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Keeping safety central to enterprise risk management
[Sponsored] As employee safety becomes an ever-more critical aspect of corporate risk management, Risk-IO assists risk managers in ensuring a safe working environment, whether in an industrial setting, an office, or anywhere.

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Mobile credentials broaden their scope
Using smartphones as access credentials eliminates the risks associated with lost or stolen cards, provides additional confidence in the identity of those entering or accessing, and delivers accurate data for improved building management operations.

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Only 6% of executives in Africa expect a decrease in headcount due to AI
Boston Consulting Group research shows 72% of African companies rank AI and/or GenAI as a top three strategic priority, while 65% of African companies surveyed are optimistic about the role of AI agents.

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Historic Collaboration cuts ATM Bombings by 30%
Online Intelligence, Editor's Choice, News & Events, Security Services & Risk Management

Project Big-Bang, a collaborative industry-wide task team, has successfully reduced ATM bombings in South Africa by 30,7% during the predetermined measurement period of November, December and January 2024/5.
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The need for integrated control room displays
Leaderware, Editor's Choice, Surveillance, Training & Education

Display walls provide a coordinated perspective that facilitates the ongoing feel for situations, assists in the coordination of resources to deal with the situation, and facilitates follow up by response personnel.
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Nice launches DC Blue Astute garage door motor
Nice Group South Africa, Technews Publishing, News & Events, Access Control & Identity Management, Perimeter Security, Alarms & Intruder Detection

Nice Systems SA has launched the Nice DC Blue Astute, a garage door motor for the South African market featuring a pre-installed lithium-ion battery instead of traditional lead-acid batteries.
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2024, the year of Fraud-as-a-Service
Information Security

A report from AU10TIX outlines how ‘the industry’s dark engine’ offers user-friendly fraud kits that enable amateurs to execute complex attacks against thousands of accounts in minutes.
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Top five AIoT trends for 2025
Hikvision South Africa, IoT & Automation, AI & Data Analytics, Facilities & Building Management

Hikvision highlights that with technological advances, AIoT (AI-powered Internet of Things) is transforming industries not just by enhancing security, but also by making the world smarter and more efficient.
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The future of endpoint security
Information Security

Endpoint security is a critical pillar of cybersecurity, especially for South African businesses, which are becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. Endpoint security involves safeguarding devices connected to a network from a range of cyberthreats.
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Paradox IPC10 Base Station
Spectrum Security Products, Products & Solutions

The Paradox IPC10 Base Station is designed to streamline communication between Paradox alarm systems and central monitoring stations (CMS), bridging Paradox’s encrypted IP protocols with industry-standard CMS protocols.
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AI for retail risk management
Surveillance, Retail (Industry), AI & Data Analytics

As businesses face mounting challenges in a volatile economic environment, Ares-i remains an essential tool for proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that threaten operational stability and customer satisfaction.
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Threats, opportunities and the need for post-quantum cryptography
AI & Data Analytics, Infrastructure

The opportunities offered by quantum computing are equalled by the threats this advanced computer science introduces. The evolution of quantum computing jeopardises the security of any data available in the digital space.
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Standards for fire detection
SAQCC (Fire), Fire & Safety, Associations

In the second article from SAQCC, Nick Collins focuses on SANS 10139, which is generally regarded as the ‘Book of Knowledge’ for any fire detection installer, commissioner and designer.
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Five tech trends shaping business in 2025
Information Security, Infrastructure

From runaway IT costs to the urgent need for comprehensive AI strategies that drive sustainable business impact, executives must be prepared to navigate a complex and evolving technology environment to extract maximum value from their investments.
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SecurityHQ certified B-BBEE Level 1: Delivering global services from a local entity
SecurityHQ , Information Security

SecurityHQ, a global managed security services provider (MSSP) with an office in South Africa, has announced it can now offer local companies a complete managed cybersecurity service from a Level-1 B-BBEE accredited and 51% black-owned service provider.
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The impact of AI on video analytics
Secutel Technologies, AI & Data Analytics

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of any discussion around security, primarily in video surveillance, but its scope is expanding across more solutions and into integrated systems – where it holds the potential to offer the greatest impact.
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As technology converges, so does cybercrime
Editor's Choice

Cybercrime is no longer siloed: it involves complex collaborations and coordination between different malicious entities, including state actors, organised crime and even drug and human trafficking networks.
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Cyber top business risk as climate change hits record high
Editor's Choice

Globally, companies identify cyberattacks, particularly data breaches, as their primary business concern for the coming year, with business interruption ranked second. In Africa and the Middle East, cyber incidents, shifts in legislation and regulation, and macroeconomic developments are the three foremost business risks.
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edgE:Tower video analytics integrated with SEON
Surveillance, Integrated Solutions, AI & Data Analytics

Sentronics has announced a new integration between its edgE:Tower advanced AI-driven video analytics solution and SEON, a Central Monitoring Software (CMS) platform. This integration enhances real-time situational awareness and automated threat detection for control rooms.
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New quad is tough enough for security policing
Security Services & Risk Management, Products & Solutions

Linhai has introduced its latest full-sized workhorse quad (ATV) to the local market, where it is expected to become a top-rated item in security and policing operations.
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Kaspersky warns of active Docusign-themed phishing scams
Kaspersky, Information Security

Kaspersky is warning of a rising phishing scam involving fraudulent emails pretending to be from Docusign, a globally used e-signature platform, where users are asked to enter a work login and password credentials.
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Top IT trends to watch in 2025
AI & Data Analytics, IoT & Automation

In 2025, the business world will transform rapidly, thanks to advances in technology. With AI leading the charge, a collection of groundbreaking trends is set to redefine how we think about IT strategies.
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The future of AI: Why trust and governance matter
AI & Data Analytics, Security Services & Risk Management

Artificial intelligence has become embedded within the systems that drive organisations and industries. However, without comprehensive AI governance, organisations may face challenges with compliance, ethical dilemmas, and trust issues that could undermine their investments in AI.
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AI-powered cyber threats drain security budgets
Information Security

Research shows that 60% of IT directors strongly agree that the Metaverse, AI and machine learning will drive more cyberattacks, while only one in three believe their organisation understands Web3 cyber risks.
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Q-Vision Pro Wins Best of Innovation Award
Suprema, Access Control & Identity Management, News & Events

Suprema AI, a specialised provider of on-device AI solutions based on video analysis, announced that it has won the Best of Innovation Award in the Embedded Technology category at CES 2025.
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Get ready for bigger, bolder attacks
Information Security

While threat actors continue to rely on many classic tactics that have existed for decades, FortiGuard Labs’ threat predictions for the coming year largely focus on cybercriminals embracing bigger, bolder, and—from their perspectives—better attacks.
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Stay safe while using AI assistants
Kaspersky, Information Security, News & Events, AI & Data Analytics

The new DeepSeek AI assistant has attracted a lot of attention, including the interest of cybercriminals. Kaspersky experts have detected scam activity related to it.
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Scammers take advantage of desperate need for cash
Editor's Choice, News & Events, Security Services & Risk Management

Revitalised from their end-of-year holiday, South Africans typically tackle the new year with gusto and renewed vigour, but so do the criminals as they prepare for the rush back to school or university
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More options for advanced AI analytics
Surveillance, Products & Solutions

The new IDIS Edge AI Camera Plus range offers users flexible options to upgrade their video systems by targeting the power of advanced AI video analytics on priority locations for enhanced vigilance and monitoring 24/7.
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IoT connectivity management platform market to grow
Technews Publishing, IoT & Automation

Market dynamics in the IoT CMP market have evolved in recent times as vendors focus on responding to the challenge of declining ARPUs for IoT connectivity services.
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Partnership delivers 40% storage savings for surveillance
Surveillance, Infrastructure

Large-scale video surveillance users and applications demanding extended storage periods will benefit from up to 40% savings on video storage hardware stacks thanks to a new partnership between IDIS and Secure Logiq.
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Addressable smoke detector
Dahua Technology South Africa, Products & Solutions, Fire & Safety

Dahua’s addressable smoke detector connects to the addressable fire alarm control panel and analyses ambient smoke concentration through an intelligent algorithm to trigger alarms.
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Is the HVAC market in SA missing the big picture?
Facilities & Building Management

The right service provider and the appropriate technical expertise offer customers pinpoint accuracy control and the highest efficiency and lowest energy and operating costs from integrating the latest technical innovations.
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Dahua launches 2-wire hybrid video intercom system
Dahua Technology South Africa, Smart Home Automation, Access Control & Identity Management, Residential Estate (Industry)

Dahua Technology has launched a 2-Wire Hybrid Video Intercom System (the Dahua EACH Series) that redefines residential security and communication with its high image quality and easy deployment features.
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Hexagon unveils new collision avoidance system adding 4D radar
Surveillance, News & Events, Mining (Industry)

Hexagon announced today the newest generation of its advanced Hexagon Collision Avoidance System (CAS), which now supports 4D radar technology, enhanced insights, and interoperability with the Hexagon Personal Alert tagging system.
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New data privacy trends increase large cyber claims
Security Services & Risk Management, News & Events

Frequency and value of sizeable cyber insurance claims up 14% and 17% year-on-year in the first half of 2024, with a growing trend in the US for litigation against large corporations related to privacy violations.
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Gallagher Security releases the Controller 7000 Enhanced
Gallagher, Access Control & Identity Management, News & Events, Products & Solutions

Less than a year after the release of the Controller 7000 (C7000), Gallagher Security announced the latest addition to its controller product range, the Controller C7000 Enhanced (C7000 Enhanced).
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AI and the African Penguin colony at De Hoop
DeepAlert, News & Events, Surveillance, Agriculture (Industry), AI & Data Analytics

To ensure the safety and success of the colony, DeepAlert sponsored the software used on the cameras to send alerts on the presence of both people and wild animals in or around the penguins' protected area.
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