Internet of Things (IoT) - News
Hikvision, the worldwide supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, announces a partnership with Brightsight, the number one security lab in the world, to work together in combatting cybersecurity issues and securing against attacks. Brightsight will be Hikvision’s lab of choice for security evaluations of their product range. In 2017, the technology research firm Gartner predicted that more than 20 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be deployed by 2020....
Johnson Controls has announced that it has acquired Smartvue, global IoT and video provider which empowers cloud video surveillance and IoT video services. The addition of the Smartvue cloud-based video platform will enhance Johnson Controls’ offering of an end-to-end, smart cloud-based solution that can provide superior business data and intelligence to customers and added value to partners. Smartvue video and IoT cloud platform Nashville-based Smartvue’s global video survei...
On the morning of March 30th, 2018, Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘Dahua Technology’), a solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘TÜV Rheinland’), a world leading third-party inspection, testing and certification company. TÜV Rheinland will provide a comprehensive solution that centres on IoT (I...
ShotSpotter, Inc., the provider of gunshot detection solutions that help law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence, announced the appointment of two new executives – Sam Klepper, recently joined as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, and Jon Magin will join as Vice President of International Sales – Latin America on April 2, 2018. Klepper’s appointment is notable to the company because of his experience mark...
Hikvision USA Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and other emerging technologies, and supplier of video surveillance products and solutions, has announced it was selected as the recipient of both 'Supplier of the Year 2017' and the 'Growth Award' by its distributor partner, The Edge Group. The Supplier of the Year award is the highest recognition of excellence given by The Edge Group. Award selection is based on The Edge Group's comprehensive audit of servic...
Dahua Technology, solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, has launched HDCVI-IoT product series - a crucial component of HDCVI 4.0, a revolutionary concept first put forward by Dahua early last year. IoT (Internet of Things) means linking devices together. HDCVI-IoT is an IoT infrastructure based upon HDCVI technology, offering a comprehensive ecosystem linking conventional HD-over-Coax video and audio data with sensor information (such as temperature & humidity)...
The Dahua Ticket to China programme wrapped up yet another round of events in its journey to bring high performing partners from all around the globe to Dahua headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Ticket to China programme aims to enhance mutual cooperation by enabling customers to learn more about Dahua and its latest technologies, products and solutions, as well as the country and its culture. Two delegations from Poland and Denmark arrived at China as part of Dahua’s second year of holding...
Pulse Secure, global provider of secure access solutions to both enterprises and service providers, has announced a technology integration with Fortinet to enrich endpoint intelligence and automate threat response to protect networks from attack and data breach. The joint solution incorporates Pulse Policy Secure network access control (NAC) with Fortinet FortiGate enterprise firewall and the Fortinet Security Fabric. The advantages this bi-directional integration includes sharing securit...
Invixium, an innovator of biometrics solutions, will be unveiling a new benchmark in multimodal authentication technology at ISC West 2018 at booth #6109. The new IXM TITAN promises to be the most advanced biometric product ever engineered, reflecting Invixium’s drive to become the world leader in multi-purpose authentication solutions. TITAN is equipped with facial recognition as the primary biometric modality, fingerprint or finger vein authentication as the secondary and consolidates f...
Internet of Things (IoT)-based attacks are already a reality. A recent CEB, now Gartner, survey found that nearly 20 percent of organisations observed at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years. To protect against those threats Gartner, Inc. forecasts that worldwide spending on IoT security will reach $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28 percent increase from 2017 spending of $1.2 billion. Factors such as Endpoint Security, Gateway Security and Professional Services will be the main drivers o...
ISC West and ISC East, both sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), were named to Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Lists for extraordinary growth. Both shows will be honoured at TSE’s Fastest 50 Awards & Summit, taking place June 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. ISC East was named one of the “Fastest 50” growing shows in the country by Net Square Feet of Exhibit Space. ISC West was included in the “Next 50” list for its impressive growth in tot...
ISC West 2018 is the largest physical, IT and IoT security industry trade show in the United States, which takes place April 11-13, at the Sands Expo. Vanderbilt is looking forward to a variety of conversations and technology demonstrations at booth 5083. The cloud and the IoT are the hottest topics in the security industry today, as their benefits are being recognised across a wide range of sectors and vertical markets. Access control is no exception; today’s users expect more of an inte...
GJD, a manufacturer, designer and supplier of electronic perimeter detectors and high-performance LED illuminators, along with its strategic partner LILIN Americas, is pleased to announce its Clarius PLUS IP range of Infra-Red and White-Light LED illuminators, specially designed for the professional CCTV market. Clarius PLUS IP works in conjunction with any networked based CCTV system to deliver high quality illumination throughout the day and night, in order to provide superior image quality....
Secutech, the leading annual trade fair show for the security industry has announced details of six “intelligent solution pavilions” that have been designated to link the industry with key vertical markets. The pavilions will make it easier for buyers and exhibitors to connect during the show and facilitate greater ease of navigation. The pavilions will also highlight business opportunities and encourage cross-sector collaboration. Secutech, which covers advanced industry tech...
ISONAS Inc., IP access control manufacturer, has announced that the company will be unveiling its new IP-Bridge 2.0 at booth #11121 at the ISC West trade show, the largest security event in the world. The ISC West show will take place on April 11th – 13th at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV. At the show, ISONAS will be featuring its pure IP family of hardware and software products, along with the launch of the next generation of its access control encoder; the new IP-Bridge 2.0. ISON...
Trillium Secure, known for its disruptive automotive IoT cybersecurity technology and highly innovative 'SecureIoT' Cyber Security as a Service (C-SaaS) platform, has come out on top in a technology startup competition, being crowned 'Middleweight Champion' at the 'Get in the Ring' event held in Osaka, Japan. Get in the Ring is a startup competition created by the Get in the Ring Foundation. "Confidence, clarity and potential for societal impact made Trillium the winner tonight. They were quick...
ISC West, sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), is the largest converged security event of the year, constantly evolving to educate security professionals on the tools and skills needed to protect against today’s emerging cyber and physical security threats, and the anticipated ones of tomorrow. Following SIA’s research to develop the Security Megatrends™ – an annual research project that reports on the top trends reshaping the security industry – S...
Representatives from Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) will discuss the latest smart mobility solutions with more than 400 global city leaders from March 26-29, 2018, at the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo 2018 in Kansas City, Mo. GTT—the trusted global firm in priority control solutions—will engage with international leaders about how powerful analytics, cloud-based computing and connected devices can improve mobility, public safety and transportation in cities around th...
Exabeam, the next-gen SIEM company, announced a new product that uses machine learning to spot compromised IoT and other devices. Exabeam Entity Analytics discovers the normal behaviour of medical, industrial, networking, home and mobile devices, and uses that baseline to alert security teams when unusual events occur. Device security is becoming increasingly important as the number of networked devices grows. According to Gartner, over 8 billion IoT devices were in use in 2017. Many of these d...
Dahua Technology, a major solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, has just released its 2017 annual report, which reports substantial growth in the past year as well as a promising outlook. According to this report, Dahua’s revenues reached RMB 18.84 billion in 2017, indicating a year-on-year growth of 41.38%. Meanwhile, the net profit attributable to shareholders of the company amounted to RMB 2.37 billion, indicating a year-on-year growth of 30.33%. High investment...
Combining cutting-edge H.265 video compression with unique HDCVI technology, Dahua Technology’s new H.265 XVR series is an ideal choice for customers seeking better video quality with less storage requirements, wider compatibility, and intelligent functionality. As a highly efficient video coding format, the HDCVI-H.265 codec is able to deliver a better compression ratio without sacrificing image quality and has therefore been widely used by the surveillance industry in recent years. Dahu...
Hikvision, a global IoT solutions provider with video as its core technology, has announced a new plug-in for its thermal and speed dome cameras as a result of continuing collaboration with its strategic partner, Milestone Systems. This gives operators a better situational awareness through visual verification of alarms. Hikvision’s plug-in for Milestone XProtect enables the operator to view ‘bounding boxes’ in the XProtect Smart Client and to receive alarms from a Hikvision t...
Hikvision, the worldwide IoT solutions provider with video as its core technology, announces a new plug-in for its thermal and speed dome cameras as a result of continuing collaboration with its strategic partner Milestone Systems. This gives operators a better situational awareness through visual verification of alarms. Hikvision’s plug-in for Milestone XProtect enables the operator to view ‘bounding boxes’ in the XProtect Smart Client and to receive alarms from a Hikvision t...
The 21st century faces global upheavals that will disrupt business operations and the way we live. Rapidly developing digital technologies, social media and climate change are realities posing new types of risks to our security and safety. At PROTECT 2018 to be held on March 12-13, 2018 at the New World Makati Hotel in Philippines, stakeholders from the private sector and government will spend one and a half day to delve on 4 main priority subjects: What every businessman should know about g...
WaveLynx Technologies, a developer of customisable physical security readers and credentialing, announced a strategic partnership with Safetrust, a developer of IoT-enabled mobile credentials for buildings and information systems. Safetrust’s advanced mobile solution and identity management platform along with WaveLynx’s highly secure, flexible access control hardware solutions are now fully merged into a complete mobile security platform. Safetrust’s mobile credentials will b...
Advance Security Group believes Harriet, New Zealand’s first security robot, will change the security industry as the first employee, who never needs a holiday, doesn’t need sick days and can work 24 hours a day. Security robot - Harriet The security robot, Harriet is capable of seeing obstacles, recognising licence plates, uniforms and faces. Mike Marr of Advance Security Group, said “It won’t mean people lose their jobs but rather, offer up new opportunities. What it...
Pulse Secure, a provider of secure access solutions for people, devices, things and services, has announced a cyber security industry first by achieving Common Criteria certification for both its network access control (NAC) and virtual private network (VPN) solutions under NIAP’s most current collaborative protection profile for network devices. The integrated approach increases cyber security assurance for pre-connect and post-connect endpoint visibility, compliance and threat mitigatio...
Hikvision, a premier global IoT solutions provider with video as its core technology, has reported 31.19% year-on-year revenue growth for the 2017 fiscal year financial preview, with total operating profits up by nearly 50%. The company’s excellent financial performance in 2017 was founded on major investments in R&D, enhanced management capabilities; and initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
QNAP Systems unveiled the QXG-10G1T, a 5-speed PCI Express 10GBASE-T/NBASE-T NIC that supports 10GBASE-T/1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX and also 5GBASE-T/2.5GBASE-T (IEEE 802.3bz; NBASE-T) speeds. When used with Cat 6a cables, the QXG-10G1T can greatly improve network connection speeds to maximise transmission performance. The QXG-10G1T is equipped with the Aquantia AQtion AQC107 NIC that supports 10/5/2.5/1Gbps and 100Mbps speeds. The RJ45 connector design also allows users to use their existing cables...
We've seen the rapid development and expansion of the cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) impact almost every aspect of the security industry; from surveillance technology to video management systems to data storage, the opportunities presented by increasing interconnectivity and communication between devices have revolutionised the way users handle security operations. And the access control market is no exception: according to research by Security Sales & Integration, 71 percent of companie...
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