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Adam Bannister is a contributor to IFSEC Global, having been in the role of Editor from 2014 through to November 2019. Adam also had stints as a journalist at cybersecurity publication, The Daily Swig, and as Managing Editor at Dynamis Online Media Group.
December 21, 2015
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Our Most-Read Security Articles and Downloads of 2015
Terror and cyber attacks – and the two are sure to overlap increasingly often – have dominated the headlines throughout 2015 and it’s difficult to see 2016 being much different.
December’s most popular article on IFSEC Global covered one of the symptoms of a terror-stalked age, the security threat posed by unattended items discovered at airports. Reflecting the growing convergence of physical and cyber security, IFSEC Global upped its output of cyber-related content this year. But for now, video surveillance and access control remain the most popular topics, with a a video surveillance white paper also sitting atop the top 5 downloads of the year (scroll to the bottom).
Canon in talks to buy Axis Communications for £1.85bn Part of a growing trend towards greater consolidation Axis Communications was acquired by Canon in February for £1.85bn. That it was the most read article for February said everything about the magnitude of the deal.
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ONVIF: A beginner’s guide to the security standard for IP tech While many network security systems are now built to support IT best practices and standards, physical access control systems (PACS) have traditionally been designed without IT professionals in mind. Learn how these limitations are changing, as a new breed of affordable, web-based physical access control systems are emerging.
Top 50 most influential people in security and fire 2015: results announced Dr Mahesh Saptharishi, the Canadian company’s chief technology officer (CTO), has topped the 2015 rankings after a busy year in which the Canada-founded surveillance manufacturer launched the world’s first 7K surveillance camera.
There’s an unattended item in the airport. Here’s how I would deal with it Qognify’s director of vertical marketing says airports are increasingly deploying cutting-edge PSIM technology to identify unattended items, track those who left them and seal off the area to combat terror threats and reduce the risk of expensive evacuations.
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Our Most-Read Security Articles and Downloads of 2015Video surveillance and access control were once again the most popular topics in a year where terror and cyber attacks have dominated the headlines, with a a video surveillance white paper also sitting atop the top 5 downloads of the year.
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