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It’s hard to believe that we’re in the final quarter of 2019. It’s time to wrap up goals and make new ones that will guide us into another decade. As we look forward, we can’t help but look back at some of the key trends that emerged in the last couple of years, and their continued presence in the product road maps and plans that so many security industry leaders and manufacturers are creating.  Some of these trends have enhanced the efficacy of security systems, wh...

Industry experts predict that sensors in the home will reach a level of sophistication never considered in early versions of Smart Home. These devices will know when the house is empty and be able to shut off heating and cooling systems. Smart phone with geolocation will then tell it when the owner is on their way back so it can start adjusting the temperature to a comfortable level. And, it won’t just be lights that turn on and off. Sensors in washing machines will know that clothes have...

Penetration testing of physical security systems is used to evaluate if a company’s security measures operate as intended. From a technology angle, penetration testing (pen testing) assesses whether the totality of the systems operate as designed, rather than testing each individual component. Does the system work with the officers, the policy and procedures that are in place? A session at ISC East, Nov. 20 in New York, will address the need for and benefits of penetration testing (also k...

Tools such as standard operating procedures (SOPs) and checklists ensure that every factor is considered when installing a physical security system – or do they? Security system installations are detailed projects, and any overlooked detail is a missed opportunity to make the system better. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What is the most overlooked factor when installing physical security systems?

As an innovator in certified physical security for asset protection, Technocover will be demonstrating the depth and breadth of its LPCB approved steel systems for the hardening of every type of site against unauthorised access. The Mid Wales-based expert in turnkey high security, including UltraSecure doors, access covers, enclosures, access control and accessories, will be participating in LPCB’s highly anticipated Live Lab over the two days of the show. Visitors will be able to view th...

Gallagher Security, a division of Gallagher Group, a privately-owned New Zealand company, is a global presence in integrated access control, intruder alarm and perimeter security solutions. Gallagher entered the global security industry in the 1990s with the purchase of security access control business Cardax. In the last several decades, the company has leveraged its experience in electric fence technology to develop a variety of innovative solutions used to protect some of the world's most h...

On October 27th, Dahua Technology, a pioneer in video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, hosted its annual summit "Dahua Heart of City – Leading The Intelligent Twins Evolution" in Shenzhen, China. More than 400 industry representatives, industry experts, and mass media have witnessed the achievements of Dahua Heart of City (HOC) on empowering various industries and leading the smart applications in the era of "Intelligent Twins", as well as the release of cutting-edge techno...

When exporting video, users may need to mask some objects to comply with privacy regulations. Video redaction, a new function in AXIS Camera Station, allows them to do just that – in a simple and intuitive way. Privacy protection Public awareness of privacy has recently been on the rise. Personal data protection legislation such as GDPR in Europe and FISMA in the US calls for companies to adapt many business operations, and video surveillance makes no exception. AXIS Camera Station vide...

Sepura partner, Wireless Communications AS are pleased to announce that they have supplied Gudbrandsdal Energy Nett AS (GE Nett) with next generation hand-portable SC20 and SC21 terminals, in a wide-ranging project to deliver significant communication advances over their previous analogue radio solution. As part of the Gudbrandsdal Energy Group, GE Nett owns and operates the electricity grid in a number of municipalities. With a network area of around 3,700 sq.km serving 20,000 customers across...

Omada A/S, a global pioneer of Identity Governance and Administration (“IGA”) software and cloud delivered IGA services, announced the appointment of Michael Garrett as CEO. IGA services improve compliance and IT security, manage secure access across all corporate systems, ensure employee access is compliant with access policies and help to automate IT processes for better efficiency. Michael joins Omada with extensive software and services experience and was most recently CEO at Wo...

Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a popular technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, announced its plans for Smart City Expo World Congress 2019, taking place at Gran Via Venue, Barcelona, from 19-21 November 2019 (Stands 161, 211 and 567). Genetec will be exhibiting in three separate locations around the show floor, alongside its technology partners Axis Communications, Microsoft and Schréder. There will Genetec represe...

UVeye, global provider of top-tier solutions for automated external inspection of vehicles, has officially launched its UV Inspect threat detection technology. Developed to instantly detect threats – such as bombs, weapons, and drugs – stowed in the undercarriage of vehicles, UV Inspect is powered by deep learning computer vision technologies. UV Inspect threat detection UV Inspect meets the challenge of automating threat detection for new and unfamiliar vehicles. The pioneering UV...

Johnson & Quin, a full-service provider of direct mail production and mailing services, announced the successful completion of their 2019 SOC 2 Type 2 examination. The company initially completed its SOC 2 Type 1 examination in 2018. “Completing the examination verifies that our security processes are consistent, ongoing and sustainable,” explained Manish Haria, VP, CISO and CIO for Johnson & Quin. “Putting a compliance framework in place and having it audited by indep...

Insider threat programmes started with counter-espionage cases in the government. Today, insider threat programmes have become a more common practice in all industries, as companies understand the risks associated with not having one. To build a programme, you must first understand what an insider threat is. An insider threat is an employee, contractor, visitor or other insider who have been granted physical or logical access to a company that can cause extensive damage. Damage ranges from emot...

The success of smart homes began with professional security providers offering bundled packages, focused mostly on security monitoring. However, due to the cost of professional contracts, consumers began to embrace the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. Despite the challenges and opportunities that come with professional and DIY approaches, the momentum of smart home growth depends on these two approaches working symbiotically. Smart home systems In 2017, there were about 122 million smart home de...

IDIS has teamed up with integration partner ISD Tech to support the Men’s Shed community group in Church Crookham and Fleet with the donation of a state-of-the-art video monitoring solution. The donation is part of the IDIS ‘Create a Better World” campaign that has run on company’s social media channels since the start of the year to support a global commitment to enhance safety and security for social welfare projects and non-profit community organisations. The system,...

ISC Security Events and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are pleased to announce that security and public safety leaders Deanne Criswell and Angela Stubblefield will headline the 2019 SIA Education@ISC East Keynote Series. These keynote sessions are open to all attendees at ISC East – the Northeast’s largest security trade show – taking place Nov. 20-21 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Criswell will share her insights on emergency preparedness,...

The FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) is a quantitative framework for cybersecurity and operational risk which has been adopted as an international standard by the Open Group.  Open FAIR™ is generating much interest and the non-profit FAIR Institute has 6,900 members, representing 30% of Fortune 1,000 organisations and 17 local chapters around the world. Acuity has licensed Open FAIR™ allowing users of Acuity’s STREAM Integrated Risk Manager solution to...

A new portal on axis.com brings together information associated with the AXIS Camera Station end-to-end video surveillance solution such as handy how-to guides and the latest news. Users of the AXIS Camera Station video management software can now access all they need to know about the software in one single spot on axis.com. Within AXIS Camera Station help centre, they can filter the information for specific operator or system integrator needs, browse for Axis product information and get updat...

Securing New Ground, the security industry’s annual executive conference this week in New York, offered food for thought about current and future trends in the security marketplace. Highlights from SNG 2019 included keynote remarks from security leaders at SAP, Johnson Controls and the Consumer Technology Association, discussions on how CSOs mitigate security risks, topic-focused thought leadership roundtables and a lively networking reception. Top trends observed at the event include cyb...

CNL, global provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software and solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2019 Technology Partner of the Year by Edge360, internationally renowned designer, developer, manufacturer and integrator of intelligence-based public safety technologies and solutions for federal, state and local governments, as well as commercial and private organisations. The award recognises CNL’s excellence in innovation and implementatio...

Traka is the key management solution of choice for leading multi-sector business protection management company, Guarding UK, ensuring compliant key holding services and integrated audit control capability. Guarding UK manages nearly 1,500 sites across the UK, protecting in the region of £40bn worth of assets at commercial, corporate and residential sites across industry sectors including central London premier sites, retailers, property owners and management agents, together with airports...

Codelocks Inc., an access control company that designs and distributes innovative, standalone keyless door locks and access products, announces a strategic partnership with Tether Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of digital tethering solutions for master keys and access cards. The challenge in the industry is to prevent keys from being lost while on the job, Tether Technologies’ focuses on ways to address and resolve human error associated with master key loss. In 2015 Tether Te...

Device Authority, a pioneer in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced it has been accepted into the Venafi Machine Identity Protection Development Fund. For decades, code signing has been used to verify the integrity of software, and nearly every organisation relies on it to confirm their code has not been corrupted with malware. Code signing keys and certificates are used in a wide range of products, including firmware, operating systems, mobile applica...

Honeywell Commercial Security is among the companies working to develop security systems that are more proactive than reactive. “Our biggest opportunity moving forward is the ability to have security solutions that do a better job of detecting and predicting threats,” says Tim Baker, Global Marketing Director, Honeywell Commercial Security. Greater use of analytics and intelligence can reduce human error and simplify processes by providing a more unified view for greater situational...

SALTO Systems, global manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has named Jeff Thomas to the commercial sales team position of Regional Sales Manager for the Plains Region.  Based in Iowa, Jeff oversees sales activity and territory growth in the Midwest Plains Region that includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and West Wisconsin. He reports to SALTO Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales Michael J. Mahon. Security and access control sol...

RealNetworks has announced that SAFR, the foremost AI platform for live video, has joined NVIDIA’s Metropolis Software Partner Program to make it simpler for system integrators and enterprise customers to deploy the leading visual intelligence offering powered by NVIDIA technology. Computer vision solution SAFR instantly detects and matches millions of images of people with near-perfect accuracy in a fraction of a second Smart city professionals have historically struggled to find and d...

Aegis AI, a venture capital-backed AI startup, which provides computer vision software to turn any security camera into a threat-detecting smart camera, has announced that it is rebranding as Actuate and launched new AI threat-detection features included in it. After careful analysis of the company’s market positioning, Actuate leadership decided to adopt the new brand name in alignment with its new features, which expand the firm’s offerings beyond gun detection. Intruder- and thr...

Products are the building blocks of the security industry. Historically much of the industry’s sales effort has been focused on highlighting product features and functionality. At the end of the day, however, an end user is less interested in the performance of any individual system component than in the system as a whole. Lately, the industry has embraced a changing sales approach by emphasising systems rather than products. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the...

Pulse Secure advances remote access to web applications such as Microsoft Office 365 and network resources to help 3,000 staff enjoy a better work-life balance leveraging Pulse Secure. Pulse Secure, a provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, has announced the delivery of a successful project at one of Italy’s largest media organisations designed to help foster mobile workforce productivity while ensuring protected, compliant access to cloud and data centre applications. ...