Bosch has implemented a connected security solution for the Frechen truck stop near the A1 to protect people and freight from assaults. The modern parking area near Cologne now has around 40 parking spaces that meet the high security standards of the Transported Asset Protection...
SANS Institute has announced its upcoming live online training program ‘SANS Summer Dunes August 2021 Live Online’, to be held from 14th – 19th August. Designed to offer flexible access to cyber security training taught by real-world practitioners, the event enables Gulf professionals to protect...
Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital, has launched a fully cloud-delivered Managed Advanced Web Application Firewall (AWAF) service that proactively improves the security posture for organisations relying on web-based applications. The service is in line with Help AG’s service centric evolution that offers customers...
Smart cities, AI and the Cloud were the topics that created great debate at the inaugural SecurMiddleEast symposium held at the JW Marriott Maquis Hotel in Dubai in June. SME reports “Smart cities are no longer an option, they are a mandatory process which every city...
Airbus secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia. The company rolled out its Tactilon Agnet 800 collaboration platform and Tetra technology for use of public safety and security forces on the field and in the control rooms....
Hikvision continues to enhance its offering of professional video surveillance cameras featuring the company’s innovative ColorVu imaging technology. Available in PT (pan, tilt), turret and bullet indoor and outdoor configurations, Hikvision ColorVu cameras provide vivid, high resolution color images in virtually any lighting condition, including...
Secure Logiq is joining forces with 360 Vision Technology, AMG Systems, Cortech Developments, Harper Chalice and Suprema to present a free webinar dedicated to Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) security technologies. The 1-hour session will take place on Wednesday 28th July at 10am BST (05.00 EDT, 09.00...
Maxxess has released a major update to its popular eVisitor visitor management solution with new mobile access integrations and touchless reader choices to support more flexible workplace operations post-pandemic. The new release includes options for mobile access control using smartphones, with authorised visitors and site users...
Stuart Taylor, senior director at Forcepoint X-Labs looks at the complex issue of technical debt in light of the recent Fastly outage incident When one web services customer changes a setting, and huge swathes of the internet become inaccessible as a result, you know the time...
Swiss Arabian Perfumes Group is the first perfume manufacturer to operate out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It currently produces more than 35m perfumes each year, from five modern manufacturing facilities with a combined area of 165,000ft2, and exports to over 80 countries. Given Swiss...
As global demand for produced goods continues to climb, manufacturing organisations are facing new challenges in meeting customer demand and elevated safety concerns along the supply chain due to a backlog of goods in transit. New technology offered by smart cameras can help to alleviate...
stc and Ericsson key contributors to realising Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 stc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to further the information and communication technology (ICT) development goals set out in the Saudi Vision 2030. Formalised at the Mobile World Congress...
Security and IT professionals in the Middle East are increasingly looking to secure critical application data using encryption and HSMs. This and other findings are highlighted in the Entrust 2021 Middle East Encryption Trends study, the sixteenth annual multinational survey by the Ponemon Institute. The study...
Intersec Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s largest trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, has been rescheduled to take place in September 2022, the show’s organiser has announced. The 4th edition of the three-day event was originally set to run from 12-14 September 2021, however the...
Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa FZE (PMMAF) is meeting the increasing surveillance demands from the regional government and private organisations with the release of a new range of AI-enabled i-PRO S-Series indoor and outdoor security cameras. i-PRO S-Series is specifically designed to support safe...
Honeywell has launched the Middle East’s first proof of concept project for its integrated Healthy Buildings solutions portfolio at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which uses integrated air quality, safety and security solutions along with advanced analytics that monitor both...
Panasonic Europe B.V. and Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU) have announced the transfer of its European Security and Industrial Medical Vision (IMV) businesses, currently part of PSCEU, into a newly founded independent company, i-PRO EMEA B.V. (i-PRO EMEA). The new company will formally start...
Security threats against AI are not new, but they have been insufficiently addressed by enterprise users, argues VP analyst Avivah Litan Repressive regimes are working hard on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that control populations and suppress dissent. If these efforts succeed, political protests will be a sentimental...
Maxxess is targeting increasing demand across the Middle East and North Africa for affordable, seamlessly-integrated systems and visitor management solutions, with the appointment of Issam Alhamadam as Business Development Manager for the MENA region. He joins the company at a time of exciting growth for its...
Mindware, a leading Value Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, has signed an agreement with Barracuda, a leading provider for cloud-enabled security solutions, to offer the entire suite of the vendor’s security products to enterprises across North, West and Central Africa. The new...
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's (DEWA) has appointed a consortium led by Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of DEWA, Ghantoot Group, Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart healthy and sustainable buildings and...
Bangladesh has opened it first eGates at the capital’s International Airport. The implementation of the state-of-the-art automated border control (ABC) solution is part of the country’s overall modernisation of the next-generation electronic passport infrastructure. The gates were provided by Veridos, a provider of integrated identity solutions. The...
ONVIF, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, has released Profile M, which standardises metadata and events for analytics applications. This new profile addresses the dynamic video analytics market as well as expands the pathways for the use of metadata and...
LEGIC Identsystems has acquired the Cross-domain Development Kit (XDK) for connectivity and industrial sensing from Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH. Created as a prototyping platform as well as a complete sensor node solution, the XDK will be integrated with LEGIC’s end-to-end security platform LEGIC Connect...
Demand for more powerful, flexible but simple integrated security and site management solutions - in applications including datacenters, healthcare, banking, and critical infrastructure – is being met by a new technology tie-up between Korea’s IDIS and Australian-headquartered, Inner Range. The collaboration brings together IDIS’s end-to-end video...
Eagle Eye Networks, global leader in cloud video surveillance has introduced the first-of-its-kind 4G, direct-to-cloud body camera designed specifically for commercial use. This new offering provides commercial customers with affordable access to feature-rich, professional-grade body camera services, which improve staff safety and accountability, trigger immediate response,...
India’s leading security business event - Secutech India, originally scheduled in September 2021, has been moved to April 2022. Organisers focus on business learning and highlighting industry developments at Global Digital Security Forum this year. In view of the impact of the second wave of Covid-19...
Maxxess is addressing increased demand for workplace and facilities flexibility with the release of eFusion version 7, its access control software that offers a complete security, safety, and building systems management platform. As organisations adapt to the fast changing, post-pandemic landscape – with many now shifting...
Pixcom Group of Companies has installed LED digital signages across new metro stations in Dubai in preparation for an influx of visitors for The Dubai Expo which takes place this October. The Expo stations will be serving around 29,000 riders per hour during peak times and around 522,000 riders...
barox Kommunikation AG, the global manufacturer of professional video switches, media converters and IP extenders, specifically designed for video applications, is supporting secure IT networks for video in their next online CPD Certified training course . Scheduled for Wednesday 7th July, 10.30-11.30 BST, the free-of-charge ‘Threats...
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), which claims the title of the world's largest air cargo handler and is headquartered in Paris, has opened a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region in the city, providing centralised 24/7 monitoring...
Frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines will soon be able to use their biometric identity across any participating airline at any participating airport following a new agreement between the world's largest airline alliance, NEC Corporation and aviation communications company,SITA. The agreement is aimed...
Border security and law enforcement authorities are being urged to increase their investment in anti-counterfeiting devices as the trade in fake Covid 19 documents grows. Latest news reports indicate an ‘explosion’ in the underground trade in counterfeit documents, says the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, with fake...
One of IDIS's most popular cameras, the award-winning 12MP IR Super Fisheye camera is now NDAA compliant and available to systems integrators and end users around the globe. The camera is a popular choice for schools, retail, healthcare, and logistics centers where it is significantly reducing...
Moro Hub has signed a Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement with Trend Micro to provide cloud workload protection services to its customers. The agreement was signed between Marwan Bin Haidar, vice chairman and group eco of Digital DEWA and Majd Sinan, country manager, Trend Micro UAE. "Our cooperation with...
Dr Mohammad Hamdan, associate professor of Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai addresses the 3C's (Concerns, Challenges and Costs) critical to effective and secure cloud adoption IT infrastructure networks in the modern age are increasingly shifting towards the cloud, to benefit from cost, scalability, and management-related advantages....
ISS – Intelligent Security Systems, a leading provider of intelligent VMS and native analytics globally, has expanded its office in Dubai. Located at Jumeirah Lake Towers, a large development consisting of 80 towers built along a scenic waterway, the ISS Dubai office provides sales, technical...
Panasonic has updated its range of S-Series cameras with embedded AI capabilities and improved image quality for more accurate analytics running on the camera. The first four indoor dome and box-type models, with Full HD resolution, will be available in early July. Further line-up expansions...
Christie has launched a new LDC display - the FHD554-X 55-inch LCD part of its Ultra Series of LCD displays for tiled video walls. It’s designed for a range of spaces including military and government control rooms, security and surveillance centres, briefing centres and critical viewing...
D-Link has unveiled its new JustConnect 16-Channel H.265 PoE Network Video Recorder (DNR-4020-16P) – an all-in-on IP video surveillance solution that offers SMBs and enterprises a robust surveillance system. The all-in-one DNR-4020-16P comes with integrated PoE ports, which can power and connect up to 16 individual...
Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show, held under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, has urged exhibitors to book now as 70% of exhibition space has been allocated to leading global manufacturers, multinationals and SMEs across the...
Sherif Shaltout vice president operations, Cysiv Middle East & Africa addresses the key frustrations facing security operations operatives and how SOC-as-a-Service can help solve them Enterprises are constantly adopting new tools and technologies to make threat detection and response more efficient. However, these solutions need to...
International Security Expo will return to Olympia, London from 28 - 29 September, reuniting the entire security market at the show’s first face-to-face event for over 18 months Over 14,000 vetted visitors will come together under one roof looking to source the latest security products and...
KPMG is looking for Saudi Arabia’s top tech innovators who are poised and prepared to become tech titans with the launch of Saudi edition of the “KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition”, with the tagline – Tech Innovators of Today; Titans of Tomorrow. Following the success...
Timothy Compston maps the road ahead for rapidly deployable tower solutions Fuelled by a sea change in communications, power, and surveillance technologies, rapidly deployable CCTV towers are now high on the agenda for commercial and governmental users across the globe, including the Middle East, as an...
HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed has issued a statement announcing the return of the region's biggest security show. Intersec will be back in Dubai between the 18-22 January 2022. "Dubai's status as one of the world's safest cities is built on a foundation of trust, openness, and...
Many organisations rely on satellite technology but orbiting the earth doesn't protect them from hackers. Daniel Norman, senior solutions analyst at the Information Security Forum explains why they are vulnerable and attractive targets Satellite assets are unique; they are often two-to-three years in the making and...
3DX-Ray has announced a contract for the sale of a ThreatScan- LS1 x-ray scanner system to the German Customs Service. This portable flat screen scanner allows border officers to inspect vehicle tyres, fuel tanks, doors and other internal spaces within a vehicle, without having to...
Mindware, Value Added Distributors (VADs) in the Middle East and Africa, has announced that it has signed an agreement with ESET, provider in information security software, to offer the entire suite of the vendor’s business products to enterprises across the Middle East. This builds on...
As video users globally pay closer attention to the manufacturing origins and standards-compliance of their systems, IDIS is highlighting the value of its fully licensed network cameras and recorders that feature H.265 video compression. IDIS was among the first manufacturers to deliver the benefits of H.265...