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Report Finds Many Australian Businesses Struggle With Technological Change

New KPMG research suggests the pace of change is leading to rushed technology decisions in Australian businesses. The KPMG Global Tech Report surveyed 2,450 executives from 26 countries, including 138...

Safety Makes Us Better At Everything We Do

At Motorola Solutions, they’re building the foundation to drive a safer world. They have combined 90+ years of mission-critical technology experience, leveraged the expertise of acquired companies and strategically directed...

Focus on Biometrics

The launch of the iPhone back in 2008 was a watershed moment in the history of biometrics. Up to that point, biometrics such as fingerprint and facial recognition had been...

Focus on Cyber Security

Over the last decade, the evolution from standalone analogue security systems to IP networked systems has given rise to an increasing focus on cyber security. As we move towards a...

Meet the Smallest Avigilon Camera for the Most Challenging Spaces

The Avigilon H5A Modular camera is designed for areas with limited space or require a discreet and unobtrusive monitoring solution, such as ATMs, police interview rooms, retail checkout counters, building...

Machine Learning & AI.

5 ways AI can help strengthen security in a post-pandemic world

The role of machine learning and AI in a post-pandemic world across key sectors, like retail, and building and construction is continuously increasing....
face

Contactless, Quick, Dependable: The Power of Face Recognition

Then came a virus…and now the world is looking for new methods to stay safe, healthy and protect against viral infections. How can we continue to authenticate people without touching...
smart security solutions

5 Smart Security Solutions in the Fight Against COVID-19

As restrictions ease at varying rates across the country, workplaces that are re-opening have an increased responsibility to ensure that the health and safety of staff and customers remains a...
biometrics

How Do We Solve the Biometrics Security Puzzle?

Refining biometric technologies is critical to a future where every point of physical contact is considered a possible health risk....
Thermal Technology

Thermal Technology: Ensuring Effectiveness

As states and territories across the country ease restrictions, we continue to see varied initiatives for mitigating risk. Thermal cameras are becoming a prevalent measure for non-contact temperature screening in...

AV Courts New Business in Lockdown

Advances in technology have freed individuals from the restraints of time and distance. But what about those who have been restrained by the law? The deployment of technology in a...

A Modern Pandemic – How is Technology Helping in the Fight Against Covid-19?

Humanity as a whole is faced with a health threat of unprecedented proportions. We know that today’s global economy combined with unrestrained international travel and increasingly overcrowded metropolises may have...

BUNDA SECURITY ROBOT

An independent patrol, self-charging, video monitoring, face recognition, emergency call, media broadcast, remote control, audio-video dialogue and intelligent robot....

Seeing Smarter

AI-Based Surveillance Cameras Boost Security and Work Efficiency....

Are drones the future?

Robotic technologies such as drones, UAVs and robots are considered to be at the forefront of what is being referred to as the "Fourth Industrial Revolution"....

In sharp focus: cameras come of age

Deep Dive 9: According to market research firm IHS Markit, the Oceania market for video-surveillance equipment is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent from 2018-2021....

Body of evidence: biometrics scales up

Deep Dive 8: The financial market especially is seeing greater penetration of biometric technologies as security managers implement them as part of a multilayered security strategy....

The 5 Trends Changing the Face of CCTV

The security landscape is constantly evolving with rapidly developing technologies. See how CCTV's role in the industry has been impacted through these five major trends....

How to secure IoT devices

The Internet of Things has moved past hype and into the mainstream, with worldwide spending on the technology forecast to surpass the $US1 trillion mark in 2022....

How will Australian smart cities defend against hackers?

Australian metropolises being wired up as ‘smart cities’ face an emerging security threat. While many of these technologically advanced metro areas will benefit from improved surveillance and physical protection, they...

AI and video analytics: How data becomes intelligent

Video analytics have huge implications for consumer behaviour, security, and privacy. Depending on its application, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in video analytics has a litany of outcomes—whether its creating bespoke Netflix...

The software that’s checking you are who you say you are

Security technology is helping Australian companies combat the scourge of identity theft by making it easier to recognize customers through voice biometric signatures....

2019’s top trends in biometric security technology

Rapid innovation in biometric technology means trends are changing fast, making the authentication process more secure and convenient than ever....

Top five security trends disrupting the industry in 2019

2018 was a huge year for technology, particularly within artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. In 2019, we can expect to see more implementations of smart video analytics and biometric...

Connect, control and monitor with EOS

The Connect O2 is the first fully wireless home security and automation system that can be installed anywhere in the home, delivering interactive security and home automation in one intuitive...

Transformational Artificial Intelligence for the Security Industry

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every industry it touches, from healthcare, to transportation to agriculture. So, it should come as no surprise that the security industry is starting to be...

The Role Of Bluetooth In Mobile Access Control

Using smartphones in access control systems is the new buzz in discussing readers and credentials. Electronic access control manufacturers are promoting the various ways that mobile technology, soft or virtual...

Voice-operated alarm systems the way of the future

The Intruder Alarms and Monitoring Services Database 2018 study provides a comprehensive assessment of the intruder alarm and monitoring market, including a discussion of significant trends over the next five...

Tomorrow’s Top Five Security Trends

Technology is the driving force behind the megatrends impacting the physical security landscape this year. And while it comes with challenges, it also opens up opportunities for security providers to...

Technology Advancements Re-Shaping Security

Facility safety and security are light years beyond the days of having several guards and an alarm system, and navigating a complex array of the technologies available....

‘Smart solutions’ the key to security innovations

With an over-riding theme of “Securing Innovation”, exhibition floor discussions on day two of the Security Exhibition & Conference were focused on the rapid rise of automation and artificial intelligence...

The Refinement Of Smart Homes: Opportunities For Installers And Locksmiths

The rapid growth of the home automation market represents an ideal opportunity for locksmiths and alarm installers to not only revisit existing customers with exciting new products, but also to...

Artificial intelligence a real game-changer for the security space

Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence was the domain of science fiction. But today it is a reality that some experts are predicting will have a greater impact on...

How drone and robot video can combine to reshape surveillance

Both drones and robots are useful tools for handling video surveillance, but the revolutionary tactics of merging the two technologies is creating a whole new strategy for across-the-board security....

From flying police to robot dogs – disrupting law enforcement

Around the world, new technologies are increasingly being adopted in the fight against crime....

How to plan for a hostile intrusion

What can be done to ensure maximum security in the midst of a hostile intrusion?...

Walking with the fishes makes airport security a breeze

More than 80 million travellers passed through Dubai International Airport in 2017, a figure to expected to reach 124 million by 2020, making it one of the busiest in the...

The rise of biometrics: how they’re changing the face of security as we know it

Decades ago, science fiction writers and filmmakers dreamed that biometrics would become an integral part of security: now that dream is becoming a reality....

The Hackers Are At The Door

Cyber Security Considerations for Physical Security Deployments...

The cyber-security firm stopping hackers from attacking Australian hospitals

Global terrorism has evolved beyond soldiers and weapons, with many terrorist organisations using their internet as their tool for harm....

RE-THINK SECURITY

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security....
Mobile phone surveillance

Mobile phones being used as CCTV

Most Australians are now equipped with smartphones, with almost 17 million of the devices currently in use throughout the country—all of which are capable of streaming and recording video which...

Five innovative uses of surveillance cameras – looking beyond CCTV

The use of CCTV has exploded over the last few years and technology has been evolving at quite a pace, with the video surveillance market set to reach USD 75.64...

Viewpoint from Biometrics Institute: Biometrics at the Borders

While policy creation for the use of biometric technologies at national borders remains a matter for government, best practices and guiding principles for effective deployment can be built through collaboration...

Location Services: The Shape of Things to Come

There is little doubt that security technology is evolving rapidly. One area that seems to be experiencing significant change is that of access control. The introduction of newer and more...

Using video analytics to drive sustainability in business

The growing sophistication of analytics in video surveillance brings the opportunity to apply devices beyond just security and into business intelligence and decision-making. The insight provided into business operations has...

5 Trends in Biometric Technology

The worldwide biometrics market is growing at a rapid pace because of the need for increased security and fighting the rising scenarios of identity theft, data hacking, and security breaches....
Smart Cities

“I’m sorry Dave, I can’t let you do that”

This quote from Stanley Kubrick’s famous sci-fi film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968) depicts a dystopian future where a spaceship computer becomes self-aware, attempting to kill its crew. Although the...
Cameras improving the safety of schools

Studying up on the safety of schools

Traditional video surveillance is an extremely useful investigative tool – after an incident has occurred. Unfortunately, by then, school property may have already been damaged, valuable supplies and equipment stolen,...
Hikvision replace analogue system at Cologne museum

Hikvision recorder transports Cologne based museum from analogue into the HD future

Hikvision, leading global supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, supplied digital video monitoring technology solutions to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne – entering the facility...
Airport perimeter

Securing an airport’s perimeter. It’s more than you think

Following the Axis Communications article from last week on perimeter breaches at international airports, we continue with considerations that should be made to secure your airport's defences....

What to consider when securing an airport’s perimeter

In May 2015, surveillance cameras at Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, California spotted a 20-year-old person entering a restricted area. When approached by airport security personnel, not...

Get Up To Speed On Speed (Before It’s Too Late)

Cat 6 is all about delivering fast, reliable, always on broadband speed, the main things the public and nbn customers constantly say they both want and have a lot of...
The vulnerabilities of cyber and physical security

Physical Security and Cyber Security – Are they so different?

When it comes to IP security cameras – should you be more concerned about their physical security or their cyber vulnerabilities? Is there much difference anyway?...

Network Security. It’s enough to make you WannaCry

The recent Petya (also being called exPetya) and WannaCry ransomware attacks worldwide serve as a stark reminder of the importance of network security and the havoc that cyberattacks can wreak....

Industry Survey: Demand for IoT, IP security, cloud and mobile technologies set to increase in Australia in the next three years

A survey conducted by this year’s Security Exhibition & Conference ahead of the event has found that 90 percent of respondents surveyed believed that the Internet of Things (IoT), IP...

Unplugging USB Cyber Threats

Those little connectors can cause big cyber security trouble at industrial plants. Honeywell has risen to this challenge by introducing the Secure Media Exchange to prevent USB cyber-threats from occurring....

IP Video Cameras – Don’t leave your network door open

There is a growing risk of security threats and breaches as the number of entry points into a network dramatically increase....

Will the robots take over? The future of CCTV

There is no escaping it, the ‘age of machines’ may finally be upon us. The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly shaping our future, but is it going to resemble...

Gaze into tech’s crystal ball: Futurist Shara Evans talks security

In so many cases of technology development, security is an afterthought, privacy is missing and ethics aren’t even thought of. This happens especially in the startup world, they’re not security...

Delivering aerial security through drone monitoring

The use of drones – also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – is rapidly becoming common practice across multiple industry sectors....

Securing the future, with wireless access control

Technology is evolving fast. Not only do we embrace this change, it has in fact come to shape our expectations as consumers. Within the security industry, usability, value for money,...

How the Internet of Things is reshaping security

You can’t open a magazine, go to a website or attend an event these days without hearing the buzz term Internet of Things or IoT. Today it seems as if...

Webcams, Video Conferencing, Smart Security: All Hackable in Less Than 3 Minutes

Seven common enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) devices have proven to be hackable in less than three minutes, including IP-connected security systems, smart HVACs and energy meters, video conferencing systems...

Top technology trends in the security market to look for in 2017

The shops are getting busy, and, depending on which hemisphere you live in, it’s either time to turn on the central heating or break out the shorts and shades. But...
Mobile Access Control Solution

Has The IoT Killed The Humble Access Control Card?

For decades, the basic access card, be it MiFare, Weigand, proximity, smart cards, magnetic stripe and a variety of other card technologies, have been the basis of most building access...

What happened to the mobile phone industry will happen in security

When was the last time you bought a mobile phone? Mine was in 1998. It was one of the first Nokia phones where the most ‘awesome’ feature was a game...

Medibank Place integrates security system with business process

Walls of greenery, circadian lighting and workspaces specially designed to accommodate activity-based working are just some of the features of Medibank’s new Docklands headquarters in Melbourne. Occupied since October 2014,...

Why Security Should Embrace the Internet-of-Things

Smarter Connectivity Is the Name of the Game by Martin Gren, co-founder of Axis Communications AB In the world of fashion trends tend to come in cycles. Wait a decade...

Mobile security access tapping at the door

Mobile devices are increasingly being integrated into the workplace environment as businesses recognise the potential to provide more streamlined services to a workforce that is increasingly on the move. As...

Australian First- Hill’s new motion detection technology sees through walls

Xandem Tomographic Motion Detection (TMD), a groundbreaking new form of motion detection technology that sees and detects movements through walls, has been launched on the Australian market. This state of...

Software Updating

No matter your operating system, the chances are that once a month or more your computer, tablet of even your smartphone will need updating. If your PC or device is...

Easy Solutions To Password Management And Protection Issues

The Security 2013 Exhibition & Conference may be more than seven months away, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t take a proactive approach to ensure that sensitive information at...