BluSKY Solutions for the Financial/Banking
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When it comes to security for financial institutions, no other platform delivers like BluSKY. Built on a powerful AI Cloud-based architecture, BluSKY provides an unparalleled access and video security platform that is scalable for any size financial enterprise, anywhere in the world. BluSKY's unique architecture and features are designed to solve the specific security challenges faced by financial institutions, including corporate HQs, administration buildings, boutique offices, retail banking centers, data centers, and ATMs.
With BluSKY, you can enjoy a unified security platform that seamlessly integrates with your existing databases and systems, while providing flexible administration and compliance monitoring. Cybersecurity protection is a top priority for BluSKY, and it ensures that your banking centers, after-hours access, and ATMs are always secure.
BluSKY also offers solutions for false alarms, frictionless visitor and vendor processing, intercoms, and many more security challenges. Take a closer look below and discover why BluSKY is the ultimate solution for your financial institution's security needs.
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Key Benefits and Features
Multi-Site Control and Administration
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Enterprise control and administration are made easy with BluSKY’s advances system architecture. Users can manage an unlimited number of systems, facilities, devices and people from a single interface and log in. Everything can be part of one large system or standalone systems. The user experience is the same either way. Because the architecture mimics the physical world the interface is intuitive. One person, one record regardless of the number of systems. All hardware is defined at the facility level so it's easy to name and find even when viewing the entire enterprise. |
Unified Security Everywhere
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BluSKY is an all-in-one security platform that brings together access, alarms, intrusion, video, visitors, vendors, control points, biometrics, intercom, power management, intelligence and reporting in a single product. Once disparate systems are now one system with one Web UI, one database, one set of synchronized events available on any device, anywhere at any time. The power and ease of use of a unified security platform is with you no matter where you are. |
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Cyber Security, Backup, Redundancy and Business Continuity Protection
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BluSKY provides better cyber security protection than any on premise client-server security system because it separates the people (the problem) from the computers, data, and network by putting the infrastructure in the Cloud in multiple redundant data centers.
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Real-time Remote Control from Anywhere
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BluSKY architecture provides the ability to simultaneously see and control every facility from any device, anywhere, anytime without software or mobile apps. Things that were practically impossible before are now easily accomplished with BluSKY:
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BluREMOTE - Portal and Floor Access Using Your Smartphone
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24/7 Intelligence, Deep Monitoring and Notification
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Move from a forensic to a proactive security system. In real time, 24/7, BluSKY AI analyzes every aspect of a BluBØX security system and determines if it should notify anyone or automatically control something based upon Analytics, Rules, and Intelligence. Combined with BluSKY’s ability to respond from any device, anywhere at any time - security risks can be eliminated immediately. So no matter where you are, no matter what you are doing - BluSKY AI is always watching out for you. |
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Intrusion Detection, UL Central Station Monitoring and Video Verification
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One of the key issues for financial institutions that have a retail branch and ATMs is false alarms. Many branches have alarm and intrusion systems but require video verification of all alarms. BluSKY combines alarm and intrusion detection with video systems in a single platform to be able to see and provide video verification of alarms from any device anywhere at any time. This reduces false alarms and fees associated with them. |
Reporting, Compliance and Audits
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One of the key requirements in the Financial vertical is the ability to demonstrate compliance. BluSKY makes it easy to do this with flexible and automated reporting that can be sent to any distribution list on any schedule. Additionally, custom reports can be created through BluCARE Professional Services and made available through the BluSKY interface. Audits are also made easier through BluSKY distributed administration where multiple people can audit portions of the physical security system at any time. The BluSKY Web-Cloud interface lets you audit from anywhere and provides complete system documentation and access to the portion of the system a person has been given permissions. |
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All-in-One Person Reader - Multi-Biometric, Multi-Factor
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Visitor and Vendor Management
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Visitor and vendor management are two key components of compliance in the financial vertical that have historically been difficult to address. BluBØX provides a solution for this problem with integrated, quick and secure visitor and vendor processing from anywhere. BluSKY provides an unmatched guest experience that is quick and seamless. It eliminates the ongoing issues of integrating a third-party visitor application and it uses the access control database which makes it easy to administer. Other features include pre-authorization, ad-hoc processing, watch list integration, access control integration, spreadsheet uploads, group processing, badge design, virtual credentials, vendor management, and COI management. BluSKY visitor and vendor processing completes the requirement to provide an electronic audit trail for employees, visitors and vendors within any facility. And it does it with the least amount of effort for employees, administrators and guests. |
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Vendor Meet Assurance
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One of the challenges in the financial vertical is aligning multiple resources at a site to perform service. This arises often with ATM maintenance where the service provider and person that has the key to the ATM need to coordinate at a site. Often times they miss each other and the customer still gets charged for both vendor’s time. BluSKY eliminates this problem with secure remote unlock and lock of ATM doors from anywhere. This solution eliminates the need to dispatch someone to site an assures that the vendor has access for the period of time that they need. |
First Responder System Control and Monitoring
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Financial institutions are faced with many incidents that require police, fire and EMT response. One of the difficulties has been providing security system viewing and control to first responders so they can better handle an emergency. BluSKY provides a solution whereby with a single button click the appropriate first responders are notified of an incident and are given simultaneous viewing and control of the security system. This includes cameras, doors, elevators, alarms, control points and power. Any number of notifications with any level of control can be provided. First responders can simultaneously view and control from any device and at any location; remote, in transit and onsite. A very powerful solution that can prevent injuries and save lives. |
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Banking Center Keyless Entry
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Managing keys for many retail banking centers is a costly proposition and a security risk. Money couriers, cleaning staff and employees all have to be given keys. When a master key is lost, all the doors have to be re-keyed. Many access issues occur with couriers and cleaners. They forget, lose and pass their keys, they forget to disarm and arm the intrusion system and they create lots of false alarms. And there is no electronic audit trail of who, what and when. BluSKY has a cost-effective solution that combines access control, alarm and intrusion detection, video surveillance and BluREMOTE to provide alarm free entry and exit into any banking center or standalone ATM location. |
Deeper Access Control
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Bringing access control deeper into any facility provides better accountability, audit, and compliance for financial institutions. Cost per door is always a consideration and with BluSKY wireless integrated lock readers, the cost per door is about half that of traditional wired systems. This all-in-one solution requires no access control panel and less installation labor. Hardware from ASSA ABLOY, Allegion, Salto and others is ideal for lower traffic locations such as ATMs, ATM rooms, IT closets, storage rooms, interior office space and many others. BluSKY’s direct to Cloud architecture provides integrated minimal hardware installations that are easy to manage as part of a larger enterprise system. Allegion Integrated Wireless Lock Readers |
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The Everywhere SOC
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Most Financial and Banking enterprises require at least one Security Operations Center (SOC) to administer, control and monitor their variety of facilities. With BluB0X, BluSKY is the SOC, which means your SOC is Everywhere. Multiple locations in country or around the globe, no problem. On your mobile device you have a SOC in your pocket. BluSKY brings it altogether on a single dashboard and at a fraction of the cost of traditional dedicated SOCs. With BluSKY, all you need is a device and a connection to the internet and you have an instant SOC. Redundant SOCs, Local SOCs are all no problem and no additional expense. BluSKY is the SOC of the future for Financial and Banking enterprises. |
Open for Business
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Open hardware and an open RESTful software API that connects to everything are hallmarks of the BluSKY security platform and the best way to protect your security investment. Choose BluBØX with “Mercury Inside” for your IP-based security solution and align yourself with open, industry-standard technology. Never get locked into one brand or proprietary hardware. Always be able to pivot and move forward. With Mercury Inside you have more than 20+ brands to choose from giving you choice and compatibility that will protect your security system investment for years to come. BluBØX’s set of Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) allows manufacturers to integrate their products with BluSKY. The Open API extends across all applications and is built on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using the open standards REST, SOAP and JavaScript to communicate. As the Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to march forward, BluSKY’s Open API is available to connect to everything. |
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Better Support and Faster “Time to Fix”
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Support and time to repair are critical in the financial world and no other product matches the response time of BluSKY. This is because BluSKY proactively monitors every system’s health across hardware, software, database, security, communications, network, and power. When something doesn’t look right it notifies the appropriate parties with everything it knows about the situation. The built-in diagnostic tools are used to determine the root cause and fix the problem in the shortest time possible. If an onsite visit is required, it can be a one-trip fix because the issue has already been determined ahead of time. Built-in BluSKY DIY help, automated documentation, and support from any device, anywhere, anytime all contribute to the best possible support experience and “time to fix.” |
Hardware-as-a-Service and Equipment Replacement Program
Product Roadmap for the Financial/Banking Vertical
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What BluSKY will do in the future is as important as what it does today and should be a major consideration when evaluating products. BluBØX provides continuous improvement to its products and BluSKY evolves rapidly through monthly software releases. For this reason, we make our Product Roadmap publicly available for all to see and consider. We also receive tremendous feedback from our partners, consultants and end users that also becomes part of the product roadmap. If you have any good ideas for BluREMOTE or BluSKY please send us your thoughts to support@blub0x.com. Our current thinking for future enhancements to BluSKY for the Financial/Banking vertical are as follows:
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