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Mercury Security, the pioneer in open architecture access control hardware, is launching a new addition to its industry-defining controller platform—the Mercury embedded application environment, an open platform that enables technology partners and OEMs to develop and deploy custom applications directly on Mercury MP Controllers. “We have a lot of exciting things happening at Mercury,” said Steve Lucas, vice president of sales at Mercury Security. “We are excited to...

Viakoo, a pioneer in Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things vulnerability remediation, announced significant platform enhancements, strategic partnerships, and a clear path forward to address the escalating challenge of AI-driven cyber threats to the physical security industry. The company made the announcement at ISC West 2025, underscoring its commitment to a proactive, collaborative approach. In a related move, Viakoo has also issued an Open Letter to the Physical Security community,...

Mercury Security, the pioneer in open architecture access control hardware, returns to ISC West to highlight a new addition to their industry-defining controller platform—the Mercury embedded application environment, an open platform that enables technology partners and OEMs to develop and deploy custom applications directly on Mercury MP Controllers. “We have a lot of exciting things happening at Mercury, and a dedicated booth at ISC West is the perfect place to showcase them,...

Virtual Security Showcase has opened registration for their yearly ISC West Preview, scheduled for March 18th and 19th. This online event will give attendees an opportunity to get a preview of the latest security products to debut at ISC West in April.  Pioneering companies presenting include: Morse Watchmans SAFR from Real Networks Sielox ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Iris ID Quanergy Altronix Meron Viakoo Latest advancements in facial recognition These indus...

Viakoo, the pioneer in IoT vulnerability remediation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Christensen to its Advisory Board to help advance Viakoo’s mission to deliver autonomous remediation. Mr. Christensen has over 20 years of experience in healthcare cybersecurity and currently serves as Business Information Security Officer (BISO) for the Medical-Surgical Business Unit at McKesson Corporation, bringing extensive experience in information security and risk management to Viak...

Virtual Security Showcase has opened registration for their next VSS Tech Talk: Transforming Security into Safety for Food Processing and Manufacturing, scheduled for February 27th from 2-3 PM EST. Attend this informative online event where a panel of cyber-physical security experts will discuss how to transform leading security technologies into safety solutions to better protect people, property, and products at food processing and manufacturing facilities. Panelists S...

Viakoo continues to set new benchmarks in IoT/security device service assurance and remediation with a broad spectrum of high-profile public and private end users, and a continually expanding network of Managed Services Partners (MSPs). By enhancing its flagship solution, the Viakoo Action Platform, with new IoT Applications-Based Discovery capabilities, Viakoo greatly accelerates the time to discover potential threats and impending device issues, and remediate issues, ultimately shrinking an...

Viakoo, the provider of automated IoT cybersecurity and performance management solutions, announced its expanded partnership with Pavion, a provider of integrated solutions for fire, security, and critical communications. Pavion customers will benefit from outcome-based managed services and automation to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure system performance, reducing the IoT attack surface and ensuring life-critical security and life safety systems are maintained at the highest possible level...

Quanergy Solutions, Inc., a pioneering provider of 3D LiDAR security solutions, and Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and network edge device management solutions for physical security systems, have announced a new partnership at ISC West 2024.  The company's unique partnership provides a seamlessly integrated solution that combines the power of Quanergy’s 3D LiDAR detection, tracking, and classification technology with Viakoo’s industry-proven service ass...

Virtual Security Showcase, the professional security industry’s first online multi-vendor educational tradeshow experience, has opened registration for its free ISC West Technology Preview. This comprehensive program consists of three separate 90-minute sessions over two days beginning on Tuesday, March 12, and concluding on Wednesday, March 13, and will cover a range of security technologies to be featured at the upcoming ISC West 2024 tradeshow in Las Vegas. Newest solutions for the ma...

Virtual Security Showcase, the professional security industry’s first online multi-vendor educational tradeshow experience established in 2020, announces the launch of VSS Tech Talks, a series of monthly panel presentations featuring recognised industry experts from major security solution providers. The panel discussions will address the latest technology trends for specific vertical market applications including higher education, safe cities, cannabis, corporate campuses, healthcare, an...

Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and management solutions for physical security and IoT/OT systems, highlights the effectiveness of its Service Assurance Manager (SAM) solution for reducing downtime of IoT security systems, such as video and access control, and providing organisations the highest level of security possible. SAM effectively ensures every device on the network is visible and performing as expected to reduce system interruptions and maintain continuous secu...

Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and management solutions for physical security and IoT/OT systems, has introduced major enhancements to its Device Password Manager (DPM) to enable fast, comprehensive, and coordinated management of passwords within IoT devices and their related applications.  DPM enhancements  Unlike other solutions for password management that do not work with IoT devices or do not recognise the tightly coupled relationship between IoT/OT devi...

Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and network edge device management solutions for physical security systems, is featuring a number of new company initiatives for the convergence of cyber-physical security at ISC West 2023, March 29-31 in Las Vegas.  Viakoo’s existing range of service assurance and cyber hygiene management solutions will also be available for demonstration alongside new advancements at booth #32047. Physical security systems “In today&rs...

Viakoo, the award-winning provider of service assurance and cyber hygiene management solutions for physical security systems, is showcasing the newly enhanced Viakoo Action Platform and its suite of innovative modules at GSX 2022. The Viakoo Action Platform delivers video and access control service assurance to eliminate missing video and access failures while automating firmware updates and certificate management for improved cyber hygiene. The Viakoo Action Platform is available for demonstra...

Viakoo is demonstrating its newly enhanced Video Action Platform that provides automated service assurance and cyber hygiene solutions to eliminate both longstanding and new challenges, including the problem of missing, here at ISC West 2022 in booth 30087. The Viakoo Action Platform automatically verifies the performance and integrity of physical security systems – video surveillance, access control and related IoT devices – while delivering automated proof of compliance.  Tw...

Viakoo, the leader in IoT vulnerability remediation announced the release of its Device Certificate Manager (DCM) as a part of the Viakoo Action Platform for securing certificate-based network access control environments. The DCM solution helps ensure that authorised IoT devices maintain consistent network access by automatically managing the IoT certification process. Virtual centralised certificate management Many enterprises secure their networks by manually ensuring each device on the net...

Viakoo, the front-runner in IoT device remediation, today announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures, joining existing investors Stanley Black & Decker, PivotNorth Capital, and Blue Fog Capital. This latest round will be used to expand executive leadership, and investment in product development and go-to-market. The company is also launching its Viakoo Action Platform™ suite of cyber modules, which remediate and repatriate IoT devices, meeting the...

Viakoo, a provider of solutions for managing and securing distributed IoT devices, has been awarded a patent for their innovative method of remotely updating and managing a multitude of IP connected devices regardless of whether they reside on isolated networks, local networks, or wide area networks. Unmanaged and IoT devices increase the risk of cyber vulnerabilities and other operational challenges when they are using outdated firmware or lack certificate management. Cyber-physical system se...

Armis®, the agentless device security platform, and Viakoo®, a pioneer in automated IoT cyber hygiene, announce a partnership that brings together IoT device discovery and remediation. The number of connected Enterprise IoT devices used in workplaces across all industries is exploding. Experts say that by 2025, one should expect more than 40 billion of these devices interwoven into our everyday lives. And although these devices help improve efficiency and reliability, they lack the mana...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected 12 recipients for the inaugural SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship – a program developed by the SIA Women in Security Forum designed to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for a diverse security workforce. Through this new scholarship – open to SIA members and student members – each awardee will receive $6,650 to use toward continuing education and professional development courses, conferences or w...

When security topics become a part of current events, it is usually in a negative light. Security generally only becomes news when it fails, sometimes in a dramatic, high profile and tragic way. However, security failures can also shed light on lessons learned and opportunities to improve. Working toward better security can translate into the purchase of more goods and equipment supplied by our market. For additional insights into the intersection of security and current events, we asked this we...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) and other trends drive the convergence of physical and information security, integrators and end users attending ISC West may be struggling to keep pace with new areas of responsibility and expanding roles in the larger security ecosystem. Help is here. The Connected Security Expo, co-locating with ISC West, focuses on building a holistic security strategy for the connected enterprise. Exhibitors will focus on how physical and information security can be used tog...

Viakoo, the provider of reliable system and data verification solutions, is demonstrating innovative new offerings for physical security service assurance and sustainable cyber hygiene at GSX 2018 (Booth #2943). Viakoo is showcasing two of their newest software solutions for the intersection of physical and cyber security: the new Camera Firmware Update Manager (CFUM), and the new IoT Tracker. “Many businesses are excited about upgrading or installing a new video surveillance system, but...

Viakoo, a provider of a proven means to proactively automate surveillance and access control system verification in the security industry, is demonstrating solutions to assist in proving and maintaining regulatory or organisational compliance at GSX 2018. The dynamic capabilities of this system help customers ensure – and prove – consistent compliance with physical security regulations across a wide range of applicable industries including: transportation, payment card processing (PC...

Viakoo, provider of the security industry’s first proactive automated system and data verification solution, is featuring their Camera Firmware Update Manager (CFUM) at GSX 2018. This solution provides capability across a distributed geography, to automatically update firmware on camera devices from one or more vendors and performs these updates with a chain-of-trust method that ensures integrity of the firmware. CFUM adds to other foundational capabilities provided by Viakoo that help org...

The physical security industry is embracing the cloud in a big way. Cloud-based systems – which involve accessing a shared pool of information technology resources via the Internet – are much higher-profile in the video and access control markets, and large and small companies are getting on the cloud bandwagon. We asked this week's Expert Panel Roundtable: What factors are contributing to growth in cloud systems in the security market?

Hospitality businesses work to provide a safe and pleasant customer experience for their guests. Hotels offer a “home away from home” for millions of guests every day around the world. These are businesses of many sizes and types, providing services ranging from luxury accommodations to simple lodging for business travelers to family vacation experiences. Hospitality businesses also include restaurants, bars, movie theaters and other venues. Security needs are varied and require tech...

You could say concerns about privacy are “trending” in our increasingly data-driven world. Unease about how Facebook and other high-tech companies use and share data dominates the news, and the full impact of new European Union (EU) regulations is about to be felt around the world. By May 25, companies that collect data on EU citizens will need to comply with strict new rules around protecting customer data, as enumerated in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But how do t...

At ISC West 2018 (Booth #33087), Viakoo, the security industry’s only provider of a proven means to proactively automate surveillance and access systems verification, is showcasing the dynamic capabilities of their solution to help ensure consistent compliance across industries for physical security. Working in conjunction with Coalfire, a leading cyber risk management and compliance firm, the Viakoo Predictive product was found to fully or partially automate the audit process for 38 spec...