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Video Surveillance & Physical Security Industry Viewpoints

Our blog covers a wide variety of security topics as well as industry-focused use cases for safety and security as well as operational efficiencies.  Our experts deliver insightful advice and provide guidance on maximizing the value of your video surveillance system.

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March 14, 2024 | Muhammad Sheikh

Originally published on git-security.com 1. What challenges are specific to retail security projects, and what benefits can users derive from a good system? Retail security is being challenged to shift from reactive security to proactive prevention strategies. When combatting shrinkage, for instance, retailers need not only to pinpoint suspects with ease, but also to mitigate […]


March 12, 2024 | Kara Arroyo

Breaking Organizational Silos with Security Tech In today’s rapidly evolving security landscape, security professionals in the retail industry are embracing dynamic investments that address the holistic needs of their companies. This shift is facilitated by changes in customer expectations and the emergence of advanced, multi-functional technologies that enable organizations to anticipate and address challenges proactively. […]


March 7, 2024 | Tristan Foro

Originally Published on SourceSecurity.com Response Convergence in security systems remains a complex concept due to the varied interpretations of what this means, all depending on whom you ask. While significant strides have been made, achieving true convergence remains a vision rather than a realized state. Convergence involves seamlessly integrating diverse security technologies like video surveillance, […]


February 29, 2024 | Amber Cunha

One Solution. Comprehensive Impact. Recently, BriefCam has seen the rapid adoption of video analytics in healthcare organizations throughout the United States. Many hospitals are exploring video analytics solutions for enhanced security – like the quick identification of a bad actor or a “frequent flyer” – which are use cases that drive impact for creating safer […]


February 27, 2024 | Kara Arroyo

Intelligent Security Technology as a Catalyst for Change In the ever-evolving hospitality industry, the focus on enhancing operational efficiency and customer experience has never been more critical. As we navigate the digital age to support this focus, intelligent security solutions are emerging not just as tools for safety but as catalysts for transformation that drive […]


February 22, 2024 | Lizzi Goldmeier

Intelligent Technology for Marketing, Merchandising & Strategic Decision-Making Retail chains ranging from big box stores, pharmacies, and gas station/convenience stores have one thing in common; they all need quantifiable, actionable business intelligence. Typically, a store collects data about inventory loss, visitor demographics, in-store traffic, revenue, and point of sale purchasing data, but changes in consumer […]


February 15, 2024 | Amber Cunha

A Shift in the Passenger Paradigm The emergence of AI-driven video analytics in mass transit systems represents a forward-thinking approach to enhancing safety and meeting the changing demands of travelers. As mass transit sees increased usage due to environmental and cost considerations, the importance of safety intensifies. For this reason, mass transit organizations are turning […]


February 8, 2024 | Tristan Foro

A Comprehensive Vehicle Recognition Solution In our last BriefCam Bytes, we discussed the recent release of our Vehicle Make and Model Recognition (VMMR) functionality. To recap, VMMR is the video analytics capability to recognize the make and model of a vehicle based on visual characteristics. While VMMR is a fresh addition to the BriefCam Video […]


January 31, 2024 | Kara Arroyo

Witnessing advancements in the use and application of technology is exciting, and we feel the impact of these innovative strides daily. But if you ask your local law enforcement officers which technology advancements they are excited about, their answer will not be the latest AI application buzzing across the internet. Law enforcement officers across the […]


January 23, 2024 | Tristan Foro

Identifying Vehicles by Make and Model While our 2024 M1 release debuted a number of exciting products such as BriefCam Nexus for multi-site enterprises, it also introduced new software solutions like Vehicle Make and Model Recognition (VMMR) to our Linux-based infrastructure. Vehicle Make and Model Recognition is the ability to recognize the make and model […]


January 16, 2024 | Tristan Foro

Unprecedented Enterprise Insight While the release of 2024 M1 introduces new software features like Vehicle Make and Model Recognition (VMMR) to our comprehensive solution ecosystem, it also expands the reach of BriefCam powered video insights with a new deployment architecture: BriefCam Nexus. BriefCam Nexus empowers multi-site, enterprise, and federal organizations to maximize cross-organizational visibility like […]


January 10, 2024 | Kara Arroyo

A Year in Review 2023 was an exciting year for BriefCam and the video analytics industry! Join us as we take a look back at our top 5 blogs and the topics that impacted you: 1. What is Smart City Surveillance? Explore the smart city concept and the integration of video analytics and AI in […]


January 4, 2024 | Lizzi Goldmeier

Visualize Business Intelligence from Multiple Sites To optimize efficiencies in operations, security, and planning, transportation organizations need actionable, quantifiable data about security incidents, demographics, and pedestrian and vehicle traffic. From rail and air to marine travel, the data serves purposes ranging from planning infrastructure, preparing for major events, refining marketing strategies, enhancing security, and scheduling […]


December 28, 2023 | Lizzi Goldmeier

AI-Based Analytics for Tackling Business Goals Enhancing visitor satisfaction, increasing revenue, improving efficiencies, and reducing costs are key to driving hotel group success. One way to achieve those goals? Leveraging video surveillance with deep learning and artificial intelligence to deliver business insights and trends. Doing so can help ensure safety, prevent crowding, understand customer and […]


December 21, 2023 | Lizzi Goldmeier

Increasing Effectiveness with Video Analysis Increasingly, municipalities and corporations alike are getting more value out of their new and existing video surveillance (CCTV) systems by implementing AI-powered video analytics software. These solutions detect, classify, and identify objects (people, vehicles, animals, etc.), and then index them, thereby transforming video footage into impactful data that is searchable, […]


December 15, 2023 | Kara Arroyo

Improving Bank Customer Service and Sales Much like retail enterprises, banking is a competitive industry in which customer service is of paramount importance. Therefore, while banking professionals are concerned with the physical security of their employees, buildings, and monetary assets, they also prioritize the success of every branch of their multi-site organizations.  One of the […]


December 8, 2023 | Keir Hoppe

Technology Acquisition that Meets Your Needs With today’s economic and competitive pressures, now more than ever, IT and procurement teams are tasked to drive more across their organizations – from more productivity to more cost savings (but never more budget ). These key stakeholders need to find solutions for expansive and complex business needs in […]


November 29, 2023 | Kara Arroyo

Intelligent Video Analysis. Creative Campus Applications. Safety on campuses is a top priority for universities and colleges. While video surveillance is a security tool kit staple, many campuses also leverage intelligent video analytics to maximize cross-campus safety by enhancing existing investments in video surveillance. One major university in the southeast United States is using the […]


November 20, 2023 | Tristan Foro

BriefCam Face Recognition Explained BriefCam provides Face Recognition (FR) as one of the many features in our comprehensive Video Analytics Platform. Face Recognition is powered by deep learning – a subset of artificial intelligence – and is used to match faces to a source image by correlating biometric features. BriefCam Face Recognition encodes facial features […]


November 17, 2023 | Lizzi Goldmeier

The Advanced Technology Controversy Society is understandably conflicted about advancements to technologies such as face recognition (FR), which have the potential to increase security and efficiency in tangible ways, but which are also subject to abuse and misuse. But is facial recognition rightfully controversial or just misunderstood? With the FR industry poised to grow to $19.3 billion by […]



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