From the editor's desk: Perceptions and deceptions Issue 1 2021, Technews Publishing, News & Events Over the last two days I had two interesting conversations regarding the security industry. The first was an old favourite of many, mentioning that if you work in the industry you must be making huge ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: The end of the beginning Issue 9 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events I doubt there are many who will be sad to see 2020 vanishing into history. The year seems to have mimicked the world we live in by revelling in chaos and uncertainty. Economies have been plunged into ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Take identity seriously Issue 8 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events The list of companies subject to data breaches continues to grow, both in Africa and beyond. The dangerous part is that in Africa, including South Africa (at the moment), the companies do not have to ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Covid consolidation Issue 6 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events The global security industry has seen quite a few high-profile mergers and acquisitions over the past year or two, with an even greater number of smaller companies that don’t get the headlines also merging, ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: We're back! Issue 5 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events Welcome to the fifth issue of 2020. If years were people, 2020 would have been hung, drawn and quartered...
Read more...From the editor’s desk: Sustaining security and sanity Residential Estate Security Handbook 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events Sustainability is a critical component of almost anything in these days of a tanking economy, boosted by COVID-19, which is given further emphasis by the economy being further hammered by the ‘cure’ for ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: The worst of times Issue 4 2020, Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice While the world is going through a tough time at the moment with the pandemic and seemingly endless economic problems, Hi-Tech Security Solutions and Technews Publishing has had an additional burden of ...
Read more...From the Editor: The lockdown issue Issue 3 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events Welcome to the first (and hopefully, only) issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions that was put together in lockdown.
Read more...The reality of load shedding Issue 2 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events It may be that I am a bit slow on the pick-up, but recent events and conversations have driven the reality of what rolling blackouts (called load shedding by Eskom to make it sound less devastating) are ...
Read more...Do we really want simplicity? Issue 1 2020, Technews Publishing, News & Events Everything today has to be simple, easy and fast. Even access to your bank account has to fit these adjectives and banks spend significant time and money trying to ensure their web and mobile interfaces ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: What a year it has been! November 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events We’ve made it to the last issue of 2019. This year has been a tough one for the local security industry with almost everyone feeling the effects of the poor economy that shows no signs of recovery. Naturally ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Six-and-a-half impossible things October 2019, News & Events When it comes to people named Alice, there are two that are noteworthy in the greater scheme of things and specifically when it comes to security in South Africa. Interestingly enough, they both faced ...
Read more...Platforms are us September 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events A conversation I had at the recent Residential Estate Security Conference Hi-Tech Security Solutions hosted in August (which will be reviewed in the October issue) got me to thinking about the security ...
