The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve as cyber criminals become ever more sophisticated, and digital security tools accelerate to mitigate the risks as much as possible. 2020 presented even more opportunities for hackers to strike, for example, using email phishing scams such as purporting to…
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The Electronic Security (ES) division of Securitas has made three appointments in the first few weeks of 2021. David Tracey, Thomas Bleasdale and Stephen Dimon have all joined the team of technicians and support staff who focus purely on the end-to-end provision of electronic security…
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Justin Augat, VP of Marketing at iland looks at the importance of disaster recovery testing With Gartner estimating that the average cost of network downtime is $5,600 per minute or $336,000 per hour, few would argue that regular testing of a robust disaster recovery (DR)…
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Safetyflex Barriers has added a new surface-mounted product to its crash-rated range of street furniture that can stop vehicle threats in public places. The surface-mounted barriers do not require any foundations or ground fixings so can provide instant protection on a permanent or temporary basis,…
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Growing concern about deep-fake videos will make it increasingly important to be able to demonstrate the integrity of video evidence, warn IDIS. Rapid advances in digital video manipulation techniques, and a rise in alleged deep-fake celebrity videos being reported in the news, will put pressure…
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Covid-19 pandemic has increased urgency for businesses to adopt VSaaS and/or ACaaS say 70% in pan EU study driven by surge in adoption of cloud technologies New research into the impact of Covid-19 on physical security purchasing decisions has revealed a sharp increase in the…
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Following a challenging 2020 for UK companies brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, Steve Frost, an Integrated Solution Specialist from the G4S Academy in the UK and Ireland, discusses the security threats that utilities companies should prepare for in 2021: With all the disruption…
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Gary Ng, Product Marketing Manager, BlackBerry considers what to look for when selecting an emergency mass notification system (EMNS) solution Who Uses EMNS Platforms? Imagine a scenario where you are woken up in the middle of the night by the public warning siren that has…
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Cardinus Risk Management has announced a strategic partnership with CriticalArc to bring Cardinus’ advisory and training expertise together with CriticalArc’s SafeZone, a unified safety, security emergency management solution. Commenting on the partnership, Andy Neal, Director of Security at Cardinus stated: “We have been highly impressed…
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The International Foundation of Protection Officers UK & I (IFPO UK) has welcomed Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Barnsley Facilities Services as Corporate Members. The Barnsley Hospital security team, led by Mike Lees and Lisa Corbridge, has won numerous awards in recent years for…