News of the bomb attack in Boston was all over the news last month, complete with some really mindless and careless speculation among TV and print journalists about who did it, who was arrested and ...

It is strange to hear the different opinions people have on the security industry. The most common one I hear is that business must be booming if you have anything to do with security in South Africa ...

Christmas comes but once a year and so does the CCTV Handbook. If you have not already noticed, the CCTV Handbook 2013 has been completed and bundled with your March issue. If your copy of this prized ...

How sad that the plight of the South African security industry makes it onto CNN in a short programme looking at the challenges the industry faces from its own government. It would be something to crow ...

If you use Facebook, you might have seen a spate of status updates claiming that the user’s posts are copyright and cannot be used by Facebook (or anyone) without the account holder’s written permission. ...

One of the benefits of working for a security publication is that you get to speak to a variety of people with different stories. Since the release of the South African Cyber Threat Barometer for 2012/13, ...

October is going to be a month of reading for Hi-Tech Security Solutions readers. Not only do we have our October issue jam packed with information on almost every aspect of the security market in Africa ...

At the time of writing, one could say it has been an interesting month. Striking miners attacked the police, causing serious injuries and fatalities for some cops. Then they did it again and more than ...

Welcome to our August issue. We have a bunch of focus areas this month, from fire to our IFSEC SA review to storage, to our annual healthcare feature and a look at the world of system integration. The ...

If you follow the Hi-Tech Security Solutions Twitter account, you will know that the Tech Trailblazers Awards has been launched and I have been asked to be one of the judges. I have also recently received ...

Welcome to the June issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions. We are rather excited about this month’s issue since, as you may notice, Hi-Tech Security Solutions has had a makeover. You will still find the ...

Welcome to the May issue. Regular readers will know that the surveillance section in Hi-Tech Security Solutions is usually the largest section in each issue, with a few exceptions. This issue follows ...