Milestone Systems unveils AI built for security operations powered by real-world security data

copenhagen, denmark, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Milestone Systems, a global leader in data-driven video technology, today announced new AI and analytics solutions that enable security teams to deploy generative AI with confidence. These include AI search, video summarization, and video anonymization.

While generative AI is transforming other industries, many security operators still rely on manual processes to review footage, document incidents, and anonymize video.

Security risks are high. Missed alarms or false positives can have serious consequences, making organizations wary of hallucinations and inconsistent output, and increasing trust in automated systems where accurate judgment is essential.

At the same time, the regulatory landscape is rapidly evolving. With EU AI laws, GDPR, and changing data privacy standards, organizations managing terabytes of video want to learn from their existing data, but face increased uncertainty around compliance.

Milestone’s new AI solutions are purpose-built to address these challenges, empowering security operators with trusted AI solutions in the moments that matter.

Targeted, Accurate, Responsible: AI Built for Security
Milestone’s generative AI solutions are designed to reduce manual effort at critical points in security workflows, enabling faster video reviews, consistent incident documentation, and regulatory compliance in line with EU AI laws and GDPR within the Milestone ecosystem.

• AI search This allows investigators to quickly identify relevant elements using natural language, without the need for complex filters or manual scrubbing.
• XProtect video overview Automatically generate text descriptions of video footage using generative AI to standardize incident documentation for operators and dramatically reduce review times.
• Video anonymization Supports compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations.

Consider a reported traffic accident. With AI search, operators can use natural language to describe a vehicle and display relevant footage from dozens of cameras in seconds. Video Summarization automatically generates structured, standardized, and detailed incident reports. And if that footage needs to be shared with outside authorities, video anonymization ensures that all bystanders’ faces and license plates are redacted before export.

All solutions are built so that security teams can trust them in real-world scenarios. Milestone’s Vision Language Model (VLM) is fine-tuned based on vertical and use case-specific video data, delivering consistent and reliable output built specifically for video intelligence, rather than broad general-purpose AI repurposed from other domains.

Milestone brings the same rigor to video data sourcing and management, with compliance in mind from the beginning. Milestone’s library of video training data is responsibly sourced, fully anonymized, and traceable video data. Milestone uses Brighter AI’s anonymization technology in its own data pipeline and is now making it available directly to customers.

Andrew Burnett, Chief Technology Officer at Milestone Systems, said:
“How can we build on decades of video management experience to prepare our customers for the next generation of artificial intelligence? The answer is trust. Trust that the data is compliant, trust that the AI ​​is accurate, trust that these tools will really make the operator’s job easier. That’s what we’re delivering today.”

Built on the world’s largest compliant data library
Milestone’s compliant data library is the foundation of any generative AI solution. Video data is obtained through fair exchange agreements with Milestone customers around the world, anonymized using better AI technology, and tagged with over 300,000 classifications using NVIDIA technology.

The video data is curated into use case-specific datasets starting with EU and US traffic scenarios and used to fine-tune the NVIDIA Cosmos Reason underlying model. Milestone’s VLM delivers superior accuracy and consistency when trained on security use case-specific data. Performance evaluation of the traffic VLM showed significant improvements over the base model, including a 19.4% increase in flow and direction accuracy and a 4.4% increase in alert validation accuracy. *

The dataset is fully traceable and protects individual privacy. This means that all models trained on our dataset are compliant with EU AI laws and GDPR. The city of Genoa, Italy, is Milestone’s latest data collaborator, contributing video data to further expand the library’s diversity and geographic reach.

Bringing AI to VMS, VSaaS, and Analytics
and AI searchoperators simply describe what they’re looking for in natural language, and the system identifies and displays relevant video snippets in seconds. To support secure, air-gapped environments, Milestone also offers on-premises AI search through BriefCam, a complete AI intelligence that does not require an internet connection. AI search is expected to be available by the end of 2026.

XProtect video overview Automatically generate detailed descriptions of video footage. Operators can submit video clips with custom prompts and receive a structured, consistent overview of exactly what’s happening in the field. Integrated with XProtect’s rules engine, summarization can run automatically on alert, scheduled frequency, or on demand. The result is faster incident reviews, standardized documentation, and frees up operators to focus on response, not paperwork. XProtect Video Summarization is powered by Milestone’s growing suite of use case-specific VLMs, including US and EU traffic models.

Video anonymization Automatically redacts faces and license plates in video footage, allowing organizations to share, export, and store videos in full compliance with data privacy regulations. Whether exporting evidence to law enforcement or sharing footage between departments, operators can ensure that personal information is protected without manual intervention. Video Anonymization leverages Better AI’s advanced anonymization technology and will be available soon in Arcules and XProtect.

Check it out tomorrow at ISC West
At ISC West, Milestone will showcase its complete VMS, VSaaS, and analytics portfolio. This portfolio is built on an open platform designed to help organizations stay on top of everything, understand what’s important, and see it before it happens.

Visitors will also discover the new XProtect App Platform and BriefCam analytics engine, along with other recent developments that help Milestone customers stay ahead of the curve while staying responsible.

Stop by booth #18053 to see what’s new, what’s next, and what’s tomorrow.

*Based on milestones‑house test.

Milestone Systems is a world leader in data-driven video technology used in a variety of industries including manufacturing, airports, law enforcement, retail, and traffic management. We provide a clear picture of how to create a safer, better and more prosperous world. Our product suite includes XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules Cloud VSaaS. This helps our customers learn from the past, understand the present and predict the future. Milestone is also advancing responsible Vision AI through Project Hafnia, the world’s largest regulatory-compliant video data library, and better AI anonymization technology. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Milestone has more than 1,500 employees worldwide and has been an independent company of the Canon Group since 2014.

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