Criminals force entry into a building, set off alarms, and get away with valuable assets before law enforcement or security personnel can reach the scene. Then the security team and police can analyze footage in order to track down the perpetrators and attempt to retrieve the stolen items. This has been the typical scenario for the physical security of buildings since the emergence of CCTV. Artificial intelligence is helping remove some of the man-hours from analyzing video footage but the process is still forensic and reactive. For physical security to evolve, the mindset should now shift to a more preventative and proactive approach that utilizes the full potential of smart building technology. “The fact of the matter is that most buildings today are operating in a forensic capacity. There is only so much that can be done to keep people in buildings safe but if a building is not using advanced technology to monitor and even […]