From Siloed to Seamless: The Need for Integrated Security Monitoring 

As agencies become more complex and disbursed, their individual security systems — some focused on physical access, such as video surveillance, and some on cyber threats — become difficult to manage. There are too many systems monitoring too many things, and they generate too many alerts to be fully useful.  

But if an agency integrates its physical and digital monitoring systems into one platform, employees have a single window into the agency’s entire security ecosystem. The integration gives employees real-time situational awareness and, using automation, it connects the dots across systems, so staff can more effectively — and proactively — address threats.     

“You know, the ultimate goal is really empowering your security team to make better decisions. So the technology really should serve your team, not the other way around,” said Paul Gomez, Commercial Director at Security Information Systems.     

In this video interview, Gomez discusses what modernized security monitoring entails and the opportunities it offers. Topics include:   

• The benefits of integrated security monitoring 
• How AI and predictive analytics help integrate digital and physical systems 
• Best practices for integrating security technology