Scalable Surveillance Solutions: Growing Your Security System with Your Business

The expansion of a business comes with a whole lot of “more”—more employees, more property, more orders, more product, more revenue. A lot of these are generally positives, but this overall increase also comes with its downsides:

• More chances to break in: With a larger property, more entry points, and more people coming and going, it can be significantly easier for wrongdoers to slip in undetected.
• More tempting target for wrongdoers: With more product and revenue, your business becomes a much more tempting mark for those looking for an illegal payday.
• More insider threats: With more employees to hire, chances increase that you may inadvertently hire a bad actor. You also have a higher chance of careless or unaware employees propping open doors or falling for phishing scams.
• More to monitor and protect: A larger operation is harder to lock down—a double-edged sword now that you have more people and more property to protect. 
• More security components to manage: Expanding often means adding new security technology and software, which can quickly spiral into a hard-to-manage mess if not integrated properly (making those new security features almost more of a hinderance than a help).

While this can sound like a lot (because it is), the situation isn’t hopeless. With a calculated plan and the right security tech, businesses can manage and even thrive in this new expanded state.

Scaling Security Solutions

Create a Plan

Security tools are most efficient and effective when used in conjunction with a calculated security plan. A security plan created with future growth in mind makes the scaling process much more manageable. 

Your plan should factor in the following:

• What you are protecting
• Threats you are defending against
• The likelihood of various scenarios (so you know what to prioritize)
• Your current security needs and goals 
• Future probabilities and goals

To keep your plan up to date, revisit and revise it regularly.

Invest in Scalable Solutions

Scaling security operations is infinitely easier when the security tools you are using are built for scalability. While this holds true for a range of security options, it’s particularly relevant for security cameras.

Surveillance cameras hold the distinction of extreme versatility in security, particularly with the recent developments in artificial intelligence for video monitoring services (VMS). But this versatility and scalability is entirely dependent on the cameras used, the infrastructure needed, and the VMS platform connected to the cameras.

When choosing scalable surveillance solutions, look for these key features:

• Remote video monitoring: Remote monitoring capabilities is the first step in creating a proactive monitoring approach. Remote viewing allows you to keep an eye on your business from any place at any time, instead of being confined to a difficult-to-expand control center at the physical place of business.
• Flexibility: As your business grows, your surveillance needs tend to shift. This can be particularly difficult when it comes to the outside of the business as flexible infrastructure isn’t a natural part of a perimeter or parking lot. This is where mobile surveillance units shine since they can easily adjust with your growth—no costly infrastructure required.
• Easy integration: Whichever tools you choose to add as you expand your security operation, make sure they will integrate with your existing system. Too many components operating independently weakens the security plan as a whole.
• Advanced detection: Advanced detection capabilities filter out alerts from swaying branches and stray animals, saving your security team valuable time. This filter significantly impacts the team’s response capabilities as operations expand.
• AI capabilities: Artificial intelligence is a game changer when it comes to effective monitoring. It enables its human counterparts to automate and streamline security tasks, filtering out false alarms, reducing errors, and improving response times.

Implement Training and Protocols

Even the best laid plan and top-tier security equipment won’t get the job done if the human side of the equation isn’t in place. Having clear security policies and procedures creates a strong sense of security in your work culture and makes it easier to adjust as operations grow.

Employees should be regularly trained on the following:

• How to recognize and respond to potential threats
• What to do in the event of an emergency
• Security protocols and technology

Mobile Surveillance Units: An Easy-to-Scale Solution

When it comes to scalable security solutions, mobile surveillance units like the LVT® Unit are some of the strongest options available. 

LVT Units don’t require infrastructure, making it easy to adjust with operations. In addition to easy placement, you can use the LVT Platform to monitor either a single unit or dozens with no extra hassle when it comes to adding or subtracting units.

While the units themselves are easily scalable, it’s the advanced features of these mobile surveillance units that can really take the burden of expanding operations off of your team. This is especially true of AI capabilities including:

• Agentic AI, which can detect threats and automatically implement custom responses
• Custom AI-generated loudspeaker messages, which inform wrongdoers that they are being actively watched
• AI forensic search features, which let security teams avoid wasted hours of work trying to find relevant footage 

Interested in more information about how LVT’s mobile surveillance units can protect your growing business? Contact LiveView Technologies for more information today!