SEC GLOBAL Newsletter
 “Security Technology + Management”

EMEA Edition

Issue 29-26 – 21 August 2026

A first look at the German SECURITY 2026: Intelligent perimeters, microphones detecting approaching drones, cybercriminals exploiting everyday weaknesses and access control becoming a source of operational intelligence. Across Europe and EMEA, resilience, digital sovereignty and the protection of highly connected infrastructure are moving rapidly up the security agenda.

ACCESS CONTROL

Access Control Is Leaving the Security Silo

Access data is no longer valuable only when somebody opens a door. A new Genetec study shows how security information is increasingly feeding into wider business processes — turning access control into an operational data source with consequences far beyond physical security. → Genetec Study: Security Data and Access Control Become Integral to Business Operations

Access Control Hardware Is Entering Its Next Generation

More devices, more data, higher security requirements: the hardware behind access control systems is under growing pressure. PCS is responding with a new generation of INTUS hardware designed for increasingly connected and security-critical environments. → PCS unveils new generation of INTUS hardware for secure access control

CYBERSECURITY

Cheap Credentials, Expensive Consequences

Attackers do not always need sophisticated exploits. Sometimes a valid username and password are enough. The booming trade in compromised credentials exposes a fundamental weakness in European identity security — and makes everyday access data one of cybercrime’s most valuable commodities. → Cheap Credentials, Expensive Consequences: Europe’s Identity Security Problem

One Mistake Exposed a Global Cybercrime Infrastructure

Cybercriminals invest heavily in remaining invisible. But one operational error can unravel an entire network. The StopAndProtect investigation provides a rare look behind the curtain — and demonstrates how attackers themselves can become the weakest link. → Attackers Become the Weakest Link: StopAndProtect

DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY

Cloud Sovereignty Is Becoming a Security Requirement

Where is the data? Who controls the infrastructure? And how dependent is an organisation on providers outside Europe? Euralarm has defined five criteria for cloud sovereignty — pushing a debate that is rapidly moving from procurement departments to the heart of security strategy. → Cloud Sovereignty Becomes a Security Question: Euralarm Defines Five Criteria

AI Data Centres Have a Blind Spot — and It Is Inside the Building

Billions are flowing into AI infrastructure, but attention is still focused largely on chips, computing power and energy. Building management systems can easily be overlooked — even though they control critical functions and may create an underestimated attack surface. → Building Management Systems Emerge as a Blind Spot in AI Data Centre Security

Rohde & Schwarz Brings Networks and Cybersecurity Together

The boundary between secure networking and cybersecurity is disappearing fast. Rohde & Schwarz is responding by bringing LANCOM Systems and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity under one roof — with digital sovereignty, secure networks and highly protected communications at the centre of the strategy. → Rohde & Schwarz brings network and cybersecurity expertise under one roof

EUROPEAN DEFENCE

Europe Is Rebuilding Its Security Industrial Base — Essen Wants a Place at the Table

Europe’s security and defence market is entering a new phase: more investment, stronger pressure for technological sovereignty and growing demand for European capabilities. EUDEX wants to bring manufacturers, technology providers and decision-makers together in Essen — at a time when Europe is rethinking how much security capacity it can afford to outsource.

→ EUDEX Brings Europe’s Security and Defence Industry Together in Essen

PERIMETER & DRONE SECURITY

Forget the Fence: The Perimeter Is Becoming a Security Architecture

Radar detects. AI classifies. Video verifies. Physical barriers delay. Access control provides context. At SECURITY 2026, perimeter protection is emerging as one of the clearest examples of security convergence — and the traditional fence is now only one layer in a much larger system. → Perimeter Protection Is Becoming a Connected Security Architecture

Drone Incoming? The First Alarm Could Come From a Microphone

Radar and RF detection dominate much of the counter-drone debate, but sound is becoming another serious detection layer. Acoustic systems can identify characteristic drone signatures and potentially provide earlier warning around critical infrastructure and other sensitive sites. → Acoustic Drone Detection: When Microphones Become Early-Warning Sensors

SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

3D LiDAR Is Getting Smaller — and Harder to Ignore

3D sensing is moving out of large specialist systems and into smaller robots, machines and automated platforms. Sony’s compact AS-DT1 shows how spatial intelligence is becoming easier to deploy — with growing relevance for robotics, automation and security applications. → Sony AS-DT1 brings compact 3D LiDAR technology to robotics and automation

VIDEO & CONNECTIVITY

Private 5G Could Cut the Camera Cable

Running fibre or Ethernet across large industrial and logistics sites is not always practical. Axis is targeting that problem with a cellular back box for private 5G environments — opening new possibilities for flexible surveillance at large, remote or temporary sites. → Private 5G Meets Network Video: Axis Introduces Cellular Back Box for Flexible Camera Deployment

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