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ESSA General Assembly: Meeting place for the world of safes

More demand: range of applications is growing - from batteries to blockchain
More uniformity: European laws should be harmonised
More sustainability: Green production is a long but successful journey

Frankfurt/M: Battery fires, the confusing array of European regulations, digital protection of valuables: at the ESSA's General Assembly, safe and security experts from around the world addressed a wide range of security topics. The association had organised workshops, keynote speeches and presentations for this purpose. Managing Director Falko Adomat welcomed around 140 participants to the meeting in the German city in November. He presented this year's ESSA International Leadership Award to Josef Reingen. The safe expert, who is world-renowned in the industry, has been supporting and promoting the ESSA for over 40 years since 1977, helping it to become a leading international association for the physical security industry.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 18 November 2024 01:37

Purchase of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation did not meet minimum standards

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General

Government chose to dispense with some established processes to acquire the Northeye site for asylum accommodation at pace, leading to increased costs.
Home Office lacked in-house expertise to quality assure decisions during purchase of the site.
Northeye site was ultimately deemed unfit for its intended purpose due to contamination.

The Home Office’s quick acquisition of a new site for asylum accommodation, to meet government’s priority at the time to end the use of hotels for that purpose, led to it cutting corners and paying more than it needed to, according to a new National Audit Office (NAO) report.^1,2

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 18 November 2024 01:32

Rapid7 Wins ‘Security Vendor of the Year’ at CRN Channel Awards 2024

Boston, MA: Rapid7, Inc. has announced that it has been recognized as ‘Security Vendor of the Year’ at the CRN Channel Awards 2024. One of the oldest and most prestigious awards in the UK IT Channel, CRN Channel Awards recognize companies committed to growth and innovation in the technology and IT channel. The ‘Security Vendor of the Year’ award acknowledges Rapid7’s overall contribution to business development within the channel, including its security product offerings and innovation, channel and marketing programs, as well as its services and support.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 18 November 2024 01:28

The Governments of the Five Eyes Alliance Recommend Purple Knight for Active Directory Risk & Vulnerability Assessment

HOBOKEN, NJ: Semperis has announced that new guidance from the Five Eyes Alliance calls out Purple Knight as a tool for detecting and mitigating common attack techniques used to exploit Microsoft Active Directory. Purple Knight is a free tool to analyse and assess vulnerabilities in Active Directory, Entra ID and Okta—for companies in the UK market. Active Directory is the most widely used identity system, present in more than 80 per cent of global companies.