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Local is a lekker challenge
Issue 2 2025, Secutel Technologies, AI & Data Analytics
There are a number of companies focused on producing solutions locally, primarily in the software arena, but we still have hardware producers churning out products, many doing business locally and internationally.
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A passport to offline backups
Issue 2 2025, SMART Security Solutions, Editor's Choice, Infrastructure, Smart Home Automation
SMART Security Solutions tested a 6 TB WD My Passport and found it is much more than simply another portable hard drive when considering the free security software the company includes with the device.
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Rewriting the rules of reputation
Issue 2 2025, Editor's Choice, Security Services & Risk Management
Public Relations is more crucial than ever in the generative AI and LLMs age. AI-driven search engines no longer just scan social media or reviews, they prioritise authoritative, editorial content.
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Efficient, future-proof estate security and management
Issue 2 2025, ElementC Solutions, Duxbury Networking, Fang Fences & Guards, Secutel Technologies, OneSpace Technologies, DeepAlert, SMART Security Solutions, Editor's Choice, Information Security, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry), AI & Data Analytics, IoT & Automation
In February this year, SMART Security Solutions travelled to Cape Town to experience the unbelievable experience of a city where potholes are fixed, and traffic lights work; and to host the Cape Town SMART Estate Security Conference 2025.
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From the editor's desk: Interesting times
Issue 1 2025, News & Events
We certainly live in interesting times. From delaying the budget speech because the ANC doesn’t see any reason why VAT shouldn’t be increased by 2%, to crime fighters being set up and prosecuted in ...
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World-first safe K9 training for drug detection
Issue 1 2025, SMART Security Solutions, Editor's Choice, News & Events, Security Services & Risk Management, Government and Parastatal (Industry)
The Braveheart Bio-Dog Academy recently announced the results of its scientific research into training dogs to accurately detect drugs and explosives without harming either the dogs or their handlers.
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Nice launches DC Blue Astute garage door motor
Issue 1 2025, Nice Group South Africa, 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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On the ball or unaware
Issue 1 2025, Information Security, Security Services & Risk Management
Whether an organisation is operating at a high level of information security maturity or has dangerous vulnerabilities that could put an entire business at risk, advanced, strategic penetration testing can uncover its true state of IT security.
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From the Editor's desk: Apathy is a cybercriminal
SMART Access & Identity 2025, News & Events
Welcome to SMART Security Solutions’ first print publication of the year, the SMART Access & Identity Handbook 2025. This year’s print issue is smaller than usual, so we include some articles in the ...
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Federated identity orchestration
SMART Access & Identity 2025, SMART Security Solutions, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, Security Services & Risk Management, AI & Data Analytics
Understanding exactly who resides at the end of a digital device is key, and simple identity number verification by the Department of Home Affairs is no longer a viable solution on its own.
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