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The capabilities of visual verification

Visual verification has improved in quality and reliability over the years, partly due to the improved bandwidth available to companies and even homeowners. Once an alarm sounds, a responsible person or their appointed guarding company will receive an image or video snippet of whatever caused it, enabling them to verify that it is an actual alarm and not the cat jumping over the wall.

Secutel Technologies has provided its locally developed visual verification solutions for some time. SMART Security Solutions requested more insight into these solutions from the company.

SMART Security Solutions: Visual verification has become more popular over the past few years, with cloud providers making the process more straightforward. Most people relate to visual verification in terms of verifying that an alarm is an actual event rather than a door left open or something else. In what areas can visual verification benefit organisations (alarm, access control, facial recognition, etc.)?

Secutel Technologies: Visual verification provides many benefits beyond traditional alarm validation. It enhances security and operational efficiency in areas such as:

• Alarm verification: Distinguishing between genuine threats and false alarms, reducing unnecessary responses.

• Access control: Confirming the identity of individuals accessing restricted areas.

• Intrusion detection: Validating physical breaches in high-value areas with real-time visual evidence.

• Facial and licence plate recognition: Identifying people or vehicles for access and security management.

• Behavioural monitoring: Detecting unusual actions or unauthorised presence within premises.

Secutel’s Visual Verifier combines these functionalities to offer a comprehensive risk mitigation solution.

SMART Security Solutions: Where does your company find that most customers want visual verification solutions installed? Are they comfortable with cloud solutions, or do some still want their data and analytics onsite?

Secutel Technologies: Our customers’ preferences vary depending on their operational requirements:

• Many prefer cloud-based solutions, leveraging the Secutel Visual Monitor for real-time access to triggers and events from anywhere.

• Others in regulated industries or with sensitive data may opt for on-site systems or hybrid models. Our flexible deployment options ensure that all data and analytics needs, whether cloud-based or on-site, are met securely and efficiently.

SMART Security Solutions: How is AI impacting visual verification capabilities? Can your company offer better verification services because AI better recognises people, events, behaviours, etc.?

Secutel Technologies: AI has revolutionised visual verification by improving accuracy and speed. With Secutel’s solutions:

• AI enhances facial recognition, ANPR, and intrusion detection ensuring faster and more reliable verification.

• Behavioural analytics powered by AI recognises patterns and deviations allowing teams to focus on genuine threats.

• AI-driven event validation reduces false positives enabling more intelligent resource allocation and timely responses.

SMART Security Solutions: Do you offer behavioural analytics or scene analysis to determine what is happening in a scene and whether it is normal day-to-day operations or something that security teams need to take note of?

Secutel Technologies: Secutel provides robust behavioural analytics and scene analysis features, including:

• Facial recognition and emotion detection: Identifying individuals and analysing their emotional states.

• ANPR: Automatic recognition of vehicle licence plates.

• Activity heatmaps and pose detection: Monitoring movement patterns to detect unusual activity.

• Scene analysis: Detecting and classifying objects and behaviours,with alerts for non-standard events.

These features enhance situational awareness, offering detailed insights into day-to-day operations and security breaches.

SMART Security Solutions How does your visual verification work? This includes, but is not limited to, whether it requires specific cameras; if the system is based in the cloud, on-site, in-camera, or a hybrid approach; do you offer bandwidth management if the cloud is used? And do you conform to the privacy regulations like POPIA?

Secutel Technologies: Secutel’s Visual Verifier offers flexibility and performance:

• Camera compatibility: Works with built-in cameras featuring accelerometers, flash, and audio thresholds ensuring high-quality images even in low visibility.

• Deployment models: Available in cloud-based, onsite, or hybrid configurations.

• Bandwidth management: Compressed and encrypted image transmission ensures efficient use of network resources.

• Compliance: Fully adheres to privacy regulations like POPIA, ensuring secure data handling and respecting individual privacy. The system supports integrating existing infrastructure via APIs, making it versatile for any organisation.

SMART Security Solutions: What impact will AI have on your solution in the next two to three years?

Secutel Technologies: In the next 2-3 years, AI will further enhance Secutel’s offerings by:

• Improved interoperability: Seamlessly integrating with proprietary systems and IoT devices.

• Advanced analytics: Enabling predictive analytics to pre-empt security threats based on behavioural trends.

• Real-time insights: Faster, more accurate detection of critical events, further reducing response times.

Scalability: Supporting larger deployments with minimal human oversight, maximising efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Secutel is committed to staying at the forefront of AI innovation and ensuring that our solutions evolve with the market’s demands.

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