Remote video monitoring typically costs between $60 and a few hundred dollars per camera each month, or $8-10 per camera per hour for high-activity sites like busy parking lots or retail environments. Most businesses land in the low-hundreds to low-thousands per month overall, depending on camera count, activity level, and additional services, like audio or virtual patrols. Because pricing is customized to each property, the sections below break down exactly what drives the cost up or down, and typical price ranges for each service. 

 VirtuGuard™ Example Pricing Table 

What is VirtuGuard™? 

VirtuGuard™ is an interactive remote monitoring service offered by BOS Security. From our Command Centers, headquartered in Athens, Georgia, VirtuGuard™ Agents have access to live video streams and recorded video from your locations through security cameras and other infrastructure installed on your property. This security infrastructure, combined with the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies, alerts Agents in our command centers to activity/events as they occur, in near real-time.  The Command Center Team then reacts accordingly to your site-specific protocols.    

Additionally, VirtuGuard™ services can replace or most certainly supplement onsite security officers by responding to AI created events or by being proactive and conducting scheduled or random virtual remote video patrols of the property and people on site.    

What Are Audio Deterrents? 

Audio deterrents are messages delivered in real-time to visitors, guests, or intruders at a property. Through two-way audio speakers, Agents can directly interact with visitors and staff or intervene in trespassing, loitering, and other unwanted activities. 

In tandem with live monitoring and remote patrols, we recommend installing audio speakers throughout your property. With this feature, VirtuGuard™ Agents can issue greetings, awareness announcements, or warnings as needed depending on the situation.  The Command Center Team follows scripting tools, and scripted messages will vary depending on who is being engaged. 

Situations where audio announcements are effective include:   

• Greeting staff, customers, or guests when they enter the business   
• Specialty Announcements of Instructions, Site Issues, Special Events that are happening, or ongoing sales or deals for customers and guests    
• Possibly Alerting patrons that the site is actively being monitored for safety and convenience; that the site is subject to video monitoring and recording   
• Warnings to potential trespassers or vandals that all activities are being monitored and recorded, directing calls for assistance or potentially asking them to leave the property and that the location is currently closed, and if they do not leave then additional actions will be taken  

In most situations, the use of audio announcements is enough to deter those with bad intentions.  However, if an audio announcement is not effective or if there are not audio capabilities at your location, VirtuGuard™ Agents can alert onsite physical security officers to the site of an incident or suspicious activity. If your location is not equipped with onsite security, Command Center Agents can dispatch local law enforcement to the scene to handle any incident as necessary. 

What are Virtual Escorts? 

Virtual escorts provide a protective presence on demand for anyone coming or going from your property, bringing a significant increase in safety and well-being. Your staff, customers, and guests can use a hotline created for your specific site, and our Command Center Team will connect with them virtually, making sure that they are safe and protected. The Agent will make sure that the employee gets to their vehicle or desired destination safely, eliminating the feared danger of dark parking lots and lurking shadows.   

What Are Mobile Surveillance Trailers? 

Mobile surveillance trailers operate on solar power and cellular data, allowing VirtuGuard™ to intervene in incidents at remote, outdoor locations, like construction sites. The trailers are easy to move based on your needs and project progress, and can be equipped with 360° cameras, strobe lights, audio speakers, and other crime-prevention tools. 

What Does Remote Guarding Cost? 

BOS Security’s remote guarding and virtual managed services are priced and charged monthly, allowing room for your plan to change as your security needs change. We operated on month-to-month contracts, never locking you into costly, long-term contracts like our competitors. In general, you will find that using interactive remote guarding will offer you the opportunity to save as much as 40-60% on your existing physical security budget. 

The pricing information outlines the basis on which your business’s monthly cost is established. More cost effective than traditional onsite security solutions, VirtuGuard™ secures your property at any location from our state-of-the-art Command Center. We want you to be confident in VirtuGuard™’s ability to effectively secure your property, because we are confident in our remote guarding solutions.    

To learn more about what VirtuGuard™ can do for you, fill out the contact form below and one of our security experts will schedule a meeting time.   

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