[dropcap style=”round” color=”blue-grey”]S[/dropcap]everal years ago, I worked on a project prototype for a major group of sea ports that had an interest to use the state’s drivers license image database for facial recognition/verification of TWIC applicants and the eventual use for identity verification for critical card access points. The main focus of the project was …
When we receive a request from an attorney or a forensic engineer to review digital video material, we are most often asked, “Is this video clip reliable?” Over the years, we’ve learned that this can mean many different things. The material in question is often a short piece of video in the form of a …
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Protective Resources is the premier provider of training for individuals who are planning to take the North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractor SP-FA/LV examination. Our one-day class, “Preparing for the North Carolina SP-FA/LV Electrical Examination,” is a proven method for applicants to learn about the exam and to review the major topics it …
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While time-lapse video recorders (TLR) using videocassettes remain in use in many smaller video surveillance systems, digital video recorders (DVR) and network video recorders (NVR) continue to be the preferred choice for larger and more complex systems. The video cameras that provide the images to these recording systems may be either analog or IP (internet …
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[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]O[/dropcap]ne of the questions I keep asking myself as I keep reading the dozens of recent articles about how Sony got hacked by “North Korea” is, why does Sony KEEP getting hacked? The short answer is “because they can”. But the longer answer points to a corporate culture that doesn’t understand the need …
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[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]W[/dropcap]e’ve all had it happen: either a bad battery or a blown fuse in a security power supply. It causes cameras to fail, a card access door to stop working, or a whole panel to fail. Power supplies in their simplest sense do a very basic thing: They turn 120 volts AC power …
[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]S[/dropcap]ecurity has been thought of and taught to others as a “layered approach” for centuries, and as such is not a new concept. The Romans used layered concepts in their infantry tactics as well as their defensive fortifications. With all due respect to “Shrek“, security is like an onion, and is a complex …
[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]W[/dropcap]hen working with a client once, they asked us to help harden their biological research labs by recommending additional security measures they could install. We did an initial and very casual walkthrough with them of the labs and how they were used. They were particularly proud of the Hirsch Scramblepads they had installed …
[dropcap style=”square” color=”blue-grey”]I[/dropcap]n a recent project, PR was contracted to assist a client in the migration of a multi-campus, traditional analog closed circuit TV system to a modern IP digital network based camera and recording system. This is a growing trend in the industry as clients realize the benefits not only increased camera resolution and …
Meeting with North Carolina state and local fire marshals, Protective Resources has been invited to participate in a discussion of how the State and local code officials are going to be educated/trained in the new requirements for fire alarm system communications to comply with the 2010 and 2013 Fire Alarm Code. These new requirements are …
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