Siqura’s Camera Surveillance in One of Europe’s Longest Tunnels
Video surveillance specialist Siqura teams up with Siemens Austria for the security of Austria’s Plabutschtunnel. At the request of the Austrian Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen-Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Siqura installed video surveillance and incident detection systems. The Plabutschtunnel is the second-longest two-pipe tunnel of Europe. Together with Siemens Austria, Siqura fitted the tunnel with 32 remote-controlled cameras, 141 fixed cameras and 237 intelligent cameras with incident detection and traffic monitoring.
What is the Internet of Things and Why is it Growing?
Have you ever heard the term the Internet of Things? Do you have any idea what it is? After you’ve read this piece you will have a better grasp of this technology. And as an added bonus you will also understand why it is growing at such a rapid pace on a global scale. Now, everyday appliances, devices, and computers (or also known as things) are fitted with the capabilities to also access the internet. This opens up endless possibilities for process automation.
Simplifying The Path To Success
Advances In Infrastructure That Reduce Complexity: As BCDVideo closes out another expo attending ISC West 2019, one theme resonated throughout the show. System Integrators are looking for ways to deliver better solutions, leverage emerging technologies, and advance the capabilities of physical security infrastructures. One of the focal points for BCDVideo this year is hyperconvergence systems, or Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI). Read more on why this truly is a game changer for the video surveillance market.
Drowning In Video Data? How The Security Industry Must Innovate To Provide Real Value
Investment in video surveillance technology continues to increase as technology improves and security equipment becomes more affordable. Companies invest in video surveillance primarily to protect people and property, for both deterrence and more crucially for incident response. While there’s no doubt that the systems can provide a comprehensive video archive, the real challenge is whether these systems allow security and law enforcement personnel to respond quickly and effectively when security breaches occur. In large enterprise systems, entrenched video collection methods have limited effectiveness in real-time situations.
Genetec Showcases Unified Security, Intelligence And Operations Solutions At GSX 2018
Genetec Inc.(“Genetec”), will demonstrate how true unification enables organizations to deploy a single platform that enhances situational awareness, streamlines and simplifies the operator experience, and reduces total cost of ownership, at GSX 2018. Specifically, Genetec will showcase the latest version of Security Center —the company’s unified platform that merges IP security systems within a single platform— as well as Mission Control™, a collaborative decision management software, and Clearance™, a digital evidence management system.
Why AI And Machine Learning Are Taking Over The Security Industry
Open up any tech publication and you’ll find new and innovative ways that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are permeating every aspect of our lives. This week alone, one company announced that it was battling fraud using AI and another is analyzing Twitter feeds to find romantic matches. So why are AI and machine learning getting so much buzz in security?
Shyft Announces e-ID Network, Providing Truly Global KYC/AML Solution
Trunomi announces its official partnership with Shyft, a comprehensive blockchain-based digital ID solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance. Together, they plan to leverage Shyft’s blockchain technology with Trunomi’s expertise in consumer consent frameworks to implement an innovative e-ID (electronic ID) network, which will initially be launched in Bermuda and then expanded to a growing list of nation states and Fortune 500 companies who are signing up to join the network.
Kapustein Joins Aiphone As Meeting Event & Trade Show Planner
Kimberly Kapustein has joined Aiphone, the leading international manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, as the company’s meeting event and trade show planner. She will be responsible for strategic event planning including the management and coordination of all trade shows and meetings. She will also handle promotional products for Aiphone events. Kapustein’s strong background in strategic event planning and trade show management fits well with Aiphone’s current direction.
SALTO Rebrands Cloud-Based Wireless Locking Solution As SALTO KS, Keys As A Service
Incorporating SALTO’s proven reliability and stability in cloud-based access control, SALTO KS offers a solution to anyone who is looking for vastly better functionality and performance than is possible with a traditional solution. SALTO KS provides a flexible access control management system that requires no software installation or the added expense of a fully-wired electronic product. All that is needed is an online device with an Internet connection. Providing end users with cloud-based SALTO KS Keys as a Service reduces cost and almost eliminates the need for maintenance.
Upload To File-Sharing Site Was Like Leaving Legal File On A Bench, Judge Says; Privilege Is Waived
As physical security organizations deal with the storage and usage of video surveillance in legal matters, the following legal precedent raises questions about cloud-based storage and any use of “file sharing” sites. An insurance company has waived any claim of privilege to materials uploaded to an unprotected file-sharing site, a federal magistrate judge in Virginia ruled earlier this month. U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent said in a Feb. 9 decision that the Harleysville Insurance Co. waived its privilege in documents uploaded to a site where they were accessible to anyone who had the hyperlink, according to the ABA BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct.
How Police Body Cameras Change Our Perception Of Right And Wrong
There was something about the sudden, near-universal praise for police body cameras that rubbed Seth Stoughton the wrong way. A law professor at the University of South Carolina who has spent his career studying the regulation of law enforcement, Stoughton saw the potential of equipping thousands upon thousands of American police officers with cameras recording […]
Qognify, Formerly NICE Security, Launches Object Origin at ASIS 2015
Qognify, formerly NICE Security, announced the introduction of Object Origin, a video monitoring and analytics tool that can analyze hours of recorded surveillance video within seconds to detect the first appearance of suspicious objects or vehicles. Intuitive and simple to use, the solution will be showcased at ASIS 2015, the leading security industry trade show.
DVTEL’s Latitude, Horizon and Meridian VMS Networks to Include Cyber Defense Under New IP-Mmune Technologies
DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, is responding to one of the biggest concerns in the IP video industry today, and probably the greatest danger for corporate IT networks – the threats of exploitation of cyber vulnerability. The company’s cyber defense strategy, incorporated in its new IP-mmune VMS Cyber-Defense suite, is a multi-layered protection approach, designed to ensure DVTEL video surveillance solutions are sealing IT corporate grids from cyber penetrability through IP video networks.
Agent Vi Launches Video Analytics Cloud Service for Business Intelligence Applications
Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, announces the launch of “BI Portal“, a cloud-based video analytics service which allows aggregation, analysis, and presentation of data acquired from surveillance systems at different locations through a single, web-based interface. BI Portal is a cloud-based service added to savVi – Agent Vi’s comprehensive video analytics platform that provides real-time event detection, video search, and now expanded and even more robust business intelligence capabilities.
Guardzilla All-in-One Integrated Video Security System
While home security is a major concern for Americans there has been a barrier in the marketplace keeping Americans from protecting their home due to price, ease-of-use and multi-unit home solutions – until now. Americans can now protect their home, loved ones and pets with Guardzilla, affordable, easy-to-use, customizable security system that streams video to users’ smartphones in real-time and captures pictures. The motion sensor and siren capabilities allow Guardzilla to identify and deter unwanted intrusions. It’s peace of mind – at a small price tag.
SecurityHive Profiles Michael Matta, Co-Founder & CEO of Solink
The SecurityHive.com community voted during the summer of 2014 and selected the Physical Security and Video Surveillance industry’s Top 12 Influencers. – This Profile is one in the series of 12 making a difference in our industry Michael Matta, Co-Founder and CEO of Solink As Co-Founder and CEO, Mike runs the day-to-day operations […]
The Costs of Mobile Isolation in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)
If you’ve ever worked in a SCIF or another secure facility where mobile technology is prohibited, you know the pains of being isolated from the outside world. Not only are you stuck in an often windowless, sterile room for hours upon hours, day after day, but you’re digitally cut off from the rest of the world.
MicroPower Technologies Honored With 2014 Golden Eagle Award
MicroPower Technologies Inc., an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, announced that its has been awarded the 2014 Golden Eagle award by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4). The award, sponsored by SDM Magazine, was presented to MicroPower and its customer, American Airlines Center, for excellence in […]
Top 4 Ways US Gov’t Acting Unconstitutional On 4th Amendment
Editorial By Peter Van Buren. The views expressed below are those of Mr. Peter Van Buren. Leave us your comments below. Here’s a bit of history from another America: the Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people from their government. If the First Amendment’s right to speak out publicly was the people’s wall […]
U.S. House Of Reps Votes To Ban Purchase Of License-Plate Cameras
Moving to protect privacy amidst increased public fear about government surveillance, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban certain federal agencies from purchasing cameras that capture images of license plates. The measure passed, 254-172, as an amendment to the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bill under consideration on the House floor. […]