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ADT helps to preserve historic structures and the National Motor Museum with the installation of monitored fire and intruder solutions
posted on 31/01/2012

ADT Fire & Security is providing the security systems for a one-of-a-kind UK tourist attraction – the National Motor Museum, at Beaulieu. Set in the heart of the New Forest National Park, Beaulieu is one of the South of England’s top day visitor attractions, comprising of world famous National Motor Museum, Palace House, Beaulieu Abbey, World of Top Gear and Bond In Motion. ADT is helping to protect this historic and fascinating location with its stringent intruder and fire detection solutions which look after the outbuildings at this 43 acre site. ADT has provided tailored security initiatives in response to Beaulieu’s long-standing business goals for many years. These goals encompass the ongoing protection and risk mitigation of the Beaulieu site, which harnesses Ł50M worth of vehicle assets, together with notable buildings that played a significant role in Britain’s turbulent religious history. In conjunction with caring for Beaulieu’s historic landmarks, maintaining a secure and sa... [more]

Netop offers Remote Control free trial and special offer to pcAnywhere users
posted on 31/01/2012

Netop, a pioneer in secure remote access support and management, offers its Remote Control software at no charge to users affected by the Symantec pcAnywhere security breach. The free licenses will be offered for a duration of thirty days in unlimited quantities. Last week, Symantec warned users through its website to stop using its pcAnywhere remote access software due to a serious security risk. Symantec also confirmed that old source code stolen by a hacking group has exposed vulnerabilities in the pcAnywhere remote access program. Discussing the issue Netop’s CEO Kurt Bager said: “Symantec’s announcement highlights the risks of having varying levels of security in your remote access setup. The theft of its old source code by a hacking group could potentially open up companies across the world to key vulnerabilities within the remote access program. We hope that by offering Netop Remote Control at no charge for thirty days – Symantec will have time to fix the issue.” It is commo... [more]

Improved EyeR640 17 micron Thermal Core Provides <45mK at f#1
posted on 30/01/2012

The new improved EYE-R640-V4™ utilises 17µm pixels providing a 32% increase in picture resolution over 25µm pixels. This has provided a dramatic improvement in video quality. Packed into a small, lightweight, low power format the thermal imaging engine is based on a 640x480 pixels ASi microbolometer detector It is tuned to the long wave infrared band together with a sensitivity now ... [more]

Ian Penfold, Solar Gard's Architectural Manager highlights the benefits of a window film in case of vandalism
posted on 27/01/2012

We all know that broken glass poses a major threat to safety. Not just for occupants of a building, but sometimes even for general passers-by. For example, in the event of vandalism, flying broken glass causes the vast majority injuries, rather than the missile. We have all seen the damage caused by the riots that took place in London recently and resulted in a number of high profile buildings having their windows smashed. However, covering buildings in steel, while it may prevent glass damage, will also spoil the look of the building onto which it is placed, marking it as a site of vandalism and taking away the benefits of natural light or a pleasant view for those inside. Alternatives to this measure need to be looked at. Safety film works by holding the pieces of glass together when a window is smashed, preventing it from breaking into dangerous shards and causing injury. The newest, state-of-the-art safety and security film is made from the highest quality materials, such as t... [more]

Imperva reports web attacks can peak at nearly 38,000 an hour
posted on 26/01/2012

Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced the release of the second Imperva Web Application Attack Report (WAAR), which revealed that web applications are subject to business logic attacks. The WAAR, created as a part of Imperva’s ongoing Hacker Intelligence Initiative, offers insight into actual malicious web application attack traffic over a period of six months, June 2011 through November 2011. Imperva monitored and categorized attacks across the internet targeting 40 different applications. The WAAR outlines the frequency, type and geography of origin of each attack to help security professionals better prioritize vulnerability remediation. “Business logic attacks are attractive for hackers since they follow a legitimate flow of interaction of a user with the application,” said Amichai Shulman, Imperva’s CTO. “This interaction is guided by an understanding of how specific sequences o... [more]

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