Recent robberies targeting
armored trucks and lorries have been making headlines in Brazil.
They included a commando-style operation at the Guarulhos
airport in Sao Paulo in which 720 kilos of gold were stolen, a
high-profile theft at Viracopos International Airport in the
city of Campinas, near Sao Paulo, and the recent invasion of
Galeao airport cargo terminal in Rio de Janeiro.
Although these high-profile cases, which are
attention-grabbing but isolated incidents, are not a symptom of
the vulnerability of security systems, companies in the sector
are investing to develop innovative solutions to guarantee that
their vehicles and operational systems are safer.
"Companies are trying to discover and integrate in their
models of development of products and solutions a technological
ecosystem that includes artificial intelligence, processes of
development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and a better
understanding of the concept of smart cities, given that
security is one of the fundamental pillars of this concept",
Claudio Procida, a consultant for the Brazilian Association of
companies of electronic security systems (Abese), told ANSA.
According to Procida, although companies are already using
technology for their security measures, they must "further
improve their strategies and look for a higher degree of
specialization for their professionals as well as a change of
planning concepts on the issue of security".
Many transport companies currently use armored vehicles,
electronic labels on goods, seals for the identification of
origin and even drones to prevent an increase in thefts.
In addition, the selection of employees has changed, along
with the development of counter-intelligence, given that most
robberies of precious goods come from internal information
leaks.
"There are also several devices that work as prevention
tools, like the control of access through artificial
intelligence, mechanisms of remote closure, and the analysis of
images, as well as others that react to events like smoke
generators that disperse criminals inside a closed space", added
Procida.
These new mechanisms, with the addition of artificial
intelligence, have contributed in a significant way to prevent
thefts, according to Fabio Ramazzini Bechara, a public security
expert at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
Many of these novelties will be on display April 14-16, 2020
at the 23rd edition of EXPOSEC, the largest international fair
on electronic security in Latin America, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Organized by Cipa Fiera Milano, the event showcases the most
innovative technologies, products and services in the region.
"Technology can be useful not only in improving surveillance
and monitoring systems but also to succeed, with the help of
data science, in developing forecasts that are useful in
identifying factors of vulnerability that allow to hinder or
delay criminal action", concluded Bechara, speaking to ANSA.
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