Monthly Archives: January 2009
The security week: IP opinion, CCTV advice, and hitting the headlines
Ah, Friday – glorious, wonderful, ever-lovin’ Friday. It’s a sure sign the weekend’s on its way – and it means the thrill of reading The Security Week is here once more. First up, it’s me. Hooray. I’m going on about the … Continue reading
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IP mind change, and mobile fingerprinting
Cripes! It’s another thrilling edition of the world’s best-loved and most respected daily security news service blog thing. Except for yesterday, which I missed. Sorry. Today, I shoot my mouth off about the state of IP security and the increasing … Continue reading
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ID cards, fraudsters, and the conference of a lifetime
Well, what a stonking day of security news and associated things. Let’s investigate, shall we? First up, Stewart Hefferman takes a long hard look at that most contentious of subjects: identity cards. Are they ripe for the plucking by devious … Continue reading
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Video analytics and gambling and Bench Tests and more
It’s time to indulge in some full-on security newsology – so hold on to your trousers. It’s going to be a heck of a ride! First up is a piece on gambling. That’s casino-style gambling, not aimless betting on the … Continue reading
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The security week: History. Also, US politics.
Yes, it’s been a monumental week on the world stage. History has been made. The eyes of the world focused on one event. The opening for entry of the IFSEC 2009 Security Industry Awards. Huzzah! There was also a politics … Continue reading
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Welcome to the 21st Century!
ADI-Gardiner, along with Pyronix and Castle Care-Tech, is welcoming installers to the 21st Century. That’s BT’s 21st Century Network, not the actual century! Ha! That would be around nine years out of date if it was actually the case. Which … Continue reading
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SmartWater Somerfield success – and safer shopping
Yesterday saw global attention and widespread euphoria, as the IFSEC 2009 Security Industry Awards were opened for entries. How could we follow such an historic moment, we wondered? With a photo of a guy with fluorescent dye all over his … Continue reading
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Financial meltdowns and luxury hotels
Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year. While I’d say that’s pretty northern hemisphere-centric, we’re here to cheer up any morose readers with an injection of fun-filled and exciting security news. First up is a very interesting … Continue reading
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The security week: Exclusive Dickinson interview – and installer auction site
Aloha, security news fans. It’s been a cold week full of interesting, newsy things in a security vein – so let’s skip these preliminaries and get down to it, shall we? First up is SMT Online editor Brian Sims‘ exclusive … Continue reading
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