Cybersecurity incidents have dominated headlines over the past few years, with pipeline hacks driving gas prices up or privacy breaches that set corporations back millions of dollars. Physical security, on the other hand, has often been overlooked in favor of cybersecurity but is an equally important component in any organization’s security setup.

All the cyber protection solutions in the world will only go so far if a bad actor can simply walk in and access critical systems. Security technologies such as closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and “dumb” sensors have been around for a while now, but require human guards at all times to monitor and detect unusual behavior. Because these tools operate offline and independently of each other, they are limited by the capabilities of those monitoring them and the underlying infrastructure.