The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and uses in 2024 will profoundly impact security operations and AI-driven analytics, which can enhance threat detection, anomaly identification and predictive maintenance.

Remote services offer real value and cost benefits in terms of economies of scale and better ‘machine learning’, but is it always the right decision for a residential estate?

In most cases, security is one of our last agenda/strategy items and thoughts, it gets the short stick of the budget.

There are many advocates who want to do away with a physical guard, claiming that cameras and analytics etc. are enough of a deterrent by themselves.

Michael Lever discusses advances in drone technology, focusing on cost reductions and the implementation of automated services, including beyond line of sight capabilities, for residential estates with SMART Security Solutions.

SABRIC has released its Annual Crime Statistics for 2024, reflecting a significant decline in financial crime losses, but also warning of the growing threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in fraud schemes.

Today’s threat actors have moved away from signature-based attacks that legacy antivirus software can detect, to ‘living-off-the-land’ using legitimate system tools to move laterally through networks. This is where AI has a critical role to play.

Mirai remains one of the top threats to IoT in 2025 due to widespread exploitation of weak login credentials and unpatched vulnerabilities, enabling large-scale botnets for DDoS attacks, data theft and other malicious activities.

Protecting gated communities and lifestyle estates requires a modern, intelligent approach. A truly intelligent system protects both physical and digital perimeters, it must be a fully integrated ecosystem.