According to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada announced that by the end of 2017, surveillance footage from cameras mounted inside public buses will be live streamed to law enforcement agencies during emergencies.
According to the whistleblower organization WikiLeaks, the CIA has developed a technique codenamed “Dumbo” that allows it to shut off IP cameras or microphones in a building before sending agents in.
Delta Electronics Inc., a global provider of power and thermal management solutions, announced its board of directors has approved a proposal for a cash tender offer to acquire approximately 35 percent to 55 percent of the outstanding common shares of VIVOTEK Inc.
Hikvision Canada Inc., a provider of video surveillance products and solutions, provided cameras for the JPPS Children’s Centre (CPE) in Montreal installed by integrator Alarme Sentinelle.
In July the Pentagon released a classified policy for disabling or destroying unmanned aircraft that violate military airspace, and on August 4, officials sent additional public information to bases around the country to allow installations to alert communities about the restrictions and the actions military officials are authorized to take, according to an article on Military.com.
Two men who used a stolen credit card to purchase $900 worth of electronics were caught thanks to surveillance footage of them that was aired on a Shoals CrimeStoppers video, according to the Times Daily of Florence, Tenn.
According to a report by the market research company Reportbuyer, the North America video surveillance market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.1 percent for the forecast years of 2017-2025 and is estimated to be worth $35 billion by 2025.
The city of Albuquerque, N.M., announced it would be launching a program that would network existing security cameras at homes and businesses in an initiative called SCAN, or Security Camera Analytical Network, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
According to a report by the market research company IHS Markit, while 41 percent of the 68 million wireless intruder alarm sensors sold across the globe in 2016 were wireless, only 4 percent of those wireless sensors were used in the large commercial sector.
