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Closing the Reporting Gap: German Security Network Proposes Nationwide Drone Alert Channel
Germany is expanding its counter-UAS capabilities in response to a growing number of suspicious drone incidents around airports, military sites and...
Keenfinity Evolves into Two Specialist Security Businesses
Keenfinity is taking the next step in the development of its security portfolio. Effective 1 September 2026, the former Intrusion & Access...
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...
Building Management Systems Emerge as a Blind Spot in AI Data Centre Security
TrendAI identifies thousands of publicly accessible control systems near US data centres – with implications for Europe’s AI infrastructure As...
Genetec strengthens global leadership in video management software
The global market for video management software continues to grow at a double-digit rate, but the additional revenue is increasingly concentrated...
ESD Sicherheitsdienst appoints new chair of the BDSW’s Bundeswehr specialist committee
The Bundesverband der Sicherheitswirtschaft (BDSW) – the sole employers’ and trade association for the German security industry – is seeing a change...
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...
Security Industry
TKH Security Strengthens Leadership and Sales in Germany
Carsten Keite takes over Managing Director role – Nico Janich appointed Key Account Manager for North-West region TKH Security GmbH is further...
Keenfinity Evolves into Two Specialist Security Businesses
Keenfinity is taking the next step in the development of its security portfolio. Effective 1 September 2026, the former Intrusion & Access...
i-PRO Appoints Steve Riley as President EMEA
Experienced security industry executive to lead regional strategy and organizational development as i-PRO enters its next phase of growth across...
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...
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...
Society & Politics
Bavaria’s police expansion offers a lesson in long-term security management
Bavaria is adding hundreds of officers at a time when many European police forces are struggling with retirements, recruitment gaps and a widening...
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...
Data centres face fewer reporting obligations – but technical compliance is becoming more demanding
The European Union has reduced the number of companies directly subject to mandatory sustainability reporting. For data-centre operators, however,...
AI-powered phishing affects 86 per cent of Fortune 100 companies
Dr Martin J. Krämer, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4 Phishing remains one of the most dangerous threats to businesses, and even the world’s leading...
Products and Solutions
TWINLOOT abuses Microsoft 365 services for covert command-and-control operations
A newly discovered Python implant demonstrates how threat actors are increasingly embedding malicious infrastructure within legitimate cloud and...
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...
Smartphone Credentials Without Door-Level Networking: Paxton Solo Modernises Student Accommodation Access
Student accommodation illustrates a wider challenge facing access-control operators across Europe: how to introduce centralised management, mobile...
Genetec study shows: Physical security is more than just theft prevention for retailers
Retailers use physical security to improve operational processes, ensure staff safety and modernise outdated infrastructure Genetec Inc., an...










