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15.02.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Latest in Retail Security: Experts Explain

In our special focus, we ask three questions on security for retail to five experts: Johannes Faber, Regional Sales Manager DACH at Optex; Ross Wilks, Global Head of Marketing Communications at Acre Security; Steve Green, Business Development Manager at Genetec; Muhammad Sheikh, Regional Sales Director, Middle East at Briefcam; Pread Um (Suk Bong), Product and Marketing ­Director at Hanwha Vision Europe.

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15.02.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Unified Physical Security Can Help Retailers Thrive in a Changing Environment

Retail has changed dramatically in a very short time. Digital transformation is delivering new business models around frictionless, multi-channel shopping and e-commerce and, alongside it, new security challenges. Video surveillance must keep up with these developments, but without software that unifies all the security aspects, it is impossible to get on top of the data.

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13.02.2024 • ProductSecurity

Assa Abloy Openings Studio: Door Specification Software You Can Access From Anywhere

​​​​​​​Specifying, surveying, installing, inspecting and maintaining doors requires a vast amount of information. It is vital that all technical data is trustworthy and timely, a task made harder by the diversity of project stakeholders who are inevitably involved. Now a single software subscription, for PC, tablet and smartphone, can help you marshal all information across the whole life-cycle of a building without hassle — another case where digitalization delivers concrete benefits.

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12.02.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Danger Prevention at Infraserv Höchst

Covering an area of 4.6 square kilometers, the industrial site Infraserv Höchst, Germany, is a veritable ‘town within a town’. It has its own railway, its own harbor, and its own fire brigade. Ninety chemical and pharmaceutical companies are located here that together employ some 22,000 people. Infraserv Höchst’s business is location development, and they are experts in the provision of chemicals-related services. The Danger Prevention department of the Site Management division is headed up by Linda Voigtländer. GIT SECURITY spoke with her.

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12.02.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Light + Building 2024 Preview

The Light + Building exhibition from 3 to 8 March in Frankfurt am Main covers everything from intelligent light technology to future-oriented house and building technology. The unique combination provides an international meeting point for manufacturers, planners, architects and investors. GIT SECURITY spoke with Johannes Möller, Head of Light + Building, about the event and the products on offer at the adjacent Intersec Building 2024 in Hall 9.

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08.02.2024 • NewsSecurity

The Salto Wecosystem: A New Brand DNA

Salto Systems unveils the Salto Wecosystem, a new brand platform that brings together its core brands – Salto Gantner, and the newly introduced Vintia – to lead the digital transformation of access and identity management. This strategic move synergises a diverse range of innovation expertise under one brand platform ecosystem and signals a significant leap forward in the access control industry.

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06.02.2024 • NewsSecurity

Security Solution for World's Largest Indoor Go-Kart Track

Racehall, located in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, is renowned as the world's longest indoor go-karting track facility, providing an unparalleled experience to all its visitors. Racehall is for everyone, big or small, amateurs or professionals; it is dedicated to ensuring that every aspect of visitors' experience is exceptional. This commitment includes maintaining high standards of quality equipment, prioritizing safety, and offering top-notch service.

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31.01.2024 • NewsSecurity

Security Management Platform for Bank in Finnland

Leading Finnish bank makes an investment in Pacom’s Vigil Core security management platform. Banking premises require a robust security infrastructure in order to safeguard sensitive financial information, customer data and valuable assets. When a leading investment bank in Finland needed to enhance the protection of its archive room, it turned to Pacom’s cutting edge Vigil Core security management platform.

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26.01.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Intersec 2024 Post Show Report

Intersec 2024 took place 16- 18 January, demonstrating the burgeoning appetite for the industry in the region. The event, commemorating its 25th anniversary under the theme 'Innovating security tech for a quarter century’, stood as a testament to industry resilience and innovation, uniting global thought leaders, exhibitors, and experts.

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24.01.2024 • TopstoriesSecurity

Detecting Intrusions into Critical Infrastructure with Unrivaled Reliability

While the focus when protecting critical infrastructures in recent years has predominantly been on cybersecurity, current events have underscored the need to shift the attention to physical security again. For instance, substations are often the target of metal theft because valuable copper cables are installed or stored there. Intruders cause significant damage, breaking through gates and fences, resulting in substantial costs, some in the six-figure range.

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22.01.2024 • NewsSecurity

Smart LiDAR for the Security Industry

According to Blickfeld, the Blickfeld QbProtect is the first smart LiDAR that, thanks to analysis software, standard interfaces, and a web GUI on-device, provides directly usable results concerning unauthorized entry. Object size detection leads to a remarkably low false alarm rate.

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05.01.2024 • NewsSecurity

Assa Abloy: New Whitepaper Explores Access Trends and Market Drivers in Multi-residential Property

“Multi-residential” or “multifamily” housing is now Europe’s second-largest real estate sector. Here, as in many other businesses, digitalization is gathering pace. Access and security management can lead a move to digital, streamlining operations and making life more convenient for residents, property managers and landlords, as a new Assa Abloy whitepaper explores.

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15.12.2023 • TopstoriesSecurity

Security Systems for Hotels 2023

Although the safety and comfort of guests are always the common denominator in the hotel industry, there are large differences in structure, size and organization of hotels. The security system must also be flexibly adjustable to the various requirements and differences of different hotels. GIT SECURITY looks at different hotel installation examples.

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15.12.2023 • TopstoriesSecurity

Intersec 2024 Preview

The Silver Jubilee Edition of Intersec 2024: ­Commemorating 25-year Milestone Edition in the ­Region with a Record Number of Exhibitors

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13.12.2023 • ProductSecurity

Nedap Launches Access AtWork

The next generation of access control: Nedap announces the launch of a SaaS access control system which brings convenience and security together in one solution.

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12.12.2023 • NewsSecurity

Intersec 2024: Experts affirm Middle East Aviation's Resilience

As latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures show that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continues in the Middle East, with regional airlines seeing a 26.6% increase in September traffic compared to 2022, emerging security challenges and threats to the aviation industry in the Middle East will be discussed in detail at Intersec 2024, which takes place from 16-18 January 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

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05.12.2023 • TopstoriesSecurity

What is the Right Technology For ‘Safe City’ Video Surveillance?

For modern video technology in public spaces, numerous elements need to be coordinated, and knowledge needs to be built up quickly. There are decisions to be made, approval procedures, public discussion, planning, identifying synergies and, last but not least, selecting the appropriate technology for a city surveillance project. This article intends to provide help with that decision.

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Strategy of Corporate Security at Volkswagen

Strategy of Corporate Security at Volkswagen

Interview with Andreas Maack, Head of Group Security & Resilience and CSO of the Volkswagen Group