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Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Posted on 14 Nov 2023

Last week, the METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam, the world’s leading platform for maritime innovation, attracted a diverse array of companies and professionals from the maritime industry. Among the exhibitors was Halo Group Security, a global leader in providing cutting-edge security solutions for the maritime sector. The event, which took place from November 12th to 14th, was the perfect setting for Halo Group to highlight its latest advancements in marine safety and security technology.

The METSTRADE Show, renowned for being a key event for maritime professionals, brought together over 1,600 exhibitors and thousands of attendees from across the globe. Halo Group Security seized the opportunity to engage with both existing partners and new prospects, presenting their latest products designed to safeguard vessels, ports, and offshore platforms.

At the show, Halo Group highlighted its advanced surveillance systems, access control solutions, and real-time threat detection technologies, all of which are designed to improve operational safety and prevent potential security breaches in the maritime domain. In addition, the company presented its integrated monitoring platforms, which offer seamless connectivity and enhanced situational awareness for vessel operators.

“We are thrilled to be part of METSTRADE, an event that showcases the latest trends and technological advancements in the maritime industry,” said Alan Mccormick, CEO for Halo Group Security. “Our focus is on providing cutting-edge security solutions that ensure safe and secure operations for maritime professionals worldwide. This year, we are excited to introduce several new innovations that will further enhance the protection of vessels and facilities in a rapidly evolving security landscape.”

Halo Group’s presence at METSTRADE also included live demonstrations of their security technology, allowing attendees to experience firsthand how these systems operate in real-time, showcasing the seamless integration of Halo’s solutions into maritime operations.

As maritime threats continue to evolve, Halo Group remains committed to providing state-of-the-art security systems that help protect vessels, crew, and assets. The METSTRADE Show proved to be an invaluable opportunity for Halo Group to strengthen its position as a leader in maritime security while also fostering new relationships in the industry.

Looking ahead, Halo Group plans to continue its expansion into global maritime markets, ensuring that their innovative security solutions meet the needs of a changing and increasingly complex maritime landscape.

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Posted on 30 Sep 2023

Last week, the prestigious Monaco Yacht Show 2023 provided the perfect backdrop for Halo Group Security to showcase its latest advancements in maritime security, reinforcing its commitment to protecting luxury yachts, superyachts, and high-net-worth individuals in the ever-evolving world of marine threats. The show, which ran from September 27th to 30th, brought together the world’s elite yacht owners, industry leaders, and innovators, and Halo Group Security was proud to stand at the forefront of the industry’s push for safer, more secure maritime experiences.

As one of the most exclusive events on the global yachting calendar, the Monaco Yacht Show welcomed more than 100 superyachts and over 40,000 visitors. Halo Group Security took this opportunity to demonstrate its state-of-the-art surveillance systems, access control technology, and real-time monitoring solutions designed specifically for the luxury yacht market. With an increasing focus on cyber-security and physical security, Halo’s bespoke systems offer yacht owners and operators peace of mind, knowing that their vessels and assets are protected against both physical and cyber threats.

At the show, Halo Group highlighted their advanced perimeter security solutions, including smart camera systems and motion detection sensors, tailored to the unique needs of high-end yacht owners. Additionally, the company unveiled their latest remote monitoring capabilities, allowing operators to oversee security operations from anywhere in the world with real-time alerts and instant access to crucial data.

The team at Halo Group also held exclusive demonstrations of their technology, offering visitors a first-hand look at how these high-tech systems operate, from surveillance feeds to emergency response protocols. This gave potential clients an in-depth understanding of how Halo’s solutions integrate into the modern superyacht ecosystem.

As the Monaco Yacht Show closed its doors for another year, Halo Group Security left a lasting impression with its innovative approach to yacht security, promising to lead the way in an industry where safety is paramount.

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Posted on 15 Sep 2023

Halo’s Situation Awareness Platform (SAP) is a cutting-edge security solution that combines advanced intelligence and surveillance with state-of-the-art sensors. Designed to provide comprehensive situational awareness, SAP offers full coverage across air, surface, and underwater domains. This integrated platform enables real-time monitoring, helping operators stay ahead of potential threats and ensuring quick, effective responses.

The strength of SAP lies in its ability to seamlessly incorporate Halo’s sophisticated countermeasures into a unified mitigation system. This system can automatically detect, classify, and respond to a wide array of asymmetric threats, including UAVs, drones, small craft, divers, and mini-submarines. By automating threat identification and response, SAP offers unmatched efficiency in securing vessels and high-value assets.

Whether deployed in maritime environments or on luxury Super yachts, SAP ensures that no blind spots remain, delivering 360-degree protection across all critical areas. The platform is specifically designed to counter the most advanced and diverse threats, providing peace of mind to owners and operators who demand the highest level of security.

With its real-time capabilities, the Halo SAP sets a new benchmark for maritime security, offering unmatched protection against evolving risks and ensuring the safety of both vessels and their occupants. In a world where threats are becoming more sophisticated, SAP is a game-changer in proactive, multi-layered defense systems.

For a detailed product overview of the Halo SAP and other advanced security solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our team is ready to provide comprehensive information tailored to your specific needs and requirements.

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Posted on 26 May 2023

Halo Group Security was excited to participate in the 2023 Combined Naval Event (CNE), an essential gathering for naval professionals, defense experts, and industry leaders. The event featured five key conferences: Underwater Defence and Security, Future Surface Fleet, Submarine Technology, Surface Fleet Technology, and Naval Damage Control.

As maritime security became an increasing priority for NATO and its partners, CNE 2023 focused on the vital elements that strengthen naval capabilities. Discussions centered around future Surface Fleet developments, comprehensive Underwater Defence and Security, and advancements in Submarine and Surface Fleet Technology, all crucial in ensuring freedom of navigation, maintaining sea control, and providing deterrence in maritime conflicts.

The event provided an invaluable opportunity for attendees from international navies, defense industries, and academia to align on strategies that addressed the technological and operational demands of the future. By attending CNE 2023, Halo Group Security showcased its innovative defense solutions that support and enhance the capabilities of modern naval forces.

Halo was proud to be part of Combined Naval Event 2023, contributing to the ongoing dialogue on advancing maritime security and defense technologies for the future.

Halo Ocean Echo System

Posted on 21 May 2023

HOES Halo Ocean Echo System is an IP hydrophone bringing the expertise and technology into the unique mega-yacht market. Halo has many years experience in underwater acoustics and sonar. Our sonars have been detecting and localising mammals on active vessels. Mammal detection hydrophones have been used in the defense/military industry on warships and submarines for decades to protect marine wildlife from exposure to sonar.

Beyond Mammal detection the HOES Halo Ocean Echo System has a number of potential applications such as:

Machine/engine health monitoring
– Depending on the vessel, the system identifies when components are faulty or are malfunctioning by sensing changes in frequencies and abnormal vibrations.
– Threat Detection.
– Mammal triangulation.
– Mammal species detection.

Ocean playback
– A record and play function saves the audio file as a commonly recognised format for listening back at a later date, or sending to guests & families.
– To immerse guests and passengers, the sound from the system can be played back through external speakers live, as they happen.

For a detailed product overview of the Halo Ocean Echo System and other advanced security solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our team is ready to provide comprehensive information tailored to your specific needs and requirements.

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Posted on 26 Mar 2020

Alan McCormick from Halo Group Security, attended the Boats International Design Festival in Italy, to discuss the new legislation affecting the Maritime Industry from the 1st April 2020.

The panel spoke as new IMO security regulations are set to come into force on January 1, 2021. These regulations will state that owners must provision for cyber security on board. It was also agreed that the industry needs to do more and called on designers and builders to implement cyber security into yachts right from the concept stage.

We work on all aspects of Security under our 360 Alliance and events like this are important in our core function to make it Maritime travel safer.

This even was well attended and looked at the imminent changes and challenges we face. We were able to work as a group of people from all walks of life that support and invest in the future of Maritime activities. Especially in the current climate, we look to support our families wherever you are in the World amidst the ‘lockdown’ we are all experiencing.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

Posted on 26 Mar 2020

Thank you to all our Partners and Clients that attended the Demo week, where we demonstrated our Land and Marine based products that we are currently installing around the World.

The weather held out and we were able to show our Long range HD 360 Thermal camera and our Multi Drone Detection System, along with other gadgets that all operate by HALO’s new automatic integrated platform, enabling 24/7 coverage and access to the systems anywhere in the World.

If you would like more information, then please contact us at : info@halogroupsecurity.com , where we can provide you with our Demo video and product specifications.

Please be safe during these difficult times.

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

Posted on 16 Oct 2019

During the Monaco Yacht Show 2019, Halo’s Cyber partner conducted basic passive tests to gain a high-level view of the quality of WI-FI security controls implemented on the various yachts and security posture of the show itself.

Whilst wireless is only a small component of a yacht security, it is an area visible to people nearby and any potential attacker may be drawn to a vessel that appears to be less secured than others.

The team did not carry out any intrusive or in-depth testing as they would do under a formal penetration testing engagement, however they were able to glean interesting information about the security controls onboard by passively monitoring the airwaves.

Clients, owners, captains, crew and management companies were invited to attend a live hacking demonstration and presentation of the findings on the final day of the show. The team demonstrated how quickly they could gain complete uncontrolled access to multiple types of wireless, control and CCTV networks.

The Cyber consultants also explained (with practical examples) the best methods for reviewing and securing existing networks onboard, demonstrating the ease of use and immediate benefit of a decoy and deception system.

The tests were split into 2 sections:

Review of the WI-FI and visible security systems protecting owners, crew, guest and automation, designed to highlight whether there are any obvious flaws that would allow unauthorised access.
A fake deception system was deployed on the show WI-FI with enhanced monitoring of security activity. This was designed to highlight if anyone else is running any security reconnaissance and attempting to hack systems at the show.

NB: Privacy note – The test team did not specifically target any one vessel or include any data/screenshots highlighting the identification of vessels, onboard systems, crew or owners.

For further information and for a confidential chat, please call one of the team: +44 (0) 1252 915 315 or email: info@halogroupsecurity.com

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

Posted on 05 Sep 2019

An amalgamation of three industry leaders, each with a wealth of knowledge in their respective fields for over 30 years, to present a multi-level integrated security platform to their maritime clientele at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show.

The three companies work together seamlessly, each covering one of the three key areas in maritime security – PHYSICAL, ELECTRONIC and CYBER. Branded 360 Maritime Security, the initiative is driven by Priavo Security, Halo Group Security and Infosec Partners, who will be holding confidential sessions for industry leaders, captains & manufacturers at this year’s show – bookings in advance.

Superyacht owners, guests and crew are increasingly subject to International terrorism, cyber-attack and piracy. Opportunistic attacks from organised gangs are a constant global threat in port and at sea, using a combination of threat vectors to confuse and disrupt the vessel. This requires protection services from physical, electronic and cyber disciplines which have historically been managed by different teams. For full risk mitigation, we provide a variety of security services for full physical and electronic deterrence whilst on board. These include armed maritime transits through High Risk Areas, executive protection, crew training, counter surveillance, TSCM and K9 units for detection of narcotics and explosives. All services and controls have a cyber element and 360 maritime security was designed to efficiently integrate services to ensure our clients are protected across all disciplines with a cost-effective solution.

PHYSICAL

Priavo is a leading Security and Risk Management company, providing realistic end to end risk mitigation strategies for a variety of clientele including governments, international agencies, corporates, UHNW and High- profile individuals. We specialise in Executive Protection, Intelligence Reporting, Maritime Operations and Journey Management. We have extensive maritime experience from time served within UK Special Forces Boat Service, Maritime Anti-Terrorist Units, Intelligence Services and the Royal Marine Commandos. All operations are intelligence led: thorough risk analysis and planning ensures a robust and innovative security solutions with comprehensive advice on every aspect of security. Our team has successfully delivered over 4,500 intelligence led armed transits to date, with extensive experience across anti-piracy operations and the protection of Superyachts and commercial vessels.

ELECTRONIC

The creative mind behind security architecture at Halo Group Security has helped to evaluate and advise clients for many years on some of the most advanced electronic systems not visible to the open world. Providing greater precision in identifying and assessing potential threats at a much earlier stage, protecting clients and their assets both above and below sea-level. Assisting with both navigation and security, tools include CCTV, access control, military spec 360 Thermal imaging radar and long-range cameras. Whilst UAV surveillance can establish hazards and safe routes above the surface, sonar tracks below. Each electronic system is carefully integrated into current on-board systems and managed from the bridge or central control room.

CYBER

Infosec Partners cybersecurity focuses on the protection, detection and response to all cybersecurity threats. Providing expert security incident response and cyber threat intelligence through 247 managed security services. Incorporating security threat assessment and the design of an integrated security fabric of controls for all onboard IT & OT systems along with breach simulation testing and formal certification of the vessel, crew and electronic systems, all delivered as an on demand service, including breach remediation and emergency response in the event of a serious incident.

360 Maritime Security offers advice on every aspect of Physical, Electronic and Cyber maritime security, carefully considering the unique safety and privacy requirements of each individual client.

For further information, to register your interest in a seminar or to speak to a member of the team, please call: +44 (0) 1252 915 315 or email: info@halogroupsecurity.com

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Posted on 01 Aug 2019

Halo Group Security, the team specialising in high-end electronic security solutions, has re-located to new offices in Farnham, Surrey.

Having expert knowledge within the security industry for over 30 years, Halo provides Air, Land and Sea-based integrated solutions. As well as offering more space for a growing team, the new Halo offices provide; private & secure meeting rooms, product training, client demonstrations, integral in-house design and testing facilities and warehousing.

‘The move has been in the pipeline for some time and certainly marks the next step for Halo’, explains Alan McCormick who also heads product development. ‘I’m excited to be expanding the team even further with some incredibly talented individuals.’

Electronic security is rapidly changing to meet new demands. Halo provides an advanced layered approach to address clients’ concerns for their safety and privacy, designing & installing systems not visible to the open world.

For further information, to register your interest in a seminar or to speak to a member of the team, please call: +44 (0) 1252 915 315 or email: info@halogroupsecurity.com

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BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

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Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

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Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT

BLENDED THREATS REQUIRE MULTI VECTOR SOLUTIONS – 360 MARITIME SECURITY TO ATTEND MYS2019

HALO MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES

Halo Group Security Attends METSTRADE Show 2023

Halo Group Security Shines at Monaco Yacht Show 2023

Halo’s SAP Surveillance

Halo Group Security Attended the 2023 Combined Naval Event

Halo Ocean Echo System

Halo attends Boats International Superyacht Design Festival in Cortina-Feb 2020.

Halo Group Security Demo week-Feb 2020

MYS2019 – CYBER WIFI ASSESSMENT