Joining an award-winning line of perimeter protection thermal cameras, the FLIR FB-Series O thermal security camera features a 320x240 resolution thermal imaging sensor that detects potential intruders in total darkness, and through sun glare, smoke, dust, and light fog. Three separate lens options provide narrow-to-wide...
Electronic access control specialists, Paxton has opened its first dedicated base in the Middle East with a new office in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Visitors to the new office will be able to view full demonstrations of Paxton’s flagship networked access control product, Net2, as part...
Changing Middle East government security strategies are opening up major opportunities for much needed security expertise in the region says ME based security consultant Jean Perois In the GCC, critical infrastructure has seen a spectacular transformation. While in the past it focused on mainly hydrocarbon production...
Mobile surveillance solutions sometimes result in a compromise in detection performance and accuracy. But as Eric Olson explains, a new integrated sensor approach means that they no longer have to Perimeters are getting more and more complicated to defend, and at the same time, security budgets...
Sharjah Airport recently upgraded its security with a range of new IP camera from Axis. The move forms part of the airport's $408 million expansion which includes a new passenger building able to hold up to 27 million travellers Sharjah International Airport (SIA) was established in...
Vision-Box has entered into a contract with the Australian Government to deliver the world’s first automated ‘contactless’ traveller clearance processes for people arriving in Australia by air at all international airports. This three-year contract will deliver the next generation of Automated Border Control passenger-processing technology. Vision...
Vivotek has unveiled the latest release of its video management software, VAST 2 which offers brand new intuitive user interface and boasts an extended range of user-centered functionalities, including auto setup, advanced search, and custom layout as well as additional add-on functions for failover protection,...
Over 75% of security professionals spend just 25% of their time on cyber security awareness initiatives, according to a new report by cyber security training body and certification institute - SANS. The report pointed out that to bring awareness up to a basic level, organizations...
Universal Building Materials Merchants Co. Ltd. (UBM) in Riyadh has signed a ‘Strategic Alliance Agreement’ with ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions Middle East (ASSA ABLOY), a leading manufacturer of door opening solutions. The agreement was signed by Raghunath Sadasivam, chairman of the Advisory Board of UBM; while...
Open standards body, ONVIF has announced the final release of Profile A for broader access control configuration that establishes a standardised interface for access control clients and expands the configuration options of ONVIF conformant access control systems. The release marks the first open specification that...
A new industry whitepaper from Panasonic Business looks at the current attitudes to CCTV network security, and what needs to change as sensitive camera feeds increasingly move online. Titled: ‘Just how secure is your video surveillance?’, the whitepaper argues that cameras indirectly provide a lot of...
The latest transmission technology from AMG Systems in the UK have helped to provide the backbone to a state of the art IP CCTV system for two campuses of St Christopher’s School, a leading British curriculum school in Bahrain. Arencon Security undertook the security system upgrade...
Dubai Opera is now one of the world's smartest and most energy-efficient performance spaces thanks to an extremely powerful building management platform from Siemens. The dhow-shaped building is a multi-format performing arts centre which accommodates up to 2,000 spectators. An innovative feature of Dubai Opera is...
HID Global has been selected by Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE) in Dubai to upgrade its access control solutions. The company has deployed Seos smart cards and HID Mobile Access®, making it possible for MRHE employees to use a combination of smart cards, smartphones and...
The Spanish Defence Ministry (Ministerio de Defensa) has selected the AUDS counter-UAV system to protect critical assets and personnel from the growing threat posed by malicious unmanned aircraft systems or drones. The contract, awarded through CIAC, Blighter’s representative in Spain, is estimated to be worth...
The Middle East region is fast becoming an important market for the smart lock industry. According to research by Frost and Sullivan, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region access control market is expected to grow to 15 per cent annually up to 2018, when...
A recent study conducted by IFSEC Global reveals how trusted identities can serve as the backbone for smart buildings and today’s connected workforce. Sponsored by HID Global, the access control study on the connected workplace explores the trends in smart buildings and the increasingly important...
The newly formed International Critical Control Rooms Alliance (ICCRA) has launched its first project – to drive the standardisation of critical control room technical interfaces for public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) organisations. There is currently no common interface standard between the telecoms solution – whatever...
Timothy Compston takes the temperature of the thermal imaging market and finds there is a lot of hot competition and some cool contenders for market share The thermal camera landscape is changing fast as uncooled camera and sensor prices fall and more traditional video surveillance camera vendors add...
Attendees at this year’s IFSEC International will have the opportunity to experience a number of new and innovative cameras from Pelco by Schneider Electric (Stand D800). Headlining these advanced solutions are the company’s ExSite Enhanced Explosion-Proof Cameras which are engineered to survive in the most...
Smiths Detection has announced that its latest high-tech baggage scanning systems have met the latests EDS Hold Baggage Screening EU regulations. HI-SCAN 6040aTiX has already achieved the first ever EDS CB C1 standard approval and now also been approved for EDS CB C2. The HI-SCAN 7555aTiX...
Body worn camera specialists Edesix’s is launching a range of discreet incident recorders to help protect vulnerable staff. The VideoTag Series ( the VT-100 and VT-50), stream live footage and have a standby battery-life of up to three months. The VT Series also provides audio and video...
NXN (formerly neXgen Group), a leading Smart Cities Digital Services organisation in the region has joined forces with McAfee to launch a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) practice in the Middle East. The MSSP practice will enable NXN to build on their Smart City Managed Service...
Nedap has received an Intertraffic Parking Solutions Award for its smart parking solution in the Turkish city of Izmir. As part of the cities’ large scale Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) implementation, that includes solutions to optimise traffic and transportation, 2,000 parking spaces have been equipped...
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation solutions specialists, Frontier Pitts, says that it has seen a surge of interest in its temporary and permanent barrier and blocker solutions over the last year from all over the globe. The company has been responsible for multiple projects of this nature in...
Cities around the world are adopting ever smarter, joined-up solutions to keep their citizens safe in the face of terrorism and crime, as well as ensuring other key aspects of city life – like traffic – are moving in the right direction. Timothy Compston reports IHS...
The inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia concluded its debut run this May in high style, welcoming 6,131 Saudi trade buyers at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events. The visitor count was nearly double than what was anticipated by organisers Messe Frankfurt Middle East and...
In this special blog, Steven Malone, director of Security Product Management at Mimecast looks at what you can do to improve your cyber resilience in the wake of the recent Wannacrypt ransomware attack The global reach and considerable impact of the WannaCrypt (WannaCry/Wcry) ransomware is a wake-up call...
Smiths Detection chose the Airport Show in Dubai to unveil its advanced screening and management platform - Checkpoint.Evoplus. This sophisticated software has been designed to support next-generation checkpoint X-ray screening equipment, streamlining security processes to help increase passenger throughput; optimise resources; reduce operational costs; and...
Transguard, a division of Emirates Group Security (EGS) has been awarded the Dubai Quality Award (DQA) at the 23rd annual Business Excellence Awards. Transguard provides logistics services to more than 100 destinations across the globe and is the only security agency authorised by Dubai Civil Aviation...
Al Murabit Security Services (Al Murabit) has opened its new office in Burjessia, Basra, demonstrating its commitment to deliver its full security service offering to customers in southern Iraq, as well as through its headquarters in Baghdad. Situated in the southern oilfields, the new office relocates...
The first Intersec Saudi Arabia was inaugurated today (2 May) by HH Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Jalawi Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region for Security Affairs under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...
Hikvision MENA will be hitting the road over the next couple of months for a 14-date series of seminars across the Middle East region. The tour which takes in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt is the second regional event of its kind for...
A two day Major Events Safety & Security Summit (ME3S) took place this week in Dubai to address the security challenges faced by those organising and policing large-scale events in the region. The event which was held at the Sofitel Dubai Palm Resort was organised by...
Security and Telecoms specialists Matrix will be holding a one day product summit on 1st May at the Riyadh Marriot Hotel, Saudi Arabia. The company will showcase a number of biometric and access control products, including its latest 'Your Mobile Your Identity' access control app which uses...
The latest addition to Panasonic’s security camera range is set to offer a significant improvement in operability as well as a reduction in the cost of storage and maintenance for city CCTV surveillance. The outdoor, vandal-proof, Full-HD, PTZ camera (WV-X6531N) comes equipped with a x40 optical...
The inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia takes place in just over under two weeks. The show will feature 140 exhibitors from 25 countries when it opens from 2-4 May 2017 at the Jeddah Center for Forums & Events. The biggest names in the business signed...
The eighth edition of the Dubai International Air Chief’s Conference (DIAC 2017) will take place on November 11, 2017 under the esteemed patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the UAE, and Ruler...
Digital Barriers has secured a recurring revenue software contract for its facial recognition technology with Careem, a leading ride hailing provider in the Middle East and North Africa, with operations across more than fifty cities, across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait,...
Timothy Compston navigates through the latest anti-drone solutions that have been developed to clip the wings of the soaring number of drones taking flight Few would argue that, when deployed correctly, drones – or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) – act as a powerful force multiplier for...
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff have expanded their Security Services department to include Enterprise Resilience, Business Continuity, and Cyber Security; complementing their well established and successful Security Risk Management team to meet the needs of Middle East clients looking for an integrated approach to security and...
With Genetec this year celebrating two-decades in the security industry, Timothy Compston spoke to Pierre Racz, president and ceo, about cyber security, causing controversy and how he’s a software geek at heart Pierre Racz, founded Genetec back in 1997. Since then, Genetec has been transformed into...
Information security training specialists, SANS Institute, is hosting a set of instructor-led classroom training workshops in Riyadh in May to help prepare students wishing to take the associated globally renowned GIAC certification exams. ‘SANS Riyadh 2017’ will feature four courses, covering cyber security essentials as well as...
Global players are counting down for the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabia’s foremost security, safety, and fire protection trade show in Jeddah, as exhibition space reaches full capacity ahead of opening in May 2017. The inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia will feature more than 130...
CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, is to partner with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE). The world’s leading technology association will partner with Abu Dhabi-based MGE Group in a strategic move, as it continues its efforts to raise awareness of the importance of IT training...
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and in partnership with INTERPOL and the INTERPOL Foundation for a Safer World, Abu Dhabi is preparing to host Ministers of Interior and Justice as well as...
Osram Opto Semiconductors is expanding its offering of high-power infrared LEDs for illumination solutions to include a new wavelength (810 nm). This development will benefit camera systems, such as those used to read license plates. They can use this additional wavelength to improve image contrast making...
Philip Verner, EMEA sales director, CEM Systems/Tyco Security Products looks at the access control trends to that will be influencing the security market this year “There are many trends and topics which will dominate the security industry this year. These include the growth of ‘smart security...
A new product has been launched by Qognify to address the growing need to securely store critical data. Qblock combines Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC Isilon storage and Qognify’s VisionHub Video Management Solution and allows users to scale their solution as much as required, without...
VIVA has joined forces with Intel Security to establish Bahrain’s first Cyber Defence Centre (CDC). The partnership signed on the sidelines of MEET ICT and BITEX 2017, will provide public and private enterprises across Bahrain with a one-stop-shop for all communication and data security requirements...