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Security Essen event is first 2020 event cancelled The trade fair Security Essen planned for 22-25 September 2020 has been cancelled due to the developments of the Corona situation. The decision to cancel the fair was taken by Messe Essen in consultation with the partner associations. This means that the next Security Essen will take place at Messe Essen from September 20 to 23, 2022.

Amalgamated has officially become 50 years old. In 1970 the company was founded by Geoff Teader in Manchester under the name of ‘Amalgamated Fire Alarm Company’ and in 1993 was renamed ‘Amalgamated Ltd’.

In brief Following years of collaboration, CSL and Business Insight 3 (BI3) are expanding the partnership to incorporate the growing Business Intelligence market. Solutions such as CSL Router will be supplementing BI3’s offerings to provide secure, reliable and rapidly deployable connectivity.

Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director of Messe Essen said: "The current dynamic situation and the continuing global travel restrictions unfortunately do not permit serious preparations for the fair. As a result, our exhibitors and visitors and also we as the organisers lack the planning perspective which would have been a prerequisite for the customary professional staging of Security Essen this September.” "The cancellation of Security Essen 2020 is the result of a prudent and careful evaluation of the current situation which we have undertaken together", adds Norbert Schaaf, Chairman of the Management Board of the Federal Association of Safety Engineering (BHE) and Chairman of the Security Essen Advisory Board. "Since the majority of our fair participants come to Essen from abroad, we had to act with particular prudence. Due to the unclear worldwide development of the Coronavirus pandemic and the associated uncertain travel planning, there was unfortunately no alternative in the end.”

Partnership to make Chester a safer place for all ATG Access has partnered with Cheshire West and Chester Council to make the city a safer place to visit and live by designing and installing hydraulic bollards at locations in the city centre over the next six months.

The bollards being installed are robust enough to halt vehicles in their tracks, preventing cars and vans from being used as weapons to attack crowded spaces. The bollards would be activated during large scale public events to protect the public, or in response to intelligence or a heightened threat level, and used to mitigate vehicle traffic within the city centre.

Approved vehicles and blue badge holders will continue to have daily access to the city centre once the bollards are deployed, in line with the current traffic regulation order. The project will take place over spring and summer 2020, with the aim to be fully completed by the autumn. Social distancing will be observed by teams carrying out the installation work, which begins during the lockdown period.

While there is no specific threat against the city, the purpose of the project is to use the time when pedestrian footfall is reduced due to lockdown measures to invest in Chester’s defence and security measures without causing unnecessary disruption to the public. This follows advice from the police and draws on advice from other local authorities across the country to improve the protection of busy urban areas while the public follows Government directives to stay at home.

Iain Moran, director at ATG Access, said: “It’s fantastic to see the city of Chester taking such a proactive stance in using this downtime to further improve public safety during this unprecedented period.”

Councillor Karen Shore, deputy leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, and cabinet member for Environment, Highways and Strategic Transport, said: “In recent years there have been incidents around the world where terrorists have used vehicles to harm people. By installing this robust equipment in Chester, we are protecting residents and visitors from people intent on using vehicles as a weapon. I can reassure people that there is no specific threat to the city of Chester. But, unfortunately, we are one of many cities around the world having to improve security in the light of new threats to democracy and our way of life. The bollards have been carefully designed to blend into the unique historic heritage of Chester.”

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Home security survey results reveal protection levels According to official crime figures there were 422,870 burglaries carried out in the UK last year. The financial implications of being burgled are clear but perhaps, less obviously, burglary can have a profound effect on victims who often describe it as ‘robbery’ or an ‘invasion’ of their home – expressions that relate to the deep personal impact that burglary can have on someone who experiences it.

To help homeowners protect their property against intrusion, SafeSite Security Solutions launched an online home security assessment comprising a series of questions highlighting common home security vulnerabilities. Data provided by over 200 respondents has been analysed to provide an insight into the nation’s home security habits.

Results show that homeowners in the Midlands are most likely to have security lighting installed and use a spy hole or safety chain on their front door. Residents in the Midlands are also most likely to recognise that they live in a Neighbourhood Watch area, suggesting home security is a concern for residents in this area. Police force data from West Midlands Police, published on UK Crime Stats, supports this showing a steady increase

in burglary in the six months from August 2019 to January 2020.

The over 60s are the least likely age group to security mark their belongings and 75% of all respondents said property in their sheds and garages was not security marked. 75% of survey respondents said they didn’t have detailed photographs of their valuables either. 56% of UK households do not have a burglar alarm installed at their property while 71% of UK households do not have a CCTV system installed at home. The over 60s are less likely to have a burglar alarm or CCTV camera installed at their property, compared to younger age groups. This suggests that the over 60s may either be less inclined to leave their homes unoccupied or that they feel these types of security systems are unnecessary.

Reassuringly, many property owners are putting protective measures in place, with respondents revealing that 75% of homeowners have indoor or outdoor security lighting, giving the impression someone is always at home. 86% of homeowners keep their front door locked, even when they are at home. 87% of homeowners practice keeping house and car keys out of sight overnight. Despite this, car theft rates in England and Wales have reached an eight-year high. Figures from the Association of British Insurers reveal that a payout for motor vehicle theft is made every eight minutes on average.

The data also showed that over 45s are more likely to live in a Neighbourhood Watch area in the UK compared to younger age groups. Those living in rural counties are more likely to have CCTV installed at their home than those living in metropolitan areas and under 45s are more likely to have CCTV installed at home than older age groups.

Hear an exclusive interview about the data in the May 2020 PSI Security News podcast

Conference to focus on the benefits of AI and analytics in video surveillance Global MSC Security has announced the opening of registrations for the Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition 2020. This year, the event will focus on helping control room operators to realise the potential of artificial intelligence and analytics in video surveillance.

The exhibition opens on Monday 9th November, with the conference taking place on Tuesday 10th November 2020, at the Bristol Hotel in Bristol.

Managing Director of Global MSC Security, Derek Maltby said: “This year we will be looking at the latest technologies and trends, providing guidance around what is and isn’t permissible, particularly in reference to facial recognition, and focusing on how we can help operators at the coalface of video surveillance to use these systems to their fullest extent.”

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Euralarm urges postponing end date of the co-existence period for LVD standards The COVID-19 crisis causes a burden for companies that have to finish their testing and certification programs because of standards that will be superseded. Examples are the EN 60950-1:2006 and EN 60065 that are used for conformity testing of fire and security products for the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. Euralarm therefore urges to postpone the end date of the co-existence period of the EN 60950- 1:2006 and EN 60065 with nine months.

Like others, the fire safety and security industry has to deal with the exceptional circumstances that are caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic not only affects the members of Euralarm but also the external resources that work for them such as test houses and notified bodies. As a result of the crisis the available (internal and external) resources are reduced significantly, causing delay and increasing project timescales.

By the end of this year the EN 62368-1 for the safety of electrical and electronic equipment within the field of audio, video, information and communication technology, will come into force. To make sure the existing products will comply with EN 62368-1, many manufacturers have to convert and/or adapt the products.

Because of the COVID-19 crisis manufacturers have already postponed these conversion/adaption projects or are experiencing disruption of the internal testing programs. Others have been informed that outsourced testing would not be performed according to the planned schedule. It is therefore quite impossible for manufacturers of fire safety and security products to have all their product portfolio compliant to the EN 62368-1:2014 before the deadline of December 20th, 2020. This date was fixed by the European Commission long before the pandemic started. In order to allow these companies to finish their testing and certification programs and therefore guarantee that the products will fulfill the essential requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU (Commission Communication 2018/C 326/02 of 14.09.2018) Euralarm has urged the European Commission to consider postponing the end date of the co-existence period from December 20, 2020 to September 20, 2021.

Check out the PSI Security News podcasts on Spotify The PSI Security News podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple and Castbox along with Spreaker and via the PSI website. Just search for “PSI Security” and you’ll find all of the recordings so far, ready for streaming or download.

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The interview that gets the facts from the top IN ASSOCIATION WITH CSL This month Simon Banks talks to Rashid Khan, CEO at Calipsa, providers of cloud-based false alarm reduction solutions.

What benefit does the addition of Calipsa bring to an existing monitored CCTV system? It is widely reported that an ARC operator reviews 3 alarms every minute on average. However, around 95% of those alarms are false which creates “noise” for operators monitoring hundreds of alarms a day. New technology makes it possible to monitor cameras much more efficiently and intelligently. Calipsa’s False Alarm Filtering Platform uses deep learning to distinguish between true and false alarms. Our software filters out false alarms, which can be caused by lighting, the weather or animals, and only sends true alarms to operators, containing human or vehicle motion. This enables them to focus on reviewing genuine alerts and improving crime prevention. It acts as a preventative measure, reducing alarms by more than 90% and helping identify suspicious activity as it happens. How important will visual confirmation be for future Intruder installations? I think visual confirmation is already very important and, in the future, it will become even more so. Businesses are seeing the financial and security benefits of integrated technology and several countries are introducing laws requiring any security alarm to be accompanied by video verification. Calipsa is a cloud-based platform. Wherever you are, it is possible to integrate our software and monitor your cameras. This means it is ideally set up to allow installers to quickly and easily add a layer of visual verification technology. Plus, compared with physical hardware, it is a much more reliable solution that’s always backed up, and can’t be broken, stolen or tampered with. Despite this, we know technology isn’t foolproof. Our customers contend with high false alarm rates, so they rely on us to help them work more efficiently. If something ever did go wrong at our end, such as an outage, we take full liability. What challenges have you faced in delivering this to the market and how has this been overcome? One of our biggest challenges was trust. Security is a risk-averse industry and back in 2018, we were an unknown entity. Nobody wanted to speak to us about our product or test our system, which is tough when you’re just starting out! With the popularity of on-prem, it took time for people to trust a cloud-based system like Calipsa. However, the industry has developed immensely, and new technologies have helped changed perceptions; CSL Router is just one example of the shift towards remote access. The other big challenge was technical. We were all new to the security industry, so it took us nearly a year before our platform was robust enough for commercial deployment. It’s taken time and persistence, but we’re now at a point where we have a product that we’re proud of, a fantastic team and customers who believe in what we do. What’s next for Calipsa? Making our platform even better for our customers is an ongoing process. We regularly release updates to improve our user experience and accuracy. We’ve also integrated with platforms like Sentinel, webeyeCMS and Immix CS, to make it even easier for our customers to use our services. There’s a need for intelligent video analytics in the market, so at the moment we’re focusing on those businesses who are struggling with false alarms but didn’t know there was a solution out there. Our goal has always been to make the world a safer place with technology.

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