FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Whether you’re exploring samdesk’s real-time risk detection and situational awareness solutions or you have a general inquiry, you’ll likely find the information you need right here. Still have a question? Get in touch.

Our 

platform

What is samdesk?

Samdesk is a real-time risk detection and situational awareness platform that helps security teams detect critical events sooner, understand what they mean for their organization, and act with confidence.

The platform uses AI-powered detection and human analyst verification to deliver fast, contextual alerts mapped to your people, assets, facilities, routes, and operations.

Who uses samdesk?
What problems does samdesk solve?
How is samdesk different from legacy alerting tools?
How fast are samdesk alerts?
Is samdesk easy to deploy?

Alerts and features

What information is included in a samdesk alert?

Samdesk alerts can include a summary of the event, severity, location, source links, visual confirmation, confidence indicators, timestamps, and proximity to your people, assets, facilities, or routes.

The goal is to help your team understand what happened, where it happened, whether it matters, and what may need to happen next.

Are samdesk alerts verified?
Does samdesk reduce alert noise?
Can samdesk map alerts to our assets?
Can samdesk support executive protection?
Can samdesk support travel risk management?
Can samdesk support physical asset protection?
Can samdesk support a virtual GSOC?

Integrations

What does samdesk integrate with?

Samdesk can integrate with tools used across security, crisis response, travel risk, executive protection, HR, communications, and mapping workflows.

Common integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, APIs, Esri ArcGIS, travel risk management systems, HR systems, executive protection workflows, and security tools.

Does samdesk offer an API?
Can samdesk integrate with ArcGIS?
Can samdesk send alerts to Slack or Microsoft Teams?
Can samdesk connect to mass notification tools?

Deployment and support

How long does implementation take?

Samdesk is designed for fast implementation. Many teams can be live quickly, with platform setup, alert configuration, asset mapping, and workflow tuning supported by the samdesk customer success team.

Do we need a large GSOC team to use samdesk?
What customer support does samdesk provide?
Can samdesk help us tune alerts over time?

Pricing

What are your pricing plans?

Samdesk pricing depends on your organization’s use cases, coverage needs, integrations, users, and configuration requirements.

To get accurate pricing, request a demo or contact the samdesk team.

Do you offer a free trial?
What factors affect samdesk pricing?

General Information

What is real-time risk detection?

Real-time risk detection is the process of identifying emerging events as they happen, verifying whether they are credible, and assessing whether they may affect an organization’s people, assets, or operations.

What is situational awareness?
What is a GSOC?
What is a virtual GSOC?
Is samdesk only for large enterprises?
How do I see samdesk in action?