Bank security cameras are only as effective as their field of view. If they are not placed in the right locations, then they might not capture the right moments, from the right angles, with the right level of detail. Here are all the places you should place bank security cameras.
Everywhere
The fact is that financial institutions require a high level of security. As such, there should be no blindspots in your security coverage. While not every square inch of your branch needs to be captured in the same level of detail, you should make sure that there are security cameras recording a wide field view of the entire location, including both the public and employee-only areas. The one exception, of course, are the restrooms where privacy can be assumed.
Covering all ATMs
ATMs are a common target for many types of theft and fraud. Criminals may try to break into an ATM or steal the entire unit. They may also try to rob people using the ATM or make fraudulent transactions.
It’s important that ATM security cameras have a clear view of the person using the machine, including their face, as well as the surrounding area. Bank patrons need to feel safe as they approach the ATM and leave with their cash.
Entrance and exits of banks
There should be cameras pointing at both sides of every entrance and exit. These cameras serve two main functions. First, they give you a clear view of the face of every person entering your bank, in addition to a clear view of their physique and attire. Second, These cameras tend to be more visible than others and therefore are particularly strong deterrents to criminal behavior in your bank.
These cameras can also help you perform footfall counting. Knowing how many people are entering your business makes it possible to measure the value of your branches in new ways, from the conversion rates of your investment advisors to when your branches are busiest.
Teller areas
One of the core functions of bank tellers is to handle cash. This is a particularly risky task from a loss prevention and theft perspective. To prevent tellers from stealing from your bank, your customers, or working with customers to steal from you, you need to have a clear view of how they are handling cash, what they are doing on their computer, and all the other equipment they use.
Having video to pair with the transactions in your bank branches opens up non-security benefits as well. By pairing bank transactions with video, you can see what is happening each time your tellers interact with patrons. This leads to better customer experience as well as makes it possible to track many new metrics.
Bank lobby
As mentioned above, financial institutions require a high level of security and your bank security camera system should cover the entire building. The bank lobby is where customers enter your bank and wait for service. Because of the heavy foot traffic in this area, there is the risk of injury.
Bank lobby security cameras give you eyes on the cleanliness of your branches so that, for example, you can confirm wet floor signs are being placed near the doors during rainy weather to reduce the potential liability of a customer slip-and-fall.
Bank vault
Similar to entrances and exits to the bank, you should have security cameras on the inside and outside of the vault. If there is a staircase or hallway leading to the vault, then those should also be covered by security cameras. This gives you another chance to get a clear view of faces on camera to confirm only authorized persons access the bank vault.
Parking lots
Parking lots are dangerous places. Between accidents and malicious behavior, there are a lot of liability risks as well as the potential for injury. Bank security cameras can help deter crime in your parking lots to keep your patrons and their vehicles safe. It also helps reduce your personal liability if something does happen by providing objective evidence of who is responsible.
The financial institutions that can be protected by a security camera system range from single ATMs in a convenience store to large bank branches and head offices.
These variations require different security measures, and purchasing an off-the-shelf commercial security camera system is unlikely to meet the needs of your financial institution.
we can provide custom security solutions tailored to the needs of your bank. Here is everything you might need to build your bank security system.
Security cameras
Cameras are a key piece of security infrastructure for any organization, especially banks. Banks have indoor and outdoor security needs and require several different types of security cameras to cover their entire property. We discuss what types of security cameras banks need and where to place them further below.
Internet
We live in a connected world, which means an Internet connection is always going to add functionality to your infrastructure. In the case of a bank security camera system, the Internet allows for remote backup, remote monitoring of your cameras, and a lot of other benefits that greatly improve the efficiency of users.
For example, our product automatically updates all of the software on our systems. In addition, our cameras runs automated security camera health checks to tell you if your cameras have gone offline or are blocked in some way. Video analytics, video alarms, and many other key components mentioned below require the Internet to work.
Video analytics platform
Video analytics is critical in a modern bank security camera system. There is so much data being created that without video analytics to interpret and visualize the information for you, you’d never be able to extract the business insights needed to improve the operations of your financial institution.
We offer advanced video analytics capabilities based on cloud video security technologies. our platform cuts the time it takes to proactively monitor your banks as well as reactively handle events, from slip-and-falls to armed robberies.
Data storage
Some cameras have data storage in them, but it is usually limited. Most systems require a DVR or NVR to manage local storage. Other cameras store directly to the cloud, which is great if you have the bandwidth and a good connection with zero downtime.
we offer a hybrid cloud and local storage solution that gives you the accessibility of cloud video storage with the robustness of on-premises storage. You can customize your data storage to maintain video footage for one month, one year, or more. Furthermore, any important clips are stored indefinitely in the cloud.
Door and window alarms and sensors
Intrusion detection is a key component of your security perimeter. The security perimeter is the wall of defense around your property. Alarms and sensors that can tell when a door is opened is one way to achieve a strong security perimeter around a bank.
However, the following bank security camera system component can increase the security level of your financial institution while saving you money.
Video alarms
Our Video Alarms is a great way to leverage your existing cameras for further security benefits. Video alarms work by detecting motion during specific periods of time in a designated location.
Instead of a door alarm that alerts authorities automatically when a door is opened, video alarms detect motion inside and outside the door and then notify the owner of the alarm. Here are three potential advantages of using video alarms for your bank over traditional alarm systems:
Earlier detection: Since motion can be detected outside the door, you do not need to wait until someone has gained access to your facility to be alerted to their presence.
Alarm verification: Instead of the alarm system requesting an emergency response after a simple switch is activated, video alarms notify the owner of the system. You can then view real-time video of the event from anywhere and decide whether emergency responders need to be dispatched. This can save you money in reduced false alarm fines and keep emergency responders free to react to true events in your community. In fact, some police services are no longer responding to non-verified access alarms because of how many false alarms occur.
Better response to true incidents: Once the owner of the video alarm verifies emergency responders are necessary, they can share the real-time cloud video security feed with responders. This means dispatchers know exactly what is happening and how best to react to the situation.