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Eagle Eye Networks, the global pioneer in cloud video surveillance, and Brivo, the global pioneer of cloud-based access control and smart space technologies announced one of the largest investments to date in cloud physical security. SECOM CO., LTD, one of the largest security integration companies in the world, according to Forbes Global 2000, has made a primary equity investment of $192 million in the two companies, $100 million in Eagle Eye Networks, and $92 million in Brivo. Cloud and AI...

TAR Ideal, a technology integrator and solutions provider, and Cytek, the global cybersecurity specialist, have announced a strategic agreement to provide cutting-edge cyber defence solutions for nations and their critical infrastructure. The strategic partnership harnesses TAR’s public safety and homeland security expertise and Cytek’s public sector cybersecurity solutions to offer governments and public bodies holistic and fully managed protection against ever-evolving cyber threa...

SecurityScorecard announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a contract for SecurityScorecard subscriptions to enable pipeline and rail owners/operators, who elect to use the subscription to more accurately monitor and assess the cyber health of their transportation systems. Subscription service SecurityScorecard’s subscription service allows owners/operators to voluntarily assess their cybersecurity posture with cybersecurity vulnerability monitoring, ra...

Barracuda Networks, Inc., a provider of cloud-first security solutions, will announce a new platform called Barracuda SecureEdge, a SASE solution that helps make hybrid and remote work easier to secure. Barracuda SecureEdge integrates Barracuda’s Secure SD-WAN, Firewall-as-a-Service, Zero Trust Network Access, and Secure Web Gateway capabilities.  Single-vendor solution According to Gartner®, “By 2025, 80% of enterprises will have adopted a strategy to unify web, cloud se...

Morse Watchmans, the industry pioneer in key control and asset management systems, is exhibiting its comprehensive range of key control and asset management solutions at IFSEC 2023, from May 16-18, 2023, in London, United Kingdom (UK). Morse Watchman’s award-winning KeyWatcher® Touch system will be on display, alongside a range of additional products at stand IF.4610 at IFSEC 2023. Key control and asset management solutions “The IFSEC show is unique as it is really four shows...

i-PRO introduces Michele Wood, Director, of Americas Marketing. She has just joined the company and will oversee all facets of marketing to drive strategic, programmatic, growth, and operational objectives.  Michele is an accomplished vision-driven and goal-focused marketing pioneer with a proven history of innovation and achievement across B2B spanning SaaS, cybersecurity, IoT, AI, technology, data, and energy industries. Work experience Michele Wood holds two software patents in user-...

The Dahua WizMind is a full portfolio of solutions comprising project-oriented products including IPC, NVR, PTZ, IVSS, thermal and software platform that adopts industry-leading deep learning algorithms. As a pioneer in video-centric AIoT solutions and service providers, Dahua has been constantly developing and improving its product offerings to provide more business value to its global customers and deliver reliable and comprehensive AI solutions for vertical markets. Human-based applications...

Qognify, part of Hexagon, a provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, and Johnson Controls Security Products, a unified group of access control, video, location-based security, and intrusion brands present an integration between their products Qognify VMS and Kantech EntraPass. Faster and targeted response The integration of both software products enables users to better understand situations based on the synchronisation of event and video data, allowing a faster and more...

Gunnebo, the provider of entrance control solutions, has launched a new future-proof security gate, designed to improve access management and maintain flow in commercial buildings. The stylish SpeedStile FLs MAX, ideal for where space is limited, utilises advanced touchless technology to ensure seamless entry for authorised personnel. With safety and modern flexibility of entry at the core of its design, it offers a range of configurable settings, including access permissions, user privileges,...

Feedzai, a pioneering provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, announced significant enhancements to its RiskOps Platform, enabling banks to better protect their customers from a wide variety of financial scams. These new Feedzai ScamPrevent™ capabilities deliver industry-pioneering detection, classification, and interception of the widest variety of payment scams and financial fraud typologies. Financial scams are an epidemic growing in both dollar volume and human impa...

Blackline Safety Corp., a pioneer in connected safety technology, announced Peter Attalla has been appointed to the position of Vice President, International Sales effective immediately. Peter Attalla is a seasoned pioneer, transforming safety culture and operational efficiencies for industrial companies across many sectors, including telecommunications, energy and chemicals, where he had hands-on experience with Blackline Safety products. Extensive industry experience Prior to joining Blackl...

Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, prides itself on the levels of service provided to its customers and is happy to announce several new enhancements that have been introduced or that are coming soon. Buy Now – This offers simple, but convenient functionality that will enable customers to quickly confirm the PDF quotes with the click of a button. No additional phone call or email is required. Customers can also remove lines, choose a different delivery address and sh...

Healix, the partner for health, travel and security-related risk management solutions, has joined a five-year partnership with the recently formed Emergency Alliance.  The Emergency Alliance represents the formal coming together of New Zealand’s expert relief agencies, who have agreed to collaborate to share knowledge and resources to create efficiencies in their fundraising activities. Through this collaboration, Emergency Alliance is able to provide more efficient emergency as...

Identiv, Inc., digital security and identification pioneer in the Internet of Things (IoT), announced it will showcase its innovative IoT-enabling radio frequency identification (RFID), near field connection (NFC), and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) solutions at RFID Journal LIVE! 2023 in Orlando, FL, May 9-11, 2023. LIVE! is the world’s largest conference and exhibition focussed on RFID and related technologies. What: RFID Journal LIVE! 2023When: May 9 - 11, 2023Where: Orange County Conventi...

The PSA Network (PSA) the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, announced the recipients of the Technology Partner Award at PSA TEC 2023 (TEC) in Dallas, Texas. PSA awarded Johnson Controls Security Products with the Nova award for achieving the highest partner sales and Windy City Wire with the Superstar Partner of the Year Achievement Award for their exceptional partnership.  "Our technology partners play a key role in our success," said Matt Barnette...

Userful™, a provider of solutions for core enterprise operations, has announced that the new Userful Infinity Platform™ will harness the advanced capabilities of NVIDIA GPUs to improve the performance and functionality of its platform. The Infinity Platform is Userful’s latest offering, a revolutionary new solution that combines audio-visual (AV) enterprise services with machine learning, computer vision, and advanced computing. This platform is capable of handling a wide rang...

RGB Spectrum®, an industry pioneer in mission-critical video for real-time decision support, announces its continued market momentum for its mission-critical solutions for defence, aerospace, and military applications. These include a new joint product innovation, an industry honour, and a series of customer wins. RGB Spectrum is a pioneer in visualisation solutions and builds and supports video distribution, display, and recording systems for global organisations across various markets. Sp...

Hanwha Vision, the vision solution provider, has launched the TNO-7180RLP high-speed ANPR camera with 3 MP Global Shutter technology to detect number plates on vehicles moving at up to 200 km/h (125 mph) across two lanes of traffic. The camera features Hanwha’s newly launched ROAD AI solution which uses AI video analytics to identify the type, make, model, and colour of detected vehicles, across 70 different automotive brands, 600 models, and 10 colours. It comes with global shutter, to...

Enveil, the pioneering Privacy Enhancing Technology company protecting Data in Use, and Exovera, a globally-sourced data and technology provider announced a partnership and product integration to expand secure and private data usage for insight extraction. Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Powered by Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), the collaboration delivers increased value by allowing customers to securely leverage Exovera’s expansive data holdings, which include specialised,...

System Surveyor announced the successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 1 compliance, marking a significant achievement for the company whose intelligent, all-in-one system design platform streamlines site surveys, facilitates collaborative designs and provides a digital as-built documentation of a complete security system to help its users save time, win projects and simplify their work. Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the SOC 2 Type 1 audit and exa...

Barrier1 is a North Carolina based manufacturer of crash tested vehicle barriers. Since 2006, these Made in America products have been installed at more than 1,000 locations across the United States, Canada and 11 other countries. This past month, the company announced a master licensing agreement with Perimeter Protection Group of Germany to sell, distribute, and in short time manufacture PPG’s complete line of security barriers and products, which currently protect critical infrastruct...

Organiser of The Security Event, Nineteen Group has presented President and Executive Director of the Gallagher Group, Sir William Gallagher with an award that recognises his incredible ‘Contribution to the Security Industry’.  Throughout his over 60-year career, Sir William has consistently demonstrated exceptional vision by identifying emerging opportunities within the security industry and leading his team to create highly innovative products that are competitive on a global...

Artificial intelligence can be used to create increasingly realistic and convincing deepfakes, making it more difficult to distinguish between genuine and manipulated content. Fake biometric artefacts like deepfake voice or video are perceived as real threats by 80% of companies, according to Regula’s survey. And businesses in the USA seem to be the most concerned: about 91% of organisations consider it to be a growing threat. The increasing accessibility of AI technology poses a new thr...

Each year at RSA Conference, the SANS Institute provides an authoritative briefing on the most dangerous new attack techniques leveraged by modern-day attackers, including cyber criminals, nation-state actors, and more. The annual briefing brings together some of the best and brightest minds shaping SANS core curricula to discuss emerging threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), assess what they mean for the future, and guide organisations on how to prepare for them. 2023 keyno...

Fiber Sensys, part of the OPTEX group, has launched EchoPoint™ Distributed Acoustic Sensors (DAS) for advanced intrusion detection across the highest security sites. The latest evolution in fibre optic sensing technology, the new EchoPoint™ series utilises intelligent detection algorithms to provide point detection of +/- 6m in a range of up to 100km. This highly accurate and reliable detection make the sensors ideal for large perimeters and high security sites, such as airports, l...

ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have announced the agenda and speaker lineup for the inaugural Security LeadHER conference, an event designed to showcase women in security. Security LeadHER 2023 will be held June 12-13 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This new conference from ASIS and SIA will bring together security professionals committed to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profess...

Hikvision, a manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, brings an April shower of new cameras leveraging ColorVu technology for excellent high-quality colour images day or night. These new cameras include panoramic, turret, and bullet models to cover the widest range of application needs with five new models in all. These latest additions to Hikvision’s lineup of emerging security technologies were...

Global work patterns are more fluid than ever: IBM estimated the world’s remote working population in 2022 at 1.87 billion people. Within security, ASSA ABLOY´s latest Wireless Access Control Report confirms the trend: almost two-thirds of organisations will have adopted mobile access control to some extent within two years, according to a wide-ranging survey of security professionals. Mobile access is more convenient The user convenience of replacing plastic key cards with th...

DiffusionData, formerly known as Push Technology, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions announced that it is an ISO 27001:2013 certified provider whose Information Security Management System (ISMS) received third-party accreditation from Certification Europe, an internationally accredited certification body. ISO 27001 certification The certification is part of DiffusionData’s extensive work to ensure very high standards of information security for its...

Qognify, part of Hexagon, a provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, and Gallagher, a manufacturer of flexible, integrated access control solutions announced the release of an integration between Qognify VMS and Gallagher access control. Bi-directional integration In a world of converging technology ecosystems, siloed solutions are no longer viable, this applies in particular to physical security, where only combined information enables a comprehensive assessment of a si...