Verified Security Blog

y of our customers have alarm systems, video camera systems, or card access control systems. Some have all three. But, often these systems are operated as stand-alone systems without any integrated functionality. This might mean using three different logins or three different mobile apps. Or, having to run three different reports to get data from three different systems. Not very efficient.

ut two weeks ago, Honeywell launched the latest iteration of their cloud-base access control and video management platform, Maxpro Cloud. Maxpro Cloud has been available for some time and this was the launch of a new user interface with enhanced features and functionality.

you may have heard, Amazon now offers a service called Amazon Key which provides a way for you to allow an Amazon delivery person to access your home to deliver a package.  The electronic lock provided by Amazon is paired with a cloud-based camera so the delivery process can be viewed and recorded.  Amazon also recently announced that is has acquired Ring, a manufacturer of a cloud-based video doorbell.

on’t know about you but I grew up hearing about the future of robots and their integration into our society.  From the world of the Jetsons on television to the stories of hobbyists building robots in their garages, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that robots would be part of our future.

years, we have seen futuristic movies in which fingers, eyes, and palms are scanned to grant access to high-security facilities with the use of biometric detection devices. In the real world, biometric device usage in facility access control applications has been growing but slowly.

eral weeks ago, HID Global, a leading manufacturer or access control technology and credentials, issued a report on their top five access control trends for 2018.  Security Sales and Integration magazine published an online story that outlines those five access control trends.

a recent blog post, I outlined the reasons why using cloud services would provide benefits to our end users.  In this post, I will talk about some of the specific benefits provided by a cloud security service we provide, Maxpro Cloud.

rywhere we look, we hear about companies offering cloud-based technology services.  Quite simply, a cloud-based service (public cloud-based service) is one that doesn’t require a company to have software running on a server on the company’s premise.

ck out this article to see what a recent bank robbery suspect did to fool the police: