Hanwha Vision’s partnership with a2 Technology is helping to create safer, smarter cities

As a leading security technology provider, Hanwha Vision partners with innovative vendors to deliver intelligent video solutions. One such vendor is a2 Technology, which focuses on smart city solutions that create safer and more prosperous spaces for citizens to live, work, and play.  

Here, Murat Mutlu, Management Partner at a2 Technology, shares more about the work Hanwha Vision and a2 Technology are doing together. 
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Cybersecurity in aviation – head in the clouds?

The Aviation Industry has expanded exponentially in the last few decades.

Air travel is an integral part of the professional and privates lives of the global population. Inevitably, with such large growth, the Industrial advancements bring a plethora of cybersecurity requirements. 
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Why you should invest in better quality maglocks

Electro-magnetic locks are at the heart of many access control systems. Without reliable locking, the access control serves no purpose at all. Your access control system is only ever as good as your locks. 

Maglocks seem simple at first glance. But what makes a good one good?
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Hanwha Vision launches bi-spectrum AI camera for rapid thermal detection and visual identification

Hanwha Vision has launched a new bi-spectrum AI camera range that provides visual and thermal views of an area simultaneously. The TNM-C4940TD, TNM-C4950TD, and TNM-C4960TD are equipped with two lenses to generate a VGA thermal image and a 4K visual image.

The thermal lens enables perimeter detection of suspicious activity even in low light, poor weather conditions, or when visual barriers, such as foliage block the area.
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Hickleys Simply Keys 2023 – A weekend of savings, sales, schooling and smiles

What a Weekend! We would like to say huge thank you to all those who attended Hickleys Simply Keys 2023 on 22^nd & 23rd of August at the GTG Centre in Wolverhampton for making it another extremely successful show!

Summer must mean it’s that time of the year again where Hickleys pack up their storerooms and set off to the midlands. This year was no exception! Two full truckloads of stock and equipment allowed us to set up our home from home at the fantastic GTG Centre in Wolverhampton. With everything from remote keys and transponders to key cutting machines and commercial quality tooling. There really was something for everyone in the Auto and domestic locksmithing industry.
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Abloy UK appoints new Business Development Manager for Education

Abloy UK has further strengthened its position in the education sector by appointing Rashy Chima-Powney as Business Development Manager for Education.

Rashy brings a wealth of experience to the role, with over 20 years’ experience in the industry in various sales positions. This has armed Rashy with a holistic understanding of educational environments, and the challenges faced in terms of access control and security.
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ERA celebrates 11-year partnership with Secured by Design

ERA, one of the UK’s leading home security and fenestration component providers, is celebrating the 11^th consecutive year of their partnership with the official police security initiative, Secured by Design.

Owned by the UK Police Service, Secured by Design aims to reduce crime and help people live safely within their communities. This is achieved by working closely with developers, local authorities and registered housing associations to incorporate police crime prevention standards from initial concept and design through to completion.
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How the rise of the ethical hacker can help companies fight the threat of cyber attacks

The threat of cybercrime continues to prove a huge challenge for companies who are expanding their business in the online world, further emphasised by the recent data breach at file transfer software MOVEit, in which employee personal data was stolen from British Airways, Boots, Aer Lingus and more.  

As organisations search for a strong security software to keep their colleague and customer data secure, Killian Chopinet, Senior Ethical Hacker at online marketplace ManoMano, believes brands’ focus should instead turn to the use of ethical hackers, who will play a key role in fighting the threat of future cyber attacks. 
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