Blog
Notes from the workshop floor.
Market, technology, brand. Written by Dr. Raphael Nagel and the team. Published when something needs to be said.
March 12, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Surveillance Trailer Rental: The US Market by Zip-Code-Tier
US mobile surveillance trailer pricing, broken down by metro tier. Why Manhattan rates differ from Houston rates differ from a Wyoming oil yard. The honest map.
March 10, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Construction Security Companies: Where the Markups Hide
A frank comparison of construction security firms in 2026. Per-hour rates, per-night rates, technology bundles, and the markup line items nobody itemizes.
February 20, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
NIST 800-53 Physical Controls: What Every CISO Mistranslates
The PE control family, line by line, with the implementation patterns operators actually use. The translation between framework and floor.
February 14, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Builders Risk Insurance: How Theft Claims Actually Settle
A step-by-step reading of builders risk theft claims in 2026. What gets paid, what gets denied, what gets contested.
February 11, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Security Robots For Sale vs Rental: When CapEx Actually Wins
A CFO-side reading of the buy-vs-rent decision for security robotics. The three deployment patterns where capex beats opex, and the rest.
February 5, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
NPSA Physical Security: The UK Guidance Everyone Misreads
NPSA, the successor to CPNI, has rewritten the UK CNI guidance. A practitioner reading of what changed and what UK operators must now demonstrate.
January 24, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
AI Video Analytics Software: Nine Vendors Compared
The nine credible vendors in 2026 AI video analytics, scored against the same eight criteria. No paid placements, no "best of" listicle nonsense.
January 22, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Construction Site Theft Prevention: 23 Measures by ROI
Twenty-three measures, scored against actual theft data, ranked by ROI per dollar invested. The list every GC should print and pin in the trailer.
January 21, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Mobile CCTV Towers: What 70% of Buyers Regret
A buyer-side autopsy of mobile CCTV tower procurement. The four buying mistakes that show up after six months, and how to avoid them.
January 15, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Industrial Perimeter Security: Architecture Layered for Cost
Layered perimeter security as an architecture decision, not a shopping list. How to spend $200k vs $2M and not waste either.
December 28, 2024 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Construction Site Security Cost: Four Honest Tiers
Four budget tiers for construction security, mapped against project size and risk profile. The honest breakdown that survives a CFO review.
December 20, 2024 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Cargo Theft Statistics 2026: The Carrier Breakdown
CargoNet, TT Club, NICB and CMR data, sorted by carrier, corridor, and commodity. The honest map of where freight goes missing in 2026.