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Physical Security Solutions for Multi-Site Teams

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How Fragmented Data and Disconnected Systems Increase Risk

The primary obstacle for security teams is data fragmentation. When legacy access control, video surveillance, and alarms operate in silos, it increases administrative burden and creates risky operational blind spots. Connecting video and access systems eliminates these silos, delivering the visual context needed to verify threats in real time.

Brivo’s unified approach to security

The Brivo Security Suite provides a unified security platform that connects video surveillance, access control, and sensors so that teams can confidently monitor and manage business operations. By bringing formerly disparate systems into a unified platform, the Brivo Security Suite transforms physical security from a series of disconnected logs into a high-speed operational advantage.

A Unified Security Platform for Faster Incident Response

Modern threat mitigation requires a proactive security posture. Brivo’s enterprise-grade security platform provides a specific set of non-negotiable features that allow security and operations teams to see and act instantly.

Cloud-based access control

Manage access permissions and lock down sites remotely from any device

Integrated video surveillance

Gain immediate visual verification by linking video feeds directly to access events.

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Intrusion detection and mobile alerts

Receive real-time notifications of unauthorized entry or forced doors directly on your mobile device.

Proactive video alerts

Be alerted to suspicious behavior or objects and trigger an appropriate response.

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AI-driven event filtering

Use intelligent analytics to cut through the noise and surface only the most critical incidents, preventing alert fatigue.

AI-driven event filtering

Use intelligent analytics to cut through the noise and surface only the most critical incidents, preventing alert fatigue.

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Monitor every door, verify vendors and deliveries with linked video and credentials, and get alerts if a door is propped open or accessed at outside operating hours.
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How Brivo Empowers Multi-Site Security Teams

For organizations managing a global footprint, Brivo provides essential features and functionality that allow security teams to apply security policies once and enforce them everywhere. Here’s how Brivo supports faster verification and cleaner audit trails.

Centralized reporting

Aggregate data across sites into a single audit trail.

Visitor management

Automate guest access to eliminate front-desk bottlenecks.

Intrusion detection

Immediately verify breaches and unauthorized entry.

Credential management

Standardize user permissions across the entire enterprise.

Occupancy management

Easily manage access for multiple teams and needs.

Critical monitoring

Maintain compliance with easy site monitoring.

True remote flexibility

Manage permissions, view logs, and respond to incidents from your phone or laptop.

AI-assisted (Brivo Genius)

Receive AI support to find context around events instantly.

Ecosystem

Scalable Infrastructure and Hardware Compatibility

Brivo eliminates the risk associated with costly rip-and-replace projects by providing a scalable, integration-ready framework.

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ONVIF video support

Integrate existing camera hardware with new cloud monitoring tools.

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Compatible edge hardware

Connect various reader types and lock hardware.

Open APIs
Open APIs

Build custom workflows and leverage third-party integrations to maintain flexibility.

SaaS architecture

Easily add new sites and access the system from anywhere.

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Reporting at scale
Analyze response times and identify the primary causes of retail shrink across all locations

Brivo Integrates With Your Tech Stack

Brivo works with the tools you already use and helps you avoid vendor lock-in. We partner with the leading SaaS platforms featured in our integrations.

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How to Evaluate Physical Security Solutions

Physical security platforms and systems should reduce complexity for operational teams while eliminating blind spots. When evaluating a new security partner, use these criteria to assess your current system and align technology capabilities to critical business requirements.

  • Centralized visibility: Real-time data and video feeds from every location are accessible through a single dashboard. 
  • Response speed: Automated mobile alerts and AI-filtered event streams allow teams to react to threats in real time. 
  • Integration fit: Open API and ONVIF compatibility allow you to connect existing hardware with modern systems. 
  • Mass provisioning: Centralize credentials and security protocols across multiple sites without the need for local, on-site intervention.
  • Proactive alerts: Receive real-time notifications for security incidents across multiple sites.
  • Modern access: Set site access based on role, time, and location, with a centralized audit trail.

Centralize Control and Respond Faster with Brivo

Every second counts in physical security, and Brivo eliminates the friction that slows teams down. As the global leader in cloud-based physical security, Brivo delivers the proven reliability and elite-level visibility required to protect complex, multi-site enterprises.

Common Questions About Physical Security Solutions

More questions?

What are the most important components of physical security solutions?

Foundational components include the who (identity, access, and video), the what (video and alarms), the how (security personnel and process), and the intelligence (unified management and predictive analytics). Additionally, a foundational security system uses a framework that includes deter, detect, delay, and respond. This translates into an effective program that integrates access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection into a single operating environment. These components work together to ensure that every entry event is verified by video, timely and accurate alerts are provided, and every unauthorized breach triggers an immediate, trackable alert.

Are cloud-based physical security solutions better for multi-site organizations?

Yes. Traditional on-premises solutions require separate management consoles and cumbersome maintenance of physical servers. Cloud allows for centralized management and it automatically updates. Cloud is highly scalable, allowing you to easily add sites. On-premises systems require purchasing a server and heavy IT labor. Cloud architectures aggregate data that can be easily leveraged for AI agents to enhance your workflows and responses.

Can physical security software work with existing cameras and hardware?

Yes, if your physical security software is designed with an open, integration-ready ecosystem that integrates with existing cameras and hardware and offers the flexibility to update them when you are ready.

How do cloud-based, integration-ready physical security solutions help reduce response time?

Integrated cloud solutions can reduce response times from minutes to seconds. By unifying video, access, and alert data, the teams gain critical context, verify the incident, and respond faster. AI-enabled cameras identify risky situations after hours triggering an immediate alert and audio deterrence. Context may be easily shared with first responders. Automated protocol is taken; for example, if a smoke alarm goes off, and egress doors are unlocked for evacuation.

What should buyers ask when comparing physical security solutions?

  1. Multi-site and scalability: Can I remotely manage multiple sites across the globe from a single view? How quickly can I spin up a new site? 
  2. Compatibility: Can I use my existing cameras and hardware?
  3. Integrations: What are the integrations you have? Can you integrate my identity or property management system?
  4. Efficient credential management: Can I quickly provision or deprovision a large group of users across many sites? 
  5. Active visibility and alerts: Can I be immediately alerted when a gun is detected, or a person is loitering after hours? 
  6. Intuitive customized dashboard: Can I design my dashboard for the metrics I need each day?
  7. Incident management: Can I create and manage incidents in the same solution, or do I require an add-on?