Monitoring & Detection
Trends in video surveillance, alarms, tracking, fire security and building automation.
Science fiction soon to be (augmented) reality
Smart glasses with built-in night-vision, biometric scanning and even X-ray vision. It might sound like science fiction and even though some of these features …
Augmented reality in physical security
Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology, but physical security experts are already anticipating how it will impact the industry. Unlike virtual …
Digital identities in your everyday life
Trusted identities will soon move from simply an add-on feature to become embedded in applications used in daily routines for both consumers and professional …
Internet of Trusted Things (IoTT)
As a growing range of industry segments are embracing the power of IoT, the need for trusted identities will increase. This will be decisive for real-time …
Computers doing the thinking
How intelligent is Artificial Intelligence? Is it so intelligent that we can rely on it? How much can it help us and where are its limits? Many applications …
Security in the sharing economy
Five years ago, Time Magazine cited collaborative consumption, better known today as the sharing economy, as one of 10 ideas that would change the world. …
Regulating the rise in drones
Camera-equipped drones have taken to the skies like never before and regulatory bodies are taking notice. Yet recent regulations in Sweden citing privacy …
Tracking for security and safety
Ever tried using GPS indoors? You probably noticed that it's not very effective. Real-time tracking of personnel, vehicles, or assets indoors in high-risk …
The future of indoor positioning
Whether the goal is simply to aid shoppers in a mall or prevent accidents in warehouses, the solution is increasingly spelled IPS, as in Indoor Positioning …
What’s happening in the Cloud?
Cloud computing has changed the way the physical security industry works. And the evolution is far from over, according to experts. The cloud is what delivers …
Healthy ecosystems support diversity
We have reached the third and final part in the Future Lab article series about security ecosystems. This time we investigate important qualities that …
Big Data in physical security
In our previous article about Big Data we learned that retail giants like Amazon use Big Data to analyze purchases and boost sales. But how is Big Data …Member only
Q&A: Security in Asia
Securitas is a global leader in security, offering specialized guarding, technology solutions, consulting and investigation services. In Thailand, Securitas …
Home safe home
Increased integration, more software, and remote monitoring are just a few of the growing trends in home security. Yet some industry players suggest a …
Stadiums keep track for better control
Technology is helping improve safety and security at football stadiums and could help consign the crowd disasters of the past to history.
Safe for – and from the public
Achieving adequate levels of security in public facilities often means treading a fine line between granting taxpaying citizens their constitutional right …
Balancing act for museum security
Public facilities such as museums and libraries have the complex task of being open and accessible to the public while at the same time protecting priceless …
Olympic Games: A catalyst for change
The tension is mounting as London gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games. Heightened security measures are triggering debate, as well as encouraging innovative …
Giving – and getting retail service
Whether it’s a security system or an entrance system, retailers cannot afford downtime. Various services are popping up to ensure that doors, locks …
Solutions boost sales and security
In retail, as in other fields, safety and security concerns sometimes conflict with marketing and sales. New solutions in video analytics and store design, …
Theft tops list of retailer challenges
Retail losses from theft – both internal and external – are staggering. Protecting goods must be a top priority for retailers, according to …
Taking the pulse on hotel security
What would be an ideal security wish list for a hotel? Security experts share their experience and insights with the Future Lab.
Sharing the holiday investment
An appealing blend between staying in a hotel and owning your own home, timeshare holidays are growing in demand. How do they handle security challenges?
Systems enhance guest experience
Hotels are following the “smart home” trend by increasingly integrating their access systems with other functions such as lighting and temperature …
Security on track
Railway stations, tracks and yards are coming under increasing scrutiny as security needs are elevated in the transportation sector.
Shipping cargo safely
Human beings are the weakest link in supply chain security, but solutions using RFID and GPS offer interesting options for the future.
Sensor applications expand
Intelligent sensors are being used in a growing variety of applications, to control and monitor everything from indoor temperature to machinery, access …
Location based tracker
Location based technology offers a variety of convenient services to consumers based on their location. It can also be used to track the exact location …
Security Essen – Security on display
The Security Essen trade fair has been going strong for 19 years. The 2010 event, held from October 5-8, was the most international one so far.
Future security trends – Gazing into the security future
Most locks are still opened with an old-fashioned key, but the race is on to replace them. To do so, the industry needs a good understanding of what the …
Communicating cameras
The global market for CCTV has grown enormously with digitalization and video over IP paving the way for improved surveillance systems. So how are camera …
Support for video unity
ONVIF, the Open Network Video Interface Forum, is establishing standards for IP-based video systems. It is one of two new organizations aimed at unifying …
Guard Duty
As security technology has evolved, so too, has the role of the security guard. And, while they were once thought of as the lone night watchman, today’s …
Video analytics enhances security picture
Video analytics can tell whether someone is moving too fast in a flow of people, identify an abandoned package or a person loitering. Soon, it will be …
Coalition for seamless integration
A standard set of protocols is making seamless video and access interoperability possible.
Access control and video surveillance unite
While access control and alarm systems have been common features with most companies for a long time, video surveillance has often proved too costly to …
Moving towards open systems
In March, The Security Industry Association (SIA) released an American National Standard. This voluntary standard specifies interface requirements for …
Simplifying Business with Open Standards
Axis Communications has been making network cameras using the Internet Protocol (IP) for nine years, and, according to Johan Lembre, Vice-President, Product …