NYPD to deploy drones in fight against crime
The NYPD has unveiled its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program, which will be comprised of newly acquired Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or drones, and licensed NYPD officers of the Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) who will operate them. The tech will be used across various operations, including search and rescue, inaccessible crime scenes, hostage situations, […]
Hertz using biometrics for car rental pickups
Car rental giant Hertz has launched Fast Lane powered by Clear – a new service that uses biometrics that it claims can get customers through the exit gate and on the road in 30 seconds or less, representing a time saving of at least 75 percent. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards loyalty members in the US […]
Global access control market to hit $21bn by 2022
New research has predicted that the global access control systems market will be worth an estimated $21 billion by 2022. Research Cosmos, the company behind the report, found that physical security and information security were the major systems used, with demand for access control systems in the commercial building sector growing rapidly. The APAC market […]
False fire alarms over Xmas ‘cost the economy £1 billion’
Siemens is warning UK businesses about the potential consequences of false fire alarms during the busiest period of the year. The electronics giant says false alarms from remotely-monitored fire detection and fire alarm systems cost the UK economy an estimated £1 billion in business disruption, with 95% of automatically-generated alarms being proved to be false, […]
Total Security Summit – Register for your VIP place
This FREE two-day event will put you in touch with product and solution providers who are relevant to your business and upcoming projects via a series of pre-arranged, 1-2-1 meetings. 1 & 2 April 2019 – Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted No time wasted and no hard sell. Register your free place here. Among the […]
Government bans use of combustible materials on high-rise homes
The government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes and giving support to local authorities to carry out emergency work to remove and replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. Regulations have been laid in Parliament which will give legal effect to the combustible materials ban announced in the summer. The ban means combustible […]
Half of UK IT directors would pay cyber-ransom to avoid GDPR fines
A new study has revealed that almost half (47%) of UK IT directors would ‘definitely’ be willing to pay a ransom fee to hackers who stole their company data, rather than report a breach to the authorities and pay a larger penalty under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The research, commissioned by Sophos, […]
Learn what’s new in Biometrics and Security Technology
The next Total Security Summit takes place April 1st & 2nd 2019, with Biometrics and Technology high on the agenda of delegates. The Summit is a highly focused eventthat brings security professionals together for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities. Throughout two working days delegates will meet with credible solution providers who […]
Business security issues to increase with climate change
Capital expenditure for resilience measures to ensure business continuity due to extreme weather conditions such as floods and heatwaves need to be considered as best practice, according to the Environment Agency’s ‘Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation’ report. Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, said it was worrying that few FTSE boards are disclosing […]
J.E.E.P programme produces ABM UK’s first graduates
Thirty-six school children from West London graduated from the world’s first Junior Engineering Engagement Programme (J.E.E.P), which first started in January 2018. The programme seeks to change perceptions of apprenticeships and make a real impact in the engineering and facilities management sectors by making use of the expertise offered by ABM UK employees. The graduation follows research highlighting that […]
