The trouble with thinking about technology advancements is that the rate of past progress does not predict the rate of future progress.

There has been an enormous amount of discomfort in the South African security industry lately after the Private Security Industry Regulation Amendment Act had the 51% clause sneaked into it – who would ...

Many people believe RFID is a limited technology with its best days behind it. Swift is a South African company that has developed a host of innovative solutions integrating RFID, specifically Active RFID and sensor technologies.

Technology is becoming increasingly important in the driving down of losses within organisations and keeping track of security guards. Hi-Tech Security Solutions discusses two products that are diverse in application but lead to increased control and management.

Securing large buildings and premises can be a logistical nightmare. Hi-Tech Security Solutions spoke to a property management company and a supplier about the critical balance between technology and guarding manpower in this sector.

Automated recognition of video features is still limited in scope and application and I have seen no system capable of genuine automated metadata analysis for real-world applications.