Blog articles about loss prevention, safety, and video surveillance

Retail theft, both internal and external, causes millions of dollars of loss each year for businesses. While shoplifting can account for a significant percentage of the annual loss, employee actions are responsible for a larger portion. Employee theft usually occurs in two areas, the back door and the cash register. Knowing this is helpful, but without assistance through technology, it is difficult to hold people accountable and catch employees that are stealing from your business.

College life can be invigorating – a diverse culture, new experiences and new freedoms – but it can be a challenging environment as well, with unique safety risks and concerns. Feeling safe on campus is a high priority for students, faculty, administrators and parents. And when campus safety breaches and tragedies hit the news, it can raise the level of concern and trigger a review of a college or university’s security technologies and protocols.

As an owner, general manager, or store manager, shrink and shoplifting within your retail establishment can be an area of concern. No matter which way it occurs, whether a customer or employee, theft hurts. It affects your bottom line, and it’s frustrating when you can’t pinpoint the source.

Rain, shine, or snow, school bus drivers are focused on keeping their students safe and secure from the first stop until the last each and every school day. With eyes concentrated on the road, drivers must also be tuned into the internal bus environment and any challenges that may arise, such as fighting or bullying. But if a driver’s attention is diverted from the road, it presents additional safety risks, such as accidents. How can adding cameras to the bus help increase student safety?

Cash registers, open back doors, slip and falls - stores can pose several retail security threats and issues. The good news is that there is great technology and several precautions you can take to protect your business, product, and customers.

Security in high-rise offices and commercial buildings is critical to all parties involved. Property Management wants to protect their facility from vandalism and provide a safe environment for their tenants to maintain building occupancy. Tenants want to know that their employees and leased space is safe and a secure work environment.

For school officials in today's world, the safety of students and staff is a top priority. But improving safety in schools is about much more than just metal detectors, door security, or video surveillance. You can make a bigger impact on your school's safety when different types of security systems work together.

In an industry where technology advances every 12-24 months, it can be a challenge to realize your full ROI on any surveillance system. Even if you invested in your system just last year, now you might want to take advantage of new technology offerings such as business intelligence, 360° cameras, mobile device/cloud interfacing or POS exception reporting. What can you do?

It’s never been more affordable for small businesses to protect your assets and keep your storefront safe. But selecting the best video surveillance system for a small store can be confusing. What exactly do you need to cover? How much recorded video do you need to store? Do you want to be able to manage your cameras from your phone or tablet? And how can you do everything you want to do within your budget?

Your video surveillance system is creating a safer and more secure business environment But what else can it do? Have you thought about how to add greater value to your system?