In 2021, several businesses in Sugar Land, TX, were burglarized, with one man committing multiple burglaries by breaking in when cleaning crews were working in the evening. While security cameras caught the suspect on tape, proactive security measures that prevent a criminal from gaining access are the best practice.

Comprehensive threat detection systems incorporate video surveillance, access control, and intrusion detection, spotting intruders and trespassers before they enter your facilities. Let’s explore what makes up these systems and how they detect a threat before the unthinkable occurs.

You work hard for your business. It is your pride and joy, and as such, you must protect it. We can help. At ASAP Security Services, we specialize in commercial video surveillance. We also carry only top brands and solutions to help our clients protect and secure their businesses! 

We have been offering commercial security solutions in Katy, TX, and in the Greater Houston metropolitan area since 1947! So, we know the technology, and also the city, its people and businesses, and their priorities when it comes to commercial security.

If you are looking to protect and secure your business, or to update its existing security, here are three reasons why commercial video surveillance is the way to go! 

Installing security surveillance equipment is an investment in protecting your business, assets, and people. But how effective is your security strategy if it’s not being monitored around the clock? 

ASAP Security Services provides clients with 24/7 remote monitoring of their security systems in Katy, TX to ensure quick response each time there is a call, alert or other disruption in security coverage.

Continue reading for ways a remote monitoring service can help keep your business safe.

Across the nation, several communities and cities have experienced growing civil unrest in the last two years. If you live near these cities, you know it isn’t uncommon to see boarded-up windows and doors—efforts by businesses to protect themselves from vandals and thieves. This smash-and-grab crime wave has led to over $800,000 in damage and losses.

According to the Austin Police Department Crime Analysis Unit, Austin, TX, wasn't spared, experiencing large protests and social unrest in late May 2020. At this time, the number of robberies began to increase, and gun offenses in 2020 ended higher than in any other year. 

Organized retail crime also made headlines with videos showing brazen groups of gang members entering stores with little concern, grabbing what they could as they made their way through the building. Entrepreneur reported that of the 8.9 million crimes reported in 2020, over 60% were crimes against property. To protect themselves, business owners turned to a commercial security system.