COP Security unveils complete new HD-SDI CCTV range

COP Security has launched a comprehensive new HD-SDI range, comprising of Express HD cameras, IR Lab HD cameras, COP Security HD DVRs and a complete range of media converters. The camera range includes fixed...

From the Editor’s desk: September 2013

Dear Reader, This month, if I do not mention the outfall of the steep fall of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar, particularly its impact on the electronic security systems market in India, I...

Skilled employees more important than larger security budget: Survey

Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced the results of a survey of 167 attendees at the Black Hat USA 2013 security conference in Las Vegas,...

IP vs. Analog Security Surveillance to reach ‘Tipping Point’ by 2014

The CCTV and video surveillance market continues to be headed to a “tipping point” in 2014, with revenue for network video overtaking analog for the first time ever in 2014, according to a new...

Avigilon launches manifesto on the use of responsible surveillance in the CCTV industry

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently launched its first manifesto, championing the use of responsible surveillance in the CCTV industry. The paper examines the issues facing the sector,...

Peruvians spend $1,000 a year on private security

Despite the exciting trends and industry buzz surrounding mobile technologies, wireless locks and hosted access control, more long-standing and less sensational trends such as encryption and multi-technology readers are taking center stage in the...

Access control industry moves towards open standards

Despite the exciting trends and industry buzz surrounding mobile technologies, wireless locks and hosted access control, more long-standing and less sensational trends such as encryption and multi-technology readers are taking center stage in the...

Hundreds of fake security guard licenses under investigation

Hundreds of people in Florida are under investigation, accused of getting fake licenses to be gun-carrying security guards. Five people were accused of forging the documents, which would allow an armed security guard to...

Al Qaeda bomb maker may have developed deadly explosive

Al Qaeda terrorists could try to bring down planes using an undetectable explosive soaked into their clothes, officials fear. The organisation’s bomb-makers are reportedly developing an ‘ingenious’ system whereby shirts and trousers drenched in...

Syria ‘legalises’ private security firms

Syria's president has passed a decree legalising private security firms, faced with a 29-month armed revolt against his rule that has pinned down the police, say reports. President Bashar al-Assad's decree regulates "licensing for private...