Surveillance System and
The Threat Environment
By:
• OLALEKAN ALABI
Outline
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Introduction
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Why a Surveillance System
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Types of Surveillance System
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Areas they can be install
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Employee as threats in corporate firms
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Roles of Surveillance System
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Summary
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Sources
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Question?
Introduction
What is a Surveillance System?
A Surveillance System is a closed-circuit television system used
to maintain close observation of a person or group
In corporate firms: Corporate surveillance is a term that is used
to describe any type of discreet monitoring of activities within a
business
Introduction cont.
The Threat Environment
The threat environment consists of the types of attacker
and attacks that companies face. The type of attackers
that companies might face can be the company
employees, and other internal attackers includes
contract workers
Why a surveillance camera
To protect the interests of the company
 Policies and procedures are followed
 If Employees are conducting themselves in the right manner
 Usage of company properties in an ethical and legal way
To protect the interests of the employee
 Finding out information when something goes wrong such
as unlawful entry after the business closes
 Feel save
Types of Surveillance cameras
 IP Surveillance Cameras(Network cameras)
 Ability to transmit images via internet by compressing
bandwidth to reduce strain.
 Easier to install
 Wired or wireless
 HD Surveillance Cameras
 Most preferable(clarity image zooming)
 Higher resolution or high definition
 Ability to provide more details and wider coverage
 Analog Surveillance Cameras
 The most commonly use(cheap)
 The oldest surveillance cameras
 Some needs expert installation
IP surveillance camera
HD surveillance camera
Analog surveillance camera
Areas they can be install
 Restricted areas in the office
 Mostly transaction points
 Cash registers, teller station, Cash drawers
 Targeted areas
 Safes, filling cabinets, hall ways
 IT and Data Centers Surveillance(monitoring)
Employee as threats in corporate firms
How?
 The usually have extensive knowledge of the system
 The often have the credentials needed to access
sensitive parts of systems
 The know corporate control mechanism and so often
know how to avoid detection
 Theft of money/company properties
 Employee can cause sabotage and violence (destruction
of hardware, software or data)
 Employee hacking (within corporate office)
 Data loss (laptops and storage media)
 Sexual or racial Harassment of other employees
Roles that surveillance cameras play on employee
threats
 It alters employee behavior(abuse of office supplies
and equipment)
 Makes employees to feel save(harassment)
 Reduction of illegal activities in the office
 Sources of reliable evidence in Legal Aspect/cases
 IT and Data Centers Surveillance (monitoring)
 Improved employee performance
 Protects the company
 Protects the employee(abuse or harassment)
 To monitor productivity
Summary
Reason for installing surveillance cameras
Types of surveillance cameras
Where they can be installed
Employees as threats in corporate firms
Roles of surveillance cameras in corporate
firms
Sources
http://www.yurtopic.com/money/business/videosurveillance.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-corporate-surveillance.htm
http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/btopics
/works/monitoring1a.htm
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/importance-video-camerasurveillance-workplace-11657.html
QUESTIONS?