5 Emerging Trends in Security for 2025

With the proliferation of AI and technology, higher levels of social media activity, and sociopolitical unease, there’s no doubt security services will be top of mind in 2025. At Arrow, we offer the following insights on five key trends that we believe will impact business owners, operations managers, facility managers, school district administrators, and executives across industries in the coming year and for the remainder of the decade ahead.

    1. Specialized Armed Guard Services

More and more public schools are adopting armed security officer services, and we see this trend continuing.

We are also seeing a rise in the need for specialized, bespoke armed services to fit the needs of the community, including places of worship and even libraries. In addition, cannabis dispensaries and festivals are also looking into ways to better protect operations, but also help keep people feeling safe. 

    2. Personal Protection beyond the “Executive” Level

Wealth is on the rise in the U.S. So is individual notoriety.

There’s also a growing trend in sensationalism. And while such crimes tend to ebb and flow over time, the recent brazen act warrants a look into the protective service protocols for many beyond the CEO, including business owners, Partners, lawyers, doctors, entertainers, pro athletes; even college athletes who have seen their wealth and popularity grow exponentially with the emergence of NILs.

    3. An Increase in Surveillance & Counter-Surveillance Needs

More and more people are looking into surveillance for variety of reasons – infidelity, personal threats, fraud, or the location of lost property. But, with more surveillance and internet exposure comes the need for more effective counter-surveillance, and we see the need for sophisticated counter-surveillance becoming a bigger part of a security service, especially the protective services of executives and celebrities where early threat detection, privacy protection, and situational awareness are paramount.

    4. Increased Infrastructure Security Needs

With the heavy energy-reliance of technologies such as blockchain (e.g., Bitcoin) and AI data centers, the U.S. must harness new energy sources to keep these operations running. And as a result, energy infrastructure is becoming a much more valuable, and protected, commodity.

    5. A Rise in Security Technology

We’re seeing the emergence of “visual intelligence” technologies, including drones, biometric scanners, and state-of-the-art threat assessment tools which use AI to drive their detection capabilities.

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