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From the Editor's desk: Security on the side
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, News & Events
Welcome to the second Residential Security Handbook of 2021. In this issue, named Secure Living, we turn our attention a little more inwards and, as you will see in the pages to follow, place more focus ...
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Video killed the audio intercom
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Axis Communications SA, TOA Electronics, Black Point Tech cc t/a BPT, Residential Estate (Industry), Access Control & Identity Management, Smart Home Automation
Today’s intercoms are very different from what we were used to in the good old days, including wireless technology, video and integration to other security equipment as standard in many products.
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PowerBox for secure homes during blackouts
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Editor's Choice, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
PowerBox keeps the essential electronics, security systems, Internet (Wi-Fi) connections, PCs and laptops, enabling life and security to continue during electricity blackouts.
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From the Editor's desk: Bitcoin or Ether?
Issue 5 2021, News & Events
Well, the July riots are a thing of the past, except, of course, for the million or so rounds of ammo that are still missing and the R120 million in cash that was stolen (cash, not repairs or new equipment ...
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From the editor's desk: A storm in the cloud
Issue 4 2021, News & Events
The latest ransomware attack, named Kaseya after a company that provides a number of tools to customers all over the world, has hit a number of companies ‘downstream. In other words, some of the companies ...
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Winners of the inaugural South Africa OSPAs
Issue 4 2021, Secutel Technologies, Cathexis Technologies, Editor's Choice, News & Events, Integrated Solutions, Security Services & Risk Management
The presentation of the first-ever South Africa Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place virtually on Thursday 3rd June 2021 as part of an internationally attended online thought leadership webinar.
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2000 services in one platform
Issue 4 2021, Editor's Choice
Incident Desk allows customers to customise it to include a full range of building management, maintenance and OHS modules, as well as additional components that integrate and turn IoT data into usable knowledge.
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The what and why of farm attacks
Issue 4 2021, Agriculture (Industry), Security Services & Risk Management
Laurence Palmer continues his series on farm attacks in South Africa, looking at the reality as it stands today and the risks these innocent potential victims face.
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Cybersecurity in the physical security world
Issue 4 2021, Milestone Systems, Axis Communications SA, AVeS Cyber Security, Guardian Eye, Editor's Choice, Information Security, Integrated Solutions, Infrastructure
Hi-Tech Security Solutions, in partnership with Milestone Systems, hosted a round table discussion to find out about the trends and realities and the importance of cybersecurity in the physical security and IoT world.
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Integrated, modularised operations management
Issue 4 2021, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, Commercial (Industry)
Skycom, along with its mobile solutions partner, Nimbus Solutions, has developed a cloud-based platform that supports a host of integrated, in-house operations management modules, as well as mobile visibility and reporting in real-time.
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ONVIF to end support for Profile Q
Issue 4 2021, Surveillance
ONVIF has announced that it will end its support for Profile Q in March 2022 since it contains certain specifications that are no longer consistent with current cybersecurity best practices.
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