11.02.2011 • Whitepaper

Airport Security: Hands Up! A close look at Bodyscanners (Part 2)

Part two of our article on body scanners looks at them through the eyes of those who are being scanned. These devices have been given various nicknames in different languages, not ...

Airport Security: Hands Up! A close look at Bodyscanners (Part 2)

Part two of our article on body scanners looks at them through the eyes of those who are being scanned. These devices have been given various nicknames in different languages, not all of them complimentary. But despite loud objections from religious as well as human rights groups and even constitutional lawyers to the presentation of the human body on a screen, almost all passengers when asked are, in fact, in favor of the machines.

Part 1 of this article is published here: http://www.git-security.com/topstories/security/airport-security-hands

 

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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

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Pierre Racz: "Real Artificial Intelligence Does Not Exist"
part one of a three-part interview series

Pierre Racz: "Real Artificial Intelligence Does Not Exist"

In part one Pierre Racz, President of Genetec, is addressing why IP network video systems were the game changer in the industry and why he does not like the term AI.

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29.05.2025 • WhitepaperFire Protection

What are the Inherent Fire Risks of Modern Battery Technology?

Videos of electro-scooters and electric cars bursting into flames while charging have been seen around the world. They make headlines, at least locally, almost every time, and have been responsible for significant damage and even loss of life. For all those that do catch fire, there are of course many thousands more that do not. Nevertheless, the inherent fire risk is there with every battery-powered – or more accurately, accumulator-powered – vehicle or device. Has fire-fighting and fire-containment technology kept up with the technological progress of these ‘batteries’?