Mitigating the toxic fallout of fire

Fire safety is usually about securing routes of egress, stemming the progress of fire and giving people, both ...

How the internet could go down

Many of us remember Anonymous’ threat to trigger a global internet blackout back in 2012.

The most common causes of warehouse fires

A fire breaking out in a warehouse can be one of the real nightmare scenarios for a business, so it is no surp...

Does convergence spell the end for security inte...

As convergence gathers pace with the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), security systems increasingly sha...

The overlooked importance of web hosting securit...

If a website is available to people via the internet, it is also available as a target to attackers.

Holiday Inn fire: Should all hotels be fitted wi...

The recent spate of UK hotel fires most recently at a Holiday Inn in Walsall raises the issue of whe...

Residential fire alarms: Guidance for new-build ...

In England and Wales, Fire Safety: Approved Document B outlines the minimum requirements for fire al...

Sprinkler system safety: The critical role of qu...

Sprinkler systems are a very simple fire safety device for protecting people and property in the event of a fi...

Hikvision offers partners more benefits with exp...

Hikvision UK & Ireland has revamped its Value Added Solution Partner (VASP) programme for installers,...

More fire risk assessors could be prosecuted in ...

Fire safety professionals could be held accountable for fire safety breaches in the same way as building owner...

How 5G will make cities smarter, safer and more...

5G wireless networks could have a transformative effect on fire safety systems, the success rate of hospital o...

The recent troubles with VPNs that undermine use...

A virtual private network isn’t only an indispensable part of a privacy minded user’s toolkit.

Could you do more with your phone? With access c...

In business and at home, the smartphone is a remote control for our lives.

Hospital security: Why access control should be ...

When we think about ourselves or a loved one becoming injured or ill and needing professional care, we’d like ...

High-tech solutions that protect data centres fr...

Due to the growing usage of mobile data, consumption of rich internet content and data storage demand from a v...

Why universities are adopting technology to tack...

For the higher education sector, preventing and addressing sexual misconduct is becoming a priority issue.

37 newly elected MEPs sign fire safety pledge

MEPs from 21 countries have backed the 'Together4FireSafety' campaign launched by Fire Safe Europe, whose memb...

Modelling risk and crisis management for 2030

“I imagine that, compared to 10 years ago the world looks pretty damn messy to you at the moment”, began ...

3 changes to fire safety regulations that could ...

More than two years on from Grenfell there’s much still to do to prevent a repeat of the worst residential fir...

The ethical and geopolitical implications of AI ...

A panel of AI and security experts wrestled with the profound implications of AI and machine learning in the K...