Office returns ‘feared’ by UK workers
More than half of British workers would be happy to never return to the office – due to fears of germs, a lack of social distancing and being in a room with lots of other people. A study of 1,000 employees who are currently working from home found two thirds would also feel uncomfortable about […]
Easy-to-deploy thermal imaging camera systems for the fight against covid-19
By FLIR Keeping workers and customers safe from COVID-19 is an important goal for industry and government agencies during this pandemic. Most have already instituted some type of protective measure, whether it’s disinfecting equipment, encouraging hand washing, requiring six feet of distance between people, or any of the other recommendations for reducing risk. These methods […]
Data security in the new business world
By Andrea Babbs, Country Manager and Head of Sales for VIPRE Security Limited With many businesses having to overhaul their operations overnight to enable their staff to work from home due to Covid-19, maintaining as close to business as usual was an absolute priority. But in the rush to implement collaboration tools to get employees up and running […]
Security industry ‘will shift to service-based solutionS post-pandemic’
The security industry has ‘tremendous’ investment opportunities despite the economic slowdown witnessed due to COVID-19 and under an ‘aspirational’ forecast scenario is likely to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.3% post-pandemic to hit revenue of $140.60 billion by 2025. That’s according to respected research outfit Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Post-Pandemic Growth […]
Why autonomous drones are now crucial to business continuity
By Illy Gruber, Vice President of Marketing at Percepto For companies that remain active and those that have temporarily shut down in light of the Coronavirus crisis, autonomous technology is playing a significant and growing role in maintaining business continuity. Business continuity refers to how organizations can maintain or resume business functions quickly in the face of major […]
Coronavirus: Guaranteed funding needed for security training providers
Calls have been made for the government to protect funding for independent training providers during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Apprentice trainers to the fire and security sector, Skills for Security, follows guidance released by the Department for Education (DfE) which states that policy “does not allow payment for services in advance of delivery”, which will […]
BSIA pressures government over key worker status
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has called on the Government to clarify the status of its members in light of the possibility of a lockdown and the closure of UK schools. BSIA members cover a wide range of security services, from manpower and key holding services, security guarding personnel, cash couriers, technology centre monitoring […]
Autonomous technology can mitigate the Business security impact of Coronavirus
By Ariel Avitan, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Percepto The coronavirus has exposed the soft underbelly of critical infrastructure and industrial sites worldwide – workforce availability. As more and more companies implement business continuity plans to deal with the outbreak, fewer and fewer employees are able to fully function. When facilities don’t know who can and […]
