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Threat assessments in the workplace: The exterior physical environment

September 6, 2020

Part II: Assessing the exterior physical environment In Part I of this series, we addressed the importance of putting a threat assessment team in place to ensure that workplace violence is minimized. Today we’re going to review one of the key factors in managing the risk of workplace violence: The physical environment. Of course every … Read more »

5 tips for choosing the right security system

How to choose the right security system for your business

July 23, 2020

Better risk management starts with the right system. Last week we got a call from a business owner: “We’ve had a lot of inventory missing in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure that it’s due to employee theft. I installed some motion-sensitive cameras in the warehouse, but they haven’t helped. And half the … Read more »

Security for SMBs in Canada

Security for your SMB: Getting started

February 27, 2020

So things are going well for your small business: You’ve landed some new clients, you’ve made some new hires, and you’re moving to a bigger office which will accommodate your 50-person staff. Now that you’ve got more employees, you can’t get to know them all the way you used to, and you’re handing off the … Read more »

AI, IoT, Video Analytics: It doesn’t have to be cyber crime to need a high-tech solution

June 6, 2019

Corporate investigations needs to stay ahead of the technology curve These days, there’s a lot of emphasis on cyber crime and the serious, business-debilitating repercussions that can happen when organizations find themselves the target of cyber attacks or computer-based fraud by employees. And there’s no question that as more companies depend on web-based applications … Read more »

Outdoor security challenges: Profile quoted in SDM

May 22, 2016

If you don’t live or work in a part of the country with extreme weather conditions – and let’s face it, in Canada that tends to mean ‘a lot of snow’ or ‘really, really cold temperatures’ – you may not realize just how tricky it can be to design, implement and maintain security systems in these … Read more »