Further reading:

• South Africa’s security industry boom
  October 2017, Security Services & Risk Management
  Currently, South Africa’s private security industry is experiencing an unprecedented growth rate. Citizens are now spending as much as R45 billion annually to safeguard their lives, assets, homes and businesses.
  
• Measurable policies and multi-layered approach hit the mother lode
  October 2017, This Week's Editor's Pick, Integrated Solutions, Mining (Industry)
  Securing mines is often a logistical nightmare as threats from common thieves to illegal miners are added to the inherent safety and security risks synonymous with mine complexes.
  
• What’s in a platform?
  October 2017, Milestone Systems, Naxian Systems, Genetec, This Week's Editor's Pick, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Integrated Solutions
  Hi-Tech Security Solutions looks at what today’s security management platforms offer users from both small and large organisations.
  
• Changing the SMB VMS landscape
  October 2017, Pelco by Schneider Electric, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Integrated Solutions
  Video surveillance innovations have changed the landscape for enterprise security with the ability to provide real-time monitoring, forensic investigations, risk mitigation and business operations management.
  
• Milestone is all ears for audio
  October 2017, Milestone Systems, News, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Products
  Milestone Systems has released Device Pack 9.3 which prepares the Milestone community for using audio to increase safety. In addition, more than 300 cameras have received updated or new support.
  
• Security professionals meet with the regulator
  October 2017, South African Institute of Security (SAIS), This Week's Editor's Pick, Security Services & Risk Management, Associations
  Dave Dodge, chairman of the South African Institute of Security (SAIS) and PSiRA CEO, Manabela Chauke sat down with other role players for an open discussion, the first of many.
  
• Causes of fatigue
  October 2017, Leaderware, This Week's Editor's Pick, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Security Services & Risk Management
  The security industry has many regulations, but in an industry where the type of work and other conditions lend themselves to fatigue, there is little on the handling of fatigue.
  
• GTAIB: asset and transport protection
  October 2017, Associations, News, Security Services & Risk Management
  GTAIB works towards being the primary, globally recognised, knowledge-based voice of the total value chain industry, which includes transport and assets.
  
• Beware of PoPI non-compliance
  October 2017, iFacts, Security Services & Risk Management, Integrated Solutions
  Ignorance of the law may not be sufficient to save you from the Act when it comes into operation.
  
• Qognify secures global bank
  October 2017, Security Services & Risk Management, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring, Integrated Solutions
  Qognify announced that one of the world’s largest banks and financial services companies has selected Qognify Situator and its Operational Intelligence Centre (OIC) module to help manage its global security ...
  
• Keeping pace with change
  October 2017, Johnson Controls, This Week's Editor's Pick, Integrated Solutions
  Hospitals need to secure not just their patients but their staff, their high value assets and sensitive areas like pharmacies. It requires an integrated approach.
  
• Secure mining with integrated solutions
  October 2017, Forbatt SA, Mining (Industry), Integrated Solutions
  Securing a mine is a vast undertaking requiring one to use almost every security technology and process if you are to get it right.