Cloud video surveillance and cloud access control are giving co-living communities the necessary insights into how to better protect, manage and optimise the use of their spaces.
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Fidelity ADT has concluded an agreement with National Security & Fire in the Vaal and KZN South Coast areas whereby it will be taking over the monitoring and armed response service contracts in these areas as of 1 April.
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Securiton SecuriSmoke ASD 53x series aspirating smoke detectors address all the key challenges and deliver early and reliable fire detection in clean rooms and associated controlled environments.
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Fire safety on the African continent needs to consider the many applicable and different relevant standards, regulations and installation rules.
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Security & Safety Things has launched its second App Challenge for the development of creative, specialised video analytic applications for specific use cases in retail, transportation/smart cities, healthcare and entertainment/stadiums.
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Specialised Exhibitions a division of Montgomery Group, has made the difficult decision to reschedule Securex South Africa, A-OSH Expo & Facilities Management Expo to November 16-18, 2021 at Gallagher Convention Centre.
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COVID-19 infections and the imminent enforcement of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) on 1 July 2021 have put business and residential estate visitor management under the spotlight from both a health and a data privacy perspective.
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Head of legal and chief privacy officer at LAWtrust, Rian Schoeman, says it is time to look thoroughly at South African businesses and how far they are with their Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) compliance journey.
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ONVIF, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced the appointment of Leonid Levit as the new chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee, replacing Per Björkdahl who is stepping down after nine years.
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To protect connected vehicles around the world against cyberattacks, Panasonic and McAfee will build vehicle SOCs that enable accurate detection and early response to attacks and help strengthen cybersecurity measures in the automotive industry.
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South African business, AURA, is expanding its operations into East Africa with new Kenyan office and general manager.
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Black Point Tech, trading as BPT, is a new company that inherits the history of others that, in the past, have distributed solutions in the fields of intercom systems, parking management as well as general access control solutions.
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Nemours Children’s Health System has installed Axis network video cameras in every patient room to improve patient care to avoid nuisance alarms.
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In today’s security conscious world, one of the top priorities of residential estate living is ensuring that the electric fence is always operational.
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G-SIM X Panopticon, the latest release of Geutebrück's management system, integrates additional features designed for more rapid and cost-effective setup, enhanced intuitive operation, and multi-site networking.
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Post-pandemic paradox: more solutions do not bring better protection. Despite 80% of organisations running up to 10 different protection and cybersecurity solutions simultaneously, more than 50% of them experienced downtime from data loss last year.
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Paul Crichard, chief security technology strategist, BT, explores how organisations can reimagine their security for the cloud, turning it into an enabler for better ways of operating.
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With Azure Percept, Microsoft adds new ways for customers to bring AI to the edge. The Azure Percept platform includes a development kit with an intelligent camera, Azure Percept Vision.
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Based on the ‘Global Cyberattack Trends’ report by SonicWall, in 2020, malware attacks on IoT devices spiked by 66% compared to 2019. In a year, they grew from 34,3 million cases to nearly 56,9 million.
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According to Omdia Research, over 116 million network cameras were shipped in the professional surveillance market in 2019, with the capability to generate almost 9 petabytes of video every day.
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Dahua Technology is releasing a new upgrade of its intelligent server, the Dahua Intelligent Video Surveillance Server, offering flexibility and multiple algorithm integrations as well as innovative and accurate AI functions.
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When securing educational facilities, a scalable, integrated approach offers significant cost savings and flexibility, with the peace of mind that students and staff are safe while on campus.
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The Avenar all-in-one 4000 offers a complete solution through the optional combination with all Avenar fire detectors as well as an innovative power concept that permits up to 125 devices per ring bus.
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It’s an old story: much planning has gone into the new office block and just as they are doing the final touches, someone points out there is no fire detection.
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Ian Downie’s passion for the food and wine industry is reflected in Xone Integrated Security’s passion for turnkey security solutions that deliver measurable value.
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Almost 4000 participants representing end customers, technology partners and media from across the globe attended the first virtual MIPS conference, held over two days in March 2021.
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Paxton’s combined video management and access control platform, Paxton10, has received an update allowing administrators to manage multiple sites, spanning cities, countries and even continents.
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Beyond protection for valuables and premises, people are also looking to ensure their personal safety and that of their loved ones as they move around and within community areas.
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The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s legacy access control system was suffering from increasingly limited support, both in terms of hardware and software, with maintenance becoming a pressing concern as it on-boards approximately 9000 new students each year across five campuses.
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Curro’s technology landscape is made up of a centralised data centre, on-site data centres, and an intricate network fabric that needs to cater for over 70 000 endpoints and supports over 11 terabytes of traffic every day.
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In the past year, hospitals, elder care and other healthcare facilities have found themselves overwhelmed with new patients, COVID-19 regulations and other side effects of the pandemic. As efforts focused ...
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Hospitals and healthcare facilities present a unique set of security challenges in that they operate 24/7, are open to the public and need to strictly secure the safety of patients, medical information and various restricted areas.
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With a substantial value of goods housed in Spar’s large complex warehouse facility, early fire detection is essential and the best solution is aspirating smoke detection, also referred to as high sensitivity smoke detection.
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Having passed through lockdowns and waves of the Coronavirus, Hi-Tech Security Solutions asked what is happening in estates when it comes to biometric access control.
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Many complex estates will incorporate multi-layered approaches with responders and technology deployed to cover risks from the perimeter inwards. Ultimately, security is everyone’s responsibility and systems should cater for inclusive participation of residents.
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