Last Thursday morning a fire erupted in the Olowu Spare Parts Market in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Although since extinguished, the local area is still counting the cost of the incident - which saw multiple properties worth millions of naira razed to the...
Sophos, innovative leader in the cybersecurity industry, has released new research demonstrating how the language model behind ChatGPT can be used to filter spam, detect malicious activity and speed up the analysis of 'living off the land' binary (LOLBin) attacks. "At Sophos, we've long seen AI...
Halma has acquired Cypress-based company FirePro for US€150 million. FirePro is a leading designer and manufacturer of aerosol fire suppression system. Its systems protect people, critical infrastructure and equipment from fire using a non-pressurised condensed aerosol technology that does not contain ozone-depleting substances of fluorinated greenhouse...
A phone call from a close friend and colleague is the catalyst for this article from Bob Rea QFSM, MBA, the third in his series. “Bob, I have a job for you! You are the only one I can think of who can bridge the gaps...
Global security manufacturer Gallagher has announced promotions of two of its Australian team members, to cover the India, Middle East, and Africa (IMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. Samantha Gibbons, formerly National Engagement Manager for Gallagher Australia is taking the role of Marketing and Engagement Manager...
At a time of global competition for Africa's relationship, US Vice President Kamala Harris has touched down in Ghana to promote friendship, economic growth and the flourishing security industry in West Africa. "We are looking forward to this trip as a further statement of the long...
FDIC International 2023 will feature the 'Fire Rescue Station of the Future' - an interactive showcase of cutting-edge design and products. This will consist of a walk-through exhibition that highlights the essential programmatic changes to the current fire station model, looking at how current fire/rescue stations...
Face Forensics has developed biometric corpse recognition and tattoo recognition technologies to aid international agencies to identify victims of disasters and potentially, those who have been badly burnt. The new software is specifically designed to identify corpses based on official databases, even when they are partially...
A poll by Knowbe4 shows only one in five people in Africa are concerned with cybercrime. Yet, despite this we know that as technology advances across Africa, new windows are opening for hackers to compromise organisations and individuals. Employees from various sectors in Ghana, Egypt, Botswana...
This article is part of an exclusive series by Abhishek Chhabra, Business Development Manager, Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants. Here he considers the compartmentation solutions that lets us 'see' through the passive fire protection focusing solely on understanding how fire resistance for glazing gets evaluated and...