Disabled Toilet Alarms PSA Alarms come in all shapes and sizes. But today class, we’re going to talk about disabled toilet alarms, and this post features a special announcement to all site staff, especially cleaners. That announcement is quite simply “STOP DOING THIS” Disabled toilet alarms that use a red cable like this have two handles attached […]
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CASE STUDY: NELSON’S PATCH MOTORHOME HOLIDAY PARK We were asked by Steve & Keith of Nelson’s Patch to supply and install all of the electronic security systems. The site had not yet been developed and their vision was to create an award-winning motorhome holiday park. Upon a site visit, Ballum Security helped realise their vision,
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Is Wireless Better Than Wired? No – But we should probably go a bit deeper into the subject. After all the answer is dependent on the user’s specific needs. Over the last couple of years, we have noticed a common misconception that wireless is the way to go, because wireless is a modern solution it
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penetration Testing What is Penetration Testing? (Pen Testing) Pen testing is usually referring to “ethical hacking” of computer systems to identify weaknesses within the system. In this case, however, it is applied to buildings. We attempt to gain unauthorised access into a secure building or building area. Our testing helps identify vulnerabilities in the mechanical,
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ACCESS CONTROL – VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN Access control. What is it? Access control is simply a means of preventing and allowing access to areas of a building, to the correct people. This could be achieved by means of a padlock whereby all staff that need access to that room, have a key to that padlock.
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1 million Miles vs 10 meters https://www.nasa.gov/ As a salute to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, we wanted to explore how we can have stunning images from 1 million miles away, while police request image identification from grainy images from 10 meters. LA Arsonist Image Why is it so bad? This specific image has been
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Focus on Retail Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is essential to most retail businesses, especially those small and local businesses whose payment method usually relies on reliable Wi-Fi. The British Retail Consortium reported that: More than 80% of all UK retail sales by value were made by card. Without reliable Wi-Fi, you could lose up to 80% of
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Airfield Security Ballum Security has the privilege of providing security systems for active airfields. Airfield security is not only important for the safety and security of the property on-site, such as aircraft, fuel, vehicles, tools etc. but also for keeping an eye out for other illegal activities. “Small Town” airfields can be the target for
Installing a Dashcam Installing a dashcam. Easy right? The process of fitting a dashcam is a relatively easy process and one that is becoming more and more common. But it’s important to note that a dashcam is only as good as the image it records. Take a look at these examples. This dashcam has been
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