Further reading:

• Cash retains its crown
  March 2015, Technews Publishing, Security Services & Risk Management
  Despite the multitude of electronic and digital alternatives, the use of cash is actually increasing. Therefore, a continuous and concentrated effort is required to protect it from falling into the hands of criminals.
  
• Securing expats on large-scale projects
  March 2015, Security Services & Risk Management
  Nico Snyman has a long history in risk management and mitigation, from his position as station commander of the Meadowlands Police Station in Soweto, through to heading the security department for the Gautrain and now running Crest Advisory Africa. He discusses the issues involved in hiring and securing expats to work on large-scale projects.
  
• Why are estates unable to keep their residents safe?
  March 2015, Xone Integrated Security, Security Services & Risk Management
  Ian Downie discusses violent crime on estates and measures to deal with this ­disturbing trend in the security space, as well as other estate trends.
  
• Guard management solutions
  March 2015, Perimeter Security, Alarms & Intruder Detection, Asset Management, EAS, RFID, News, Products
  UTrackIT has released a number of products aimed at the perimeter and guard monitoring markets, keeping guards on track and safe with GPS, GPRS and RFID technologies.
  
• Fidelity acquires Protea Coin Cash Solutions interests
  March 2015, News, Security Services & Risk Management
  Following a closed tender process which was put in motion early in 2014, Fidelity Security Group has acquired Protea Coin’s cash in transit, cash processing and Cameo Devices business interests.
  
• Keep your cash safe
  March 2015, SBV Services, Asset Management, EAS, RFID, Security Services & Risk Management
  Criminals are working really hard to find more and more ingenious ways to rob hard-working, honest businesses but there are a number of small steps that businesses can take to protect their cash and valuables.
  
• Preventing catastrophic plant damage
  March 2015, Fire & Safety, Products
  Critical equipment located in confined spaces or micro-environments requires the highest standards of effective fire suppressant solutions in order to avoid catastrophic damage to a plant.
  
• Access and intrusion detection
  March 2015, Virdi Distribution SA, Access Control, Identity Management, Products
  ViRDI developed a solution that would address the current biometric market and also the historical access ­control market while incorporating intrusion detection.
  
• Multimodal authentication biometric terminal­
  March 2015, Virdi Distribution SA, Access Control, Identity Management, Products
  ViRDI Distribution SA has announced the release of its latest biometric terminal for high-risk, high-security applications that uses multimodal authentication of biometric features, proximity card technologies and a numerical PIN.
  
• Five things your security service providers don’t want you to know
  February 2015, Astrosec, Security Services & Risk Management
  Astrosec’s Adriaan Bosch examines the South Africa private security industry, highlighting five issues customers should know about, but which are often swept under the rug because of ignorance or budget restraints.
  
• Guarding changing for the better
  February 2015, Enforce Security, ADT Security, Security Services & Risk Management
  Guarding will change and technology is playing a greater role but guards are here to stay, with better skills and better equipped to do their jobs - and better protected.
  
• Moving past passwords
  February 2015, HID Global, Security Services & Risk Management
  Choosing an effective strong authentication has recently become much easier with the adoption of smartphones, smart cards and other smart devices that can carry secure credentials.