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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]

Precise Biometrics launched the next Generation of Mobile Security for Smart Devices: Smart Casings with Smart Card & Fingerprint Reader
posted on 25/01/2012

Precise Biometrics has developed a smart casing with a built-in smart card reader and fingerprint sensor. The product meets the increasing requirements on network security and strong authentication raised by today’s government, healthcare, enterprise and banking sectors. The smart casing is the first of its kind on the market. With a built-in smart card reader and fingerprint sensor, the product enables the highest level of security for network access, messaging, data protection and strong authentication to the most popular mobile platforms. The smart casing will be available for the most popular smart phone and tablet computer brands in 2012 and 2013. The smart card and fingerprint features of the smart case can be integrated with any app on the market—existing or new. Starting next week, partners and customers can acquire demos and toolkits for tests, integration and trials. Precise Biometrics has already developed several new apps for smart casings. “Gartner Group expects ... [more]

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will present its locks at the Security & Policing Exhibition
posted on 24/01/2012

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will introduce its portfolio of high security and custodial locking products at the Home Office's 2012 Security & Policing Exhibition in Farnborough, at the end of January. Pickersgill-Kaye will be demonstrating the design quality and manufacturing strength of its renowned range of Custodial Class 1 cell locks, Pass Locks and High Security Multipoint Locks (MPL). Also on show will be a range of high security slide bar and claw gate locks for perimeter security applications and the industry standard Kaye-Rota padlock. The Class 1 Cell Lock is made from a single billet of high quality solid steel and fits all standard cell doors. Tested against 300,000 door and handle operation cycles, the cell door locks are considered to be the best on the market. Also on display will be Pickersgill-Kaye's Class 2 Pass Lock and Auto slam Pass Lock. Heavy duty with double sided key operation, they have unique functionality coupled with a robust reliability ideal for high securit... [more]

J&S Franklin to demonstrate DefenCell versatility at Military Engineering 2012 in Germany
posted on 11/01/2012

At Military Engineering 2012, J&S Franklin will be demonstrating DefenCell’s versatility in a variety of Military Engineering roles, from force protection in operational environments such as Afghanistan, to protecting critical infrastructure from VBIED’s in the UK, to emergency disaster relief such as the flooding in Kentucky, USA earlier this year. DefenCell is a lightweight perimeter and force protection defence system that offers an easily deployable solution for expeditionary operations, which can be filled using locally available material, (sand, dirt, rocks). Being up to ten times lighter and five times more compact than gabions, it uses less supply chain resources and therefore is more effectively deployed to forward positions. As all components are lightweight, man portable, and with modular packaging, it also offers considerable savings to storage and transportation costs. DefenCell can be easily removed and disposed of and is environmentally neutral. It does not rust or rot ... [more]

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