Smart surveillance and cyber resilience December 2024, Axis Communications SA, Surveillance, Information Security, Facilities & Building Management South Africa’s critical infrastructure sector has to step up its game regarding cybersecurity and the evolving risk landscape. The sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals on top of physical threat actors, and the consequences of an incident can be far-reaching.
SA company develops world-first safe K9 training for drug detection December 2024, Editor's Choice, News & Events, Security Services & Risk Management The Braveheart Bio-Dog Academy recently announced the results of its scientific research into training dogs to accurately detect drugs and explosives without harming either the dogs or their handlers.
Streamlining government operations with biometrics-driven self-service October 2024, NEC XON, Access Control & Identity Management, IoT & Automation The digital age has ushered in unprecedented opportunities for governments worldwide to enhance service delivery, reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies, and fulfil the vision of e-government services, and biometrics is a core aspect of this transformation.
A surge of cybersecurity for the energy sector Issue 6 2023, Information Security With a rapid transition towards renewable energy, the energy sector has an increased reliance on technology. This makes it particularly vulnerable with regards to cybersecurity, as it depends on interconnected systems and digital technologies.
Security for critical industries Issue 6 2023, ZKTeco, Access Control & Identity Management The traditional reliance on human observation and physical presence for security is being complemented and, in many cases, replaced by biometric technology to enhance risk management and ensure comprehensive protection.
Facial recognition from live cameras Issue 6 2023, Secutel Technologies The need for accurate and live facial recognition is an important consideration for safe and smart city surveillance systems. Secutel Technologies and NEC XON now offer a comprehensive 98%-plus accurate facial solution to market.
Optimising electrical substations Issue 6 2023, Hikvision South Africa How to maximise efficiency, as well as maintain security for sites and staff, are the paramount concerns for substations as they update and upgrade their video security systems.
Securing access to NKP Issue 6 2023, BoomGate Systems For its latest national key point project, Boomgate had to secure all vehicle access points and used three Glide Master Retractable Speed Gates as well as Warrior Hydraulic Bollards combined with Warrior Static Bollards.
Simplified border controls: Namibia and Botswana lead the way Issue 4 2023 With simplified border controls, countries can achieve more than just ensuring good neighbourly relations. They can also reap tangible economic benefits, explains Veridos, a provider of integrated identity solutions.
Three challenges affecting public sector cloud adoption Issue 4 2023, Infrastructure Cloud technologies offer a golden opportunity for African public sector organisations to become more agile and adaptive, drive innovation, unlock new capabilities and improve the delivery of services to the more than 1.3 billion people that call Africa home.
Public sector must respond to online threats in real time Issue 2/3 2023, Information Security The February 2023 Threat Report, produced by Trellix Advanced Research Centre (ARC), described an environment in which governments are becoming increasingly digitised, while dealing with scarce resources to build a future-facing cybersecurity strategy.
Heightening physical security at military base Issue 1 2023, Turnstar Systems, Access Control & Identity Management, Products & Solutions Turnstar Systems recently installed two 3-metre Velocity Raptor traffic spikes at the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Randfontein military base on Gauteng’s West Rand.
Expanding digitalisation of customs Issue 8 2022 Bidvest International Logistics provides an inside take on where we stand and what we need to do to achieve a gold standard in developing digitised customs.
eGate global hardware revenue to grow by 137% between 2023 and 2027 Issue 1 2023, Access Control & Identity Management, News & Events A new study from Juniper Research has found that eGate hardware revenue will exceed $490 million by 2027; up from $207 million in 2023. The report, Border Security Technologies: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities ...
Hytera and KZN Police Service roll out digital call handling system Issue 8 2022, Asset Management, Integrated Solutions Hytera Communications announced that the municipality of Ray Nkonyeni in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa is now using its digital call handling system for the reporting and recording of crimes.
IT security at the core of smart cities Issue 7 2022, Information Security, Infrastructure The success of service delivery and public access to universal Wi-Fi, home automation and smart sensors is based on increased IT security.
Cybersecurity threats for government Issue 1 2022 Because government agencies have data or other assets that malicious cyber actors want, they will often go to great lengths to get it.
Digital systems ensure fast and secure processes Issue 1 2022, Access Control & Identity Management
Thanks to digital systems for the application and issuance of identity documents, countries around the world are modernising and optimising their processes. Veridos, a global provider of integrated ...
Security principles for NKPs Issue 1 2022, XtraVision Nick Grange, MD of XtraVision, offers insights into securing national key points, such as munitions manufacturers, airports, harbours, power stations, courts, prisons and others.
Identity on the edge Access & Identity Management Handbook 2022, IDEMIA , Access Control & Identity Management, Asset Management IDEMIA discusses mobile identities in this shortened white paper on protecting customers, companies and governments with privacy-first Mobile ID (see link at the end for the full paper).
