In the last few months, our city streets have started to resemble the opening minutes of a dystopian science fiction movie: shuttered shops, empty restaurants, deserted streets, and an eerie stillness. This is the result of COVID-19 and the resulting Government lockdown which has completely transformed our built environment. This has had an inevitable impact […]
Measuring, managing and mitigating the impact of coronavirus on your security system
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread relentlessly across the globe and showing little sign of stopping, more companies have been forced to adopt stronger security measures to keep their employees safe and prevent spreading the virus. Until recently, this was of little concern in the UK, given that the vast majority of businesses were […]
5 security areas to focus on during the COVID-19 pandemic
An organisation is never less secure than when it’s in the midst of a crisis and right now, almost every business under the sun is suffering through a pretty substantial crisis and that crisis has a name – coronavirus. There’s no doubt about it – the security industry is one of the many going through […]
How to increase physical security for your retail store
As more of us move our retail efforts online and spend more time and resources investing in cybersecurity, we can often overlook the importance of physical security. In times such as these, when so much is uncertain about the future and businesses are under greater levels of stress than perhaps ever before, having a reliable […]
The human security issues behind the coronavirus outbreak
The world, as we know it, has changed in the last few weeks. Perhaps irreparably perhaps not. Whatever the case, the global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how fragile human beings and our societal structures really are. As such, there has been something of a paradigm shift – institutional security is no longer the primary […]
Making the case for traditional physical security in a digital world
It won’t exactly be news to anyone in the security sector that we live in an increasingly digital world. As such, the vast majority of headlines in recent years regarding the sector have tended to focus on the catastrophic cyber-attacks that have been the blight of corporations both major and minor. Even the NHS was […]
How to take the hassle out of security camera installation
Putting together a security solution is something that all businesses and some homes will come around to eventually, but it can be a bit of a headache figuring out the logistics: How many cameras are you going to need? Where are you going to put them all? Are you going to settle for traditional CCTV […]
Five physical security and surveillance trends for 2020
With not just a new year but a new decade now firmly upon us, we thought it was about time to cast our gaze ahead to the next 11 months and examine the trends that will be shaping the security industry in 2020 and beyond. Note that though these might be predictions, they are also […]
Top tips to improve security at your place of worship
For hundreds of years, places of worship have been seen as sanctuaries from the ills of the world, safe havens whose doors are always open. Times, however, have changed in recent years as the world has got smaller and less safe. Indeed, terror incidents in places of religious sanctity have been on the rise around […]
The key components of a physical security system
If you’re considering investing in a professional security system for your home or business, it’s important that you have more than just surface level of information. If you want to make the right decision and choose the right security system for your wants and needs, it’s imperative that you’re aware of each of the system’s […]
