Netherlands security industry review

Euralarm and the Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) have published an updated edition of their Cybersecurity Guidelines for the Security and Fire Safety Industry. The revised publication provides practical guidance for organisations across the sector as cybersecurity becomes an increasingly important operational, technical and regulatory requirement. The growing connectivity of fire safety and security systems brings significant benefits, including remote monitoring and mainten...

Commvault, a pioneer in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced that it’s enabling IT and Security teams to discover, protect, and recover agent configurations and other AI data in Claude Cowork by Anthropic, Claude Code by Anthropic, and OpenClaw (agentic AI tools) that employees are running on their managed Windows and macOS devices. For workers and IT leaders, this can be a game-changing development. When a laptop is lost, damaged, replaced, or otherwise disrupted, orga...

ABUS UK has appointed Gary Major as Sales and Marketing Director for Home and Commercial Security. Gary joins ABUS with more than 30 years' experience across sales, marketing and business development, working with a range of manufacturing and retail businesses. He will lead the continued development of ABUS UK's Home and Commercial Security division. “The values of ABUS were a big part of what attracted me to the role,” says Gary. “The emphasis on family, honesty and fairness,...

i-PRO Co., Ltd., a pioneer in professional security and public safety solutions, today marks seven years of innovation and transformation since becoming an independent company in 2019. Seven years ago, i-PRO began its journey as an independent company with an opportunity to build a new kind of organisation: one that could make its own technology and business decisions, operate with greater agility and respond more directly to the changing needs of the security market. Strategic direction and f...

Netwatch, a pioneer in proactive video monitoring and AI-enabled security services, announces the appointment of Kris Slimmer as Senior Vice President of Sales. Slimmer will lead Netwatch’s North American sales organisation as the company accelerates the adoption of its proactive security model across retail, banking, critical infrastructure, commercial real estate, and other priority markets. Slimmer brings nearly 30 years of sales, business development, and operations leadership in the...

Teledyne FLIR's A40 and A70 (Axx-Series) thermal imaging cameras are the first models to achieve UL 2684 listing. They are listed as thermal image fire detectors under ANSI/CAN/UL 2684, the Standard for Video and Thermal Image Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems. Although UL 2684 is a North American standard, the Teledyne FLIR milestone has important implications for Europe. European fire detection is supported by a mature standards and certification environment covering established technologies s...

Opengear, a Digi International company and pioneer in out-of-band management solutions, has signed its first pan-European distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, one of the world’s largest technology distributors. The agreement will give resellers in participating Ingram Micro countries access to Opengear’s portfolio, supported by Ingram Micro's regional infrastructure, logistics capabilities and partner network. This expands Opengear’s existing reach in the UK, Ireland, Spa...

Comelit-PAC has appointed Chris Carroll as Sales Director, following an 18-year career with the company, seeing him progress from internal sales support to a senior leadership role. Chris joined Comelit in January 2008 and has worked in several roles across the business, gaining first-hand experience of products, customers and sales operations. “I’m proud to be taking on the Sales Director role,” says Chris. “I’ve learnt a lot from the people I’ve worked with...

A new partnership co-funded by Atos and Tech First Youth makes Futures Readiness available free of charge to up to 650,000 learners across the West Midlands. Atos, a pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, announces a new partnership with Futures Readiness, co-funded with Tech First Youth. Futures Readiness is a holistic AI preparedness programme designed to help students and staff make sense of rapid technological change. The partnership, delivered in collaboration with BMet’s Digi...

There was a time when physical security and cybersecurity occupied two very different worlds. One was concerned with the nuts and bolts of locks, doors and perimeter protection. The other focused on networks, software and digital threats. Today’s modern access control systems – used in everything from offices and hotels to hospitals and data centres – combine the two, fusing mechanical engineering and cloud platforms. That means that a door is no longer simply a physical barri...

When news broke that a Renoir painting had been stolen from an exhibition in the south of France, days after 600 diamonds were taken from a museum in Vienna, few in the art or security worlds would have been surprised. Europol had recently published “Changing Tactics, Changing Targets: The Evolving Nature of Museum Heists,” highlighting criminals’ growing focus on high-value objects and their increasing use of force. The latest theft also echoes the Louvre heist almost a year...

Biometrics today provide better security and frictionless user experiences. Biometric identifiers like fingerprints, facial recognition, and iris scans are unique and difficult to forge. They eliminate the vulnerabilities of traditional authentication and streamline secure access control. Identity verification reliably protects sensitive digital information and physical entry. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How is the role of biometrics evolving in physical access control?

Casinos are tasked with monitoring vast gaming floors, cashier cages, and access points. The market for casino security and surveillance demands software and hardware that provide high-definition, multi-angle visual coverage to ensure the integrity of the games and to protect players, staff, and the public. Like other vertical markets for physical security technology, the casino market is undergoing change and facing challenges. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How are new technologies...

Like other disciplines in the world of corporate security, executive protection is evolving from reactive to proactive. Unlike reactive bodyguards, modern executive protection professionals use a proactive approach focused on risk mitigation, advance planning, and threat intelligence to prevent incidents before they happen. What is the role of technology? We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How can physical security technology promote better executive protection?

The eagerness to adopt AI in physical security is increasing as teams want to implement technology solutions for faster, smarter operations. At the same time, the conversations surrounding AI have changed. The focus now includes not only efficiency gains but also concerns about accountability and trust. According to the Genetec 2026 State of Physical Security report, AI ranked alongside access control and video surveillance as a key priority. However, approximately 40% of the over 7,000 physica...