On Monday morning, Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance experienced a cyberattack on its systems, which activated its security and protection protocols. According to the Kuwait News Agency, this incident led to the disconnection and isolation of hardware devices. The ministry reassured that the
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Between January 2022 and March 2023 cybercrime had harmed around 20,000 Kuwait citizens and residents, producing an estimated cost of over $160 million, said the unnamed security official to Al Qabas newspaper. The official said that the Electronic and Cyber Crime Department at the Ministry of Interior faces major challenges in raising awareness to protect […]
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; […]
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 […]
OPTEX’s ONVIF-compliant LiDAR REDSCAN Pro series allows the ability to create alerts based on specific detection criteria or logic. Alarms can be raised based on the sequence of zone detection or based on detection in multiple zones. One zone would be considered a ‘judgment zone’ and the second as an ‘alert zone’. With this REDSCAN […]
The Honeywell MAXPRO® Intrusion control panel delivers a fully integrated, cloud-hosted intrusion and access control system solution, part of the MAXPRO® Cloud portfolio. Ideal for small to medium businesses, MAXPRO® Cloud makes single or multi-site building security simple and scalable. The Honeywell MAXPRO® Cloud is a cloud-based security solution designed for multi-site
OPTEX is rolling out the launch of its new REDSCAN PRO laser detection sensor, featuring its longest range yet, making it the best solution for the highest security sites. The latest evolution in its award-winning REDSCAN LiDAR series, REDSCAN PRO can very accurately detect intruders to a range of 50mx100m, without any ‘gaps’ or the […]
The commercialization of drones, also called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), in recent years has not only made them more accessible to the general public, but also more readily available to those looking to wreak havoc and cause harm to critical infrastructure. This is one of the reasons counter-drone technology, also called anti-drone technology and counter […]
The Deep Learning phenomenon continues to excite the IT world, with computing power now at the level where it can be properly used in practical applications. Hikvision has been at the forefront of applying the technology in the surveillance industry and beyond, and has already released its first set of products that harness the power […]
