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Messe Frankfurt shares details of the 9th edition of Secutech India 2020 to be held in Mumbai

Attracting trade visitors from across the subcontinent, the region’s most influential trade fair for the security industry, Secutech India, is scheduled to return for its 9th edition from 7 – 9 May 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. With exhibitor registration still open, the fair has already attracted more than 350 of the world’s leading security brands with less than three months remaining before it commences. The 2020 exhibition will feature Axis Communication, C...

Privitar releases Privitar Data Privacy Platform with privacy preserving functionality to improve data utilisation

Privitar, the global pioneer in data privacy and data utilisation, unveiled the latest release of the Privitar Data Privacy Platform™. The addition of several enterprise-ready capabilities including native HIVE support and enhanced AWS and Kerberos support, giving global organisations the ability to dramatically improve data utilisation while protecting sensitive customer data. “Global 2000 companies are choosing the Privitar Data Privacy Platform for its rich privacy preserving fun...

Secure IoT Linux platform FoundriesFactory sees adoption from startups to enterprise

Foundries.io, a popular open OS platform provider for lifetime deployment of secure IoT and Edge devices, announced the adoption of its flagship product, FoundriesFactory, by a number of customers ranging from large global enterprises to emerging startups. FoundriesFactory is a secure, customisable embedded Linux platform that enables customers, regardless of size, to develop, deploy and maintain secure Internet of Things and Edge devices for life. Analysts forecast that IoT and Edge deployment...

LILIN to unveil complete IP surveillance solutions at ISC West 2020

LILIN, the IP video provider will showcase its latest IP surveillance solutions and AI-driven open platform software and analytics at ISC West 2020, taking place from March 18 to 20 at SANDS EXPO, LAS VEGAS. ISC West, a perfect industry platform and security event in the U.S., LILIN showcases the lineup of solutions and innovative technologies for its 2020. As well as presenting its lineup solutions, LILIN will display the latest development in market solutions, deep-learning technology, and Ul...

HID Global extends passwordless FIDO2 authentication throughout the workplace

HID Global, a front-runner in trusted identity solutions, announced it will support the industry’s passwordless authentication initiative at RSA 2020 by demonstrating converged access solutions that extend zero trust security and FIDO2 authentication across the workplace in the physical and digital worlds. The company’s solutions, including smart cards, an expanded USB key family and an updated cloud-based credential management service, are among the first to help realise the indust...

Securex West Africa 2020 returns as the exhibition focusing on fire and rescue, perimeter, homeland and cyber security

Securex West Africa is the most established and only dedicated security exhibition in West Africa encompassing fire and rescue, commercial, perimeter, homeland and cyber security. The 2019 edition of Securex was the most successful yet. In 2020, they are expecting Securex to grow even larger with the exhibition celebrating its 10-year anniversary. One can see more than 100 exhibitors over two days and join over 2,500 professionals from more than 20 countries. High-level conference Securex Wes...

ExtraHop announces Reveal(x) platform to provide advanced discovery and behaviour profiling for IoT devices

ExtraHop, the provider of cloud-native network detection and response, announces a suite of new features designed to streamline the secure adoption and implementation of IoT in the enterprise. ExtraHop® Reveal(x)™ now provides advanced discovery, classification, and behaviour profiling for enterprise IoT devices, providing visibility from the device to the service layer. These latest enhancements extend Reveal(x) capabilities to the enterprise IoT device edge, providing complete visib...

MOBOTIX offers industry-optimised video surveillance solutions for safer and more effective industrial and production processes

The new open and modular video system platform MOBOTIX 7 fundamentally changes the use of video surveillance and video analysis. With its product portfolio of hardware, software and intelligent partner solutions, MOBOTIX can precisely map the current and even future requirements of various industries. One of the main areas of focus is the industrial and production sector. With MOBOTIX 7, MOBOTIX is completing its product and solution portfolio to meet all requirements in the industrial and prod...

Pulse Secure provides managed secure access service with Interdata EasyConnect in France

Pulse Secure, the renowned provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, announced a successful project with Interdata, as the first Pulse Secure Elite partner to launch a pay-as-you-grow, managed secure access service within France. The Interdata EasyConnect service is aimed at enterprise customers and utilises initially Pulse Connect Secure, the industry known TLS and mobile VPN platform, then Pulse Policy Secure next-generation NAC solution, and Pulse SDP (Software Defined Perimeter)...

Checkpoint Systems unveils retail technology solutions at EuroShop 2020

Checkpoint Systems has unveiled a host of new, pioneering solutions at EuroShop 2020 that demonstrate how technology can help brands navigate the evolving retail landscape. The only fully vertically integrated solutions provider, Checkpoint, has developed an extensive understanding of the complex challenges presented by the retail digital transformation. And, its collaboration with leading retailers, such as LPP and Desigual, demonstrates how it is building an agile, responsive in-store environ...

Valsoft Corporation Inc. expands footprint in transport and logistics vertical with the acquisition of Navitrans

Valsoft Corporation Inc. (Valsoft), a Montreal-based company that specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Young & Partners / Navitrans International NV (Navitrans), a globally renowned technology company that offers a complete and integrated suite of logistics, transportation, warehousing and freight forwarding software solutions. Navitrans has provided a premium suite of integrated logistics and transpo...

GlobalPlatform celebrates 20th year in the industry with the launch of new initiatives and confirming new Board of Directors

GlobalPlatform has hailed its 20th year as a strategic milestone in its mission to create collaborative and open ecosystems in which stakeholders can efficiently deliver innovative digital services, while providing greater security, privacy, simplicity and convenience for users. Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, comments: “Twenty years ago, we set out to create an environment for experts to develop the foundations for innovative digital services and devices. Billions of...

SIA to unveil SIA Education@ISC Programme focused on converged security issues at ISC West 2020

ISC West, a converged security event in the United States, introduces the lineup for its 2020 SIA Education@ISC sessions, in collaboration with premier partner the Security Industry Association (SIA). Together, SIA and ISC West will be making educational sessions available during ISC West, taking place March 17-20, 2020, (SIA Education@ISC: March 17-19 | Exhibit Hall: March 18-20) at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. The comprehensive programme includes nearly 100 accredited sessions coverin...

3xLOGIC strengthens its European operation with the appointment of Alex Buckle as UK business development manager

3xLOGIC, the provider of integrated and intelligent security solutions, announces the appointment of Alex Buckle as UK business development manager. Following its successful launch into the European market last year, this is a significant appointment for 3xLOGIC and Buckle will be responsible for continuing to build the profile of the company in the UK. After graduating from Sheffield Hallam University, Buckle entered the security industry in 2015 as sales executive for Dedicated Micros. He sub...

Panasonic i-PRO to unveil new vision for the future at ISC West 2020

With a new vision, Panasonic i-PRO will take centre stage at ISC West 2020 to officially launch its new business strategy and solutions roadmap. The Panasonic i-PRO exhibition will focus on providing users with meaningful innovations tailored to their specific challenges employing the latest developments in AI-enhanced software and intelligent edge devices. “ISC West presents the perfect industry platform to unveil the new vision for our company here in the U.S, and the innovative technol...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2020

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), a globally renowned company in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, has announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2019. Fiscal second quarter highlights include: Net sales of US$ 870.9 million versus US$ 799.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and US$ 931.5 million in the same quarter of last year. GAAP gross margin of 15.9% versus 16.4% in the first quarte...

Dahua Technology announces the advancement of their patented of HDCVI technology to version 6.0

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, takes a step forward with its self-developed and patented HDCVI technology. A longtime provider of the realm of HDCVI that offers great convenience, best quality and least cost, Dahua Technology launches HDCVI 6.0, boasting one of industry's first 4K real-time and advanced AI capabilities. According to IHS report, a 4K security camera is a security camera that is capable of outputting 3840*2160 with a f...

Userful enhances its Visual Networking Platform and arms IT departments to manage next-gen enterprises

Userful Corporation (Userful), a globally renowned provider of visual communication solutions, has announced that its Visual Networking Platform (VNP) now accelerates deployment of visual content throughout enterprises of all sizes with three breakthrough developments. The breakthrough developments include: Data centre support and augmented support for hybrid deployments - Userful’s support for a variety of server architectures, on-premise, cloud and now data centre, ensures maximum cu...

Security Industry Association names Kathleen Carroll as Committee Chair of the Year

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Kathleen Carroll as the 2020 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognises individuals for excellence in SIA committees and advancing member objectives. SIA will present Carroll with the honour at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, during ISC West. Carroll chairs the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board and is the founder and managing partner of Seven Seas Strategic Communications, a full-service public...

VdS develops the VdS 3836 guidelines which take a detailed look at the risk conditions of the IoT

In the international context, the IEC 62443 series already exists as a complex work on the information security of industrial products. VdS has adapted and specified the requirements to the applications of fire protection and safety technology. "With the new VdS 3836 guidelines, digitalisation is thus finding its own important and permanent place in the security industry," emphasises VdS Managing Director Thomas Urban. A special focus was placed on the applicability of the security requirements...

LifeSafety Power Promotes Matt Virga to Vice President of Sales for North America

LifeSafety Power, a pioneer in delivering intelligent networking power solutions to access control, physical security and loT applications, has promoted Matt Virga to Vice President of Sales, North America. Since coming to LifeSafety Power in 2016 as Director of Sales for the Eastern Region, Virga has worked closely with stakeholders in the end-user and integrator communities, focusing on addressing current and trending power needs across all vertical markets. Virga has nearly three decades of...

DigiCert modernises PKI with the release of IoT Device Manager and Enterprise PKI Manager solutions

DigiCert, Inc., globally renowned provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, has announced two new PKI tools, namely - IoT Device Manager and Enterprise PKI Manager. Unlike PKI applications of the past, both PKI managers use a container-based, cloud-agnostic implementation that ensures fast and flexible on-premises, cloud and hybrid PKI deployments. These new offerings are built on the DigiCert ONE platform.  DigiCert ONE is a holistic approach to modernising PKI management and sets a new...

Checkpoint to showcase its RFID-based retail security solutions at EuroShop 2020

The retail industry is undergoing a significant period of change. Consumer demand is constantly evolving led by rising expectations for an improved experience, both online and in-store. Today’s connected consumer firmly sets the pace for change and retailers must respond to stay in the race. What can visitors to Checkpoint’s stand at EuroShop 2020 expect to see? 78% of consumers want an enjoyable in-store experience, coupled with store design contributing to a potential sales increa...

Radiflow and Fraunhofer Institute launch joint research on applying Artificial Intelligence to Industrial Cyber security

Radiflow, globally renowned provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial automation networks, and the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (Fraunhofer IOSB), a prominent research institute for applied science in Germany, today announced the launch of a joint research project for applying advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence to cyber security for industrial automation networks. Artificial intelligence techniques For this research p...

Convergence India 2020 expo to witness the ‘Next Level’ in innovations in digital technologies

Building upon the success of previous editions, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Exhibitions India Group are set to return with the 28th edition of Convergence India Expo, co-located with the Internet of Things India Expo, EmbeddedTech India Expo and Mobile India Expo. This year also marks the launch of the much-awaited Fintech India Expo, as well as the Gamethon Expo. Convergence India 2020 Expo Convergence India 2020 Expo is an international platform for overseas and Indian exhi...

Axis Communications publishes its whitepaper on how cyber-attacks are a threat to the retail industry

Axis Communications, the provider of network video technology, publishes its latest whitepaper, Cyber security: the biggest threat to retail which highlights the increasing threat posed by cyber-attacks to today’s retail industry. The paper documents the measures that should be understood by data controllers, loss prevention & security personnel through to heads of operations to ensure the highest levels of security and provide the appropriate education and training for all key stakeh...

Dahua Technology unveils core technological advancements at Intersec Dubai 2020

Dahua Technology, a world renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, unveils its 2020 core product launch in Intersec Dubai, enabling and accelerating the AIoT transformation. The launch includes the main over-coax technology advancement HDCVI 6.0, AI (WizSense/WizMind) as well as Full-colour technology which enables outstanding performance under extreme low light conditions. Advanced AI capabilities A longtime pioneer in the realm of HDCVI that seeks to offer great conve...

DMP takes steps to protect privacy and connected devices with firmware updates to address California and Oregon cyber security laws

A user’s ability to meet customers’ security needs relies heavily on the manufacturer that the user chooses. There are many new privacy laws going into effect — is the user’s control panel manufacturer able to keep up with the changes? California’s Senate Bill 327 became a statewide law on Jan. 1 as did Oregon's House Bill 2395. To address cyber security laws like these, DMP has released new firmware updates for its family of control panels. Added security feature...

Freedonia releases new study, Safety & Security Alarms, which discusses DIY home security

The rise of DIY home security is driving traditional vendors to pursue new growth strategies. Recent activity at ADT exemplifies how firms that have historically focused their business on professional monitoring are expanding to offer their own branded security equipment that users can monitor themselves without having to sign a long-term contract – a key to competing with firms like Amazon, Nest, and SimpliSafe. Freedonia’s newly published Safety & Security Alarms explores the i...

GlobalPlatform announces free technical workshop on Secure Elements use in IoT devices

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, alongside prime sponsor Oracle and supporting sponsors STMicroelectronics and Able Device, is hosting a free technical workshop in Nuremberg on Thursday February 27, 2020. The full day workshop will educate delegates on the value of Secure Elements (SEs) to secure and enrich the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Workshop on Secure Elements (SE) The workshop offers project managers, security experts, product sup...

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