Standards are an End-user’s Best Friend
After its work on services for fire safety systems and security systems succeeded to be voted as a European Norm, EN 16763, the Section Services of Euralarm convinced standardisati...
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Crisis Management Concerns Everyone
Be it great fires, floods due to heavy rain or IT outages due to hacker attacks: When it comes to crisis management, federal and state governments as well as cities and municipalit...
Possibilities in Casino Security
Casinos and gaming establishments tricky environments to secure. These facilities are usually open to the public, at all hours of the day and night, and large sums of cash are carr...
Access Control for London’s Innovation Hub
Modern office design needs access control that is powerful, flexible and aesthetically in tune with workspace users. Aperio achieves all three wirelessly at Plexal, a new 15 mill...
Stadiums: Fan Safety Improved Through Facial Recognition Technology
Who could ever forget their first visit to a big stadium football match? The crackle of excitement in the air like an electrical charge as you walk to the stadium with friends and ...
Intrusion Detection around Glass Facades, Panels and Partition Walls
Glass panels are increasingly used in new buildings but also in the refurbishment of old buildings as an unobstructed way to allow natural light to come through and create a bright...
Hikvision Welcomes the Introduction of the 'Secure by Default' Standards
GIT SECURITY has talked with Gary Harmer, UK Ireland Sales Director for Hikvision who has participated in the process of developing these landmark standards, working with the UK S...
'Secure by Default' Standards
The UK government has launched an initiative to make Secure by default and design a key element for technological innovation. It has announced a GBP 70 million investment in making...
Video Security and Access Control at VTB Arena Park
It is one of Moscows most ambitious building projects: the VTB Arena Park was built on the site of the old Dynamo Stadium and revitalizes the entire surrounding area with a multi-p...
Fire Detection System for British School
Apollo Fire Detectors Soteria range of detectors has been chosen to protect the prestigious Darrick Wood School in Orpington, Kent. The school is rated by Ofsted as outstanding and...
Assa Abloy: The New Smartair Knob Cylinder
Assa Abloy has released their new Smartair Knob Cylinder. Part of the Smartair access control system, the device with integrated RFID reader is now more resistant to attack and qui...
Assa Abloy: Access Control For London’s New Innovation Hub
Assa Abloys wireless access control solution, Aperio, is in use at Plexal, a new 15 million flexible work environment for East Londons innovation community. The system was chosen f...
Assa Abloy: Choosing the Right Access Control System
What factors determine the right access control for a building or business? Assa Abloy recently released a five-point checklist to help customers develop a strategic approach to ch...
730nm: The New Solution for Driver Recognition Results?
An increasing number of transport applications around the world are trying to identify drivers and passengers inside a vehicle. In this article, we explore the difficulties of seei...
Vertical Bar Fencing Replaces Steel Palisade at British Car Auctions
Jacksons was chosen to improve perimeter security at British Car Auctions (BCA). BCA is Europes largest vehicle remarketing company. The company has 50 centres across 10 countries...
Nortech Manages Access at Shared Parking Facilities
The Shared Occupancy Controllers by Nortech are compact, standalone, intelligent units that control access for groups of users sharing the same parking facility. How does it work?...
Mobile 'Video Guards' for Security Service Company in Germany
The safety of others has always been a matter close to my heart, says Hans Wetzlar, Managing Director of Ihre Sicherheit Security Service in Bielefeld. It was out of this motivatio...
Security Upgrade for Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
What we dont have is tremendous amounts of labor that can spend hours or in many cases, days that we need to go through video. So we can take eight hours of video, and BriefCam c...
Securing ATMs 24/7
ATMs have become a cornerstone of day-to-day life for millions, but they can also be vulnerable to attack. The global ATM Industry Association reported an increase of ATM crime of ...
Hikvision welcomes the introduction of the ‘Secure by Default’ standards
The Secure by Default standard was introduced by UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter on June 20 at IFSEC International, as part of the first ever National Surveillance ...
“Secure by Default” standards in the UK
The UK government has launched an initiative to make Secure by default and design a key element for technological innovation. It has announced a GBP 70 million investment in making...
Assa Abloy: Wireless Access Control Secures French Town
Assa Abloy outfitted a French towns Municipal Technical Center and several local schools with their wireless access control system Cliq. Instead of previously forty keys, employees...
Aperio: 10th Anniversary of Assa Abloy’s Wireless Access Control System
In July 2019, Assa Abloy celebrated a decade since the launch of their wireless access control system, Aperio. Compatible with all major door profiles, and available for indoor and...
2019 Trends in Mobile Access
Organizations increasingly want to create trusted environments within which they can deliver valuable new user experiences. A major driver is growing demand for the “digital cohesion” of being able to use smartphone apps to open doors, authenticate to enterprise data resources or access a building’s applications and services.
Temporary Intelligent Access Solution for Network Rail Project
Loxal was asked to visit the Derby Station Project compound, where 200 million was being invested in improvements in track and signalling, to see how its unique temporary access sy...
Safe Residential Environment with Video Surveillance
Korskærparken, in Fredericia, is a formerly disadvantaged housing association, built in 1969 with 238 dwellings. In 2017, the housing association underwent a thorough renovation ...
Mobile Access Solution: SAG Cooperation with Sony
Expanding its portfolio of mobile access solutions, SAG is teaming up with Sony Mobile, who are delivering advanced IoT solutions to many different industries. In addition to SAGs ...
Assa Abloy Secures Danish Health Facility with Wireless Access Control
Assa Abloys Smartair wireless access control system is being used at a Danish health facility to keep sensitive areas under control. The system requires no physical keys, making it...
Sicurezza 2019: Technology, Training and Innovation
The security and fire prevention event Sicurezza, taking place from 13 to 15 November 2019 - will be showcasing the latest technologies and provide an opportunity to discuss and to...
Merck Headquarters with Electronic Locking System and Flexible Access Organization
The oldest pharmaceutical/chemical company in the world has its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. This site of Merck has now been partially modernized with an electronic locking ...
Access Control: True Open System
In 1996, STid invented the concept of instinctive security, redefining how organizations can protect their people, property and data with intuitive RFID-based access control reader...
Home Security and Automation in One Combined Unit
Although utilizing similar protocols and methods of connection, the worlds of home security and home automation have tended to develop as two separate systems until now. Ksenia has...
It Started with a Vision: Optex Celebrates 40 Years Anniversary
It was 40 years ago, in a coffee house in Kyoto, that the idea of Optex was born. Toru Kobayashi, an electronics engineer, and three like-minded colleagues shared a vision for a ne...
Thermal Cameras Improve Safety and Security Along the Waterfront in Aalborg
Hikvision and Milestone Systems are supporting a project to find an innovative solution for improving safety and security along the waterfront in Aalborg, Denmark. They teamed up w...
Easy Integration of Radar Technology
In this expert interview, Dr Eva Maria Buchkremer describes how Innosent resolves a customer challenge and sets new standards with advanced technology. In recent years, Innose...
