Thank you for visiting the Canadian Security Group. The objective is to start a dialogue between all members of the Professional Security Industry in Canada....
... <fergusk35@y...> ... I think that Canada is a potential target and we need to highten both awareness and security measures now. We tend to be more laid...
London, England has been installing CCTV systems around the city for years. Not only in locations like the subway, but on many city streets and other public...
I work for an American owned company in Ottawa and I sometimes find the lack of concern disturbing. When I first started in my role as Manager of Security...
The problem with security alerts in Canada, they go as a low profile, there is very little public notice, there are no or few news coverages, it is performed...
Dan;….You are absolutely right. After almost 40 years in this business, I always find it bizarre that so many companies, and individuals, in Canada, have...
Hi Bill...You made some very good, legitimate points. For some reason, Canadian authorities seem to believe that the Public should not be made aware of...
The reason for this I truly believe, is that-- what one does not know, one can not criticizes, thus the poor work that public authority provides, goes...
I think things need to be put into perspective when dealing with the possibility of attack. For Canada and canadians to take the approach that the americans...
London has been attacked again. Luckily, the initial reports indicate very few, if any, casualties. Even with the heightened security in the city, it would...
We can help. We are a professional M&A firm that represents small to mid-size companies in the services industry, in particular security companies. We are a...
Ferg, I'm glad you got it going, A word of caution, as a moderator, maybe you should refrain from super hot topics and try to keep some guide lines to the true...
Romeo; Thanks for your comments. I am not really sure which "hot" topics you feel should be questioned. Since this is a new group with only 11 members to date,...
The fast response of the Emergency services, in and around Pearson Airport yesterday, demonstrated, once again, that training for emergency situations pays...
SP & T News has a very interesting article on the never ending debate in our Industry about False Alarms. The article is entitled "Loud & Clear". (I have also...
Just a reminder that the next Security Canada (CANASA) Trade Show is scheduled for Toronto from October 18th to October 20th 2005. As usual, this event takes...
How do you think that gas prices will affect the Security Industry? Much of our business is related to transport, since we generally bring our goods & services...
We always seem to have to writeoff a lot of quad wire from our invetory. What does the group normally consider an acceptable write off for wire or inventory in...
Hi, I’m not sure I understand you question clearly, but by writing off quad you mean that the inventory shows more quad than you have in your stockroom, I ...
... This is an interesting topic over which there is considerable debate. I note that Howard Moster of Edmonton was to give a presentation at the ASIS show on...
The technology is not 100% secure...it has a lot of down falls which are inherent in tags, but as a control tag, it has a lot of good dimensions. The...
Bill; I agree that it is not 100% at this point. But it would seem that there are a lot of companies (i.e Wal Mart) that are investing time and money on...
The major players are investing in the tags...not for security..but for inventory control....if it works the Wal-Marts of the world will be able to reduce...
Bill / Fergus, I believe that what we got will do both 100% of the time. Inventory and security control. Romeo Marsico Nasa Technologies Inc. (514)977-7230 ...
I am not sure who "we" are. Are you a representative of the RFID industry? In any event, security and identity theft are the major concerns that I know of and...
Hugh There are several companies..or people who believe that they have solved what they perceive as a solution, the dynamics of RF still have the best...
On the subject of RFID, I have a free subscription to the RFID Journal. It comes as a weekly e-mail and discusses developements in the RFID field. It is...