CES 2025: Alarm.com Introduces Award-Winning AI Deterrence (AID) and Perimeter Solutions to Stop Crime in its Tracks

TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 8, 2025--

Alarm.com announces at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the launch of its latest crime deterrent solution: AI Deterrence (AID) automated audio response service. AID uses artificial intelligence to deliver adaptive verbal warnings to intruders based on their clothing and surroundings. This significantly enhances the capabilities of monitored security systems by creating the impression of a live voice response, but at a lower cost and more quickly than many traditional talkdown services.

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AID detects individuals entering a property through a property owner’s Alarm.com camera system. Once the person is detected, the cameras immediately set off audio alerts and flashing lights. Seconds later, AID delivers a customized verbal warning, such as, “Hey, you! In the black shirt and blue jeans! You are trespassing on a loading dock. Leave immediately.” Such a tailored response can deter intruders, preventing potential property damage or theft.

“We have significantly expanded the perimeter defense capabilities of our video-based security systems and the speed that they can be deployed to deter crime at the perimeter of a property, rather than at the doorstep,” said Dan Kerzner, President, Platforms Business at Alarm.com. “With AID, we’re making it possible for security providers to deliver increasingly sophisticated and adaptive crime-deterrence technology to the mass market. Together with other proactive measures, we are offering a comprehensive perimeter defense solution that alerts trespassers they are under surveillance and warns them off in real time.”

AID can be used as a standalone service or alongside the Alarm.com Remote Video Monitoring (RVM) Console to build a moat of protection around homes and businesses. With RVM, monitoring station operators are alerted immediately when a person or vehicle enters a restricted area and can use the RVM Console to assess the situation and intervene through system hardware onsite, including by talking down through Alarm.com cameras.

Both RVM and AID are further enhanced by the dynamic Outdoor Floodlight Camera (ADC-V729), designed for the professional security market. In addition to 4MP video and Two-Way Talkdown, this Alarm.com camera includes 3,000 Lumen floodlights for customizable lighting options. The floodlight can automatically respond to threats when people or vehicles are detected, activating red and blue warning lights and playing siren warning sounds. These solutions can be used individually or together as a comprehensive perimeter defense system.

AID took home an Electronic Security Expo (ESX) Innovation Award in 2024. The award recognizes outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward. Winners were chosen by a panel of industry professionals based on their features and functions, innovation, end-user experience and more.

Alarm.com-powered systems are professionally installed and monitored within US and Canada* and are available in select international markets. For more information on the broader Alarm.com ecosystem of products and services, visit https://alarm.com.

*Note: AI Deterrence is available in Canada except for Quebec.

About Alarm.com

Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. Millions of consumers and businesses depend on Alarm.com's technology to manage and control their property from anywhere. Our platform integrates with a growing variety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices through our apps and interfaces. Our security, video, access control, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness solutions are available through our network of thousands of professional service providers in North America and around the globe. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. For more information, please visit alarm.com.

Alarm.com announces AI Deterrence (AID). (Graphic: Business Wire)

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The disaster management agency is trying to determine the cause of the flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki river, which merges into the Trishuli river and is a key waterway near the capital Kathmandu.

Videos on social media show houses and sheds being swept away by the swollen river flowing between tall mountains. It was not immediately clear how many of the small villages in the mountainous area were impacted. Social media posts indicate the government warning prompted an evacuation in Arughat, a riverside town on the highway connecting Kathmandu to other parts of the country.

Nepal is still recovering from a devastating flood in August along the mountainous Nepal-China border that left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands more missing.

The office of Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Monday announced an end to search and rescue operations for additional victims. Authorities will instead concentrate on recovery including restoration of roads and bridges cut off by floods, particularly in remote areas where damaged infrastructure has made aid deliveries difficult.

The government estimates the rebuilding effort will cost $4.77 billion. Nearly 33,000 people have been affected and about 7,500 homes were damaged or destroyed.

In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal is seen in spate, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Nepal Army via AP)