Fire follows four stages – ignition, growth, fully developed, and decay (burnout). In order to ensure that a fire does not progress beyond the first stage, adequate detection and suppression technology needs to be in place.

A comprehensive risk analysis is the first step towards coming up with a solution that is viable and will achieve the desired results. When one is aware of the why and how the challenge is coming, a ...

Our homes are usually ignored and left to chance when it comes to fire protection. This is due to ignorance and lack of legislation concerning fire protection in private homes that are not in complexes. ...

Physical barriers matter, but a site is not secure just because the gate is strong or the container is locked. True security requires verifying every movement, tracing handovers, making exceptions visible, and allowing intervention before minor issues become major losses.

Axis releases new lightweight body-worn camera designed to perform throughout the day. Built on open standards, it integrates seamlessly with AXIS Camera Station and third-party on-premises or cloud-based VMS solutions.

Genetec released retail-specific findings from its 2026 State of Physical Security Report. The research shows retailers increasingly view physical security as a business function that supports operations, employee safety, and modernisation efforts.

Organisations need to move procurement fraud prevention closer to the point where suspicious activity occurs, rather than relying primarily on investigations after money has already been lost, according to SAS and FACTS Consulting.

Cybersecurity discussions have mainly focused on defence, including stronger firewalls, tighter network controls, and better endpoint security. However, in today's world, those traditional defences have become less relevant.

With private security, neighbourhood watches, CCTV, drones, control rooms and community safety networks expanding across the country, the next frontier may not be more technology, but connecting what already exists.