Looking into 2030, the implications of globalization will be more prominent than ever in the face of mass movement of people into urban areas in search of new opportunities, creating unprecedented challenges. To safeguard important public infrastructures, authorities will increasingly deploy smart city technologies to the point of subjecting cities to complete dependence on them. However, focusing solely on deploying the best technological solutions does not necessarily make a city more secure. How can NEC help with its unique Cyber-physical fusion technologies to promote safer cities?