Active monitoring and protection
March 2017, Security Services & Risk Management, Products
During one of his patrols, a guard deployed to a hotel on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal was caught by surprise by two men making their way up a beach path leading to the reception area.
Upon enquiring whether they were guests of the hotel, the two men beat up the guard. During the scuffle, the guard dropped his Active Track device. However, the assailants took little notice of this and proceed to rob the guard of his possessions, including the dropped Active Track device. One of the attackers fled back down the beach path with the guard’s valuables, while the other made his way to reception.
Unbeknown to the assailants, the Active Track device has a built-in alarm function which is triggered in the 24-hour support centre when the device is dropped. Added to this is the Active Track’s GSM and GPS capabilities, which enable the call centre to make a silent call to the dropped device to listen in on the scene; notify the guard’s security company of the distress situation; and pint-point the real-time location of the device through live GPS tracking.
Once having made the silent call, the support centre spoke with the security company who immediately dispatched a reaction unit to the hotel.
Meanwhile, the call centre continued to update the security company on the movements of the device, which was making its way down the beach. Within minutes, the security company had deployed a reaction vehicle to intercept and arrest the assailant on the beach, which it successfully did. However, on searching the robber, none of the guard’s valuables – including the Active Track device – were found.
A call to the support centre confirmed that the goods had been discarded in a nearby rock pool. While the guard’s cellphone was badly damaged, the Active Track device was in good working order, thanks to its rugged and waterproof design.
It came as a huge relief that the attackers were swiftly removed without any further threat to the safety of life or property.
For more information contact Active Track, +27 (0)11 551 1687, info@activetrack.co.za, www.activetrack.co.za.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Further reading:
- DDoS detection and mitigation platform
September 2017, Networks Unlimited, Cyber Security, Products
Arbor Networks further automates DDoS attack mitigation for MSSPs and enterprise customers.
- Assessing risks in security technology systems
September 2017, Adamastor Consulting, This Week's Editor's Pick, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Technology used to mitigate physical risks comes with its own risks that need to be addressed.
- Manage your data appropriately
September 2017, This Week's Editor's Pick, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Home is where one relaxes and forgets about the stresses and demands of day-to-day life, except if your job is managing an estate and the security of its residents.
- Who’s on your estate?
September 2017, LexisNexis, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Verifying a candidate’s identity is one of the most important checks to conduct as it establishes whether a person is really who they say they are.
- Effective, PoPI-compliant visitor management
September 2017, Residential Estate (Industry), Security Services & Risk Management
Establishing the correct identity of visitors to an estate or complex is crucial to effective security, especially with the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act looming.
- Essential backup power equipment
September 2017, Eurobyte Technology, Legrand Southern Africa, This Week's Editor's Pick, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Planning for unexpected power outages has become an essential part of any security strategy for residential estates wanting to keep their security running.
- Five safety rules
September 2017, DEHN Africa, This Week's Editor's Pick, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Working on electrical installations can be dangerous as those that are not properly connected or maintained pose a serious risk to both people and property.
- Bringing comprehensive security to estates
September 2017, Elvey, Residential Estate (Industry), CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Products
Elvey cemented its involvement and presence in the residential estate market at this year’s Hi-Tech Security Solutions’ Residential Estate Security Conference.
- Dynamic environments require dynamic solutions
September 2017, Excellerate Services , Residential Estate (Industry), Security Services & Risk Management
Enforce has a number of success stories within the residential estate market that include the deployment of thermal imaging CCTV cameras with analytics.
- Robust and reliable
September 2017, Forbatt SA, Residential Estate (Industry), CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Products
In the ever-changing and harsh conditions in which our security professionals operate it is critical to align oneself with body-worn cameras built for its purpose.
- Cameras don’t equal surveillance
September 2017, D-Link Africa, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Products
When you purchase new cameras for your office or factory, you may be tempted to think that you are well on your way to securing your space, but cameras are just one pixel in the picture of security.
- Flexible biometric solutions from Morpho
September 2017, OT-Morpho South Africa, Residential Estate (Industry), Access Control & Identity Management, Products
Morpho South Africa has a strong presence in the residential estate market, with its biometric readers managing access to a number of estates around the country.
|
|
