Surveillance Camera Commissioner Annual Report published January 2018 Covering the period of 1st April 16 until 31 March 17, the recently published Annual Report from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) has been presented to Parliament. In the report the Commissioner, Antony Porter, states that his accomplishments over the year include publishing the 3 year strategy for the…
The ZIP IP range consists of a complementary range of cameras and NVRs (Network video recorders) that work seamlessly together. You literally plug them in and they work! Some ZIP NVRs feature “Power over Ethernet” (PoE) so they actually also power the cameras directly removing the need for your CCTV cameras to have a…
A recent CO-OP insurance survey interviewed 2,000 people in the UK and found that 28% took no measures to protect their property. From those surveyed, half slept with open windows at night, over 80 left the door unlocked whilst they were in and 12% left their garden gates open, things we’re probably all guilt of…
The latest crime statistics published earlier in the month show a 7% fall in crime in England & Wales over the past year which is great news for the general public and great to improve the overall well-being of the Nation. A good result but what does that actually mean to us the general…
Sorry boss… I’ve left my laptop on the train… We’ve all heard news reports of how an MP has left a laptop holding official secrets unattended on the train but what would happen if one of your staff did the same thing? As technology becomes part of our everyday lives and we manage our work and…
The Presence of a “CCTV Camera” In 2011 it was estimated there could be as many as 1.85 million cameras in the UK, with a population of over 63 million that equates to around one CCTV camera for every 35 people, surely making them difficult to ignore! (“CCTV UK” 2011) CCTV surveillance has become common place in our…