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Our thinking on physical security

How CCTV monitoring is changing, what the technology can and can't do yet, and what it means for security firms, installer-monitors and the site operators they protect.

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Perspective

15 September 20266 min read

Why running a security company is one of the hardest businesses in Britain

The numbers on security-company survival are stark - but the story underneath them is about structure, not failure.

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Perspective

8 September 20267 min read

The best security operators can't tell you how they do their job

Ask a great operator how they spot an intruder and they'll say they can just tell. They can't — but the real answer is more interesting, and it's the reason watching cameras resisted automation for so long.

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Perspective

19 August 20266 min read

A person on camera isn't an event. It's a question.

Every CCTV system detects presence. But 'is there a person' is almost never the question that matters. Why detection stops short of understanding, and what changes when a system can tell the guard from the intruder.

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Perspective

5 August 20266 min read

Most sites are paying for security that arrives after it's over

Guards, control rooms and alarm receiving centres are all ways of buying the same thing: eyes on site and the speed to act. Why the chain is too slow, and what has finally changed.

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Buyer's guide

23 July 20268 min read

How to evaluate AI CCTV monitoring

Not every AI CCTV system does the same thing. Here are the questions security teams and installer-monitors should ask before choosing a monitoring platform.

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Perspective

16 July 20266 min read

The intelligence layer for physical security

There are a billion CCTV cameras in the world and almost no understanding of what they see. Why the next decade in physical security is about judgement, not capture.

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