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Glasgow nightclub hosts SIA counter-terror exercise

A recent counter-terrorism emergency planning exercise in Glasgow saw security operatives dealing with realistic terror scenarios presented by actors. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) ran the safety resilience exercise at Kokomo on Glasgow’s West Regent Street. The exercise was the first of its kind in Scotland and organised in partnership with Police Scotland counter-terrorism officers …

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ONVIF uses ISC West to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the profile concept

ONVIF is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at …

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viisights and EAGL Technology have partnered to create and deploy video understanding technology designed to detect armed persons and provide real-time early alerts

EAGL Technology and viisights join forces for preemptive violence detection system

viisights and EAGL Technology have partnered to create and deploy video understanding technology designed to detect armed persons and provide real-time early alerts. By combining viisights AI-powered behaviour recognition video analytics with EAGL gunshot detection and alert systems, customers will benefit from the ability to identify and detect a potential active-shooter scenario in real-time to …

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Festival goers in Switzerland

The role of IT in securing publicly accessible locations

As successful vaccination programmes signal increasing freedoms across Europe, sports and music events, clubs, coffee shops, bars and other publicly accessible locations are once again opening up and welcoming patrons back. Yet, while Covid remains an ongoing challenge, it is the potential for terrorist activity that makes it increasingly necessary for event organisers to take …

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TouchPoint acquires Morse Watchmans

TouchPoint acquires Morse Watchmans

Morse Watchmans, has been acquired by TouchPoint, a privately-held company focused on engineered products in growth markets where the touch point is a differentiating factor. Following the acquisition, Morse Watchmans will join TouchPoint’s Intelligent Inventory Management platform. This portion of the company focuses on developing inventory management solutions that enable the secure, accurate and efficient …

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Plexal and UK DCMS launch Cyber Runway

UK government aims to support cyber start-ups

The UK government has launched a new scheme to help cyber start-ups, small businesses and scaleups launch and grow their businesses. Cyber Runway will see entrepreneurs and businesses get access to business masterclasses, mentoring, product development support, networking events and backing to trade internationally and secure investment so they can turn their ideas into commercial …

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Citadel Defense has won a sole source contract for $6M from the US DoD

Citadel wins US DoD counter drone contract

Citadel Defense has won a sole source contract for $6M from a Classified US Department of Defense customer to build and deploy an AI-powered counter drone solution. The system will be deployed at sensitive government locations and operated by non-specialist military personnel and first responders. The solution has been designed to autonomously detect, classify, track …

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