In this featured piece by Security Info Watch, the outlet highlights Visitor Aware, a Singlewire Software offering that pairs visitor screening with the company’s established InformaCast notification and incident management platform. InformaCast has long allowed organizations to broadcast custom text and audio alerts across an entire facility during critical events, backed by tools for real-time coordination, virtual collaboration, and safety resource sharing throughout a crisis. With Visitor Aware layered on top, organizations can now check visitor IDs against sex offender registries, government watchlists, and legal injunctions using encrypted facial recognition, a method the article says cuts down on false positives. Because the system works without proprietary hardware, organizations can put their existing devices to use rather than investing in new equipment.
Key Takeaways
- Singlewire Software’s Visitor Aware pairs visitor screening with the company’s existing InformaCast notification and incident management platform.
- The tool checks visitor IDs against sex offender registries, government watchlists, and legal injunctions through encrypted facial recognition.
- The article notes that encrypted facial recognition produces fewer false positives than other screening approaches.
- No proprietary hardware is required, so organizations can rely on the devices they already have rather than buying new equipment.
- An attempted entry by a flagged visitor can set off InformaCast notifications, and approved visitors can be added to temporary distribution lists to receive alerts for the duration of their visit.
Original Story
Visitor Aware from Singlewire Software provides organizations with the tools to screen visitors so they can identify threats before unwanted guests gain access to sensitive areas. Visitors have their IDs scanned when they enter a building. That information is used in conjunction with encrypted facial recognition to screen visitors against national sex offender and government watchlists and active legal injunctions. Potential issues are flagged to prevent guests from further entering a building, and approved guests are given a printed pass so they can proceed.