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Needless to say, municipalities across the globe are turning to intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to make their cities more livable and sustainable. More and more, video surveillance combined with analytics has become a key component in ITS, helping manage traffic and reduce congestion.It goes without saying that urbanization has become a rapid phenomenon across the globe, as more and more …

By 2050, there will be more citizens living in cities than in rural areas by a ratio of 2:1. As the Internet of Things ecosystem matures, there will be new opportunities for city managers to manage infrastructure, traffic and daily living, says a report published by Future Today Institute (FTI).  Public-private partnerships, affordable technology, long-term urban and budget planning and equal access …

Cyber ​​defense systems, which were prepared against drones, will take place in 2025. The world is talking about the recent attack in Saudi Arabia. After the air attacks against the two different oil production facilities of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco with 10 drones, daily production of the world’s largest oil producer Saudi Arabia has been cut down …

Smart homes consist of many devices that perform different tasks and are connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). It doesn’t matter whether these devices are different from each other. What matters is what they do to make their users’ lives easier. Although these devices have revolutionized life in the home, they also create dangers that have never been seen …

Half of the cyber security incidents in industrial networks are caused by employee errors. Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk. Employee errors or unintentional actions accounted for 52% of incidents that affected operational technology and industrial control system (OT / ICS) networks last year. According to the Kaspersky’s report “The State of Industrial Cyber …

More and more, municipal officials are turning to technologies to make cities smarter, safer and more livable. In this regard, facial recognition can come in handy to help solve various challenging municipal issues. “Driven by data intelligence and grounded in values of sustainability, mobility and connectivity, cities can streamline their evolution by embracing new technologies, backed by data and artificial …

Many studies regarding the face detection, can categorize people biasedly according to their characteristics such as skin color and gender. MIT is working to improve this problem with a better algorithm, rather than solving it manually. BIAS-FREE FACE DETECTION. MIT has been able to achieve reducing the categorical bias problems by 60 percent, with its new algorithm developed on the …

More and more, intelligent transport systems (ITS) have received greater awareness and attention. This is especially so amid governments’ efforts to build smart cities and improve traffic. In this regard, 5G or fifth-generation mobile communications, can come in handy. Globally, an increasing number of cities is eyeing intelligent transport systems to help solve various municipal issues, for example traffic jams …

When purchasing a security system, price is always a deciding factor for the user, who may be tempted to get less expensive consumer-grade IP cameras for their organization. At times like these, it’s better to think twice by considering the differences between consumer and professional camera systems. A recent blog post by Kintronics summarized the differences as follows. Quality, reliability and performance …

With the proliferation of connected devices under IoT, cybersecurity risks have also increased. Making devices secure against IoT security issues therefore will become a key differentiator for manufacturers. Needless to say, the internet of things has become a reality. What makes IoT appealing is the various applications that it allows. According to a recent blog post by Allot, IoT can …