Latest · Week 46, 2026
Surveillance & Security Weekly
Two big security shows land in the region next week, Motorola's video business keeps growing, Milestone hardens its VMS, and Axis flags two Camera Station flaws.
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World Police Summit opens in Dubai on 16 November
The fifth World Police Summit runs 16–18 November at Dubai World Trade Centre, hosted by Dubai Police. Organisers expect more than 220 ministers, police chiefs and international leaders, with delegates from over 90 countries. Awards winners across 13 categories were due to be named on 9 November and will be honoured on the final day.
Source: WAM (Emirates News Agency)
In the latest issue
- UAEWorld Police Summit opens in Dubai on 16 NovemberWAM (Emirates News Agency) · 6 November 2026
- UAESharjah's top court closes a road case in which camera footage traced the vehicleGulf News · 10 November 2026
- GCCIntersec Saudi Arabia moves to Riyadh Front with its largest editionIntersec Saudi Arabia (Messe Frankfurt) · 11 May 2026
- GCCSaudi Arabia's GSTS Month is under way, with an innovation fair in late NovemberOkaz · 25 October 2026
- WorldMotorola Solutions: video sales up double digits, record USD 16.6 billion backlogSecurityInfoWatch · 5 November 2026
- WorldCamect and 3Si link private cameras to police dispatchSecurityInfoWatch · 4 November 2026
- TechnologyMilestone XProtect 2026 R2: inherited permissions, central logs, encrypted camera linksSecurityInfoWatch · 6 November 2026
- TechnologyPimloc's redaction editor now blurs screens, whole bodies and spoken wordsSecurityInfoWatch · 6 November 2026
- CybersecurityAxis schedules disclosure of two high-severity AXIS Camera Station flawsAxis Communications (release notes, security advisories) · 10 November 2026
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Earlier issues
- October 2026Dubai Police maps AI policing to 2040, US camera rules widen to critical infrastructure, Verkada connects its platform to AI assistants, and attackers probe an old Hikvision flaw.
- September 2026GSX in Atlanta puts practical AI ahead of hype, Bosch's video unit becomes IQSIGHT, Emirates signs on with the World Police Summit, and CISA flags a run of camera and recorder flaws.
- August 2026A quieter month: how UAE courts treat CCTV evidence, and the US ban on importing older Hikvision and Dahua models for security uses settling in.
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