With thefts targeting higher value assets, why is proactive protection essential?

Proactive protection is essential because modern thieves are increasingly targeting high-value, difficult to recover assets, and traditional alarm systems simply can’t stop them.

In the recent Winnipeg break-in, suspects smashed a window and stole two original paintings worth nearly $9,000. Incidents like this reveal a hard truth: once a criminal is already inside, even the best conventional alarms can only alert operators and record what’s happening. By the time police arrive, the loss is often permanent, especially with unique artwork that is nearly impossible to recover or resell legitimately.

Traditional systems document crime. Proactive systems prevent it.

Verified Security solutions, such as Sonitrol’s Active Audio technology, detect and verify an intrusion in real time. Instead of waiting for a break-in to unfold, these systems listen for suspicious activity, confirm the threat, and trigger an immediate, prioritized police response. This verified approach has contributed to more than 188,000 criminal apprehensions across North America, proving its effectiveness in stopping crimes as they happen.

For galleries, warehouses, construction sites, and any business with valuable assets, proactive protection isn’t just an improvement, it’s a necessary safeguard against planned, targeted theft.