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It’s safe to say that 2020 hasn’t been the year any of us predicted, and most businesses and households have been impacted in some way due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many property owners – particularly those in the entertainment, hospitality and events industries – have…

Holography is at the heart of new document and ID security and authentication, says Dr Paul Dunn, chairman of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA). Fraudulent passports, driver’s licences and fake documents cost governments, issuing agencies and other global organisations billions of dollars a year…

The risks associated with working from home have been well-documented this year, from a decline in productivity and feelings of isolation through to difficulties in accessing stable broadband. But according to Dave Waterson, CEO at SentryBay perhaps the greatest risk of all has been the…

The current public perception of security officers seen as playing an ‘essential role’ in the United Kingdom, both prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic, is ranked only ‘slightly ahead of traffic wardens’, according to a recent survey. Perceptions of the security officer, carried out by…

Research from Databarracks has revealed just 46% of UK organisations had evaluated their continuity risks for cloud services compared with on-premises IT in the months before widespread remote working – and the accompanying growth in the use of cloud applications – began. The findings, taken…

Countries across the world are increasingly faced with the need to use public warning systems to keep their populations alerted to risks and emergencies. In Europe, a handful of nations, including Norway, Sweden and Iceland, are already using these systems, but a deadline is looming…

What business continuity lessons can be learned from disaster movies? Asks Chris Butler, Lead Principal Consultant, Resilience & Security, Sungard Availability Services Disruption, a word which many businesses are very much used to now, can often have disastrous effects on productivity, output, company reputation, and…

Richard Jenkins, Chief Executive of the National Security Inspectorate, examines important challenges facing the security sector, including potential future skilled labour shortages and the value of the real Living Wage. There are now over 6500 Living Wage employers in the UK, including 71 security providers,…

Technology is an ever-changing beast and, while there are always new opportunities to innovate, one also risks getting left behind. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of today’s most discussed technologies, meaning businesses are rushing to implement it so as to avoid missing a trick. In…

The COVID-19 pandemic that has swept over the world in seemingly no time at all has forced almost every company out there to drastically alter how they do their business. From start-ups to international corporations, you’d be hard pressed to find a brand that hasn’t…