have you considered how your security systems could help improve operations as well?