In our latest industry poll, professionals across logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing identified their top security concerns:
- 46% cited the high cost of maintaining security measures
- 39% pointed to limited manpower across facilities
- 32% highlighted difficulty in integrating existing systems
These results reflect the growing pressure to align security strategy with operational efficiency.
Challenges #1
High Cost Of Maintaining Security Measures
Facilities operate multiple standalone systems for video surveillance, access control, communication, and analytics.
Each system comes with its own maintenance plan, licensing, and vendor support, making it harder to manage and more costly to maintain over time.
A unified security platform can help reduce silos, streamline maintenance processes, and improve visibility across multiple locations by bringing these systems into one centralized environment.
Challenges #2
Limited Manpower Across Facilities
Staffing challenges are being felt across the industry, particularly in large-scale or remote supply chain sites. Responding to events such as fires, break-ins, or unauthorized access becomes more difficult with fewer people on-site, leading to slower escalation and potentially greater impact.
Centralized incident management tools help address this by automating alerts, guiding response protocols, and enabling faster, more coordinated actions. This helps teams respond consistently, even with leaner staffing resources.
Challenges #3
Difficulty In Integrating Existing Systems
Modernizing facility security is often slowed by legacy infrastructure. Many systems were introduced incrementally over time, and now operate in silos, making upgrades complicated and risky to day-to-day operations.
Flexible, open-platform security solutions make it possible to integrate existing systems into a broader framework. This allows improvements to be phased in, helping teams avoid disruption while adapting to changing needs and compliance standards.
Exploring Unified Approaches
Solutions like Genetec Security Center enable organizations to manage video surveillance, access control, analytics, communication, IoT, and perimeter protection from a single platform. This enhances visibility, streamlines response, and supports the risk-based, standardized approach promoted by frameworks, improving both operational efficiency and compliance readiness.