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Camden Door Controls release Exit Watch miniature covert doorframe camera

(22/07/2008)

Camden Door Controls Inc. has announced the release of their new Exit Watch™ miniature covert doorframe camera. This camera offers commercial and institutional applications a non-intrusive way to capture high resolution, close up, images of people as they leave the premises. CV-EX7 can be easily mounted on either side of the doorframe or above the door. It features a discrete heavy duty black metal housing, with lockable swivel adjustment, a h... [more]

Farmers should protect their domestic oil and diesel supplies from thieves

(03/06/2008)

Police are warning rural homeowners and farmers to secure their domestic oil and diesel supplies over fears that they could be a target for thieves due to the soaring fuel prices. Castle Care-Tech can provide the simple solution to this growing problem with a small wireless transmitter, EE1210W which can be placed inside the screw cap of the oil tank. The magnetic reed switch on this device ensures that if the cap is opened or tampered with, ... [more]

Bots will dominate 2008 and gamers and social networking sites will be top targets

(10/01/2008)

The latest Internet Security Outlook Report issued by CA, Inc. forewarns that online gamers, social networks and high-profile events like the U.S. presidential election and the Beijing Olympics are among the top potential targets for online attacks in 2008. Online security predictions for 2008: 1. Bots will dominate 2008: The number of computers infected by botnets will increase sharply in 2008. In an effort to become harder to detect, bot-... [more]

UK consumers believe organisations should take more responsibility for protecting their personal details online

(22/11/2007)

According to a new study by CA, concerns over Identity Theft is changing online behaviour and reveals which types of organisations the public trust to protect their personal details. The results indicate that UK consumers are more aware than ever that they are vulnerable to possible online attacks and are now placing the responsibility for identity theft in the hands of the organisations which require their personal information. A total of ... [more]

GPS Tracking of Motorbikes, Quad-bikes and Jet-skis

(16/10/2007)

Until now, trying to get a small and affordable GPS tracking device to track smaller vehicles such as smaller motor vehicles including motorbikes, quad-bikes and jet-skis has been almost impossible. Those devices that were small enough to be fitted to such vehicles could only be fitted in one general area, making it easy for any thief to locate and disable. The CATSeye SVT is small enough to hidden almost anywhere on these vehicles and once it... [more]

Carrick District Council protects its lone workers with Identicom

(15/10/2007)

When one of Carrick District Council’s officers was threatened whilst on a site visit, and conscious that other local councils in Cornwall were reporting similar incidences of verbal and physical abuse, Carrick District Council’s Development Services Department decided to review its lone worker security. Now the Council has purchased Identicom as part of SoloProtect, a protection service for lone workers. Previously, safety procedures relied... [more]

CameraWatch Welcomes ICO draft CCTV Code

(08/08/2007)

Gordon Ferrie, chairman of CameraWatch, the UK CCTV compliance organisation said "The ICO's consultation draft for their new CCTV Code is a welcome call for a re-think on whether CCTV needs to be deployed at each installation. That simple question: ‘Is it necessary?’ goes to the heart of ensuring that CCTV is deployed sensibly and effectively. If acted upon, CameraWatch feels the new Code will do much to place CCTV compliance on a sounder footing... [more]

 

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