Surveillance & Security News for November 2022

Briton is proud to sponsor this year’s esteemed Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) Education Awards, set to take place at one of the world’s most iconic sporting venues, The Oval, London, on Thursday 17th November 2022. The 42nd GAI Education Awards will celebrate the outstanding educational achievements of architectural ironmongery professionals and will award a new class of GAI Diploma holders before showcasing the industry’s rising talents and top performers in the Ce...

Clean, safe mass transit systems benefit everyone. Today’s transit operators face tremendous challenges, including declining revenue due to work-from-home policies, concerns about disease prevention, and high crime environments. Among these concerns, difficulty recruiting and retaining police resources has been exacerbated by the ongoing mental health crisis that disproportionately impacts public transportation networks. Mass transit systems Safe cities require an operational environme...

Machine learning refers to the evolving ability of computer systems to learn and adapt without following explicit instructions. It essentially involves the use of algorithms and statistical models to analyse and draw conclusions from patterns in data. In the security industry, when it comes to buzzwords, artificial intelligence (AI) has a higher profile than the more specific related term, although machine learning is a better description of tools that are gaining popularity in physical security...

Alcatraz AI, a pioneer in autonomous access control solutions, announces expansion in the European and Middle Eastern markets. As demand for biometric access solutions that boost security while also simplifying the administrator and end-user experience increases, the new offices provide the company’s network of partners and prospective end-user customers with experienced sales professionals on the ground to enable more rapid adoption. Access control systems “Security leaders aroun...

Allegion plc, security products, and solutions provider, has, through one of its subsidiaries, signed a definitive agreement to acquire assets of plano. group (plano), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) workforce management solution. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.  Based in Germany, plano has been a long-time service provider and development partner for Allegion’s European workforce management brand, Interflex,...

The UK’s private security industry must recruit, train and licence more than 62,000 new security officers over the next 12 months to keep up with the growing demand for their services and keep the public safe, according to the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the trade body for the professional security industry in the UK. To meet demand the BSIA launches a major national initiative, ‘People, Property, Places: Professionally Protected’, to increase awareness of th...

Exabeam, a global cybersecurity pioneer and creator of new-scale SIEM for advancing security operations, announces that Ansell has adopted Exabeam Fusion security information and event management (SIEM) across its U.S. locations and offices. Ansell, a pioneer in providing health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well-being, chose Exabeam Fusion to establish a normal baseline of activity across its business, IT, and security environments, including its Cisco product security sta...

Detect hidden sources of heat and energy loss with Teledyne FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras to save energy and cut heating and energy costs. The global energy crisis is hitting homes and businesses hard across the UK and Europe, with many people feeling their energy costs are spiralling out of control. According to the Department for Energy, Business, and Industrial Strategy, domestic fuel prices in the UK have increased by 60% compared to 2021. And the recent Business Energy Tracker repor...

Ajax Systems launches a partner programme for installation and security companies that work with Ajax security systems. The programme aims to make working with the Ajax brand simple and comfortable for partners and help them effectively develop their business. The participants will have access to a large database of expert materials, tools for developing their businesses, the incentive system, and support from the largest marketing team in the security industry. Partner programme Partner prog...

OutSystems, a globally renowned company in high-performance application development, has announced that it has acquired Ionic, one of the most widely used platforms for building mobile and desktop applications using web technology. Together, OutSystems and Ionic will help IT leaders transform the way they build, deliver, and continuously update business-critical applications with a focus on quality, performance, security, and scale. OutSystems acquires Ionic Customers can choose the tools tha...

Sentinel Consulting, a premier Manhattan-based full-service security consulting firm that advises high-profile, high-net-worth clients in the areas of security management, law enforcement, emergency services, and security technology, announced that Al Palumbo has joined the company as the Director of Technical Security Consulting. In this newly created position, Al Palumbo will work closely with Sentinel’s management, engineering team, and clients to provide oversight of all technical sec...

Kepler Vision Technologies – a global firm in the development of vision-based human activity recognition software - has announced a partnership with French integrated services provider - Telegrafik that will see its computer vision software look after the well-being of care-home residents, a facility in L'Isle-d'Abeau, France. Night Nurse solution Kepler Vision’s Night Nurse solution is a computer vision based body language detection system. By combining machine learning training a...

DH2i® the provider of always-secure and always-on IT infrastructure solutions, and Software AG Government Solutions, announces they have entered into a partnership. A trusted provider of FedRAMP solutions, Software AG Government Solutions, will integrate DH2i’s DxEnterprise (DxE) Smart High Availability Clustering software into its FedRAMP authorised cloud to achieve near-zero downtime within its own SQL Server Availability Group (AG) Kubernetes cluster. Software AG Government Solutio...

Imagine walking on a busy street at night and suddenly hearing loud shouting, followed by a large commotion. An incident has just happened right at the corner of the witness’ eye. They probably heard some noise and saw bits and pieces. Nevertheless, chances are that they would not be able to recall every detail of what happened based on their line of sight and by just plain memory. It was dark after all. This is basically the same dilemma that many establishments nowadays face with their...

IT and security leaders must address, on average, one cyber-attack per week according to a new study released titled, ‘The State of Data Security’ by Rubrik Zero Labs (Rubrik, Inc.). Rubrik, the zero trust data security company, gathered insights from more than 1,600 security and IT leaders, including CISOs, CIOs, VPs and Directors across 10 countries. The findings exposed rising security risks for organisations, resulting in widespread damage to organisations and their IT and secur...

RealWear’s innovative Thermal Camera module connects seamlessly with RealWear Navigator Series headsets, includes radiometric FLIR Lepton®, and is the only device that supports MSX® technology to enable frontline industrial professionals to conduct inspections, enhance remote support sessions and avoid equipment downtime using simple voice commands. Revolutionary modular design “RealWear Navigator head-mounted devices, with its revolutionary modular design, continues to gai...

With its establishment three decades ago, Matrix has been a growing name across telecom and security domains internationally. Matrix covers the entire security and communication needs of organisations ranging in all sizes with its extensive solution range in the domain of video surveillance, access control, time-attendance, and telecom. Matrix focuses on providing customer-centered technology-driven solutions by providing world-class products indigenously researched, designed, and developed in...

11:11 Systems, a managed infrastructure solutions provider announced the completion of the acquisition of Sungard Availability Services’ Recovery Services business and Sungard AS’ Cloud and Managed Services (CMS) business. Combining strategic offerings  Bringing 11:11’s total acquisitions to seven in 2021, the combined offerings and consulting team capabilities establish 11:11 as a market pioneer in cloud, connectivity, and security with nearly 5,000 customers and over 6...

Ajax Systems, the renowned manufacturer of professional security systems in Europe, is entering the Uruguay market. The company plans to strengthen its regional influence and bring Ajax innovations to the local security community. Starting from November 2022, Ajax Systems’ world-known Jeweller wireless product line will be available for sale from the company’s official partner and distributor in the region, MICROFAL S.A. Ajax Systems enters the Uruguay market Diego Di Giuseppe, th...

Entrust, a globally renowned company in trusted payments, identities and digital infrastructure, has had nine of its cloud and associated support services approved for the G-Cloud Framework. This platform enables public bodies in the United Kingdom (UK) to procure commodity-based, pay-as-you-go cloud services on government-approved, short-term contracts through an online catalogue called the Digital Marketplace. Entrust services support UK’s ‘Cloud First’ policy This streaml...

Siemens is launching its new Industrial Edge Management System, an optimised licence management solution, and new devices and apps at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 8 to 10, 2022. As part of the company’s continuous development of its Industrial Edge capabilities, these solutions bring Operational technology (OT) and IT closer together in industrial production, enabling a seamless flow of data from the field level to the cloud. Industrial Edge Management System (...

ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a renowned global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, is pleased to announce that Addison Bridges has joined the company as a Regional Business Manager for North America. In her new role, Addison Bridges will be responsible for spearheading the company’s business development efforts across the western United States of America (USA). New Regional Business Manager appointed Prior to joining ISS, Addison Bridges served as a Strat...

Teledyne FLIR has announced the launch of the FLIR Cx5, a new pocket-portable thermal camera for condition monitoring in hazardous environments. The FLIR Cx5 has a rugged ATEX-compliant case, which allows users of this camera to safely monitor electrical or mechanical assets in hot working zones. Potentially explosive environments, such as oil and gas plants or chemical plants, need to be protected from ignition sources. That’s why electronic devices used in these hot work environments ne...

Elaborate training and certification processes often act as a deterrent for installers and channel partners. To make it as easy as possible for existing and new partners to do business with the proven Panomera® and Domera® camera systems, Dallmeier has completely restructured its training and authorisation programme. Interested partners can qualify as fully-fledged Dallmeier partners with just two training sessions. With another day of "Technical Training", installers can even become Pa...

Over 30 million mobile and web app developers around the world use thousands of APIs every day. These APIs carry sensitive data of users which if leaked can cause irreparable damage to companies. Securing these APIs during the development cycle becomes paramount, especially with the movement towards a more agile and continuous release cycle. To solve this problem, Akto is building a plug-and-play API security platform and is announcing a $4.5M seed funding round led by Accel India with particip...

Thanks to robust, intrinsically safe smart devices, employees benefit from data harvesting, smart maintenance, and remote assistance even in hazardous areas. At SPS - Smart Production Solutions from 8 to 10 November in Nuremberg, the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ECOM Instruments will be demonstrating a multi-faceted ecosystem as the link between mobile workers and the hazardous areas of a smart factory in hall 7A at booth 411. Smartphones, tablets, and smart glasses provide mobile workers with almost un...

Hanwha Techwin, a pioneer in video surveillance products and solutions, launches the TNV-7011RC, a compact and anti-ligature corner mount camera that offers a wide field-of-view (FOV) up to 3MP resolution and 30fps. The camera is the latest addition to the Wisenet T range, which is designed for challenging environments. Strong backlight conditions The TNV-7011RC offers a compact and aesthetically attractive design that fits neatly into room corners and lifts, and it is built to make it imposs...

Forescout Technologies, the global pioneer in automated cybersecurity released its latest Continuum platform update which includes Forescout Continuum Timeline, a new cloud-native solution that provides comprehensive long-term retention, search, and analytics of asset data. Timeline enables enterprises to meet compliance and audit requirements, better support incident investigations, and proactively identify risks and gaps to help prioritise preventative measures. Cybersecurity solution...

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E), a Spanish company in innovation and technology in the Defence and Security sector, is currently participating in Indo Defence Expo & Forum, the largest defence exhibition in Southeast Asia, which will take place until November 5 in Jakarta and will be visited by the Indonesian Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto. There for the first time, an agreement has been achieved for the supply of remote weapon station GUARDIAN 1.5 to the Indonesian...

HelpSystems announced that it had become Fortra™ a name synchronous with security and defence. This evolution reflects the company’s enhanced commitment to helping customers simplify cybersecurity's complexity in an increasingly under-siege business environment. With a stronger line of defence from a single provider, organisations of all kinds can look to Fortra to increase security maturity while reducing the burdens to everyday productivity.   Tackling security challen...