Automated detection of tampering

A method of automated scanning of a security label, the method comprising:

• acquiring at least one image by a scanning device during a scanning process;
• sending the image to a remote server along with scan records;
• and
• analyzing the image at the remote server, wherein analyzing the image comprises determining:
• positioning of the security label in a scan preview of the scanning device;
• intentional or unintentional defacing of the security label in the scan preview of the scanning device, the security label being associated with a reference point;
• condition of an asset on which the security label is applied, wherein the asset comprises the reference point associated with the security label, and condition of the scanning device;
• lighting condition when acquiring the image by the scanning device;
• height at which the scanning device is positioned relative to the security label;
• and
• orientation of the scanning device with respect to the asset upon which the security label is applied;
• wherein the scan records comprise meta data comprising a location at which the image was acquired, a timestamp at which the image was acquired, and at-least one of a signature or a picture of a scanning personnel.