Mike Chen, Senior Regional Sales Manager – Middle East at Synology, explores how ransomware and AI-driven attacks are shifting the cyber threat landscape; targeting not just systems, but organisations’ ability to recover, and redefining what true operational resilience looks like. As ransomware and AI-driven cyberattacks grow...
Advanced fire alarm, detection and mass notification systems are changing fire and life safety in complex buildings, says Peter Stephenson. Walk into any major infrastructure project today — a flagship airport terminal, a mixed-use tower in a central business district, a sprawling petrochemical complex — and...
Larry Bowe, CEO at PureTech Systems, looks at why autonomous perimeter protection must close the loop from detect to deter to lockdown. Advances in sensors and AI have transformed what is technically possible at the perimeter, yet conventional outdoor systems still fail in three documented ways:...
Abhishek Chhabra takes an expert look at the code-neutral DIIM™ framework and how to navigate a fragmented frontier. In the current global landscape, we find ourselves at a critical juncture where the promise of connectivity meets the harsh reality of a fractured world. The year 2025...
Andrew Long considers what is mean by crowd management and risk analysis and how design, information and management shape safety. To safeguard large-scale events, security professionals must understand a fundamental truth: a crowd is not merely a collection of individuals; it is a dynamic, living organism....
With fire protection in data centres is more critical and complex than ever Simon Ince, Program Manager, UL Solutions, explores fire safety considerations and strategies to support the performance of fire safety systems when they are needed most. The global data centre industry is constantly pushing the boundaries...
Managing human behaviour and agentic AI will be key to cybersecurity in 2026, according to Dr Martin Kraemer, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4. Today's organisations are not short on security technology, yet the number of successful attacks keeps growing. As we head further into 2026, reducing the...
According to Mohamad Saad, Country Manager for Saudi Arabia at Genetec, physical security has become part of the IT attack surface. For years, physical security systems operated in their own world, apart from IT. Video surveillance and access control systems ran on closed networks managed mostly...
Richard Kluth, Managing Director of Bandweaver, explains how fibre optic linear heat detection is redefining fire safety by identifying risks earlier and empowering faster, smarter automated interventions to truly protect critical infrastructure. Detection and rapid response are still considered the gold standard for fire safety, but...
Tamer Mohannad, Regional Sales Manager ME&A, SCATI, talks about the future of security operations. As security environments grow more complex and operational demands intensify, the traditional control room is undergoing a fundamental transformation. No longer limited to monitoring alarms and video feeds, today’s Security & Operations...