The world is waking up to embrace a new year of possibilities. That said, there is also a heightened sense of uncertainty that still prevails across sectors. Fuelled by ongoing wars, economic dynamics, and socio-cultural disruptions, security has become a mainstream topic of discussion everywhere.
The need to protect sensitive assets and infrastructure from physical threats and intrusions is now a primary concern of every business or government organization.
The threat landscape too has evolved considerably over the years. From simple manned missions to cyberthreats to break through security firewalls to unmanned drones penetrating border frameworks, the scope of attack has increased severalfold and in diverse ways.
For decision-makers, it is very important to be aware of what their facilities demand in terms of perimeter security. As always, prevention is better than searching for remedies after an incident occurs.Studies point out that the market for perimeter intrusion detection systems is expected to be worth overUSD 27.3 billion by 2027 worldwide.
Let’s look at what’s likely to come up in this crucial and sensitive area in the next few months.
Let us explore the top 4 trends in perimeter security that every decision-maker must pay attention to in 2024:
The use of CCTVs has brought an unprecedented amount of support for security personnel in charge of critical establishments. However, the key issue they often face is the sheer volume of streams that must be managed. They need to manually inspect dozens, even hundreds, of video streams and hours of surveillance footage to discover intrusions. However, over time, technology has caught up well in this scenario and is now propelling it to a new dimension of human-augmented and autonomous surveillance.
To improve effectiveness, video surveillance systems are likely to be integrated with advanced analytical tools that use a combination of technologies like visual analytics, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. These tools will analyze video streams in real-time and pick up anomalies far more quickly and most importantly more accurately than the human eye. Algorithms running behind the scenes are trained to detect suspicious movement within video frames, and quickly pinpoint targets and track their ongoing movement in real-time. This information will be shared with human experts to further analyse and act on if necessary.
Surveillance systems will become much more integrated and holistic. Technologies like Optical Fiber Cables (OFC), LIDAR, electric fences, and others will come together seamlessly to create highlysecure integrated ecosystems. Expert systems integrators will be valued partners for their ability to fashion these smart and complete solutions with existing technologies and advanced innovations.
In addition to AI and machine learning becoming a mainstay in perimeter security, the possibilities of other emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) will be explored in greater depth soon. In 2024, we can expect a whole new range of devices and security infrastructure that has been equipped with machine intelligence and internet connectivity enabled.
Such assets would ensure that organizations can build a very responsive, highly integrated, and real-time threat detection and elimination framework for operations. IoT-based technologies will ensure that all security systems have a centralized communication link through which all data like surveillance, intrusion detection, etc. are constantly captured and communicated to the right security observation point. It will also offer remote control and management of security infrastructure thereby making it highly flexible for future expansion plans of the organization.
It is easy enough to get your hands on a drone today. From wedding photographers to city explorers and vloggers, the sky above us is home to hundreds of drones. But the problem here is that drones can also be used as vehicles to penetrate the security safeguards of a facility aerially. Drones can silently hover around critical establishments and capture the entire topographic information of the facility. This can aid in threat activities either directly or indirectly.
In 2024, aerial surveillance will become an integral part of any perimeter intrusion framework an organization sets up. They will find ways to monitor the land area surrounding the facility and the sky above them. Constant monitoring, surveillance, detection capabilities, etc. must be equipped to deal with flying objects like drones. This information will seamlessly tie into overarching security frameworks for greater impact.
Critical establishments or infrastructure like data centres are increasingly being set up in areas that have very dynamic weather conditions. For example, in countries like India, rainfall patterns vary throughout the year and could even be very intense at times. Security and perimeter surveillance systems that comprise high-end sensors, video cameras, Lidar facilities, etc. will be extended for performance in extreme weather conditions.
Businesses need to ensure that when the weather is rough, they are not left exposed to vulnerabilities in their perimeter. Additionally, the accuracy and precision of components used in perimeter protection systems will need to work at their full potential even in tough weather. As threat agents continuously keep their eyes out for any potential entry point, it is extremely important to ensure that not even a bad weather scenario offers them one.
Taking on a very dynamic and challenging situation head-on requires businesses to implement the best security infrastructure for their critical assets. The need to use products that can accommodate market trends in perimeter security over time is critical to long-term and sustainable security measures. This is where a partner like Athena can make a big difference.
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