Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP)

Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP)

It’s not possible to develop an effective Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) unless every fixed and non-fixed asset, the world round, is marked, as per NASA, with a “human-readable […] Unique Identification Number (License Tag).” [NFS...
Attacking the Incentive to Steal

Attacking the Incentive to Steal

According to the FBI, attacking the incentive to steal is something alarm systems, security cameras and GPS/WiFi systems don’t do well. That’s because security-minded people are missing a key detail for arresting and convicting criminals: the need to mark...
Monterey Park Operation ID Experiment

Monterey Park Operation ID Experiment

Operation Identification, the companion to Neighborhood Watch, was, and remains, a critical part of the five pillars of crime prevention, which also includes neighborhood associations, National Night Out and 911. The first [Operation ID] program was begun in 1963 by...
Think of the Louvre Jewel Heist?

Think of the Louvre Jewel Heist?

Think of the Louvre jewel heist and what went wrong and how it could have been even worse. Did CCTV, alarms systems and security guards work? Could there have been injuries and deaths? It’s not usually thought of as a security system and it’s no longer...
Subscription-Free and No-Contract Security System

Subscription-Free and No-Contract Security System

Subscription-free and no-contract security systems are difficult to find. Virtually all security systems come with some sort of subscription or contract associated with the product. Without a subscription or contract, only limited features of the product are...