Cyber Security
Is the Light Industry Still in the Dark When it Comes to Cyber Security?
September 11th, 2017Security By Design – The Only Way To Effectively Protect Smart Buildings From Cyber Attack
September 5th, 2017“The Internet of Things Requires An Entirely Different Approach To Security”
There seems little doubt about it anymore; the Internet of Things (IoT) age is upon us. Predictions for IoT growth and adoption, from the world’s biggest economic analysis agencies, range from huge to incredibly huge. Yet we are still to agree on a suitable formula to make the IoT secure from cyber attack, and if […]
Do Chinese Suppliers Set the Competitive Landscape for Video Cameras?
There are two main criteria which set the competitive landscape in the physical security business and they are scale/economics & technology/performance. In the first category the top two Chinese manufacturers of Video Surveillance equipment (Hikvision and Dahua) have during the last few years taken control here. They now dwarf their western competitors and have dramatically […]
Giving Greater Significance To The Threat Of Cyber Attacks On Smart Buildings
“Technology is changing the most fundamental truth about commercial real estate, that value is based solely on location,” according to Deloitte. Offering a workplace in a good location is no longer enough to attract the top tenants, nor is it enough for those organizations to entice the best talent. Leading companies and their workers are […]
Physical Security Business Needs Open Systems & Structural Changes to Deliver Full Potential of Integration
Integration between all three branches of the Physical Security business is now one of the main drivers for growth in demand from building operators and owners. However its full potential is being limited by a lack of initiative from manufacturers and system installers to adopt open communication standards that customers need if they are not […]
Latest Cyber Attack Underlines The Need For Better Protection
It hasn’t even been seven weeks since WannaCry, “the biggest ransomware attack of it’s kind,” and here we are again. On Tuesday began a new ransomware attack quickly, and perhaps premtively, dubbed ‘Petya’ – which is currently and quickly spreading across the world, crippling computer systems and demanding victims pay-up to regain access to their […]
“Developing A Culture Of Cyber Security” – Memoori Speaks With Kaspersky’s David Emm
Connected devices are flooding into every aspect of our lives, and every connection creates a potential weakness that could be exploited by cyber criminals for a variety of reasons. As the number of connections increases we seem to be setting ourselves up for an era of frequent cyber attacks, unless our cyber security professionals can […]
The Cyber Security Threat & Its Impact On Physical Security
Our new report Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings provides conclusive proof that the cyber black market, once a varied landscape of discrete, ad hoc networks of individuals motivated by ego and notoriety has become a burgeoning powerhouse of highly organized groups; Often connected with traditional crime groups (e.g., drugs cartels, mafias, terrorists cells) and […]
Many Cities Are Not Being Smart About Cyber Security
Our cities are getting smarter. Some are smarter than others but the breadth of development suggests that almost all large urban areas will one day be smart in one way or another. As with all digital things, connectivity means vulnerability, and if we continue to neglect cyber security in the age of connectivity then the […]