Managing Technology

Managing Technology

All companies need a return on investment! This course allows you to ensure that you get value for money when acquiring new technology to protect your premises and staff. Gain a realistic understanding of the cost of ownership of security systems, including purchase, installation and maintenance costs.

As a senior manager or company director it is vital to stay fully informed of
new technology and understand some essential jargon in order to liaise with others in a competent professional manner. Seeing many types of security systems in operation during this course provides you with a clear knowledge of their benefits and limitations. Recognition of these different strengths and weaknesses helps to ensure a value added solution is deployed.

Course Content:

Day 1

• Making the case for technology
• Establishing the cost of the risk
• Evaluating the effectiveness of technologies
• Fit for purpose - define what you want to achieve for your security
• Important national and international legislative guidelines
• Designing a system in conjunction with other professionals
• How to determine which consultant and integrator to employ
• Practical evening project.

Day 2

• The risk we are securing
• Overview of intruder alarms
• Ensuring the reaction to alarms is appropriate
• ARC (Alarm Receiving Centres)
• Costs per metre of typical systems
• Budgeting for the installation and maintenance of the system
• An end user perspective and explanation of internal access control
• Health and safety consideration for staff and directors using the equipment
• Biometrics - the various types and their ‘Achilles' heels'.

Day 3

• CCTV - the facts
• The upgrade from analogue to digital
• Gathering video evidence fit for your purpose
• Facial recognition
• ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
• Video analytical devices
• IP explained
• Choosing and selecting your digital system
• Control rooms
• The law and CCTV
• Developing an operational requirement.

Day 4

• Covert CCTV
• Perimeter electronic systems
• Fence mounted electronic detectors
• Underground sensors
• Infra red and microwave beams devices
• Barriers, fences and gates
• RFID systems.

Day 5

• Thermal imaging cameras
• Bugging and debugging
• Getting information from A to B
• Cable transmission
• Radio transmission
• Television transmission
• Transmission by computer systems
• Network transmission
• Free space transmission
• Managing the information
• Workshops.