With millions of transactions taking place every day around the Middle East, armoured vehicles are utilized to move mass amounts of money from one place to another, in this article, we take a look at what goes into an armoured vehicle, including its various mechanisms...
Jon Hill, Account Executive, Transport & Public Safety at Genetec looks at how we should be taking a proactive approach to safeguarding both cyber and physical security for transport. The transport industry has a difficult history of cyberattacks. When NotPetya was unleashed in 2017, the malicious...
Access control continues to advance with new card systems, biometrics systems and internal networking software. However, across the Middle East, there are a number of new techniques that combat Access Control, such as card cloning. An individual will make a 3D print of a card, upload necessary...
Kim Rahfaldt, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at AMAG Technology, looks at why physical security must be involved in the cyber conversation at every level. Securing cyber assets is more than trying to stop people from hacking into a network; organisations must also watch and...
Physical security has always been a top concern for the manufacturing industry. Firas Jadalla, Regional Director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Genetec, discusses the latest physical security trends for manufacturers and explores some innovative solutions that can augment the security landscape. Manufacturing organisations face a...
British maritime company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has announced a partnership with MSI-Defence Systems (MSI-DS) around key systems on its K50 KRAKEN maritime gunship. UK based, MSI-DS are a land and naval weapon systems specialist with more than 120 years of experience in the defence industry....
LED lighting manufacturer, Raytec, have launched a new website to support the companies continued global growth, and provide users with an enhanced online experience. The new website acts as a single destination for all of Raytec’s specialist lighting products. It replaces Raytec’s two existing websites which...
The US have confirmed their Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will support security efforts for the Qatar World Cup later this year. Rob Silvers, the under secretary for strategy, police and plans at DHS, confirmed the support in an interview with ABC News. He said: "We...
Dubai Police have strengthened their security ahead of the Eid Al Adha holiday. The Dubai Police General Command confirmed the force is ready in a virtual meeting for the Events Security Committee. Major-General Abdullah Ali Al Ghaithi, Director of the General Department of Organisation Protective Security...
NATO confirmed that it will assist Qatar in its preparation and operation of security measures for the 2022 FIFA World Cup happening later this year. 1.2 million tickets are estimated to have been purchased for the sport event, with 40 million applications submitted to attend the...
Leading technology provider of unified security, Genetec Inc. has shared the results of its state of the industry report. Based on insights from over 2,000 physical security leaders from around the world, the report looks at how the role of physical security continued to evolve in...
Qognify, a leader in big data solutions for physical security, has appointed Oliver Schmidt as Sales Manager EMEA, EIM to focus on the EMEA market. He will focus on supporting enterprise-class organisations to minimise the impact of incidents through real-time situational awareness and response coordination capabilities...
Security management solutions organisation Maxxess has added advanced facial recognition authentication to its eVisitor visitor management solution for access control. The new measure comes with off-the-shelf integration to RealNetworks’ industry-leading SAFR® technology. Maxxess eVisitor has established itself as one of the most flexible, secure visitor management...
Physical security professionals are embracing cloud security, according to the latest report from Genetec. The report gathered insights from over 2,000 physical security leaders to determine their views and attitudes as the security industry evolved in 2021 and beyond, and indicates an accelerated move to the...
Biometrics specialist Real Networks is integrating its SAFR facial recognition with its Integrated Physical Security Platform (IPSP) in Dubai. Moro Hub, a subsidiary of the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement of understanding with RealNetworks to implement the...
Intersec 2022 has played host to brands from over 120 countries across the safety, security and fire protection industries. One market leader is AMAG Technology who offer pioneering services in physical access control, identity management and integrated security solutions. We caught up with Mark Williams, Director...
Genetec Inc. has shared the results of its ‘Physical Security in EMEA 2021’ report, based on insights from over 1,500 physical security professionals. The report takes a closer look at how physical security teams across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are leveraging technology to...
Genetec shares the results of its ‘Physical Security in EMEA 2021’ report, based on insights from over 1,500 physical security professionals which show how physical security teams across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are leveraging technology to manage both short term needs and long-term priorities. The...
“Organisations should never have to choose between protecting the privacy of individuals and their physical security,” says Pierre Racz, President of Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions. In the physical security industry, protecting people and assets...
Canadian security company, Genetec has released the results of a state of the industry report based on insights from over 1,000 physical security leaders. The report looks at how the physical security industry is reacting to the threat of COVID-19, how security professionals are coping,...
ONVIF®, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has published the Release Candidate for Profile D, a draft specification that covers interfaces for access control peripherals. This newest profile candidate is designed to provide ONVIF interoperability for peripheral devices such as locks,...
We may have figured out how to get our physical security and our IT security systems to talk to each other but what good is it if the people that run these departments still don't know how to converse? Philip Ingram MBE makes the case...
Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence has announced that it has opened pre-registration for its first virtual tradeshow, Genetec Connect’DX, taking place April 20-22, 2020. Building on the company’s strong culture of innovation, Genetec has designed...
The event is a platform for companies, investors, and industry pioneers to meet, network and discover different investment opportunities that drive the tech industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain. With 32 years of experience in successfully organizing COMEX Oman, we look forward to exploring new investment horizons in Bahrain.
COMEX Oman played a great role in transforming Oman’s digital history, and continues to support establishments, businesses, and government entities in highlighting their innovative and groundbreaking technology. Likewise, the industry will witness an astounding display of tech solutions from local and international companies at COMEX Bahrain. Visitors from Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (Dhahran, Dammam & Al Khobar) will meet and learn from global thought leaders, innovators, and decision-makers and explore cutting-edge concepts in different sectors from Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Metaverse, quantum computing, programming, and sustainability to mission-critical cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and cyber tech.
The three-day event also aims to showcase the government’s innovation in technology geared up to meet the Kingdom’s goals. Through providing a platform for numerous opportunities in investment, the youth in Bahrain can engage in tech-powered human capital development, as well as expand their scalability for ICT SMEs. COMEX Bahrain will be one of the most significant events in facilitating engagement to bridge the gaps and find solutions in several areas of the digital ecosystem.
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