Whenever I review the security technology architecture of a business, I look for a simple answer to a nagging problem. Why can’t I hear what is going on before, during, or after an incident? You would think that most security organizations strive toward real-time situational awareness leveraging all the tools they own by embedding audio and voice into their business processes. But instead, many have cameras that are producing a silent movie.  

Why isn’t audio ubiquitous in the building, on the campus, and in our cities? 

I press on this question with Cameron Jadvani, the President of an audio technology company called SoundSecure, and I am pleasantly surprised and hopeful that we finally will see an acceleration of a simple premise: in a sensor driven world, I need to see, hear, be heard, and be understood now more than ever.