NEC National Security Systems’ Fiber Optic Intrusion Detection Technology Wins Top Award for Homeland Security
ARLINGTON, VA (USA), - Dec. 12, 2022- NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS) today announced that its Intelligent Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (IPIDS) has won the top award from American Security Today in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award program. NEC Corporation of America’s (NEC) solution was selected as the platinum award winner in the perimeter intrusion detection product category for its innovative fiber optic sensing technology. The state-of-the-art IPIDS solution combines machine learning-based artificial intelligence to detect, locate and prevent physical threats to infrastructure. IPIDS systems are deployed over perimeters, borders, and other boundaries of critical resources to detect, locate, and prevent physical threats, such as active shooters, terrorists, and kidnappers.
“NEC’s IPIDS solution is a significant enhancement to public safety and national security in the U.S.,” said Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC NSS, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America. “Thanks to years of research and technical innovation, a digital security system now exists that can provide real-time situational awareness and threat detection to a level never seen before.”
NEC’s IPIDS technical innovation is its provision of digital, real-time, ubiquitous, accurate, and robust situational awareness to security & safety stewards. Simultaneously, IPIDS saves valuable security resources, such as security personnel, and reduces the need for maintenance, service, and the total cost of ownership, even in adverse environments.
For example, NEC’s IPIDS solution was recently deployed on the campus perimeter of a K-12 school in the U.S. which had increasing concerns about unauthorized breaches. The campus is comprised of dense wildlife and foot traffic, and the deployment of multitudes of electronic sensors was prohibitive. More importantly, it would detract from the school’s primary mission: to educate.
NEC’s IPIDS was selected for the application because of its integrability with the client’s existing optical fiber-based IT infrastructure, its ability to detect and locate perimeter intrusions to within a few feet via optical fiber sensing, automatically to cue nearby video cameras, apply deep learning-based AI to video, and send alerts to school security stewards via unified communication.
IPIDS can be seamlessly integrated via its agnostic application programming interface into federal, state, and local government and education systems, such as electronic security systems, electronic harbor security systems, and linear ground detection systems, providing physical security for antiterrorism, force protection, and integrated base defense.
“This IPIDS application brought immense value to public safety by detecting potential intrusion through its deployment over the perimeter of a crowded area," said Dr. Kiernan. “It is a true game changer for threat detection.”
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit, and intelligence to end-users in a variety of government, homeland security, enterprise, and public safety vertical markets.
“Amid rising threats to public safety, we appreciate American Security Today for recognizing the value NEC NSS brings to homeland security in the United States,” said Dr. Kiernan. “We are honored to be acknowledged by a leading security media organization for our advanced technology solutions.”
In addition to the award for IPIDS, NSS received awards across a range of categories relating to security technology, this included the prestigious Extraordinary Leadership and Innovation Award. Awards were also received for Best Vehicle Security Entrance Control Solution, Best Facial/Iris Recognition Solution Award, Best Perimeter Protection System Award, Best Mobile Security Solution, Best Biometric Reader Solution, and Best Access Control & Authentication System.
To learn more about NEC National Security Systems’ advanced security solutions, please visit necnss.com and the technology page for the IPIDS system.
About NEC National Security Systems
Based in Arlington, Va., NEC NSS is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America focused on deploying groundbreaking solutions for government use, including end-to-end systems for access control and security, Next Gen identity verification, scene processing, advanced analytics, and intrusion detection. NSS’s integrated hardware and software solutions support some of the U.S. government’s most critical missions, including those of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State (DOS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
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