The number of people expected to be living in cities is set to double by 2050 to some 6.4 billion urban dwellers. To cope with this population increase, and to adjust to the new needs of larger cosmopolitan environments, cities will require new and innovative ways of managing their assets and resources. This is addressed […]
On June 12 Axis Communications hosted its inaugural Women in Security Summit—an event that looks to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and engage attendees, both men and women, who share this common objective. The event consisted of a number of workshops led by renowned industry-leading women across the US and a panel discussion […]
Cameras form the basis of any surveillance system. In some cases, specific cameras cannot always cover a whole area and it is necessary to acquire several cameras to have a good overview. This can rapidly increase the overall cost of an installation and budgetary constraints may lead to a compromise being made on the quality […]
Everyone agrees that cybersecurity is important. However, it is also an ongoing process. Nothing man-made is ever 100% secure – intentional backdoors are bad design and show a significant lack of understanding around the basics of a cyber secure world and programming mistakes cannot be avoided completely. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, none of the […]
The use of drones – also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – is becoming ever more widespread across multiple industry sectors. The benefits of drone technology are potentially significant: a new report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK estimates that drone technology has the potential to increase UK GDP by £42 billion (or 2%) […]
While digital transformation is currently reshaping every industry and sector, mining surveillance has traditionally been slow to adopt the latest technological trends. This is changing as businesses are starting to gear up to leverage new opportunities that are created by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in […]
