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 ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: The difference between potential and skills August 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events This issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions includes our annual Local Manufacturing feature and it’s great to know that local security manufacturers are still going strong, even if the general manufacturing ...
Read more...From the Editor's desk: No really, take it seriously July 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events Cybersecurity is a topic that has been done to death in the media. The blanket coverage has been so great that people, even the few that realised the danger, have started to gloss over the issue, barely ...
Read more...From the editor's desk: Of sore feet and new websites June 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events I hope everyone has recovered from the hustle and bustle of Securex. This year was once again an exhausting event and now we’re left with following up. For Hi-Tech Security Solutions it was a good show ...
Read more...From the editor’s desk: Presenting … how you were hacked May 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events “It’s all fun and games until you hit the wall.” Someone said that to me once (an American, so I don’t know if that’s a common saying in the US). At the time I thought he watched too much reality TV.
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Read more...From the editor’s desk: Dark times April 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events Although the timing is more coincidence than anything else, this issue includes a feature on power management. Given the latest news we’re hearing and experiencing from Eskom and the length and breadth ...
Read more...From the editor’s desk: IoT is you March 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events A search on the Internet for articles and comments on the convergence of physical and digital security shows that the topic was quite popular a few years ago, but then tapered off. Lately it has reared ...
Read more...The future’s not what it used to be February 2019, Technews Publishing, News & Events It struck me the other day that I was talking to people about what we will do in 2020. Time certainly flies, 2020 is less than one year away. Whatever happens this year, one thing we are guaranteed is ...
Read more...From the editor’s desk: Ending with something new November 2018, Technews Publishing, News & Events Welcome to the final issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions for 2018. This has definitely been an interesting year, to put it politely, and many in the security industry have felt the strain of a poor economy ...
