SecurityTrack was originally created as a simple but effective application to help fight growing incidents of insecurity primarily in the West African sub-region. However, it may also be used in any communities that have similar security challenges.

The application allows users to quickly notify other users of potential dangers by identifying the exact location of such problems. It is also effective as - among other things - an amber alert system (Amber alert is a message distributed by a child abduction alert system to ask the public for help in finding abducted children).