HARDWARE & SECURITY
Staying ahead of the curve:
Innovation and security in a changing world
In today’ s security landscape, the role of a hardware manufacturer goes far beyond simply producing components. It demands foresight, agility, and a deep understanding of evolving risks.
» AT UAP, THESE PRINCIPLES ARE AT the heart of everything we do. The launch of Kinetica Freezeguard, our latest innovation in high-security cylinders, exemplifies this approach. It’ s more than just a response to updated standards- it’ s a step towards redefining what’ s possible in security hardware.
Product innovation in response to updated standards
In recent years, the pace at which security standards have evolved has accelerated. From the tightening of PAS 24 requirements to the introduction and revision of TS007, the landscape is shifting in response to changing criminal tactics and increasing consumer demand for robust protection. For manufacturers, the challenge is twofold: to not only meet these standards but to anticipate what comes next.
Kinetica Freezeguard is a product born from this thinking. Designed to address emerging vulnerabilities identified by both industry standards bodies and our own security testing, it offers a unique freezeresistant mechanism- a key advancement in deterring thermal and chemical attacks aimed at compromising cylinder integrity. Alongside this, it integrates the proven antisnap, anti-bump, anti-pick and anti-drill features that specifiers, fabricators, and end users increasingly expect as standard.
But compliance is the baseline. True innovation looks beyond it. By embedding features that go further than current requirements, we provide peace of mind to our customers that they’ re investing not just in hardware for today, but in security that will stand the test of tomorrow’ s threats.
What’ s next for highsecurity hardware in the age of hybrid threats?
The nature of security threats has changed. We are witnessing the rise of hybrid threats, where traditional physical attack methods are combined with digital reconnaissance and increasingly sophisticated techniques. Opportunist burglars are learning from organised crime groups. Criminals share knowledge online. Attack tools, once confined to professional circles, are now easily purchased or 3D-printed. This convergence means the vulnerabilities we
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