The critical infrastructures are facilities that provide essential services for the operation of the company and whose disruption or interruption can have very serious consequences. As attacks evolve, technology needs to stay one step ahead to quickly detect, prevent, and respond to any security threat.
At SCATI we are committed to innovation and offer robust solutions to ensure the protection of critical infrastructures, preparing to face both current and future challenges.
The systems integration is one of the most useful solutions for the protection of this type of locations, as it unifies relevant information from several subsystems under a single user interface, simplifying daily operations.
With this type of tool, it is possible to integrate information from systems such as videovigilancia, accesos, intrusión, perimeter detection and even the air-conditioning and lighting of the facilities.
This allows operators to access all critical data from a single platform in the shortest possible time, because every second counts.
How to select a platform?
When selecting one platform or another, the following aspects should be taken into account:
- Interoperability between systems. The main objective of an integration platform is to combine heterogeneous systems from different manufacturers smoothly and efficiently under a single interface.
Therefore, it is important that the platform supports the communication standards or protocols of the market (MODBUS). - The platform must be open, flexible and scalable. And it must allow integrating, unifying and adding as many systems as the organization requires over time in a holistic manner.
- Traceability and auditing. This platform must have the capability to track and audit all activities and events for subsequent incident investigation and accountability purposes.
- Procedures and automation. The system must offer the possibility of creating specific response procedures for events occurring in your facilities, such as alarm activation or blocking of areas, for immediate action.
This increases the efficiency of the system thanks to the coordinated action of all its elements. - Generate detailed reports. To evaluate the efficiency of systems and comply with regulatory requirements, thus allowing to correct or optimize internal procedures.
ThermalScan cameras
Moreover, the use of ThermalScan cameras is growing as an additional security measure for the protection of large geographical areas or with irregular perimeters or undefined with no blind spots.
ThermalScan cameras detect, recognize and track an unlimited number of targets (people, boats, vehicles, etc.) automatically, from a great distance and in the most adverse weather conditions and in total darkness, providing high resolution images. A camera with these characteristics is capable of replacing hundreds of conventional cameras. by simplifying and minimizing installation and maintenance costs of the system.
In summary, the use of system integration platforms and ThermalScan technology is essential to ensure safety in critical infrastructures, as unifies management, provides advanced analytics and simplifies daily operations.
