In 2020, Watcher Surveillance Solutions was approached by Plantation Farms, a third-generation family farming operation in the south of Boksburg, to provide a farm security solution to assist in reducing crop losses due to theft.

Estate upgrades and enhances its security through a partnership between surveillance specialist Watcher and the incumbent guarding company.

Looking beyond the hype and all the marketing optimism about AI and cloud services in the security market, there are significant benefits to incorporating the two into an estate’s security operation.

Watcher Surveillance Solutions provides an off-site Surveillance Operating Centre (SOC), offering a cloud-based video management system that manages customers’ video feeds using the latest in-video analytics and artificial intelligence.

Organisations need security systems that are reliable, intelligent, efficient and aimed at optimising the guarding component in order to adapt to their environments.

ATG Digital, in partnership with CIVITAS, released the POPIA Responsible Party Action List. It is a free, practical guide for HOAs, body corporates, managing agents, landlords, employers and institutions. It helps them move from assuming compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to proving it.

AURA has announced a partnership with Discovery Insure to power the security-response component of its new Discovery 911 virtual panic-button offering, which is available through the Discovery Insure app.

Global cybersecurity company, Sophos, has announced the formation of its local legal entity, which will support local invoicing, partner enablement, compliance requirements and expanded regional investment.

As more organisations move towards digital visitor management, cloud-based access control, mobile applications, biometric verification, and connected security platforms, cybersecurity must be viewed as part of the full security environment.