At 2 AM on a Tuesday morning, a sophisticated burglary attempt is underway at a manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad. The security alarm triggers. The lone night-shift security guard is fast asleep in the cabin. The business owner, 30 kilometers away, receives a mobile alert but has no idea what to do next. By the time police arrive 45 minutes later, equipment worth ₹18 lakhs has been stolen, and the production line is damaged—causing a month-long disruption that costs the business ₹65 lakhs in lost revenue.
This scenario plays out across India every single night. And in 2026, with crime rates surging and criminals becoming increasingly sophisticated, traditional security measures are failing businesses at an alarming rate.
What is the difference between monitored and unmonitored alarm systems? A monitored alarm system connects to a professional monitoring center where trained operators watch your business 24/7, verify threats, and coordinate emergency responses. An unmonitored system only sends alerts to your phone—leaving you to figure out what to do next, often at 2 AM when you’re asleep or unable to respond effectively.
How much does 24/7 security monitoring cost in India? Professional 24/7 emergency monitoring starts at ₹660 per month in India (just ₹22/day). This is significantly less than hiring a security guard (₹15,000-25,000/month) and provides superior protection through expert threat verification and immediate emergency coordination.
Can professional monitoring prevent break-ins? Yes. Professional monitoring prevents break-ins through immediate threat detection, rapid verification, and instant police coordination—often stopping criminals before they can complete an intrusion. Atigo has prevented over 500 emergencies with a 100% success rate in preventing fatalities at monitored sites.
Do insurance companies offer discounts for monitored alarm systems? Yes. According to the Insurance Information Institute, many insurers offer 10-20% discounts for businesses with professionally monitored security systems, which can offset 20-30% of your monitoring service costs.
What is the ROI of professional security monitoring? Professional monitoring delivers an ROI of over 7,400% when preventing just one major security incident (averaging ₹18-69 lakhs in losses) every five years. The annual cost of ₹7,920 protects against losses that could set your business back months or years.
Quick Answer: India experienced a 500% surge in cybercrime cases from 2021-2024, with overall crime rates at 445.9 incidents per 100,000 people. Physical security breaches cost businesses an average of ₹195 million per incident, with recovery taking over a year in most cases. Traditional security measures are failing to protect against increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics.
The security landscape in India has fundamentally changed. Recent data paints a sobering picture:
According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), cybersecurity incidents in India surged from 10.29 lakh in 2022 to 22.68 lakh in 2024, representing a 500% increase in overall cybercrime cases from 2021 to 2024. While these statistics focus on cyber threats, physical security breaches have followed a similarly alarming trajectory.
India’s overall crime rate stands at 445.9 incidents per 100,000 people in 2024, as reported by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), with Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest crime rate with 753,675 incidents, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, and other major industrial states. For businesses, this translates to:
According to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2024, the average cost of a data breach in India reached an all-time high of INR 195 million in 2024, representing a 39% increase since 2020. But physical security breaches carry equally devastating costs:
Immediate Financial Impact:
Business Disruption Costs:
Long-Term Consequences:
Recovery Timeline: Organizations taking less than 200 days to identify and contain a security breach incurred an average cost of INR 184 million, while those extending beyond 200 days incurred INR 205 million. Every minute counts when responding to a security incident.
Quick Answer: Security guards sleep on duty due to biological factors (circadian rhythm disruption), long 12-hour shifts, and isolated work environments. Studies show 74% of night-shift security workers have poor sleep quality, leaving businesses completely vulnerable during critical nighttime hours when most break-ins occur.
Let’s address the uncomfortable truth that businesses across India face every night: security guards sleeping on duty is not an exception—it’s disturbingly common.
A 2023 study published in the Journal of Occupational Health revealed that 58% of security guards working on the day shift and 74% of night shift workers had poor sleep quality, with nearly half of night-shift workers experiencing insomnia.
Why Guards Fall Asleep:
The Consequences Are Severe:
When you’re paying for 24/7 security, you’re not paying for someone to sleep on the job. Yet that’s exactly what happens in countless facilities across India every night. Your business remains completely vulnerable during the most critical hours when criminals operate with impunity.
If a security guard sleeps while on duty, it is considered a serious misconduct that leaves premises and people exposed to risk. But the real question is: Can you afford to gamble your business on whether your guard stays awake tonight?
Why Unmonitored Alarm Systems Fail Businesses
Many businesses believe that installing a sophisticated alarm system provides adequate protection. The reality is far different:
The Problem with Unmonitored Alarms:
The Harsh Truth: An unmonitored system is dependent on the response of the homeowner. If the alarm is sounding and no one makes a call, there will be no response from the police or fire department. The same applies to businesses—an alert on your phone provides zero protection if you can’t respond effectively.
Quick Answer: Professional 24/7 monitoring provides trained experts who verify threats in real-time, coordinate emergency responses within 2-3 minutes, and guide you through incidents with professional protocols—delivering protection that sleeping guards and unmonitored alarms cannot match. It’s the difference between knowing there’s a problem and having someone actively solving it.
Professional 24/7 emergency monitoring services like those offered by Atigo represent a fundamental shift from passive security to active protection. Here’s what makes the difference:
1. Round-the-Clock Expert Vigilance
Professional security services monitor security cameras and systems around the clock with trained professionals always ready to respond to security alerts. Unlike security guards who battle fatigue or self-monitored systems that depend on you noticing alerts, professional monitoring stations operate 24/7/365 with:
2. Immediate Threat Assessment and Verification
When your alarm triggers at 2 AM, professional monitoring centers:
Trained professionals can swiftly identify potential threats such as break-ins, fires, or other emergencies and take appropriate action. This immediate professional assessment is impossible to replicate with self-monitoring
3. Coordinated Emergency Response
This is where professional monitoring services demonstrate their true value. When a verified threat is detected:
Immediate Actions:
Guided Response: According to the Security Industry Association (SIA), professional monitoring services have direct lines to local emergency responders, ensuring seamless and swift coordination with police, fire departments, and medical personnel, reducing response times by an average of 35-40%.
Real-Time Support: The monitoring center stays on the line with you, providing:
4. Comprehensive Protection Beyond Intrusion
Professional monitoring services protect against multiple threat types:
With professional monitoring services, every alert is acted upon, providing comprehensive safety for your business and employees.
5. Benefits of 24/7 Professional Monitoring
Perhaps the most valuable—yet hardest to quantify—benefit is peace of mind. The most valuable benefit is the peace of mind knowing that your property is protected 24/7 in the event you can’t access a notification on your device quickly enough.
As a business owner, you deserve to:
Discover if your current system can prevent a ₹30 lakh loss
With over 10,000+ active installations nationwide and 500+ emergencies prevented, Atigo’s 24/7 Emergency Monitoring Services demonstrate measurable impact:
Zero Fire Fatalities: 100% success rate in preventing fire-related deaths at monitored sites through rapid detection and response
Minutes Matter: Average emergency response coordination time of under 3 minutes from alert to action
Cost Savings: Businesses with professional monitoring report:
Atigo’s professional monitoring services are trusted across India’s most critical sectors:
Quick Answer: At ₹660/month (₹22/day), professional monitoring costs less than a chai break but protects assets worth crores. One prevented security incident (average cost ₹18-69 lakhs) pays for 27-104 years of monitoring. The ROI exceeds 7,400% when preventing just one major incident every five years.
Atigo 24/7 Emergency Monitoring Services: ₹660/month
Let’s put this in perspective:
What ₹660 Per Month Protects:
What a Single Security Incident Costs:
Consider a modest break-in scenario:
Total cost of one incident: ₹18-69 lakhs or more
Professional monitoring for one year: ₹7,920
Professional security services to monitor security systems around the clock is not just an expense but a wise investment, as the consequences of a successful attack or physical theft can be extremely costly in terms of lost revenue, legal expenses, and capital expenditure to replace stolen or destroyed equipment.
Even if professional monitoring prevents just one serious security incident every five years, you’ve saved:
But the reality is that professional monitoring provides value every single day through:
According to Insurance Information Institute research, many insurance providers offer discounts of 10-20% for properties with professionally monitored security systems, reducing insurance premiums. These savings alone can offset 20-30% of your monitoring service costs.
Quick Answer: In 2026, professional monitoring is essential due to rising crime sophistication, business continuity demands, regulatory compliance requirements, insurance mandates, and stakeholder expectations. It’s no longer optional—it’s fundamental business infrastructure like internet connectivity or backup power.
Several factors converge in 2026 to make professional monitoring essential rather than optional:
1. Rising Crime Sophistication Criminals are increasingly organized, using surveillance, inside information, and sophisticated tools. They specifically target businesses with weak security response capabilities.
2. Business Continuity Imperatives According to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report, the average time to identify and contain a breach is 277 days, which can have a huge knock-on effect on revenue and an organisation’s ability to recover. In today’s competitive environment, even brief disruptions can be fatal to businesses.
3. Regulatory and Compliance Requirements Increasing regulations around workplace safety, data protection, and security standards make comprehensive security monitoring a compliance necessity.
4. Insurance Requirements Cyber insurance landscape has changed dramatically, with insurers scrutinizing security controls and commonly requiring 24/7 security monitoring and documented incident response plans. Physical security insurance follows similar trends.
5. Customer and Investor Expectations Customers, stakeholders, and investors prefer working with a company that prioritizes security, and this trust can be converted into better business relations and more business opportunities.
Professional monitoring for one year: ₹7,920
In 2026, 24/7 emergency monitoring should be viewed the same way as:
It’s not a luxury or an optional upgrade. It’s fundamental business infrastructure required to operate safely and successfully in the modern business environment.
Industry-Leading Platform:
Decade of Excellence: Operating since 2013, Atigo’s monitoring services are modeled on international 911 emergency response protocols, adapted for Indian conditions.
What Atigo Monitors:
When an Alert Triggers:
1. Immediate Assessment (0-30 seconds)
2. Verification (30-60 seconds)
3. Response Activation (1-2 minutes)
Starting at just ₹660/month, Atigo makes professional monitoring accessible to businesses of all sizes—from small retail shops to large industrial facilities.
No Hidden Costs:
Quick Answer: If a break-in at 3 AM would cause significant losses, if your business can’t afford days of disruption, or if you’re currently relying on potentially sleeping guards or unmonitored alarms, you need professional monitoring. At ₹22/day, it’s the most cost-effective protection investment you can make.
1. What happens if there’s a break-in attempt at 3 AM?
2. How much would one security incident cost your business?
3. Can your business afford days or weeks of disruption?
4. What is your current security blind spot?
If any of these questions make you uncomfortable, you need professional monitoring.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Every business owner who’s experienced a serious security incident wishes they had invested in professional monitoring beforehand. Don’t let your business become another statistic.
Step 1: Assessment
Step 2: Integration
Step 3: Activation
Step 4: Ongoing Support
At ₹22 per day (less than the cost of a chai-coffee break), professional monitoring is one of the most cost-effective investments you can make in your business.
Compare:
The choice is clear.
As crime rates surge, criminals become more sophisticated, and the cost of security incidents continues to escalate, relying on sleeping security guards or unmonitored alarm systems is no longer acceptable. It’s a gamble with your business’s future—one you cannot afford to lose.
Professional 24/7 emergency monitoring services, like those offered by Atigo, provide:
✓ Trained experts watching your business around the clock
✓ Immediate threat verification and response coordination
✓ Professional emergency guidance when you need it most
✓ Comprehensive protection against multiple threat types
✓ Peace of mind that allows you to focus on growing your business
✓ Proven ROI through incident prevention and cost savings
Starting at just ₹660/month, Atigo’s 24/7 Emergency Monitoring Services offer a safety net that saves lakhs of rupees in potential losses while providing invaluable peace of mind.
In 2026, professional monitoring isn’t a luxury—it’s as essential as having internet connectivity. It’s the difference between responding to a crisis and preventing one. It’s the difference between recovering from an incident in days versus months. It’s the difference between protecting your business and watching it crumble after a preventable security failure.
Contact Atigo today to learn how 24/7 Emergency Monitoring Services can protect your business:
Your business deserves professional protection. Your peace of mind depends on it.
Move from alerts to active protection.
An alarm system only alerts you to potential threats. Professional monitoring includes trained experts who verify threats, coordinate emergency responses, guide you through incidents, and provide 24/7 support. It’s the difference between knowing there’s a problem and having someone actively solving it.
Within seconds, Atigo’s monitoring center receives the alert, verifies the threat using multiple data sources, classifies its severity, contacts emergency services if needed, and notifies you with clear guidance on the situation and actions being taken.
Yes. With over 500+ emergencies prevented and a 100% success rate in preventing fire fatalities at monitored sites, professional monitoring demonstrably reduces losses through rapid detection, immediate response coordination, and professional incident management.
Consider this: One security incident can cost ₹18-69 lakhs or more. Professional monitoring for an entire year costs ₹7,920. Even preventing one incident every five years provides an ROI of over 7,400%. For the cost of one daily coffee, you protect your entire business investment
Professional monitoring complements security guards by ensuring someone is always alert and ready to respond. Even the best guards face fatigue during night shifts. Monitoring services provide backup, coordination, and professional emergency guidance that guards alone cannot deliver.
Atigo’s monitoring center responds to alerts within 30 seconds, with full emergency coordination typically completed within 2-3 minutes—significantly faster than any self-monitored response.
All businesses benefit, but it’s especially critical for: manufacturing units, warehouses, retail establishments, offices with valuable equipment, facilities with inventory, businesses in isolated locations, and any operation that cannot afford disruption.
Yes. Atigo’s monitoring services integrate with most existing alarm systems. If upgrades are beneficial, Atigo can recommend and install advanced AIoT-based solutions like Alaris 2.0 and NFire.
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