Transport and logistics challenges in turbulent times Issue 6 2021, Access Control & Identity Management, Integrated Solutions, Transport (Industry), Logistics (Industry) Moving people and property safely and securely during these challenging times is a complex responsibility and technology is helping transport and logistics companies ensure operational continuity, facilitate uninterrupted movement and meet compliance requirements.
Five ways that managed IT services enhance business security Issue 6 2021 Even an internal IT expert with the best possible training and years of experience under their belt doesn’t have the time to upskill themselves in a constantly evolving digital world.
The post-pandemic airport Issue 6 2021, Genetec As the world slowly re-emerges from pandemic-imposed lockdown, people and businesses are starting to make travel plans again. What, from a physical health, safety and security perspective, is the future of air travel?
UNISA launches the Southern African Journal of Security Issue 6 2021 The University of South Africa (UNISA), is launching a new in-house online journal titled Southern African Journal of Security, managed by Unisa Press.
Application store for smart security cameras reaches 100 app milestone Issue 4 2021 The S&ST Marketplace Application Store now features 100 artificial intelligence-infused video analytic apps that address a variety of security and operational use cases; users can download the apps onto a smart camera.
Did they bite off more than they could chew? Issue 4 2021 For a long time, ransomware gangs were mostly focused on Microsoft Windows operating systems, however, several ransomware gangs are now experimenting with writing their binaries in the cross-platform language Golang (Go).
Stops and destroys a 6-ton truck Issue 4 2021 Delta Scientific's single shallow-foundation bollard gets M30 rating by stopping and destroying a 6804 kg test truck with -2,69 m of static penetration and -1,1 m of dynamic penetration.
Estate security (problems?) start at the gate Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Technews Publishing, Access Control & Identity Management, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry) Hi-Tech Security Solutions hosted a round table discussion in partnership with Milestone Systems on the topic of Residential Estate Security at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg.
The invisible control room Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Technews Publishing, Surveillance, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry) While many would think that control rooms are too large and complex to be completely outsourced to a cloud provider, the latest technology makes the Control Room-as-a-Service (CRaaS) a reality.
Smart home security Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Surveillance, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry), Smart Home Automation Security technology is finding itself front and centre in the move to smart home automation and putting security back in the hands of the homeowner.
Contactless access control Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, IDEMIA , Suprema, Technews Publishing, ZKTeco, Access Control & Identity Management, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry) Contactless access technologies quickly evolved from ‘nice-to-have if you have the money’ technology into must-have solutions when the pandemic struck and (some may say for the first time) people actually had a good reason to be wary of touching biometric readers.
PowerBox for secure homes during blackouts Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Technews Publishing, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry) PowerBox keeps the essential electronics, security systems, Internet (Wi-Fi) connections, PCs and laptops, enabling life and security to continue during electricity blackouts.
Pendant and watch panic devices Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living MyLifeline devices are cellphone-independent wearable pendant and watch devices designed for 24/7 security service providers, retirement villages and gated communities to send SOS signals when the panic button is pressed.
Viewer’s bias Issue 5 2021, Leaderware, Surveillance, Security Services & Risk Management There is potential in any situation for different interpretations of behaviour and conditions of interaction and the less that people are trained in their interpretation process, the more potential there is for something to go wrong.
Beyond IoT integration Issue 5 2021, Sabertek, Integrated Solutions, Infrastructure, Agriculture (Industry) IoT Genie devices enable simpler, self-managed integration of security and other functions to automate and monitor almost anything that is important to you.
Smart mining and cyber risks Issue 5 2021 As technologies become more interconnected, the potential cybersecurity risks are growing and the consequences can be severe, resulting in production and revenue losses, regulatory fines, reputational damage, as well as the shutdown of critical infrastructures.
Fence monitoring from the cloud Issue 5 2021, Perimeter Security, Alarms & Intruder Detection, Mining (Industry) Assmang Black Rock Mine boosts security with Devtron’s Circuit Master cloud-based fence monitoring system for round-the-clock communications and security.
Managing a breach or ‘dirty’ network Issue 5 2021, Information Security Nasser Bostan, head of security sales, Middle East and Africa, BT, shares BT’s insights gleaned from the SolarWinds incident and offers recommendations for organisations to step up their cybersecurity strategies.
The role of cyber resilience in digital transformation Issue 5 2021 Cyber resilience is a crucial element of successful digital transformation, says Chris Visagie, in this the first of two articles tackling this complex subject.
