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1. True or False: Implementing uniform security protocols and policies would ensure safer and more secure premises and help avoid million-dollar jury verdicts.

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Stark negligence of defendant property owners in recent lawsuits points to the need for nationally uniform industry standards for security, adapted to the specific needs of various industries.Check out the insights from attorney Michael A. Haggard here.

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2. Which of the following is an advantage of smartphones used as an alternative to smart cards or fobs for access control? 

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Smartphones offer many advantages over smart cards and fobs, including convenience. Download HID Global’s E-Book

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3. Which prominent figure in the U.S. video surveillance marketplace recently published a book? 

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Fredrik's new page-turner is titled: "Intelligent Network Video: Understanding Modern Video Surveillance Systems"

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4. According to Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Milestone Systems Chief Technology Officer (CTO), what percentage of worldwide global video installations have purposes instead of, or in addition to, surveillance?

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He made the observation during the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium in San Antonio. See more information here

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5. Which of the following is a major cybersecurity attack in 2016 that involved IP video cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs)?

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The Mirai malware attack used computer systems (including IP cameras and DVRs) as remotely controlled "bots" for a large-scale distributed denial of service (DDos) attack in September 2016.

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6. PureTech Systems has received a patent for which type of video analytics system useful to the cruise ship industry?

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The patent protects the use of two opposing video sources monitoring the same zone and using the paired video data along with world coordinate data to more accurately detect a person falling. Catch the full article here

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7. The goal of PPVAR is to...

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PPVAR is the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response, a public-private partnership promoting the value of verified alarms and prioritized police response. Take a look at the latest on PPVAR

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8. What advantages does NVIDIA's new Jetson TX2 graphics processing unit (GPU) provide over its predecessor technology?

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The new GPU, which will empower more computer power on the edge – including artificial intelligence and deep learning – can operate in a maximum efficiency mode or an energy saving mode. See more information here

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9. What year was H.265 published as a standard?

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H.265, also known as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) and MPEG-H Part 2, is an advanced compression technology published in 2013, with additional versions completed and approved in 2014 and published in 2015.

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10. Which large camera manufacturer recently announced plans to establish a research and development (R&D) center in Montreal and a research institute in California's Silicon Valley?

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The Montreal Hikvision R&D Center will focus on engineering development and is expected to open in 2017. The Silicon Valley Hikvision Research Institute will focus on broad technology research. Read the article here

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True or False: Implementing uniform security protocols and policies...
Which of the following is an advantage of smartphones used as an...
Which prominent figure in the U.S. video surveillance marketplace...
According to Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Milestone Systems Chief...
Which of the following is a major cybersecurity attack in 2016 that...
PureTech Systems has received a patent for which type of video...
The goal of PPVAR is to...
What advantages does NVIDIA's new Jetson TX2 graphics processing unit...
What year was H.265 published as a standard?
Which large camera manufacturer recently announced plans to establish...
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