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Security for Banking: Safe Cash Flow

In the banking sector, video technology has played a pivotal role in helping financial branches protect ­assets, prevent losses and enhance security as a whole.

Detect security threats faster

Security teams using traditional motion detection technologies regularly experience false alarms caused by everything from heavy rain to falling leaves, flowing water, or even passing wildlife. To help teams identify and respond to real security breaches faster, Hikvision has embedded its flagship AcuSense technology in its Motion Detection functionality, which supports identification of human and vehicle targets, and take security teams straight to the video evidence they need.

Going Farther with Cable Infrastructure

The evolution of infrastructure transmission technology continues to drive the expansion of networks and security systems, allowing edge devices to be located at much greater distances from headend operations. With the fast pace of new technologies and migration to the IoT, understanding cabling infrastructure will help ensure that the best solutions are deployed securely and cost-effectively. We’ve witnessed the expansion of networked systems over the past 35 years, and with the ubiquitous landscape of Internet Protocol (IP) standards now propelling even more connected functionality, the demand for faster, more expansive cable networks continues to grow.

Assa Abloy: Education Sector Security with Smartair

Every place of education owes a duty of care to its users. This raises the stakes for security. Add the valuable equipment and personal data held on-site and this becomes one of schools’ and universities’ biggest challenges - and choosing the right access control solution is critical. Wireless locking like Assa Abloy's Smartair system can be a cost-efficient solution.

Assa Abloy's Aperio: One device, multiple applications

Network Solutions: Save Time

During the lockdown, Slat not only continued to manufacture its products, but also maintained ­development at full speed.

AndroVideo and the OSSA Spotlight First Cameras Built According to OSSA’s Technology Stack

The AndroVideo Smart Edge Camera Earns the “Driven by OSSA” Seal as the Security Industry Embraces Open Ecosystems for a Prosperous Market

Fire and Smoke Protection at Football Club FC Bayern Campus

The FC Bayern campus integrates all of the functions of a modern sports academy. Individual requirements for transparency, functionality, design, ventilation as well as fire and smoke protection have been achieved both visually and homogeneously throughout with Schüco system solutions. When it came to fire protection, the central, multifunctional academy building in particular required special conceptual solutions.

Three Questions for Three Experts: Fire Detectors

In this series, GIT SECURITY EMEA ask three questions to three industry experts about the issue's special focus. This time we asked experts for their view on fire detectors.

Lightweight Respiratory Protection During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Due to the global spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, the demand for suitable personal protective equipment has risen sharply and, as a consequence, FFP masks are particularly sought after. Previously used mainly in industrial applications, they nowadays first and foremost serve to protect medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Next Generation Security for Smart Cities with Intelligent Lidar

IoT solutions are rapidly expanding to improve infrastructure, ­efficiency, convenience and quality of life for residents and communities throughout the world. Society has grown to rely on ­connected devices like smart doorbells, door locks and security systems to keep their homes and families safe. However, many security systems lack the proper features to be feasible for commercial and municipal use cases. Lidar technology has the potential to tackle today’s pressing security challenges and open the door for many exciting new possibilities for smart cities.

Lidar At Its Best

Whether for monitoring areas, facades or perimeters, when it comes to security-related building automation, SICK laser scanners (such as the LMS141) have established themselves as dependable sensor systems to detect persons and to monitor buildings. In addition to use in video management systems, in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, they also support the counting of persons and detection of their direction, as well as checking that they maintain social distancing.

Stadiums: Video Monitoring Solution for Ipswich Town FC

Before the 2019 season ­Ipswich Town Football Club was faced with an ultimatum: Upgrade their CCTV system or risk not being able to play at their Portman Road headquarters.

Pandemic Solutions: AI To The Rescue

Surveillance systems might not immediately spring to mind when thinking about the first defenses that communities can use against the spread of Covid-19.

Assa Abloy's Aperio Secures Dutch University

Assa Abloy: PIN Locking for any Interior Door

Successful Security Deployments in Cities

GIT SECURITY takes a closer look at chosen cities where the installation of security technology not only was successful, but was followed by decreasing crime rates

Help to Save Lives: Raytec and Oxehealth Monitor Patient’s Vital Signs

Good news can be hard to find amidst the current global health crisis, but we’re pleased to report that Raytec’s Vario2 illuminators have been helping to reduce the risk of infection from Coronavirus amongst NHS staff, and to save lives.

Seamless Safety for ATEX Environments

STid’s underline focus is on the challenges of access control in securing sensitive areas in an ATEX environment.

Video Solutions for Retail - the Qognify Retail Suite

Good For The Goods: A Deep-Dive into the Security of the Logistics Sector

Assa Abloy: Easing the Switch to Electronic Access Control

State of the Art: Salto Neo Cylinder for Enhanced Wireless Access Control

“You Need an Overall System to be Successful”

In Its Jubilee Year, SimonsVoss Is Well Equipped for the Future

Q&A with Per Björkdahl, Chairman of the Onvif Steering Committee

Cias: Spotlight on an Italian Perimeter Security Equipment Manufacturer

Cias Elettronica has been operating in the security market since 1974. It carries out research, the development and manufacture of security equipment and perimeter protection systems that utilize a spectrum of different technologies. GIT SECURITY spoke with Fabrizio Leonardi and Raffaele De Astis who head up the team at the company’s headquarters in the Bovisa district of Milan, Italy, in particular about the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on their company.

"I’m Lovin’ It...": Security Management at McDonald’s

One For All: An Open Platform Team Member Boosts the Initiative

Paris Hosts Safety: Expoprotection 2020 Preview

Why sensor-led visual verification makes sense

Check out the Czech: Fire Protection for Ostrava’s Residential Buildings

How unification became the cure for failing healthcare security systems

Off the Record with Volker Wagner

New software release: Smarter Search and improved geographical awareness