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Facial Recognition – How Secure Is Your Face?

Facial Recognition – How Secure Is Your Face?

Facial recognition has many purposes, including law enforcement, marketing, and personal identification. It can be used to identify people in real-time, photos or videos, and can also be used for verification purposes when logging into accounts on devices or websites. The technology is proving its usefulness in various sectors, including public security, law enforcement, businesses, events, and critical Infrastructure facilities.

Video Analytics Versus Behavioral Video Analytics

Video Analytics Versus Behavioral Video Analytics

Video analytics is a hugely powerful tool for security professionals. It allows you to enhance your understanding of recorded data without having to manually sift through hours of footage, which leaves you susceptible to human error and exhaustion.

Video Walls Improve SOC Effectiveness

Video Walls Improve SOC Effectiveness

Video Walls Help Create an Effective SOC – An efficient visual surveillance system in a SOC enables its operators to keep an eye on different data sources to improve the SOC’s capacity to orient, make decisions, and respond to threats or circumstances, hence enhancing situational awareness and security.

Touchless Access Controls Increases Workplace Safety

Touchless Access Controls Increases Workplace Safety

How can touchless access control keep your workplace safe? Facial recognition, mobile credentialing, and biometrics are driving the use of touchless access control. Let’s take a closer look at touchless access controls and how they improve security and workplace...

Multi-Sensor Cameras – Provide More Eyes For Less

Multi-Sensor Cameras – Provide More Eyes For Less

Multi-Sensor Cameras – Provide More Eyes For Less - Multi-Sensor Cameras (multi-lens) Provide More Eyes For Less - Technology continues to offer new ways of improving video surveillance without the cost associated with traditional camera installations. Today’s...

NVR Catastrophe – Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

NVR Catastrophe – Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

Avoid An NVR Catastrophe - Organizations have never valued video surveillance and monitoring more than they do now. Our culture is data hungry. Today's video surveillance systems provide a higher level of security intelligence and allow corporations to make business...

Managed Access Control What You Need To Know

Managed Access Control What You Need To Know

Managed Access Control What You Need To Know - Are you still managing an on-premises access control system? If so, a managed access control partnership may provide an option to manage the system better while providing a more cost-effective solution. A few years ago,...

Preventative Maintenance Provides Added Value

Preventative Maintenance Provides Added Value

Preventative Maintenance Provides Added Value - Like any building operating system, your electronic security systems require regular preventive maintenance to keep them working as designed to ensure your employees, students, and visitors are safe and secure. Although...

AI Is Changing Video Surveillance

AI Is Changing Video Surveillance

AI Is Changing Video Surveillance - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing video surveillance in exciting ways. Let’s look at how AI can reduce human error, provide a proactive security approach, and improve security in protecting your most valued assets. Artificial...

Security and Safety Require A Proactive Partner

Security and Safety Require A Proactive Partner

Security and Safety Require A Proactive Partner - Keeping businesses, schools, and organizations safe and secure starts by being proactive. Over the years, you have invested a lot of time and money to mitigate risk in creating safe and secure environments for your...

Mobile Credentials Are Digitally Transforming Access Control

Mobile Credentials Are Digitally Transforming Access Control

Mobile Credentials Are Digitally Transforming Access Control - Mobile Credentials are not a new concept for managing access rights, but they are finally becoming mainstream. Whether you are using an on-prem or managed access control solution, mobile credentials are...

Project Management May Just Win You An Oscar

Project Management May Just Win You An Oscar

Project Management May Just Win You An Oscar - Have you ever had a project go completely off track? It can happen for various reasons, primarily because of poor directing (project management.)  Successful projects start with a well-defined scope of work that lays out...

Video Analytics Allow Your Team To Work Smarter

Video Analytics Allow Your Team To Work Smarter

Video Analytics Allow Your Team To Work Smarter - Today, it's more important than ever to work smarter. Workforce shortages, budget cuts, and social consciousness directly impact how the security industry protects assets, facilities, and people.  The good news is that...

Security Integrators Have A Responsibility To Educate Clients

Security Integrators Have A Responsibility To Educate Clients

Security Integrators Have A Responsibility To Educate Clients - Yes, security integrators are responsible for educating clients. It makes excellent business sense as an educated client will be your best customer. We are their subject matter expert, so share that...

Security System Is Yours Ready to Welcome You Back?

Security System Is Yours Ready to Welcome You Back?

Is Your Security System Ready to Welcome You Back? - As businesses and schools head back to in-person learning and return to office space, it's essential to ensure that your electronic security systems operate at their peak performance. The Team at CGL Electronic...

Cyberattack No Business Or School Has Immunity

Cyberattack No Business Or School Has Immunity

No Business Or School Has Immunity From A Cyberattack - If you think your company or school has immunity from a cyberattack or breach, think again. No matter how big or small your organization or school is, there is no immunity. Anyone can be a victim, and the attack...

COVID 19 Update Were Still Here

COVID 19 Update Were Still Here

COVID 19 Update Were Still Here COVID 19 Update August 13, 2021 Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey said Thursday that all city employees — from teachers to police to parking office clerks — would need to be vaccinated or undergo regular testing. So did two major museums...

Artificial Intelligence Is Improving Physical Security

Artificial Intelligence Is Improving Physical Security

Artificial Intelligence is Improving Physical Security Physical security is continuously evolving, and in this post, we’ll cover five ways artificial intelligence (AI) is improving physical security. New technologies that rely on AI are disrupting traditional security...

COVID 19 Mitigation Guide What You Need To Know

COVID 19 Mitigation Guide What You Need To Know

COVID 19 Mitigation Guide - The CGL Electronic Security Team has been working with our technology partners to find solutions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Our team has researched touchless technologies, thermal imaging solutions, people counters, and video...

Emergency Preparedness And Electronic Security Systems

Emergency Preparedness And Electronic Security Systems

Emergency Preparedness And Electonic Security Systems Have you included your electronic security systems as part of your emergency preparedness plans? How do you plan to keep your employees, visitors, or students safe during a crisis?Electronic security systems can...