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Apps · Kognition Watchlist
Know exactly who’s in your building — in real time
Kognition Watchlist uses world-class facial recognition to instantly alert your team when a person of interest — whether a known threat or a VIP — steps onto your property. No new cameras required.
The problem
You can’t protect against what you can’t see
Every day, people walk into schools, hospitals, office buildings, and retail locations unchecked. Traditional security relies on guards recognizing faces from memory or checking paper lists at the door — an approach that fails the moment a threat arrives at an unmonitored entrance.
Meanwhile, registered sex offenders enter school campuses. Banned individuals return to facilities. Former employees with revoked credentials walk right past the front desk. By the time anyone realizes who just entered, the damage is already done.
How it works
Every entrance, every face, every watchlist — in seconds
Kognition Watchlist connects to your existing IP cameras and continuously scans every person who enters your facility against your custom watchlists. When a match occurs, your security team receives an instant alert with the person’s identity, photo, location, and recommended action — all within seconds.
Facial recognition that actually works
- Top-ranked AI engine globally — powered by neural networks tested against NIST benchmarks, delivering industry-leading accuracy even at distance, in crowds, and under challenging lighting.
- Bad actor alerts — instantly identify banned individuals, terminated employees, known shoplifters, trespassers, or persons with active restraining orders.
- VIP recognition — greet executives, board members, key clients, or donors the moment they arrive.
- Missing persons & custody alerts — for schools and healthcare, get notified if a missing child or at-risk patient is detected on camera.
Instant, actionable alerts
- Real-time notifications — push alerts via SMS, email, or mobile app the moment a match is confirmed.
- Context-rich alerts — every notification includes the matched photo, live camera snapshot, location, timestamp, and threat level so your team can act immediately.
- Configurable response protocols — define escalation paths per watchlist: silent monitoring for VIPs, lockdown triggers for known threats, management notifications for flagged visitors.
Works with what you already have
- No camera replacement — integrates with your existing IP cameras from Axis, Hanwha, Avigilon, and other major manufacturers.
- VMS integration — works alongside Genetec, Milestone, and other video management systems you already run.
- Access control tie-in — correlate facial recognition matches with badge events from Brivo, LenelS2, and other access control platforms.
- Visitor management — pairs with Envoy, Raptor, and other visitor systems to verify that checked-in visitors are who they claim to be.
Privacy & security
Built for privacy and security
Kognition Watchlist was designed from the ground up with privacy and cybersecurity at its core. Read more on our privacy & cybersecurity page.
- Edge processing — facial recognition runs on-premise; images never leave your building
- No data mining — Kognition does not share, sell, or mine biometric data. Ever.
- Encrypted end-to-end — all data in transit and at rest is protected with SSL/TLS encryption
- Compliance-ready — designed to support BIPA, GDPR, FERPA, and HIPAA requirements with configurable retention policies and audit trails
- You own your data — watchlists are created and managed by your team; only authorized personnel can add, edit, or remove entries
Use cases
Who uses Kognition Watchlist?
K-12 schools & universities
Identify registered sex offenders, expelled students, and individuals involved in custody disputes before they reach the classroom. Automatically alert school resource officers and administrators.
Healthcare facilities
Monitor for banned visitors, patients who’ve eloped, and individuals with a history of workplace violence. Protect patients, staff, and sensitive areas like pharmacies and NICUs.
Commercial real estate
Screen for previously evicted tenants, known trespassers, and flagged individuals across multi-building portfolios. Provide VIP recognition for executive tenants and key clients.
Retail
Identify organized retail crime (ORC) suspects and repeat shoplifters the moment they enter the store. Share watchlists across locations to protect your entire chain.
Government & critical infrastructure
Enforce restricted access to sensitive facilities with an additional layer of identity verification beyond badge readers. Detect persons of interest flagged by law enforcement.
Every demanding industry
See how Kognition Watchlist fits your environment.
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The difference
Why Kognition — not just another facial recognition tool
| Feature | Others | Kognition |
|---|---|---|
| Camera compatibility | Proprietary cameras only | Any IP camera |
| Processing location | Cloud (data leaves building) | Edge (on-premise) |
| VMS integration | Limited / proprietary | Genetec, Milestone, open |
| Additional analytics | Face only | People, Threats, Vehicles |
| Data ownership | Vendor retains access | You own it. Period. |
Ready to know who’s in your building?
See Kognition Watchlist in action with a live demo using your own cameras. No rip-and-replace. No long-term commitment to get started.
Kognition Watchlist works seamlessly with Kognition People, Kognition Threats, and Kognition Vehicles as part of our complete AI security camera software and smart building security platform.