The Identity, Security & Access Alliance (ISAA) hosted several launch events in Johannesburg in August, showcasing the participating companies’ technical solutions with a primary focus on the solutions made possible by integrating high-quality systems to deliver comprehensive solutions.
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This name change reflects the consolidation of Montgomery Group’s regional divisions across Africa under one unified management structure, creating a more agile, efficient, and future-focused organisation.
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The clock is ticking down to the realisation of quantum AI and the sought-after ‘quantum advantage’. In many boardrooms, however, quantum remains mysterious; full of promise, but not fully understood.
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Cyber attackers have become significantly more sophisticated and determined, targeting businesses of all sizes. PwC’s Global Digital Trust Insights Survey 2025 Africa and South Africa highlights the urgent need for organisations to implement robust cyber risk mitigation strategies.
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New Veeam Software Appliance empowers IT teams to achieve instant protection with Veeam’s fully preconfigured, software-only appliance, delivering enterprise-ready simplified deployment and operational efficiency, robust cyber resilience.
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As Africa’s digital economy rapidly grows, businesses across the continent are facing the challenge of securing data in an environment characterised by evolving cyberthreats, unreliable connectivity and diverse regulatory frameworks.
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Unlike traditional guarding services, Visual Verifier operates on an ‘Always On’ principle, ensuring continuous 24/7 coverage of warehouses, depots, transit hubs, and delivery points.
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A significant perception gap exists in security awareness training: 68% of leaders believe training is tailored to roles, yet only a third of employees feel adequately trained. Many organisations only conduct annual or biannual generic training that may not effectively change behaviour.
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Security professionals and business leaders are invited to revolutionise their offsite monitoring operations at the DeepAlert Product Road Show, taking place on 16 – 17 September 2025, at the Schoemanspark Golf Club, Bloemfontein.
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If you are a security buyer, operations lead, or technology partner, do not miss ProtecLink 2025, to be held in Polokwane on 16 September 2025, at the Polokwane Royal Hotel.
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A growing fraud strategy involves leveraging AI to produce highly convincing fake images, videos, and audio, commonly referred to as deepfakes, which are used to impersonate real individuals and spread misleading or false information.
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Hotel Montresor Tower, a stylish four-star destination just outside Verona, Italy, has successfully upgraded its fire detection infrastructure with Hochiki's advanced Latitude life safety platform.
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“Medium-sized businesses are often the easiest target for cyber criminals, because they are just digital enough to be vulnerable, but not mature enough to be fully protected," says Warren Bonheim, MD of Zinia.
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As enterprises face rising complexity and connectivity demands, hybrid networks offer a transformative path, combining the proven reliability of TETRA or DMR with the innovation and coverage of 5G broadband.
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SMARTpod recently spoke with Pieter Nel, Sales Director for SADC at Sophos, and Sarel Lamprecht, MD at Phishield, about ransomware and their new cyber insurance partnership.
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Advanced algorithms are able to analyse your Wi-Fi signals and create a representation of your movements, turning your home's Wi-Fi into a motion detection and personal identification system.
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Effective ASM requires companies to think like attackers, anticipate risks, and act decisively to reduce exposure by knowing their environment, deploying a structured approach, leveraging capable tools, and addressing both internal and external risks.
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By equipping Johannesburg’s metro police and emergency services with multimode radios which integrate TETRA and LTE networks, Hytera is bridging coverage gaps and improving response times across the city.
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According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm, Berg Insight, the Generative AI (GenAI) market grew substantially in 2024, experiencing triple-digit growth rates in all three major segments: GenAI hardware, foundation models, and development platforms.
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Secutel Technologies has successfully recertified all four of its ISO standards, a reflection of its continued commitment to excellence, client trust, and operational integrity.
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In previous articles in the series on fire standards, Nick Collins discussed SANS 10400-T and SANS 10139. In this editorial, he continues with SANS 322 – Fire Detection and Alarm Systems for Hospitals.
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The wireless network security market is experiencing significant growth, driven by the increasing adoption of wireless technologies, a surge in cyberthreats, and rising demand for secure data transmission.
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The PAS7700 integrates two controllers and 48 NVMe SSD bays within a 4U chassis and can scale up to 1.65 PB of raw capacity with seven additional expansion units.
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Sandisk has unveiled the WD_BLACK SN8100 NVMe SSD with PCIe Gen 5.0 technology, an internal SSD delivering speeds up to 14 900 MB/s and capacities up to 4 TB, with 8 TB solutions available soon.
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Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis researchers have discovered a new malicious campaign which is distributing a Trojan through a fake DeepSeek-R1 Large Language Model (LLM) app for PCs.
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New FIDO-compliant USB, Bluetooth, and NFC BioKeys with biometric login and centralised management for phishing-resistant, passwordless multifactor authentication (MFA) for enterprise users.
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This year’s Sophos State of Ransomware 2025 report found that nearly 50% of companies paid the ransom to get their data back, the second-highest rate of ransom payment for ransom demands in six years.
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IQ Panels, now supported by PowerManage, simplify installation and data management. The PowerManage interactive platform allows for localised data storage, so customer information is not stored in the cloud or exposed to a third party.
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The winners of the 2025 Southern Africa Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) were revealed on Wednesday, 4^th June, at Securex South Africa. Winners from all categories (except the Lifetime Achievement) will be featured in the second Global OSPAs set to take place in 2026.
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Secutel Technologies recently launched SecuVisit, a cloud-based visitor access control system. SMART Security Solutions asked Secutel’s Norman Pretorius for more information on the product and its capabilities.
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24/7 Drone Force is showcasing the Docked Drone Solution, which utilises unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)/drones designed to conduct remote docking station operations.
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EZVIZ has launched its AOV software alongside the X5S large-capacity storage solution, providing a 360-degree security solution with real-time footage of incidents and recorded evidence when needed.
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E-commerce and other high-volume logistics operations need open and collaborative technology ecosystems that drive efficiencies, throughput and digital transformation. Hikvision discusses the benefits of harnessing open and collaborative systems in the logistics market.
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Looking for new and exciting advancements in electric fence management? Look no further than Nemtek at stand LN6 this year at Securex 2025.
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SMART Security Solutions asked three platform vendors in South Africa, one that is developed and maintained in the country with an international market, for their views on the state of the VMS market and where it is headed.
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