There's a growing trend toward using IP-enabled cameras for security and surveillance applications.  Whether you're accessing live video or recent recordings, they can be made available to any computer with a high speed internet connection, username and password.  

* your live cameras and recordings can be password/securely protected

Banks and retailers, for instance are providing their local law enforcement agency access to these videos during and after incidents.  Police are also monitoring high crime areas and streaming live video to patrol officers.

Security -

                banks, retail, business, apartments, hospitals, etc

Surveillance -

                law enforcement

On-scene video / Situational Analysis

                police, emergency management, fire, EMS, public health