False Alarm Escalation vs False Alarm Rate: Why They Are Not the Same KPI
Security teams often say they want fewer false alarms, but that phrase hides at least two different …
Deployment
Data Fusion System Design
Data fusion system design is often described too vaguely. Teams say they want fusion, but what they …
Centralized Command Platform Design
A centralized command platform is successful when operators can understand what is happening and …
Console Layout and Screen Zoning for Multi-Sensor Operations
Multi-sensor operations often fail for a surprisingly simple reason: the screens are arranged around …
Perimeter Zoning Strategy for Data Centers: Fence, Roofline, and Airspace
Many data center sites still use a perimeter model that is too flat. Security planning starts at the …
Fixed vs Mobile Surveillance Systems
Fixed and mobile surveillance systems solve different operational problems. The mistake is treating …
How to Turn Sensor Alerts Into Operator Queues
Most multi-sensor systems can generate alerts. Far fewer can turn those alerts into an operator …
What Makes an RF Bearing Trustworthy in Real Sites?
An RF bearing becomes trustworthy when operators can treat it as evidence rather than as a hint. …
Automated vs Human-in-the-Loop Surveillance Systems
Surveillance teams often talk about automation as if the only question is how much human effort can …
Fixed Radar vs Mobile Radar Systems: Which Is More Flexible?
Flexibility sounds like a simple advantage, but it depends on what kind of change the mission …
Short-Range vs Long-Range Radar: How to Choose for Your Project?
Range is one of the first numbers buyers ask about, but it is one of the easiest numbers to …
Edge Computing vs Cloud-Based Surveillance Systems
The difference between edge and cloud-based surveillance is not where the server sits on a diagram. …
Centralized vs Distributed Security Systems: Architecture Comparison and Best Practices
Centralized and distributed security systems are often described as opposites, but real …
Software vs Hardware Solutions in Security Systems: What Should You Prioritize?
Software vs hardware solutions is a misleading framing if it suggests that one can fully replace the …
Temporary Deployment Systems
Temporary deployment systems are used when security or surveillance coverage is needed quickly, for …
Campus Security Systems
Campus security systems operate in one of the most difficult environments for physical protection: …
Railway Security Monitoring
Railway security monitoring is difficult because rail networks combine long corridors with …
Anti-Smuggling Surveillance
Anti-smuggling surveillance is not one mission in one environment. It can involve land borders, …
Port & Harbor Surveillance
Port and harbor surveillance is more complex than a shoreline camera network. Ports combine berth …
Industrial Site Protection
Industrial site protection should start from the process, not the fence. A factory, processing …
Pipeline Monitoring Systems
Pipeline monitoring systems have to protect a fundamentally different asset geometry from most …
Power Plant Security Solutions
Power plant security solutions should be designed around consequence and continuity. A plant is not …
Event Security (Anti-Drone)
Event security changes the surveillance equation because the venue is temporary, the crowd is dense, …
Prison Security Systems
Prison security systems are designed around a tight operating environment where visibility, control, …
Military Base Perimeter Security
Military base perimeter security is often described in terms of fences, barriers, and guard posts, …
Oil & Gas Facility Security
Oil and gas facility security is shaped by an uncomfortable combination of factors: large or …
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Critical infrastructure protection is often discussed as if it were a generic high-security …
Coastal Radar Surveillance
Coastal radar surveillance sits at the intersection of navigation safety, maritime domain awareness, …
Border Surveillance Systems
Border surveillance systems are designed to answer a difficult operational question: how do you …
Layered Radar Architectures: What Civil Security Planners Can Borrow from Long-, Mid-, and Short-Range Systems
Large radar ecosystems are often described in terms of long-range, mid-range, and short-range …