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Axis Communications, the industry leader in network video, recently welcomed Karin Olofsdotter, the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, to its Greater Minneapolis Axis Experience Center (AEC). The visit, which included a tour of the AEC located at The Offices @ MOA and a discussion around Axis regional and national business activities, highlighted the company’s commitment to collaboration, transparency, and continued innovation. Valuable global perspective “Global collaborat...

Hikvision, a pioneering manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, has released a new compact intercom door station that brings plenty of new features, and upgraded its two-wire intercom kit to implement an improved feature set to benefit to installers and users. Both offerings combine video intercom and access control functionality to deliver an outstanding user experience, with excellent image quality...

Integrated Access Control and Security manufacturer - TDSi announces the launch of its new GARDiSVU video management solution, its first hybrid-cloud-based CCTV offering, which is designed to synchronise directly with, and complement its market-pioneering GARDiS ecosystem of integrated access control and security solutions.  The GARDiSVU VMS is another key component in the GARDiS range, which features a hybrid-cloud-based approach to security for flexibility of operations and installation...

Delinea, a provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), announces the results of an anonymous onsite survey of more than 100 cybersecurity professionals attending the RSA Conference, being held this week in San Francisco. The questionnaire asked attendees about their top concerns for cybersecurity in 2023 and gathered insights about their organisations' cyber insurance strategies. Notably, cloud security (39%) continues to be the most pressing concern for cyb...

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...

Matrix, in collaboration with its channel partner - Space Office Systems Private Limited, successfully showcased its comprehensive line of security and telecom products at Matrix Partner Connect, held on 28th April 2023, at Hotel Sahara Star, in Mumbai, India. The event drew a large number of system integrators and business prospects who were given a first-hand look at Matrix's comprehensive line of products in Telecom, IP Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Time-Attendance solutions. La...

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...

Bishop Fox, the authority in offensive security announced significant, continuing company momentum with its expansion into the UK market. Having recently been awarded CREST accreditation in the UK and USA for Penetration Testing services, the company will look to help customers proactively enhance their security posture, with an initial focus on organisations in Northern Europe.   UK expansion Bishop Fox’s expansion into the UK comes on the heels of recognition for the company...

NCC Group, an independent provider of global cyber security and resilience services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Diji Akinwale to the role of Director of Strategy and Transformation with immediate effect. This new role has been created as the Group looks to implement and execute the updated strategy announced on 2 February, and Diji will report directly to Chief Executive - Mike Maddison. Increasing recurring revenue Diji Akinwale joins the Group from The Guardian where he serv...

Absolute Software, the only provider of self-healing, intelligent security solutions, has revealed new research highlighting that 25-30 percent of enterprise devices have unhealthy security controls. The findings in Absolute’s ‘2023 Resilience Index’ contract the long-held belief that having more security solutions directly equates to more protection. The report leverages the analysis of over 14 million anonymised customer devices to benchmark for organisations looking to str...

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the addition of meeting and events professional Ms. Keely Daugherty to its team. She brings nearly 10 years of experience working in meetings and events for non-profits and membership associations. Most recently, Daugherty managed conferences on a government contract for the U.S. Department of Defense. Highest quality programming “For TMA, meetings play a significant role in the life of our professional community. Our members loo...

Aiphone, the pioneering international manufacturer of intercom and security communication products, is pleased to announce the addition of its IX Series kit. The kit is a preprogrammed box set complete with a video intercom system that is ready to install right out of the box. The recently-introduced IXS-HBDV includes a video door station, a video master station, a PoE switch, and a USB drive with instructions and videos on how to install the system. This easy-to-use kit takes the guesswork out...

Zimperium, the pioneering mobile security solution for endpoints and apps, announced the launch of the Zimperium Mobile-First Security Platform™. This single platform unifies Zimperium Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) - formerly known as zIPS - and Mobile Application Protection Suite (MAPS), unleashing powerful new features designed for teams who bear security responsibility across the entire mobile security spectrum. Through a "single pane of glass", customers now have centralised access to...

Some 260 leading exhibitors are all set to welcome trade buyers in Taipei from 26 – 28 April 2023, with a cutting-edge display of smart security products across 15,120 sqm of exhibition space. Over the next three days, trade buyers will filter through the Secutech fairground to source from a wide range of smart safety and security solutions integrated with AI, 5G, and IoT technologies. Biometrics, 5G communications, surveillance systems with embedded sensors, and cloud data analysis techn...

Invicti Security™, known for acquiring and combining AppSec pioneers Netsparker and Acunetix released the findings of its annual Spring AppSec Indicator Report. As a pioneer in dynamic application security testing (DAST), interactive application security testing (IAST), and software composition analysis (SCA), Invicti Security commissioned the report to assess the impact and prevalence of modern web vulnerabilities.  Report findings The Spring AppSec Indicator Report examines data...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software, announced $6 million in new funding led by Rocketship.vc, with participation from existing investors Neotribe Ventures, defy.vc and Firebolt Ventures as well as new investors Carrier Global Corporation, through its venture capital group, Carrier Ventures, and well-known physical security industry entrepreneur John L. Moss. Hakimo will use the capital to further accelerate pr...

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and ConnectWise, the software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers, have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver upon their shared vision of providing secure and efficient managed services through their extensive channel partner networks. The first deliverable is a managed Print Security Service that offers unique visibility into print security for Sharp devices. Multifunction products (MFPs) and printers are...

Renowned across central and southeast Europe for its steel forging factories, Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA (ABS) has been immersed in metallurgy for over 200 years. ABS has two core production sites, one located in Cargnacco, Italy, and one in Sisak, Croatia, as well as a cutting-edge research centre in Metz, France, in which it carefully hones its centuries-old craft. ABS steel is mainly used in the automotive industry, where it has a broad range of applications throughout the supply chain of...

Armstrong Fluid Technology announces that John Doughty has joined the company as Director, Global Sales Enablement. Based in the UK, he will work with Armstrong sales teams around the globe to drive the sales process in each region. Prior to joining Armstrong, John Doughty was the Global Director of Sales Excellence for the Electrical Products business within Honeywell. During his 23 years at Honeywell he held several roles of increasing responsibility and has extensive experience in IT,...

Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has released its latest report - 'The Human Impact of Fraud and Financial Crime on Customer Trust in Banks'.  The report, based on research of 4,000 consumers in the UK and US, reveals how fraudsters are taking advantage of the widening fraud knowledge gap, outlining the urgent need for banks to educate and protect their customers with technology.  Victims of a financial scam The report reveals that whi...

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has elected broadcaster and campaigner - Nick Ross CBE as its new President. Nick will replace Sir Keith Povey, who retires as President after 14 years, taking up the role on 19th April at the Association’s Annual General Meeting in London. His primary goal will be to continue the work on developing the relationship between police and private security. Crime prevention committees Starting as a junior reporter while still at university, Ni...

 Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies, released development kits for quick integration of the performance-pioneering FLIR Hadron 640R thermal and visible dual camera module. These hardware and reference software drivers are compatible with development boards supporting the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, the Qualcomm RB5, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The power of cutting-edge embedded systems can now be quickly unleashed by integrators opening a new world of possibilities a...

viisights, Inc., a pioneer in behavioural recognition video analytics, announced the integration of viisights Wise™ with Genetec™ Security Center, enabling customers to benefit by adding behavioural recognition video analytics to their existing or new systems. viisights unique behavioural recognition video analytics leverage investments in video systems by autonomously detecting and issuing real-time alerts on unsafe conditions and security incidents so they can be addressed before...

Aqua Security, the pioneer in cloud-native security, announced that Aqua Trivy, the world’s most popular unified security scanner, now provides full compliance scanning for CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks. With one comprehensive tool for security and compliance scanning, companies can eliminate friction and more confidently build and maintain secure cloud-native applications.  Established by the Centre for Internet Security (CIS), these benchmarks are widely adopted as the standard fo...

Veridas, a Spanish technology company specialising in digital identity and biometrics, is positioned in fourth place among the best facial biometrics engines among the nearly 150 algorithms submitted to the evaluation conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), considered the most prestigious body in the assessment of biometric engines in the world. Veridas engine Veridas joins the world elite in this sector. The company from Navarre has achieved its best resul...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) has announced that it has developed a technology to detect serious physical conditions experienced by people driving automobiles, such as loss of consciousness, by estimating pulse rate, changes in blood pressure and other biometric data collected with a contactless Driver Monitoring System (DMS) camera, which the company has already launched to detect driver distractions and drowsiness. New system uses Mitsubishi Electric’s proprietar...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, announces that two UK universities have gone live with its third party supply chain assurance platform, Rizikon Assurance. The contract win follows on from Crossword’s attendance at the UK’s UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) national conference earlier this month. Higher education colleges UCISA is the professional body for digital practitioners in...

The global hardware partnership between Secure Logiq and VCA Technology has yielded its first results. Following a period of intensive testing, the manufacturers have fine-tuned their solutions to determine the best combinations of software and hardware from the two brands that will set new standards in the industry. Secure Logiq and VCA formed their strategic partnership towards the end of 2022. This led to the manufacturer of servers designed for the HD CCTV industry becoming the global hardw...

In just 2 years since launching in April 2021, ECHO has become the pathway for Intruder and Hold-up alarm activation signalling with 10 ECHO-connected police forces and over 300,000 police approved alarm systems protecting sites and premises in those areas. Since Essex Police and the Metropolitan Police announced their readiness to accept verified alarm activations via ECHO and the ECHO-connected service launched, ECHO has grown in stature establishing itself as a cornerstone in the police&rsq...

When the Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol was invented over two decades ago, its creators perhaps didn’t realise the widespread applications it would become central to, across all industries. That’s because the MQTT protocol has become the de facto standard for sharing messages across connected devices — also known as the Internet of Things (IoT). It provides the means for IoT sensors, including cameras, to communicate with each other across smart cities, smar...