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Video surveillance is a core element in physical security programs, both as a means to multiply the number of “eyes” on duty and as a method of providing recorded documentation of incidents. Advances in video solutions technology have further broadened the meaningfulness of video monitoring, both in scope and in its features.

When all employees and personnel have left your property for the night, it’s up to the intrusion detection system to keep watch and sound the alarm – whether silent or audible – when triggered. Many factors can be considered in choosing between silent and audible intruder alarms, ranging from police response times to the activity levels of neighboring properties. Security professionals tend to fall into one of two camps on the topic.