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Here, Daren Lang of Axis Communications, examines the role of body-worn cameras and their potential for enhancing safety and security beyond law enforcement while improving citizens’ way of life. For any city, reducing crime will be a primary objective. In 2019-2020 the overall number of…

The 2021 BCI Horizon Scan Report, sponsored by BSI, has been released providing trends on incidents faced by organisations over the past year; the top threats and their impacts to organisations according to professionals; the use of the ISO 22301 standard and the cost of…

Commercial awareness around potential changes to fire safety regulations is lacking across the UK, with more than a quarter (26.8%) of respondents reporting a lack of knowledge around the 2019-21 Fire Safety Bill, a new survey shows. The bill, anticipated to come into effect next…

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)…

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…

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…

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…