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Critical Infrastructure Protection in Europe: From Physical Security to Operational Resilience
Europe’s critical infrastructure protection model is changing. Hybrid threats, regulatory pressure and growing dependencies between physical and...
Gallagher Security Expands Direct Presence in the Middle East
Gallagher Security is reshaping its operations in the Middle East as it moves from a long-established distribution model to a directly managed...
Citizen patrols or professionals? Germany’s security industry rejects parallel structures
Germany’s private security industry has criticised proposals to establish citizen patrols as an additional element of public security. The Federal...
AI video analysis improves security at Lillestrøm coach station
At the Lillestrøm coach station in Norway, Akershus Kollektivterminaler has combined comprehensive video surveillance with edge AI, intelligent...
Integrity360 expands Identity Security capabilities with Cyber IAM acquisition
Cybersecurity services provider Integrity360 is continuing its international expansion with the acquisition of Identity specialist Cyber IAM. The...
German Security Industry Association Welcomes Six New Member Companies
Germany’s private security industry association BDSW is expanding its membership. From 1 August 2026, six additional security companies from across...
AI Enters HR: One in Seven German Companies Uses It to Draft Employment References
Artificial intelligence is gradually gaining ground in human resources departments across Germany. New Bitkom figures show that companies are...
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TrendAI reorganises its DACH sales team
Cybersecurity provider TrendAI is reorganising its sales management in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Oliver Becker is taking on the role of Vice...
TrendAI reorganises its DACH sales team
Cybersecurity provider TrendAI is reorganising its sales management in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Oliver Becker is taking on the role of Vice...
Friedrich P. Kötter turns 60: From a security firm to an integrated services group
Friedrich P. Kötter has helped transform a long-established security firm into a diversified service group with more than 16,000 employees. On 21...
Seven Years of i-PRO: The Build-Up Phase Is Over
Since becoming independent in 2019, i-PRO has gradually reshaped its manufacturing, sales organisation and technology strategy. Edge-based video...
Growing Acceptance of Video Surveillance Comes With Conditions
A new US survey commissioned by Axis Communications points to a notable shift in public attitudes towards video surveillance. Fifty-eight per cent...
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Germany’s Export Model Is Losing Momentum
German exports fell again in August. For the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, DIHK, the decline is more than a monthly fluctuation. Trade...
Genetec Study: Security Data and Access Control Become Integral to Business Operations
Physical security is increasingly moving beyond its traditional role of protection and loss prevention within organizations. The “State of Physical...
Cyber Intrusion on Crude Oil Supertanker Raises Concerns Over Maritime OT Security
A cyber incident involving the crude oil tanker VL Prosperity has renewed concerns over the security of operational technology aboard...
Opinion: Europe Is Asking the Wrong AI Question
Europe wants to become digitally sovereign. Across the continent, governments and industry are investing billions of euros in data centres, cloud...
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Germany’s SPD Wants an AI Threat Centre — But Berlin’s Long-Term Cyber Strategy Is Far From Settled
Germany’s Social Democrats want artificial intelligence to be treated increasingly as a national-security issue. A policy paper by SPD lawmakers...
Inotec to Showcase Directionally Adjustable Safety Lighting at FeuerTrutz 2026
Inotec Sicherheitstechnik GmbH will demonstrate how fire safety requirements and cost-effective building concepts can be combined at FeuerTrutz...
When AI Starts Acting: Why Enterprises Need to Rethink Security Architecture
AI agents are evolving from digital assistants into active components of enterprise IT. They can operate applications, call APIs, modify files,...
Paxton PaxLock Pro2: When the Door Handle Becomes a Fully Fledged Access Control System
A door handle is hardly the first product most security professionals associate with technological reinvention. That is precisely what makes...
