Why Visibility is Crucial to the Security of Your Business
Every year businesses have meetings to discuss and develop a budget for the next year. All healthy businesses must choose how much of their resources need to be allocated to which areas. Security in particular is a very important concern in budgeting, because the investment you are making is in...
NoDa Break-Ins on the Rise
The business owners and citizens of the NoDa neighborhood in Charlotte are facing a huge dilemma as the rate of break ins have been increasing, with criminals growing bolder in the area. According to reports, the local ice cream shop Popbar was broken into on Monday Aug 19 by two...
A Tale of Two Criminals: The Importance of Cameras
On the night of July 24th, at Brevard Court, near Romare Bearden Park, a couple walking down the street were randomly assaulted by at least 5 assailants. Both sustained multiple injuries, and it could have been worse if not for several bystanders that intervened. The attackers then fled and are...
3 Benefits of a Protected Key System
One of the unique identifiers for Loc Doc Security has been the Protected Key Systems we offer through Medeco. Many times in a business, the value of the facility is not reflected in the quality and security of the locks meant to keep them safe. Find out the 3 reasons...
Case Study Q&A: School System – Budgeting Now for 2020
The number of Active shooter events have been increasing and its very easy for School Administration officials to want to invest in smart technology solutions like gunshot detection. Although these advanced systems are improving every day, they may not be the right fit or a good starting point for Educational...
3 Ways Brivo’s Twist & Go Mobile Feature Makes Facility Access Easy!
One of our favorite features for mobile access credentials is Brivo's Twist & Go for iPhone or Android. Here are 3 ways that this Bluetooth enabled feature will make entering your facility easy to use. 1) Security Gates: Many facilities have security gates to keep unauthorized vehicles out of their location....
3 Reasons Mobile Access Credentials Should Be In Your 2020 Budget
In a recent survey from leading access control supplier Brivo, 4 of 5 security leaders use mobile apps to manage facilities and employees, but only 25% of these reported offering mobile credentials to their team members, as opposed to fobs, keycards or codes. The reasons vary from outdated hardware to security...
4 Ways to Improve Your Budget in 2020 with Access Control Upgrades
In previous posts, we have briefly touched on the various benefits that an access control system provides for your business, school and many other commercial/organizational applications. Today we will delve deeper into this topic and show you 4 areas in which access control systems are more cost effective and budget...
School Systems Budgets: 4 Things to Consider When Planning for 2020 Summer
At Loc Doc Security, we have done quite a few large scale projects for various schools and school systems. One thing we have learned is that there is one peak time to get these projects done: Summer. Summertime is when most of our school systems projects are being executed, while...
3 Reasons to Budget for Security Improvements in 2020
The time of year has come to start thinking about next years budget. It is a common struggle when budgeting to consider which percentage of the budget should go towards maintaining and securing the business' property. Here are 3 things to consider when building your security budget for 2020. 1) How...