Railway Security

Railway Security

Robot

The British Army is about to obtain an impressive, advanced new explosive ordnance disposal robot with the ability to climb stairs, negotiate slopes of...
body scanner

Growing terrorist threats to transportation systems around the world and the possibility of a massive attack have brought about an increase in security measures...

The International Labour Organization estimates that 2.3 million people worldwide die due to work-related reasons each year. It’s a figure that comprises both job-site...
cyber attacks

As railways adopt more automated, wireless and connected technologies, their most safety-critical assets have become exposed to new and more dangerous types of cyber...
train

UAVs have been making the process of capturing and monitoring rail information safer, cheaper and faster worldwide. The ability to view an accurate digital...
crowded environments

Everyone wants to be safe and secure, but is it realistic to perform in crowded environments such as a metro station security screening like...
crowd management

India will use drones for both crowd management and infrastructure inspection. As one of the most populous countries in the world, India is interested...
drone

A new rugged autonomous drone with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities was developed by an Israeli tech company to advance security missions with real-life applications. Percepto...
infrastructure inspection

New autonomous solar-powered blimps will be used to collect long-distance aerial data. Mothership Aeronautics will build and deploy its new TerraSoar Aerial Intelligence Airship. TerraSoar’s...
TSA

A new security screening technique currently being tested in the US is designed to scan large crowds and spot hidden explosives and suicide vests....
rail industry

Various security monitoring applications used in the rail industry require individual systems, creating expensive and complex integrations for surveillance centres. Moreover, installations tend to...
first responders

A large-scale exercise to assess authorities’ capabilities to improve first responders’ preparedness and response to an urban, critical incident was recently conducted at the...
video analytics

Israel is a leading player in the Homeland Security arena, with proven field capabilities and experience. Leading Israeli companies are involved in many of...
Critical Transportation Infrastructure

Protecting critical infrastructure isn’t just about preventing malicious attacks, but also mitigating the damage of natural disasters. Transportation infrastructure such as subway tunnels are...
video analytics

Video analytics methods have emerged as an effective measure of security in public transport hubs, successfully managing the passengers' progress in stations while supplying...

Hitachi announced that it will begin providing "walk-through type explosives trace detection system" for critical infrastructure facilities such as power plants and data centers...

The role of video analytics in the security and law enforcement fields has been growing, and its  functions have expanded to traffic control and...

‘Intelligent video analytics’ were deployed by the Indian Railways in order to assess crowd density at major railway stations and initiate crowd control measures...

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security have invested in technology to prevent attacks like the one in Brussels, including facial recognition technology that...

India is putting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to good use for an ambitious project. Indian Railway has been using UAVs to inspect the construction...

At the beginning of October Siemens introduced RailFusion - a software designed to make our trains infrastructures safer and more efficient. This new software, already at...

Paz Shabtai The attempted attack by an armed man aboard a train in Europe has brought attention in the United States and Europe to the...