From quantum sensing to distributed fibre detection, Fouad Diab, Technologist & Strategic Advisor looks at architecting resilient security systems under signal denial, low observable threats and post quantum risk. The current generation of physical security systems was designed under an implicit assumption of stability. Positioning signals...
Jigar Sagar, entrepreneur, investor, government advisor, and founder of Triliv, checks out the CFO’s cybersecurity blind spot. Many finance leaders continue to categorise cybersecurity as a cost centre – an unavoidable expense for managing "what ifs" rather than a driver for "what’s next." This is a...
Why more coverage means less protection by Christo Coetzer, Director and CEO, BlueVision. The security industry has convinced the business world that comprehensive coverage equals better protection, regardless of whether it is achieved through multiple best-of-breed vendors or one all-encompassing platform. Today, the average enterprise either...
Dr Humaid Al Ali, Deputy Director of Fire Affairs at UAE's Ministry of Interior, draws on his own research to suggest successful pathways to better AI integration in public safety organisations. In an era where fires rage faster and threats evolve unpredictably, artificial intelligence offers fire...
Discover how the latest integration between fire and security systems creates smarter, safer buildings, offering more control when every second counts, according to Mina Zakhary, Principal Fire Consultant and Smitha Mathew, Principal Electrical Engineer at Cundall. Fire & life safety and security systems are no longer...
From liveness detection to one-way biometric templates, modern facial authentication bears little resemblance to early systems. To build trust and policy that keep pace, it’s time to debate the technology as it is, not as it was, says Walter Candelu. During a recent discussion on LinkedIn,...
Rohith Rajan, CISO – DEF-X Cyber Intelligence Head, Global Research & Intelligence Division (GRID), looks at what modern leadership can learn from cyber adversaries. “I have seen major breaches begin the same way: with someone believing a system was secure.” In boardrooms across the world, leaders speak...
Dan O’Brien, CEO of Cladding Safety Victoria in Australia, discusses the complex global issue of combustible cladding remediation. Across the Middle East, combustible cladding remains a live question for regulators, owners and insurers, particularly in dense urban markets dominated by high-rise development. In Australia, Victoria’s Cladding...
Qusai Abu Abed, Sales Director, Turkey Middle East and Africa at Armstrong Fluid Technology, discusses how cloud connectivity, AI and data systems are improving comprehensive early warning systems to make buildings safer. Businesses globally are increasingly aware of safety concerns across tall buildings. Very public, dangerous, high-rise building...
Christo Coetzer, Director & CEO BlueVision, sets out the key steps to deploying cyber attack surface management (ASM) to defend your business. In an age of sprawling hybrid infrastructures and accelerating digital transformation, Attack Surface Management (ASM) has become essential to maintaining a strong cyber defence...