CCTV can’t stop a crime in progress. Because all CCTV really provides is a video feed, it can potentially help with identifying a perpetrator; however, it does nothing to stop a burglary once it’s started. CCTV doesn’t alert the police. Not only is CCTV helpless to stop a crime in progress, it’s also unequipped to notify law enforcement, neighbors, or even the property owner in the event of a break-in. CCTV requires hired monitoring to be effective. The only real way to mitigate the limitations of a CCTV system during a security breach is to hire a security team to monitor the video 24/7. The cost of that dedicated effort is unrealistic for homeowners and many business owners as well. CCTV systems are vulnerable. Many self-contained video surveillance systems are tied into the property’s Wi-Fi. While this is convenient for recording and storing data, it is a veritable invitation to hackers. If a CCTV system is hacked, criminals can disable the setup or use the cameras to spy on the people the system was meant to protect. CCTV can come with unexpected costs. Property owners are often attracted to CCTV because it seems like a more budget-friendly home security option. Yet because many systems do require Wi-Fi, and they tend to gobble up a lot of data. This can then lead to overage charges or Internet throttling. Welcome to EditPad.org - your online plain text editor. Enter or paste your text here. To download and save it, click on the button below.