Monitored video surveillance is indispensable where building security is concerned, especially in Northern Illinois. It’s a deterrent, a lifesaver, and the best substitute for the human eye, which can only track so much at a given time. Choosing the right...
You’ve seen it in the movies. A door opened with a fingerprint, a scan of someone’s face (facial recognition), or a scan of their eye (iris scan). These are all examples of a little something called biometric access control. Biometric access control is quickly...
In countries such as South Korea, people are receiving ‘emergency text messages’ from mass notification systems that government officials are pumping out nearly three to five times a day. On February 25th, one district sent out a message detailing a person’s movements...
Security Systems Integrators Have Been Labeled as Essential Services During COVID-19 Outbreak by the Department of Homeland Security. These are strange times we are living in. The last thing that Americans probably expected from the beginning of the year 2020 was a...
Budgeting is everything!It is never too early to start thinking about what your security budget is going to look like for the following year. While it might feel like we just entered the year 2020, 2021 is right around the corner. You want to do everything possible to...
As a business owner, you always want to be prepared when it comes to keeping everything you have worked so hard for out of harm’s way. Umbrella Security Systems strives to provide the most sophisticated commercial security systems to businesses big and small. These 5...
