SICUREZZA 2023: Security & Fire Sector Meets in Italy

Editorial September 27, 2023

The event, one of the most important in Europe for the sector, is just around the corner. SICUREZZA will take place at Fiera Milano, Rho, from 15 to 17 November.  With less than two months to go before its inauguration, SICUREZZA 2023, the biennial international exhibition dedicated to security

Why IoT Matters in Physical Security

xmiddlex September 18, 2023

What is IoT and why does it matter? Getting a right answer to this question means understanding how cloud, cybersecurity, unification, and AI can impact the success of your IoT journey. Source: Genetec, E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com Did you know that there will be a projected 30 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use by 2030? […]

Smart glass: where aesthetics, discretion, and security converge

xmiddlex September 17, 2023

Although the first experimental implementations of smart glass date back to the 1960s, its mass commercial use began a few decades later. Due to its multiple applications in different verticals, this technology is attracting more attention today By: Nermin Kabahija; E-mail: redakcija@asadria.com Smart glass is also known as intelligent or electrochromic glass. It is a […]

See What’s New: Quick & Easy with IP Video System Design Tool

xmiddlex July 28, 2023

VIVOTEK has integrated with JVSG (IP Video System Design Tool) to make the design of professional video surveillance systems quick and easy. With the IP Video System Design Tool, users can calculate the precise lens focal length and viewing angles of all cameras in seconds, and check the field of view of each camera. This […]

Smoldering Threat: Are Lithium-Ion Batteries a Real Danger to People and Property?

xmiddlex July 20, 2023

In the era of digital innovation and mobility, lithium-ion batteries are the beating heart of the industry and everyday devices such as phones, laptops, electric bicycles, and scooters. However, does this heart pump excessively “hot” blood at a time when fires associated with these devices are becoming more common, and what is the industry’s response […]

False Alarms in Intrusion Detection

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

If you thought that once you have determined that an alarm is false, you can breathe a sigh of relief, think again. Even without a real threat, every false alarm is a source of frustration, costs for the user and the authorities, as well as damage to the reputation of the manufacturer. By: Mirza Bahić; […]

Multisensor Cameras Become More Powerful Than Ever

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

Wide-area monitoring is an important part of video surveillance, especially for end users maintaining large, spacious areas such as airports, parking lots, and warehouses. Yet the challenge has always been the fact these areas need to be covered by multiple cameras, which can be costly and cumbersome to deploy. Source: asmag.com; E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com  A

CYBER SECURITY – ChatGPT as a Security Phenomenon

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

After the popular ChatGPT recently suffered a data breach, Europol and security companies scrutinized it as a potential ally but also as a suspicious phenomenon in the virtual perimeter of cyber security By: Mirza Bahić; E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com The research company OpenAI recently confirmed that in March 2023, the widely popular ChatGPT AI bot was indirectly […]

Security 50: Growth has returned to security industry

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Most of the companies on the Security 50 list achieved significant growth in 2021. However, 2022 ends with the security industry beginning to address issues that point to major challenges in 2023. In last year’s Security 50, something unprecedented happened, with more companies – 28 – reporting revenue declines than growth in the height of […]

Qatar, a Place Where History Was Made

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Although many criticized FIFA’s decision to entrust the organization of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to a small desert country with marginal sports history in the month of December (a precedent in itself), the World Cup in Qatar turned out to be the best one so far. Fantastic football was witnessed, the matches were visited […]