In celebration of World Book Day, today is the perfect time to download one of IFSEC Global’s latest eBooks, trend reports or guides. Take a look at the most recent eBooks, below.
The Intruder Alarm Report 2020
Sponsored by Texecom, who has recently launched a cloud-based platform for installers and mobile apps for both installers and their customers, the survey was completed by over 200 professionals working for security, electrical or home automation services firms based in the UK and across the EU. The Intruder Alarm Report is interspersed with comments from Clym Brown, Marketing Director of Texecom.
Topics covered
- Evolving customer needs: how have they changed in recent years? How can installers match them?
- Digital services: how useful do installers find apps that work alongside the products they are fitting?
- Cloud services: are installers ready for it and do they appreciate the benefits, such as remote maintenance?
- Cyber security: is it more opportunity than threat?
Working with the insider threat
Free to download, this whitepaper covers key topics on the subject, including:
- What is an insider threat?
- What are the potential types of insider threat?
- How to undergo an internal risk assessment
- Methods of security control to mitigate risks associated with the insider threat
How to deal with stress in the workplace
The issue of mental health has become an increasingly commonplace subject of discussion in recent years, and the security profession is by no means exempt from this. Download this free guide from Barbour to better understand the issues and causes that could be affecting you or members of your workforce.
Examples of causes of stress related to the security industry may include:
- Night working or shift working
- Working in adverse environmental conditions such as poor weather, noise or air condition
- High work rate
- Insufficient rest periods between work cycles
- Repetitive work-related activities
- Conflict or violence in the workplace (number 1 risk factor)
- Lack of control over work duties
- Lack of employee engagement or consultation
The video surveillance report 2019
The Video Surveillance Report 2019 examines several paradigm shifts transforming the potential of network cameras and associated hardware and software. The cloud, AI, face recognition and the impact of Brexit on surveillance projects are among the topics covered.
Sponsored by IDIS, the report’s fifth annual edition is based on a survey of hundreds of professionals involved in the supply chain for physical security systems. Installers, integrators, consultants, facilities managers and heads of security departments were among those who shared their opinions, perceptions and experiences of video surveillance technologies.
Topics include:
- The cloud
- Facial recognition
- AI and deep learning
- Analytics at the edge
- Cyber security
- Impact of US Huawei ban on procurement/specification preferences globally
- From HD resolution to redundancy failover: the impact of camera innovations
- Impact of Brexit on video surveillance projects
The future of fire safety eBook
Many seminars at FIREX International 2019 centred on this theme, covering legislative and cultural changes emerging, or needed, in the aftermath of the Hackitt Report.
This eBook reveals some of the insights from those seminars and panel debates at Europe’s largest annual fire safety event, with experts in fire science, fire engineering and fire risk management setting out their priorities for transforming fire safety for the 21st century.
Chapters:
- Grenfell Inquiry must yield “bedrock change” – and soon
- After Grenfell: Jonathan O’Neill OBE on how austerity and policy “on the hoof” are hampering progress
- Hackitt’s Golden Thread: Fire, facilities and building safety
- Fire safety community has to “get on board” with technological changes
Keep up with the access control market
The physical access control market is moving fast. Find out where you stand with the latest edition of IFSEC Insider's comprehensive 2022 State of Physical Access Control trend report, covering all the latest developments within the market. We assess the current technology in use, upgrade plans and challenges, and major trends on the horizon after receiving the views of over 1000 security, facilities and IT professionals.
Get your copy for free today.