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Ring false alarms

Amazon Ring alerts often tie up police with false alarms Police promote Ring partnerships as a way to keep communities safe. Now they're inundated with video of people in innocent activities. Read the full CNET article here
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Attention SimpliSafe customers

Do you own a SimpliSafe system? If so this is something you need to be aware of. YouTuber Reveals SimpliSafe DIY Security System Can Be Bypassed With $2 Emitter The $2 wireless emitter fools the SimpliSafe security system by mimicking the frequency of its door and window contact sensors. Read the full article here
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Could your business benefit from video analytics?

3 Ways to Increase Profitability Using Video Surveillance with Analytics Why the Need for Analytics? For the past three decades, video surveillance has proven itself beneficial in helping businesses reduce costs, stop losses and increase productivity. However, these systems either require additional manpower to monitor video feeds live, or are only used to review recorded video, after the fact. Even then, the effectiveness of the video is only as good as the human's ability to comprehend what is seen on the live or recorded video. This problem is compounded with multitudes of cameras and hours upon hours of video. Today's advanced video analytics (intelligent analytics) has changed everything. It has taken the basic premise of video surveillance and recording to a whole new level, turning these passive monitoring and recording devices into active intelligent technology capable of analyzing the video streams in real time, and taking or initiating action based on a pre-es...
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CCTV 'a very valuable tool' in the fight against internal theft

Video surveillance systems can play a very valuable role in tackling internal theft within businesses, according to one expert. Tom Reeve, editor of SecurityNewsDesk.com, said CCTV in the workplace can prevent such crimes from occurring and provide evidence if they do. "Internal theft continues to be a big, intractable problem," he remarked. "But if you've got good CCTV systems in place and employees know that, that can be very valuable as a deterrent." He added: "If it doesn't deter them, if you catch the few people that are committing most of the crimes you can reduce your losses considerably just by getting the evidence you need against a couple of people." However, Mr Reeve insisted that businesses should not rely on CCTV cameras as the first line of defence against internal theft and other instances of crime. He said they should instead provide an extra layer of protection on top of perimeter security and internal measures such as locks ...
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Childcare center hopes to rebound from false abuse charges

Luckily this childcare facility had a video surveillance system in place which helped to dispute an abuse charge. Read the full story here . Is your childcare facility protected? If not, you owe it to yourself and to your clients - invest in a high quality digital surveillance system. Contact MonitorClosely.com for a free site survey. In addition, MonitorClosely.com maintains a secure portal which allows your clients to login and view select cameras. As a bonus, we handle any technical issues directly with your clients saving you valuable time. Offering this service to your clients also helps to generate additional revenue for YOUR business. Most customers are able to quickly recoup their initial investment and actually turn their video surveillance system into a means of generating additional profit! Contact us for more details. 828-273-1657 or sfox@monitorclosely.com
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Staying secure - Home systems help protect against dangers

By Rick Moon Posted: Jan. 15, 2011 8:00 a.m. Katie Duelge figures that her New Berlin neighborhood is safe. The streets are quiet. Neighbors watch out for each other. Crime is almost non-existent. Still, she’s not taking any chances. Duelge added a security system to her home this past summer. It’s an extra layer of protection. One can never be too safe, she reasoned. Click here to read the full story
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