Verified Security Blog
In 2013 I Said Video Was Headed for the Cloud: What Changed, and What Did Not
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n In February 2013 I wrote a post on this blog about the cloud. Hosted software had proven itself for plenty of businesses by then, and I wrote that not every application was ready to follow it. Video was the one I put in that column, and the […]
Two Hours of Daylight, Gone by November: An Atlanta Owner’s Guide to Security Camera Night Vision
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n Every year, somewhere around the second week of November, the questions I get change. There are not more of them. They are different. A property manager pulls a clip from the night before and tells me the camera looks worse than it did in September. A warehouse […]
The Oldest Frame on Your Busiest Camera: An Atlanta Owner’s Guide to Security Camera Video Evidence
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n The request never arrives on a schedule. Somebody turns an ankle in the parking lot on a Saturday, and the letter asking about it shows up weeks later. A truck clips a bollard at the dock and the carrier’s adjuster wants the two minutes on either side […]
Three Systems That Have Never Met: What an Integrated Security System Actually Fixes, and What It Does Not
”\n By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n It usually starts with a simple question. A back door is found unlocked on a Friday morning, and the owner wants to know who used it the night before. The video lives in the camera company’s app. The door history lives in the access control portal. The […]
Four Hours on Battery: What a Power Outage Actually Does to Your Business Security System
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n Somewhere in your building there is a battery that has been waiting years for one job. It sits inside your alarm panel, trickle-charging, and the night the power goes out it becomes the only thing standing between a working security system and a dark one. \n\n Most […]
The Weekend Is 60 Hours Long: How to Put Water and Temperature Alerts on the Security System You Already Own
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n A building that locks up at six on Friday evening and opens at six on Monday morning spends 60 hours with nobody in it. Over a school break that runs into the hundreds, and a tenant suite between leases can sit for a month. \n\n Your security […]
The Cleaning Crew Starts Monday: How to Give Contractors and Vendors Building Access That Expires on Its Own
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n Most of what I get asked about access control is not about locks. It is about letting somebody in. \n\n A cleaning crew starts Monday. A refrigeration tech is coming Saturday at six in the morning. A remodel puts four trades in the building for five weeks. […]
Your Security Cameras Are Computers: 5 Cyber Risks Hiding in Your Physical Security System`
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n\n Nobody sold you a computer. They sold you a camera. \n\n Walk enough Atlanta buildings and you find the same closet
Are Key Cards Dead? What Atlanta Businesses Should Know About Mobile Access Credentials in 2026
” By Scott Hightower, Founder, Verified Security \n Walk enough Atlanta buildings and you start finding the same drawer. A stack of access cards in a desk, worn soft at the edges, and nobody in the room can tell you whose they are. Some belong to people who left last year. A few still open […]