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Kastle Back to Work Barometer Hits All-Time Post-Pandemic Highs
Kastle's nationally-tracked occupancy data shows commercial office usage has reached its highest point since the pandemic began — a signal that hybrid work patterns are stabilizing. The data provides property managers with a clearer picture of real demand versus contracted square footage.
Mastering Modern Video Search
Appearance-based and area-based video search fundamentally change how security teams investigate incidents — reducing hours of footage review to minutes. This guide walks through how AI-driven video analytics work and how to evaluate them in a procurement process.
After the Breach: Why Managed Security Is the Smartest Defense
When point-in-time security installations become stale, the organization's exposure grows quietly until a breach makes it visible. This guide examines why managed security — with continuous monitoring and proactive hardening — is the more defensible posture.
5 Ways to Maximize Your Security Budget for Multifamily Properties in 2026
Multifamily operators face a difficult balance: residents expect modern, frictionless security while boards push for flat or declining OpEx. This guide presents five budget optimization strategies that improve resident experience without sacrificing protection.
How to Secure Your New Offices Without Losing Sleep
Opening a new location is a security scramble — new access credentials, vendor access windows, contractor badge logistics, and lobby coverage all land at once. This post walks through the five things security-conscious facilities teams do before day one.
Why Smart Video Surveillance Fails Without Strong Physical Access Control
Camera coverage alone cannot stop unauthorized entry — it can only document it after the fact. This post explains why integrated access control is the prerequisite that makes video surveillance actionable rather than merely archival.
Apartment Security: Access Control + Cloud Video Guide
This comprehensive guide covers everything multifamily operators need to know about pairing cloud-managed access control with cloud video surveillance — from system architecture and credential types to resident app experiences and vendor evaluation criteria.
Integrated Security for Developers: Northern Virginia Mixed-Use Case Study
A Northern Virginia mixed-use developer needed a single security platform that could serve retail tenants, office occupants, and residential units from one credential system. Kastle delivered unified access and video surveillance during construction — and scaled it post-occupancy without a platform change.
How a Global Law Firm Unified Access Across 22 U.S. Offices
Managing access credentials across 22 offices in 15 cities was creating a compliance risk the firm's COO could no longer accept. Kastle centralized access management — enabling instant credential revocation firm-wide from a single dashboard and replacing 18 months of paper access logs with exportable digital records.
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