INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Secure your RFID access controls against card cloning

All security professionals need to be aware of RFID cloning vulnerabilities present in common door access control systems, and how to protect against them. Some of the most widely used RFID access cards simply do not include any capability to prevent them from being read (and hence copied) inappropriately, and other common card-types have flawed […]
GUEST BLOG: Protecting students – Access control in accommodation & on campus

By 2020 CCTV It’s not unusual for a parent to be worried about their child when they venture off to university, especially when they’re moving out of the family home. And a video that went viral earlier last year that recorded students at Nottingham Trent University chanting racist comments in front of the door of […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Simpler, stronger access control through identity driven security

Physical and IT security work seamlessly together with EdgeConnector door access control software; delivering streamlined permissions administration, a simplified infrastructure that gives central oversight across all sites as standard, as well as cyber-physical protection capabilities that support information security and compliance. Security professionals can now leverage the power and flexibility of an IT network’s existing […]
Do you specialise in Access Control solutions? We want to hear from you!

Each month on Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the security market – and in January we’ll be focussing on Access Control solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help security buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Access […]
GUEST BLOG: Body cameras in UK classrooms

By 2020 Vision A Times Education Supplement (TES) report has outlined plans for teachers at two UK schools to participate in a trial whereby they will wear body cameras in the classroom. Both unnamed schools are currently researching early ideas into how the technology will operate, though one strategy is that the teachers involved in […]