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Johnson Controls acquires Tempered Networks to provide zero trust security with OpenBlue secure communications stack

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, acquires zero trust cybersecurity provider – Tempered Networks, based in Seattle, Washington. Tempered Networks has created ‘Airwall’ technology, an advanced self-defence system for buildings that enables secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, cloud platforms and service technicians. It represents a step-change in operational technology built on secure transmis...

Agility Technologies Corp. and Vogt-CTE GmbH donate the FL360 Rescue Camera to @fire International Disaster Response Germany

FIRSTLOOK, the rescue products division of Agility Technologies Corp. (ATC) and FIRSTLOOK European partner - Vogt-CTE GmbH, are extremely pleased to announce the donation of their signature FL360 USAR1 Search and Rescue Camera systems, to the @fire International Disaster Response Germany organisation to enhance search and rescue capabilities. FL360 Search Camera The FL360 Search Camera is the first mobile integrated, wireless 360° spherical imaging camera, ever introduced to the search and...

Sentry Enterprises announces it has attained FIDO2 Certification for its SentryCard decentralised biometric platform

Sentry Enterprises is pleased to announce that the SentryCard, a decentralised biometric platform providing absolute trust, has successfully completed FIDO2 certification. The FIDO Alliance’s FIDO2 specifications enable users to leverage common devices to easily authenticate to online services in both mobile and desktop environments. FIDO Alliance’s FIDO2 specifications The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association with a focused mission: authentication standards to help reduc...

Johnson Controls acquires Tempered Networks to bring zero trust cyber security to connected buildings worldwide

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, acquired zero trust cyber security provider – Tempered Networks, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Tempered Networks has created ‘Airwall’ technology, an advanced self-defence system for buildings that enables secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, cloud platforms and service technicians. Airwall technology It represents a step-change in op...

Morphean publishes guide to explore reseller potential of cloud physical security to unlock superior safety and business intelligence benefits

A new practical guide has been published by Morphean, a globally renowned company in Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud analytics, in order to help security businesses understand and adopt the digitalised world of physical security. The new guide argues that cloud physical security is now playing a critical role in the digital transformation agenda, as AI-driven analytics help unlock superior security and intelligence benefits, while helping to mitigate the rising cost base that is being fe...

BT Redcare launches Mobile Signal Analyser (MSA), empowering installers to get deployment location right the first time, every time

BT Redcare, the trusted provider of no-compromise alarm signalling, announces the launch of a new handheld mobile signal checker – called the Mobile Signal Analyser (MSA) – enabling installers to quickly determine the best location to fit mobile network connectivity-reliant alarm signalling solutions. Ensuring they can get deployment locations right first time, every time, MSA provides them and end-customers with the confidence that solutions will always perform in emergencies and s...

Egnyte recognised by G2 as a Category Leader in multiple summer 2022 reports, including a new Sensitive Data Discovery report

Egnyte, a globally renowned company in cloud content security and governance, has announced that it has been named a leader and No. 1 ranked vendor by peer-to-peer software review platform - G2, in multiple summer 2022 reports, including a new Sensitive Data Discovery report. The company has also retained leadership positions in the Data Governance, Data Security, Data-Centric Security, Encryption Key Management, and Cloud Content Collaboration categories. Egnyte recognised by G2 “In to...

Verkada Inc. announces availability of the complete Verkada platform, including Verkada Alarms, across the United Kingdom and Europe

Verkada began as an innovative approach to video security, helping organisations around the world protect their people and assets from harm. As Verkada has expanded, organisations across Europe have been able to leverage the additional power of Verkada's access control, environmental sensors, and visitor management solutions, in order to improve security and building management. Complete Verkada platform available for UK and Europe Now, with the addition of Verkada’s Alarm solution - Ve...

Orion Entrance Control announces the appointment of Paul Ragusa as the company’s new Marketing Manager

Orion Entrance Control (Orion) is pleased to announce that Paul Ragusa has joined the company as Marketing Manager. Prior to joining Orion, Paul honed his marketing and writing skills, working for more than 25 years in management roles at several publishing, media and marketing companies, including most recently as Editor of Security Systems News (SSN). During his six-plus years at SSN, Paul Ragusa oversaw all content for the publication and website, in addition to creating the education progra...

Telesoft Technologies announces the release of their latest 24/7 UK-based Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution

Telesoft Technologies (Telesoft), a globally renowned company in cyber security solutions, has announced its latest state-of-the-art security offering - a 24/7, UK-based Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service. Manned by a team of highly skilled cyber analysts - based in a UK Security Operations Centre (SOC) - this invaluable service continuously monitors an organisation’s network traffic for 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Telesoft Technolo...

New report from Absolute Software reveals enterprise devices connect to four different locations per month

Enterprise devices are, on average, connecting to four separate locations each month, during the era of hybrid working, according to a new report from Absolute Software, a globally renowned company in self-healing endpoint and secure access solutions. Absolute Software’s new report, titled ‘The Value of Zero Trust in a Work-from-Anywhere World’, observed information from almost five million devices containing Absolute Software’s zero-trust solutions across 12,000 custome...

Genetec helps customers break free from proprietary access control systems with its Synergis Cloud Link PoE-enabled IoT gateway

Genetec Inc., a globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced the immediate availability of a new generation of its Synergis Cloud Link PoE-enabled IoT gateway for access control. Synergis Cloud Link Manufactured in North America to mitigate supply chain delays, Synergis Cloud Link addresses increasing demand for non-proprietary access control solutions and provides a safe and secure gateway to a Cloud o...

Bosch releases new software update version 1.50 (V1.50) for Praesensa public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) system

Bosch is pleased to announce a new software release for Praesensa, the IP-based public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) system. The new software version 1.50 features an improved user experience and enhanced connectivity, especially for large installations requiring multiple controllers and subsystems, along with more options for system redundancy. New software update V1.50 for Praesensa PA/VA system System designers will receive more flexibility designing large system networks with this relea...

Menlo Security launches free HEAT Security Assessment Toolkit, to help companies identify Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

Menlo Security, a globally renowned company in cloud security, has announced that it has released the HEAT Security Assessment Toolkit, designed to provide organisations with the ability to assess their levels of protection and current exposure to Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT). Since July 2021, Menlo Security has seen a 224% increase in HEAT attacks. These attacks allow threat actors to deliver malicious content, including ransomware, to the endpoint by adapting to the targeted environ...

Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) expands the number of integrations to its Lucidity video wall controller

Visual display experts - Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) have expanded the number of integrations to its Lucidity video wall controller, thereby helping to improve overall security control room operation. Elgato Stream Deck programmable keyboards and Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) over IP systems are the latest integration solutions to be offered to clients. They are designed to reduce the number of applications that a control room operator needs to have available and to help simplify the overall s...

Alarm.com announces the debut of the Alarm.com Solar Programme for the start of summer 2022

Solar is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. energy industry, with an average annual growth rate of 42 percent, over the past decade. In response to increased demand, Alarm.com is offering an integrated solar monitoring solution for service providers, with a new Solar Automation & Awareness service package and Solar Programme Certification Course. Solar monitoring offering Alarm.com’s solar monitoring offering allows customers with SolarEdge and Enphase inverters (which c...

Allied Universal announces three acquisitions, continues strategic growth in North America and internationally

Allied Universal, the globally renowned security and facility services company, is continuing its global expansion with the acquisition of three companies, located in New York, USA, the Netherlands and Denmark. The largest of the three companies, International Protective Service Agency (IPSA), is headquartered in New York City, New York, and provides comprehensive security and event services for clients located throughout the New York and New Jersey regions, in the United States of America. IP...

Durite to exhibit the company’s latest camera technology at Road Transport Expo 2022 event

Globally renowned vehicle safety and camera experts, Durite are showcasing their latest camera technology at the Road Transport Expo 2022 event. Durite’s vehicle camera systems now integrate with Webfleet telematics, meaning that fleet managers can remotely access camera footage from the Webfleet portal. This includes the ability to download First Notification of Loss (FNOL) videos. Durite – Webfleet integration John Nobbs of Durite said, “Seamless integration with Webfleet...

Sepura launches new VHF TETRA radios at Critical Communications World 2022 event

Sepura has launched its first VHF TETRA radios, providing a solution for mission critical users in challenging conditions such as extensive underground networks and remote, expansive outdoor environments. Sepura’s VHF solution fills a notable gap in the market for quality VHF TETRA radios, complementing the reliability, security, and mission critical protocols of TETRA, with the powerful audio processing of the SC Series radios, thereby ensuring crystal clear audio in loud, wet or dusty c...

Dahua presents a new full-colour era with smart dual illuminators technology

Traditionally, there have been two options for using surveillance cameras in the dark: flooding the scene with visible light, or using Infrared (IR) illumination to discreetly light a scene but only enabling images to be seen in black and white. The success of the surveillance system at night depends on using the correct supplementary lighting to provide artificial illumination. Factors to be considered include whether or not users need colour images, the effects of light pollution, and illumin...

Sepura announces the launch of its Dual Mode LTE and TETRA Critical Communications Solution

Sepura has launched a Dual Mode version of its SCU3 Broadband Vehicle Device, increasing the options available to critical communications users. The upgraded model has a built-in TETRA module, enabling users to combine Mission Critical Voice with the power and flexibility of data connectivity via LTE networks. Class 3 TETRA module The Class 3 TETRA module in the new SCU3 Dual Mode device supports Direct Mode in the 380-473MHz band, meaning critical communications users in public safety, trans...

The Security Executive Council (SEC) launches new redesigned website with hundreds of corporate security resources in improved online hub

The Security Executive Council (SEC) has launched the redesigned online hub, making it easier now than ever before for security leaders to connect with the SEC’s vast library of research, resources, and tools. As the only research and advisory firm dedicated to corporate security and staffed by former corporate security executives, the Security Executive Council has always shared its uniquely relevant research and insights freely, in order to advance excellence in the entire security...

SALTO Systems to exhibit the SALTO hospitality electronic access control solutions at the HITEC 2022 event in Orlando, Florida, USA

HITEC 2022 (HITEC Orlando 2022) will be held from June 27 to June 30, 2022, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida, USA. Hosted by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), HITEC provides top-notch hospitality technology education and a trade show highlighting the latest products and services. “We’ll show how SALTO access control enhances the hospitality industry ecosystem, by allowing HITEC visitors to don virtual reality gear and step into a s...

Vanderbilt highlights the increasing adoption of cloud-based systems in the global access control market

Regular service and maintenance of all security systems are essential to ensure a high level of protection. With cloud-based solutions, updates and other services can be done remotely, contributing to cost efficiency and sustainability. At its most basic, cloud-based solutions give installers access to remote maintenance reports, automatically store configuration backup files, and provide remote firmware upgrades and user management, to name a few. Adoption of cloud-based systems There is no...

Oosto parent’s survey: 59.4% support additional security measures in schools such as access control and real-time video surveillance

A significant number of U.S. parents of school-aged children feel insecure about, and support increasing, security measures in their children's schools, according to a survey conducted by Oosto following the Uvalde school shooting earlier this month. Survey findings When asked if parents felt their children's schools were safe, more than 11% of respondents stated that their child’s school is either somewhat or very unsafe. Moreover, 18% of respondents have refrained from sending their...

WorkWave announces the company has opened registration for its 2023 Beyond Service User Conference

WorkWave, a global provider of SaaS software solutions that support every stage of a service business’s life cycle, has opened registration for its 2023 Beyond Service User Conference, one of the field service industry’s biggest and most exciting events of the year. The 2023 Beyond Service User Conference, which is being held from January 8 to January 11, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, USA, will once again bring together WorkWave experts and customers from its family of brands - PestPac...

Connected Technologies updates its Connect ONE platform’s service levels with new features and capabilities for added dealer value

Connected Technologies, the globally renowned maker of the award-winning Connect ONE cloud-hosted management interface, has updated its platform’s service levels, adding new features and capabilities which previously were individual add-on modules. Dealers who want to differentiate their product offerings and manage and control security turn to Connect ONE for its ease of use and ability, to quickly scale and customise services. Connect ONE, management interface With a single dashboard...

Dahua full-colour cameras with Smart Dual Illuminators Technology enable a new era of digital video surveillance

Traditionally, there have been two options for using surveillance cameras in the dark - flooding the scene with visible light, or alternatively using infrared (IR) illumination to discreetly light a scene – but only enabling images to be seen in black and white. The success of the surveillance system at night depends on using the correct supplementary lighting to provide artificial illumination. Factors to be considered include whether or not colour images are needed, the effects of light...

TSA selects Pangiam to demonstrate their artificial intelligence (AI)-driven accessible screening solution

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected transport security technologists Pangiam to demonstrate its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven accessible screening solution that has the potential to transform aviation security worldwide. Project DARTMOUTH, the collaboration between Pangiam and Google Cloud, utilises artificial intelligence (AI) and pattern analysis technologies to digest and analyse vast amounts of data in real-time to identify potential prohibited items in carry...

Security Industry Association (SIA) announces the agenda & speakers for AcceleRISE 2022 event

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and programme for the 2022 AcceleRISE conference, hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals and those new to the security industry. The AcceleRISE 2022 event will be an in-person event, held from August 1 to August 3, 2022, in Austin, Texas, USA. AcceleRISE 2022 AcceleRISE is an exciting, innovative conference, created specifically for tomorrow’s security leaders. The event was designed...

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