Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presight,ai, a G42 subsidiary, during GITEX 2022. In line with its keenness to adopt and use the latest technologies and best practices in the field of artificial intelligence, big data and digital cloud services...
CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, has introduced the industry’s first AI-powered Indicators of Attack (IoAs). This new innovation for fileless attack prevention at scale offers enhanced visibility for stealthy cloud intrusions. Delivered on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform and...
Vectra AI, a leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, has announced two new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The announcement sees Teppo Halonen appointed as Vice President of EMEA, and Christian Borst named as Chief Technical Officer of EMEA....
Koray Özyıldırım, Turkey Country Manager for IDIS, takes a closer look at how Turkey's retailers are winning more value from their camera systems. Despite economic uncertainty, and recent falls in the value of the Turkish Lira, the country’s retailers – and international investors - know that...
Global cloud software company NetApp® has teamed up with NVIDIA to advance its supercomputing infrastructure. The announcement sees that NetApp EF600 all-flash NVMe storage combined with the BeeGFS parallel file system is now certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD™. The new certification simplifies artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Global leader in AI-driven threat detection and response, Vectra AI, has made a significant senior hire in appointing Taj El-khayat as Managing Director for Growth Markets. Taj has more than two decades of experience bringing high-value technology platforms and solutions to market through a keen...
Technology company Uniphore has announced its latest funding round of $400 million. This investment round is the company's largest to date and comes as the company's valuation rises to $2.5 billion. March Capital alongside other existing Uniphore investors are expected to participate in this next round...
As 2021 draws to a close, security experts are trying to guess at what the threat landscape may look like next year. We speak to some experts to take their predictions and invaluable insights into the coming trends we could be seeing in 2022. Connection across...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Corsight AI has partnered with Netpoleon, a Value-Added Distributor (VAD) of Network and Cyber Security products headquartered in Singapore, to make facial recognition technology more accessible across the Asia region. The company's partnership with Netpoleon is said to be an opportunity to further accelerate market growth...
RSA Global, a digital supply and freight forwarding company based in the UAE, has launched the digital freight platform ClickRF (Click for your Road Freight) that allows companies to track and trace their shipments. The platform is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and RSA Global’s voice-enabled...
The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Thales Group, a global leader in cybersecurity technologies and in data protection. As part of the agreement, the two parties will collaborate in different strategic initiatives to achieve the city cyber security vision....
As part of their COVID-19 response, Gallagher and Invixium have collaborated to develop an integrated, user-friendly solution to address the global market's immediate, health-oriented needs. IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit is Invixium’s flagship biometric reader and hallmark of its COVID-19 solution, which delivers simultaneous face recognition...
Brian Mallari, director of product marketing, Smart Video, Western Digital says it is important not to view the evolution of smart video in a vacuum According to Omdia Research, over 116 million network cameras were shipped in the professional surveillance market in 2019, with the capability...
Johan Paulsson, CTO at Axis Communications gives his six top trends for the physical security sector in 2021 When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, few would have predicted the enormous impact it would have across the world. In the physical security sector we have seen technology implemented...
The electronic security industry has never experienced a more difficult time. The pandemic has created stresses and strains throughout the supply chain, with system integrators, distributors and manufacturers all having to adapt the way they operate, to ensure colleagues, as well as customers, are kept...
Honeywell has announced new solutions to its Healthy Buildings Safety & Security offering that help building owners comply with social distancing and mask guidelines. Using deep learning artificial intelligence video analytics, the Honeywell Pro-Watch and MAXPRO Network Video Recorders (NVR) and Video Management Systems (VMS)...
The development of emerging technologies must be accelerated to mitigate the growing threat of cyberattacks and asymmetric conflict, dubbed the grey zone, is the key finding of the new Confidence in Chaos report from global defence and security company QinetiQ. "Grey zone approaches explore the widest range...
Panasonic has announced a collaboration with the software company A.I.Tech. It brings together i-PRO’s industry leading security cameras with built-in AI capabilities and groundbreaking intelligent applications to provide a range of business solutions based on deep learning, many applicable to the current COVID-19 environment. The deep...
When it comes to biometrics for security there is little doubt that facial recognition is now at the very forefront of 'frictionless' ways to authenticate the identity of individuals. Timothy Compston casts his eye over the latest developments We are seeing the latest generation of powerful facial...
IP surveillance cameras manufacturers Vivotek have partnered with fellow Taiwanese company - CyberLink Corp, a pioneer of AI and facial recognition technologies, to integrate CyberLink’s FaceMe® AI facial recognition engine into Vivotek's IP surveillance solutions. The initial collaboration will be showcased in Vivotek's booth (#SAD37) at...
As we look ahead to 2020 Johan Paulsson CTO Axis Communications has identified five trends that will have an impact on the physical security industry The world on the edge We are seeing a growing momentum towards computing at the ‘edge’ of the network. More of the...
Today the video surveillance camera technology landscape is changing beyond all recognition thanks to powerful 'system-on-a-chip' architecture. We lift the lid on today's cameras to find out more about the features being adopted including more advanced processing - like AI (Artificial Intelligence) based video analytics...
AI is going to be a big game changer in the global economy, and much of the value potential is up for grabs. A PwC 2018 report estimated that AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030, more than the...
Bee’ah a pioneer in sustainability in the Middle East and Evoteq, its technology partner, have announced the launch of the UAE’s first advanced Artificial Intelligence platform, which aims to digitally transform offices and operations in the region. The platform was developed by Bee’ah's digital unit, in...
Timothy Compston looks at how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making an impact on security and surveillance In the wider world AI (Artificial Intelligence) is very much in the news, whether that be in the context of self-driving cars; the first AI computer system conducting a convincing...
Artificial intelligence camera and sensor technology that sees, smells and listens for potential security problems was presented to delgates at the Future Cities Show at Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DIEC). The advanced and adaptable technology of Brazil-headquartered, Polsec which is already operating in some Brazilian locations and is...
Timothy Compston investigates the logic of deploying robots for security and public safety With the sight of security robots starting to patrol perimeters, shopping malls, and some police forces in the region even talking about deploying robots to supplement their existing resources, we consider how long...
The world’s leading security and fire protection solutions providers have laid out plans for some serious business prospects in a buoyant Saudi market where demand for fire safety, commercial security, and homeland security remains robust. According to analysts Frost & Sullivan, the combined value of the...
Organisers, Reed Exhibitions and the UAE Ministry of Interior celebrated another successful run of the ISNR exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week. His Excellency Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector-General of the Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of ISNR...