Openpath announced their solution to tailgating known as one of the biggest security vulnerabilities that buildings and workplaces face today. Tailgating occurs when a door is left open long enough for an unauthorized person to enter a property behind an authorized entrant. While seemingly harmless, tailgating is common and exposes multiple security risks that can lead to theft and violence.

Many companies are focused on solutions for cybersecurity, but physical security is rapidly becoming a priority for companies that want to protect their staff, offices, and property as much as their networks.

Openpath lets anyone use their mobile phone to open an authorized door, without needing to pull their phone out or open an app, by just using the touch of a finger or wave of a hand in front of the reader.

While Openpath is secure, frictionless and fast, the best way to prevent a major security problem like tailgating is to partner with other leading, innovative property technology partners to provide a layered solution. Openpath’s ecosystem has expanded to include video surveillance platforms Milestone and Camio , and analytics provider Density .
For tailgating, the partnership with Density and Camio gives administrators the ability to respond to threats in real-time and immediately locate the unauthorized person to take preventative action.

• Camio provides AI-powered video surveillance that enables anyone to view real-time footage of people entering a building which is visually confirmed onscreen by their credential. Camio identifies such a person as a positive entry, whereas someone who slipped in behind as a negative visual alert. Camio also provides search capabilities for video footage during a specific amount of time, and this video can be accessed r emotely, anytime, and from any camera to quickly identify the potential intrusion. A secure link of the footage can then be shared with
  appropriate audiences.
• Density accurately and anonymously counts people in rooms and buildings and provides a scalable platform for measuring how people use space including real-time occupancy and foot traffic. In conjunction with Openpath, Density can detect tailgating when someone enters a room and sound an instant alert, enabling security teams to identify the unauthorized person before they become a security threat.

Integrations with traditional turnstile and parking systems are equally important to prevent tailgating. Openpath has partnered with Automatic Systems , a leader in turnstile and parking systems, to offer the same frictionless mobile access experience while mitigating any attempted tailgater with a physical barrier. Openpath now provides access for all entry types parking garages, turnstiles, elevators and doors all via your mobile device.

Ed Batchelor, Physical Security Expert and Regional Director at Guidepost Solutions , confirmed that tailgating has become a major security issue. “We work closely with the heads of security for many of the Fortune 1000 companies, and tailgating prevention has risen to be one of their top three physical security priorities,” he said.

Openpath also integrates with leading video management system (VMS) Milestone. Using a cloud/API based approach, Openpath is overcoming the hurdles associated with integrating access control systems and VMS providers, such as hardware and software compatibility.

Previously, most integrations wasted time and resources for security and IT teams and generally delivered a subpar performance. With Openpath’s VMS integrations, users have the unique ability to leverage the combined benefits of its mobile access system with video surveillance from Milestone and Camio to provide increased security and user experience in real-time, and from one centralized interface.

Openpath’s VMS integration provides:

• Faster, superior protection and physical security for employees and tenants, as well as the ability to triage safety and security issues in real-time.
  ● Video monitoring of entries and exits across all locations to quickly resolve any investigation or answer common security questions, including the ability to view remotely from a mobile device.
  ● The ability to unlock and lock entries from a single dashboard, ideal for unscheduled delivers or other related needs.
  ● Reduced administrative and IT hassle, providing ease of use in provisioning with no additional hardware required, and managing installation without requiring or draining IT resources.

Openpath creates smart, secure access systems for the modern office to improve workplace efficiency and security.