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Holiday Shopping Season Is Here: A Security Camera Checklist for Retailers

A shopper walking down a brightly lit store aisle during the holiday season, the kind of high-traffic scene that makes a camera blind spot costliest this time of year

Holiday Shopping Season Is Here: A Security Camera Checklist for Retailers

The eight weeks between Black Friday and New Year's bring the heaviest foot traffic, the most new and seasonal staff, and the highest stakes if a c...

An empty parking lot at night lit by overhead lights, the kind of after-dark scene security cameras record for most of the winter once the clocks go back

Clocks Go Back This Sunday: Get Your Security Cameras Ready for Longer Nights

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, and from then on most of the hours your property is closed will be dark. Here is a six-s...

A modern multi-unit apartment building with rows of balconies, the kind of property where camera coverage, door access and intercom all need to be planned together

Why Apartment Buildings and Office Complexes Need a Different Security Camera Plan

An apartment complex or office park isn't one building with one front door — it's a lobby, a garage, several stairwells, and dozens of people who a...

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Stop Guessing How Many Cameras You Need: Plan the Whole System on a Map

Nobody should have to guess how many cameras their building needs. The free Silarius Site Planner lets you place every camera on satellite imagery ...

A home or small-business router with its status lights lit, the kind of network gateway that can accidentally expose a security camera to the open internet

Why So Many Business Security Cameras End Up Exposed on the Open Internet

Security research keeps finding thousands of business cameras reachable from the open internet. The usual cause isn't the camera, it's port forward...

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Cloud Security Cameras for Remote Sites With No Wired Internet

Construction sites, remote lots, and other locations without wired internet can still get cloud video coverage with a cellular gateway and solar po...

A small retail storefront with clothing displayed in the window, the kind of business that can qualify for an insurance discount by running video surveillance

Can Security Cameras Lower Your Business Insurance Premiums?

Commercial insurers increasingly reward documented, backed-up video surveillance with lower premiums. Here's what underwriters look for and why off...

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Is Your Security Footage Actually Secure? What Encryption Really Protects

Security cameras protect the business, but what protects the footage itself? Here's what AES-256 encryption actually covers, where on-premise stora...

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How Long Should You Keep Security Footage? A Guide to Video Retention

How long should your business actually keep security footage? Here's what drives the right retention window, where on-premise storage falls short, ...

Close-up of a vehicle license plate, the kind of detail license plate recognition (ALPR) analytics read automatically

License Plate Recognition and Face Recognition: AI Analytics for the Cameras You Already Own

Face recognition and license plate recognition (ALPR) are AI analytics, not new cameras. Here's what they actually do for a business, and how Silar...

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When the Power Goes Out: Keeping Your Security Cameras Recording Through a Storm

A power outage doesn't have to mean a gap in your footage. How a UPS, a local NVR, and Silarius Cloud work together to keep your cameras recording ...

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Holiday Retail Security Checklist: What to Fix Before Black Friday 2026

A pre-Black Friday checklist for retailers: camera coverage, storage headroom, and remote monitoring across every location — plus how Silarius Clou...

Empty parking lot lit by a streetlight at night, the kind of scene AI loitering detection is built to watch

Loitering Detection: How AI-Powered Cameras Catch Trouble Before It Starts

Most break-ins, thefts, and vandalism calls don't start the moment someone commits the act. They start minutes earlier, with someone lingering some...