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For many nations across the globe, the threat from international terrorism remains severe. Physical attacks, carried out by terror cells and radicalised individuals, in Barcelona, London, Manchester, Stockholm, Paris and Brussels have been coupled with an increasing number of cyberattacks. With the issue of national security and counter terrorism at the top of government agendas, Clarion Defence and Security Ltd. has announced the launch of UK Security Week that will start on 6 March 2018. Desi...

Securitas has officially achieved FREDD (Free Running Explosive Detection Dog) certification – the EU standard for the use of dogs in aviation cargo security. Working in conjunction with the Department for Transport (DfT), this ground-breaking achievement means Securitas now provides the highest levels of explosives detection using our four-legged friends. Government-certified detection dog service Not only do ever-present terrorist threats make this an essential arm of the security pro...

Although it has been statistically proven that taking a plane is no more risky than taking a bus, people do have reasons to put extra caution on air travel safety, especially in a time replete with terrorist threats. A major line of defence must be the various sections of the airports, which, as a gateway to the outside world and transportation hub of the city, has always been on the top safety list of the government and all related authorities. Dahua Airport Solution is an intelligent security...

Clarion Defence and Security Ltd. has announced that it has joined forces with GSE Media to run the world’s first major trade event in the rapidly expanding people analytics field. The People Movement and Management Show (PMMS) will take place at London’s Olympia from 6-7 March 2018 during UK Security Week, alongside the successful Security and Counter Terror Expo (SCTX). The move will help establish PMMS as the key pan-European trade show for the people analytics industry and will...

It is said that “Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Leaders”. Educating them in the right way and assuring that there is no hindrance in their progress is of utmost importance. For this, educational institutions should make efforts to improve their way of delivering education and take preventive steps against the threats and mischiefs happening in the premises. Matrix Video Surveillance solution, with its two-way audio feature, helps educational institutions to serve qualit...

IndigoVision were delighted to welcome the UK First Security of State, Damian Green, to their design headquarters in Edinburgh UK. Mr Green’s visit was in recognition of the innovation and global success of IndigoVision in the security industry. New cyber-security technology During his visit Mr Green learnt about some the many IndigoVision innovations, including the world’s first NVR, the first HD Security Camera and the soon to be released cyber-security technology, CyberVigilant&...

Digital Barriers plc, announces that it will be making its live facial recognition software available at no cost to national and local authorities and agencies in the UK involved in the search for missing young people. As seen last week on BBC Newsnight, the new and unique automatic facial recognition system, SmartVis Face, has been built around machine learning, originally with the purpose of tracking criminals and terror suspects against watch lists of many thousands of people. After being pu...

Maritime and Border Security Philippines that is taking place 3 – 4 October 2017 in Manila, Philippines and comes at an opportune time as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th Founding Anniversary. Taking place adjacent to the ASEAN EU High Level Dialogue this October, the National Security Council (NSC) Office of President, Philippines, and the National Coast Watch Council Secretariat (NCWCS) will be hosting Maritime and Border Security Philippines in conj...

Emergencies that occurred in an airport will not only lead to flight delays, cause major disturbance to millions of passengers, it could also tarnish the nation’s reputation and result in fatality and economy losses. Join global airport operators and aviation authorities at Equip Global’s renowned conference at Emergency Management for Airports Summit in London on 10 – 13 October 2017. Bringing together crucial sectors In addition to sharing key lessons learned from recent ai...

This year’s Emergency Services Show returns to Hall 5 at the NEC, Birmingham from 20 to 21 September with a strong focus on learning from past incidents and collaborating to protect the public and save lives. Attracting over 6,500 visitors and 400 exhibitors, The Emergency Services Show 2017 provides a unique opportunity to network and exchange ideas across the resilience, emergency planning and emergency services community, share best practice as well as to see and handle the latest techn...

360 Vision Technology, the CCTV design and manufacturing company, announces the partnership with Super Recognisers International (SRI), world leaders in CCTV investigation. Acting in an advisory role, SRI will be liaising with 360 Vision on future performance innovations for the company’s high-performance Predator ruggedised PTZ camera. Super Recognisers International Headed up by Kenny Long, SRI combines a specialist team of experienced investigators and super recognisers. Super recogni...

MacSafe is a new hostile vehicle incursion prevention system, developed in response to a need to upgrade security in public places. It is designed to integrate public safety discretely into the landscaping of highly trafficked areas such as airports, schools, hospitals, and tourist attractions; providing high performance with low visual impact. MacSafe system The MacSafe system consists of a minimum two high tensile steel cables, anchored at each end with a patented energy dissipation system....

Security is number one priority now everywhere and Russia is not an exception. Local key buyers are extremely interested in new brands & technologies entering the market thus they decided to announce a review of the technologies to find new effective solutions to prevent terrorism and enhance security. Security experts will gather at TB Forum to review new equipment, maintain and establish business contacts, discuss current issues of vulnerability assessment and develop amendments to their...

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's trusted OEM partner for RFID solutions, alerted its access control manufacturer, distributor, integrator, dealer, and specifier partners about the potential impact on their businesses of the settlement of Edenborough v. ADT LLC, Case No. 3:16-cv-02233, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Referred to as the ADT Hacking Vulnerability Class Action Lawsuit, ADT will pay $16 million to settle five hacking vulnerability clas...

The stage is set for INTERPOL World 2017 as it readies to welcome over 10,000 law enforcement agencies, government bodies, academia, solution providers, security professionals, and buyers from around the globe. In its second edition this year, INTERPOL World, comprising the INTERPOL World Congress and Exhibition, promises an immersive experience covering the latest innovations, best practices, and thought leadership aimed at accelerating timely and accurate responses to future global security c...

Dedrone, a security company that developed the world’s first software to detect drones and protect high-value airspace from drone threats, announced their operations are expanding into serving the federal market, through the addition of three U.S. military veterans to their salesforce and advisory board, as well as expanding operations to a third office in Washington, D.C. Dedrone currently is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in Kassel, Germany. The addition of former mili...

INTERPOL World 2017 is set to bring law enforcement agencies, government bodies, academia, security professionals and solution providers together over three days of networking and information exchange this July. The global exhibition and congress aim to stimulate collaborations between stakeholders to address crimes in the future. This year, the INTERPOL World Congress will see a brand-new conference structure to give attendees a more guided experience with an end-to-end approach. Featuring ove...

Airstar Aerospace—a designer and manufacturer of stratospheric balloons, tethered balloons, as well as airship and thermal insulation for satellites (MLI)—will exhibit for the first time at the International Paris Air Show 2017 (Paris-Le Bourget, 19th – 25th June, 2017) within the SAFE Cluster Pavilion (PACA region, hall 4 stand B78). Eagle Owl ISR tethered balloon Romain Chabert, Managing Director of Airstar Aerospace, will be making a presentation of the company on the...

Presented by Comexposium Singapore, the seventh edition of Asia-Pacific’s largest homeland security exhibition and conference, Milipol Asia-Pacific 2017, was recently held in Singapore at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 4th – 6th April, 2017.Ensuring public safetyMinister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Mr. K. Shanmugam, and His Excellency Marc Abensour, Ambassador of France to Singapore graced and officiated the three-day homeland security event on 4th April, 2017.D...

Allied Universal, a facility services company and the largest security force in North America, together with John Jay College and the Metropolitan Healthcare Security Directors Association (MHSDA), will host a Plan to Live seminar to educate healthcare providers on best practices to handle an active shooter situation and other threats. The free seminar will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the college’s Moot Court at 899 10th Avenue, New York City. Protecting hea...

A multi-functional security safe mounted into the perimeter of sites of critical national infrastructure was unveiled at Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017, which took place between 3rd-4th May. Crime & Fire Victrix Vault Turnkey security systems integrator Crime & Fire Defence Systems launched the Victrix Vault on fencing partner Zaun Limited’s stand at the two-day expo at London’s Kensington Olympia. Crime & Fire created the innovative fence- or wall-mounted safe...

The event will showcase a wide range of product innovations from more than 350 exhibitors Terrorism has become part of everyday life. Over the past 12 months, Europe has experienced some the deadliest attacks in its history and the threat level remains high worldwide. One of the main issues facing global security professionals today is the breakup of the so-called Islamic State’s caliphate. Following the liberation of Mosel and the assault on Raqqa, it is becoming incre...

Traka’s intelligent solutions restrict access to sensitive areas and valuable data rich equipment Traka will be at Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017, demonstrating its latest intelligent product solutions for securely storing and controlling access to vulnerable keys and equipment. Restricting access to sensitive areas Visitors to stand B65 will see how Traka’s systems enable a full audit trail including who was the last user, when the key or equipment...

The prestigious Judges' Choice Award was presented to Thermal Imaging Radar for Hydra CrucialTrak's Biometric Access Control System (BACS) took top honours as Best New Product in the SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) at ISC West 2017, announced the Security Industry Association (SIA). Four biometric identification technologiesBACS is the world's first multi-biometric authentication technology, providing the highest security measures by layering four different biometric authentic...

GET Group NA delivers solutions necessary for the enrollment of individuals to issue secure documents GET Group North America, a provider of high-assurance security solutions that enhance Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) operations, will be showcasing biometric identification technology for live capture and enrollment in the Document Security Alliance (DSA) Pavilion (booth 6058) at ISC West 2017. Live capture GET Group NA, along with Covestro LLC (security...

Hikvision will also be giving 10 lucky visitors to their stand the opportunity to win an EZVIZ S1 Sports Camera Hikvision UK & Ireland will be showcasing a host of their specialist solutions at the Security and Counter Terror Expo on 3rd & 4th May, 2017, at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London. High security and specialist solutionsExhibiting on stand E45, Hikvision will be demonstrating the latest high security and specialist solutions including: ATEX & Marine: Ide...

ASIS International (ASIS) and the ASIS New York City Chapter, are co-hosting the two-day programme The latest best practices in anti-terrorism, risk management, and intelligence gathering for securing large cities and businesses around the globe will be the focus of the ASIS 27th New York City Security Conference & Expo, taking place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Centre in New York City between 7th-8th June 2017. Security management professionals In addition to being...

At Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017, LOCKEN will exhibit the new Mechatronic range LOCKEN, a provider of cable-free access control solutions, will showcase its recent joint venture with ISEO Group and the launch of a new range of highly interactive security systems at the Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017 at Olympia on 3rd & 4th May, 2017. Mechatronic access control systems The joint venture, between two companies with strong entrepreneurial and family cultu...

The app is free to all users, and stores can send alerts that will be sent to every user on the network The terrorist attack on the Houses of Parliament last Wednesday has left many in shock. The mood since has been one of sympathy for the families, and praise for the police, with the Prime Minister describing PC Keith Palmer as “every inch a hero.” The current threat level remains one step below critical, and police presence is heightened throughout the UK. Spotl...

Pathfinder's expendable, affordable, actionable and undetectable attributes make it the ideal sensor solution to rapidly decrease border-related illegal immigration In response to recent United States (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection initiatives along the U.S. southern border, Applied Research Associates' Security Products Division announces the release of its Pathfinder sensor system design to improve border patrol agent efficiency and protection, reduce costs associated...