NCS4 is planning its 2020 National Sports Safety and Security Conference for October 12-14, 2020. The virtual event is themed around "The Way Forward" and will include a number of panels and discussions around COVID-19, venue and event management and returning to play and operations safely.
A proposed ordinance in Albany, N.Y. would would regulate the city’s surveillance technology, including facial recognition software and surveillance cameras.
The City of Bridgeport in Connecticut announced a $433,616 federal grant to improve port security and water rescue equipment, including ramping up and replacing video surveillance.
Tennessee's 2020-2021 budget includes $38 million in capital maintenance across higher education institutions from the Higher Education Capital Maintenance Fund and $2 million non-recurring statewide security grants.
The NYPD arrested a suspect of attempted rape, assault and harassment after a bystander in the subway intervened. Video of the subway attack was used by the NYPD’s facial recognition team to identify the suspect from a previous arrest.
A popular tourist attraction in central Japan, the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum was broken into by thieves who opened an office safe and took more than one million yen in cash.
Banks, like other businesses, are taking precautions to make customers feel safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Placing physical distancing markers on the floor, sanitizing ATMs, installing plexiglass partitions at teller booths and requiring scheduled appointments are just some of the ways financial institutions are mitigating risks for customers. Video surveillance can play a vitally important role right now, as banks look to ensure compliance with these new COVID-related safety measures. IP cameras with intelligent security analytics can help rapidly and accurately detect compliance issues, as well as other suspicious or atypical behavior. After all, banks must continue to monitor physical security even throughout the pandemic and today’s IP cameras with intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) technology can help lessen this burden with highly accurate notifications.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded the nation's largest statewide public transportation system NJ Transit more than two million dollars in grant money for security cameras and related equipment at dozens of locations.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Department of Safety and Quality Assurance (DSQA) has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification of its Quality Management System (QMS).
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