Forensics

Covert Mass Screening Technology Empowers Security Teams

Screening large, populated, and vulnerable areas has always been a challenge for law enforcement and security teams. Where once the zenith of screening technology was security checkpoints, metal detectors, and maybe an X-ray scanner that would require hundreds or even thousands of people to go through one by one, companies like the Cypriot Apstec or the Canadian Patriot One Technologies are working to revolutionize public screening to make it quick, convenient, and thorough. 

Similar to the Apstec’s Human Security Radar, Patriot One’s PATSCAN solution is all about public safety and threat detection. The solution allows for people to go on with their day without having to go through a security checkpoint, being pat down, or being questioned. The PATSCAN system could be covert and unnoticable, allowing people to pass by without even knowing that they are currently being scanned. 

The system can pick up weapons, whether they are concealed or not, and it generates an alarm. The system’s powered by AI and machine learning to recognize weapons and explosives.

“Unfortunately security are having to respond to an attack in progress,” said Martin Cronin, CEO of Patriot One in an interview to Techrepublic.com. “The idea about being able to do this covert detection is to be preemptive and to prevent attacks from happening.”