Latin America. Border security has become a vital priority for governments in the wake of terrorist attacks and transnational crime in recent decades. Protecting airport borders and access is paramount for countries.
In 2017, at least 3.2 million foreigners entered Colombia and according to the authorities, this meant a 22 percent increase in visitors from other countries. Due to this and the possibility of an increase in the illegal trafficking and transport of drugs, security standards in the country are increasingly demanding.
Currently, daily procedures at national airports include the detection and security of luggage, control patrols, the review of goods by X-ray, AVSEC (Aviation Security) inspection of passengers and staff against acts of illicit interference (cases of kidnapping of passengers or commercial flights), inspection of checked baggage with scanner, security in cargo, among others.
According to John Kendall, global director of the border and homeland security program for Unisys, "the approach used by most border agencies is quite inaccurate, and they are finding that up to 90 percent of travelers who stop to inspect turn out to be false positives."
Unisys proposes a demanding scope of border security and sophisticated practices based on biometrics. In this case, data from travelers are analyzed by performing procedures such as fingerprint reading and iris recognition, among other metrics that have helped minimize acts of crime and terrorism in different countries.
The global technology company has provided various security software in various market sectors. One of its latest releases was LineSight, a solution that uses predictive data analytics and machine learning by instantly assessing the potential danger posed by a traveler. Analyze from your initial intention to travel and refine the assessment as more information becomes available.
In the case of travelers, this means from visa application to travel booking, ticket purchase, seat selection and check-in until arrival at your final destination.
"The challenge is trying to find those needles in that haystack," Kendall says. "You can't stop and do a detailed investigation of every piece of cargo or every traveler you find. Then you need to know in advance which ones pose a possible threat."
Tools like these are useful for pointing the way for security operators to take after receiving a danger alert. The correct classification of risk cases at the borders helps to adapt reaction actions with greater immediacy, generating much faster and more efficient results.
