Gun violence in our schools is shattering records as the number of school shootings in the U.S. hit a record high. According to The Washington Post, there were 46 shootings at K-12 schools in 2022, more than 2021’s 42 school shootings. Thirty four students and adults were killed in these shootings. But beyond those who
The use of facial biometrics and facial recognition in airports is becoming more and more commonplace. Biometric technology and real-time facial recognition were already priorities for the airport industry before COVID put the brakes on air travel. But it has taken on a new urgency after this past summer of travel chaos, when staffing shortages
Consider some of these stats: Last season, soccer-related arrests were up by 59 percent in the 3000-plus games played in England and Wales to 2,198 – the highest number of arrests since 2,273 were made in the 2013-14 season. The number of disorder incidents reported at matches in England and Wales were up by 60
Casinos have long been tempting targets for thieves, scammers and money launderers. The popularity of casinos has only grown over time. Previously, hardly a few people gambled, but now, almost everybody is keen on gambling. These days, casinos are more accessible to people, and they have more ways to place wagers. Be it roulette, lotto,
Each year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) runs a Face Recognition Vendor Test (aka FRVT) designed to provide independent evaluations of commercially available and prototype face recognition technologies. Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial
As the economy begins to open up and people around the world return to work, it’s critical to have security processes and solutions in place that keep employees and visitors feeling safe, comfortable, and confident. Physical security has become even more important with the growth of hybrid attacks. In targeted hits, attackers will frequently leverage
Corporate real estate is not yet dead. And neither is working at the office. Simply put, both may be coming back with a vengeance – and people need to get hip to this reality, so says Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman. Mr. Gorman insisted recently that employees start returning to the office regularly if they
The edge is exploding. According to the “2021 IoT and Edge Commercial Adoption Survey” from the Eclipse Foundation, 54% of organizations are either using or planning to use edge computing technologies within 12 months, with another 30% planning to evaluate edge deployments within the next two years. Additionally, 30% expect to spend between $100,000 to
The importance of risk mitigation for safety and security The use of video surveillance technology worldwide is set to achieve record numbers in 2022. Used to enhance safety and security, video surveillance is projected to be a 69.1 billion dollar market by 2026 at a CAGR of 10%. This is driven, in part, by the
A Deep Dive with Professor Marios Savvides on “Safety Recognition” This week I had the opportunity to interview Professor Marios Savvides, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and founder and director of the Biometrics Center at CMU. In October, Oosto announced a new collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) CyLab Biometric Research Center,
