It’s not an exact science and there are limitless ways to execute it, but done right, video monitoring may be the revenue booster the industry has been searching for.

Video monitoring just may be the answer to decreasing revenue from hardware-centric sales, DIY pressures and new market entrants offering monitoring for historical lows and no contract.

Cyber & Network Security for Central Stations

Cyber security for the central station is an expensive endeavor that requires continuous process improvement to proactively identify threats that are continually changing.

Dealer-operated and third-party central monitoring facilities are by no means exempt from the growing threat and risk of cyber-crime.

Video Monitoring Goes MAINSTREAM

Refinements in cameras and advancements in analytics are driving an explosion in video services.

Video is the darling of the dealer-run or third party central station, and while it’s not new technology by any stretch of the imagination it’s a growing category offering innovative ways to bring sight, sound and detailed visual information and data to security monitoring.

Security Monitoring Centers Plan Ahead for Disasters

Desperate times? Not for professional central monitoring stations who know how to plan and strategize for whatever nature dishes out.

For professional central station monitoring companies, being prepared is their credo and philosophy, as they plan and prepare for storms in the direct path of their operations or events that target their third-party dealer base.

Strong cyber security is needed at all levels of a security company’s operations, but none more so than in the central station. Whether offering alarm signaling, remote managed services, live video monitoring — or all three, plus more services — it is critical that your infrastructure, procedures and employees are impervious to a breach.

Transitioning from a few PoC deployments to AI-based Surveillance implementations at scale can be challenging. Infrastructure, management and processes may all need radical transformation to ensure the most robust and cost-effective system and workflows.

SDM Magazine

2019 July

As the cover asserts,security systems integration work is in demand from all corners of the market, giving 2019 Top Systems Integrators boundless opportunities in traditional systems as well as on fast-growing hosted/managed security solutions.

Also in June, insight on how to choose a thermal camera, "Rethinking Keypads for Better Access Control", and much more.

Check back throughout the month for new content!

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Deborah O’Mara

ARTICLES

Generating RMR With Video Monitoring

Cyber & Network Security for Central Stations

Video Monitoring Goes MAINSTREAM

Security Monitoring Centers Plan Ahead for Disasters

SDM Magazine

2019 July