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ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, has announced a pair of internal promotions to further support the company’s growing operations in North America. Egor Lefter, who joined the company in 2020 as a Sales Engineer and most recently served as Technical Sales Manager for Canada, will take over as Senior Solutions Architect for North America where he will be responsible for strategically developing and planning solutions t...

Verkada, the pioneer in cloud-managed enterprise building security and management, announces the availability of new products and solutions to drive scale and simplicity for the enterprise, including: a new multisensor camera, a new line of air quality sensors, a new 16-door access controller, and low-bandwidth mode. These new solutions deliver even more value to customers, by reducing IT overhead and simplifying installation and management. “Enterprises are looking for better ways to inc...

LenelS2, the pioneer in advanced security systems and services, announces a global reseller agreement with Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software. The agreement allows LenelS2 to offer the Hakimo solution, which integrates with LenelS2’s OnGuard® and NetBox™ access control systems, to its value-added reseller community. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of health...

For the first time and just in time for Veterans Day, U.S. Secretary of Labor - Martin J. Walsh recognised ADT Commercial as one of the 835 recipients of the 2022 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award presented by the U.S. Department of Labor. The award recognises ADT Commercial for its dedication to employing military veterans, and is part of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-31). The organisation was presented with the award i...

Sam Ramadori, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BrainBox AI, a Canadian company with a pioneering AI-driven building technology, will share how scaling up climate tech is key to unleashing the latent emissions reduction potential of this emerging asset class at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt this week. Sam Ramadori said, “We absolutely need greater cross-sector collaboration to overcome the barriers that impede the rapid adoption at...

Live from its annual #CyberFit Summit, Acronis, the pioneer in Cyber Protection, announces strategic updates to its Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud platform with a new product, Advanced Automation, and innovative developments including the addition of Machine Intelligence (MI) to its Advanced Management solution. Together, this expansion of the Acronis lineup will help Managed Service Providers (MSPs) reduce complexity, stay focused on value-based service delivery, and provide the tools needed to e...

Hanwha Techwin is highlighting a diverse range of intelligent video surveillance solutions during ISC East 2022, Booth 701, at New York’s Javits Convention Center, November 16th - 17th, 2022. Visitors to the Hanwha Techwin booth will see products powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning to increase operational efficiency and improve search accuracy; and dual-channel, multi-sensor cameras that allow security teams to do more with one device. Hanwha will also feature a new...

Briton is proud to sponsor this year’s esteemed Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) Education Awards, set to take place at one of the world’s most iconic sporting venues, The Oval, London, on Thursday 17th November 2022. The 42nd GAI Education Awards will celebrate the outstanding educational achievements of architectural ironmongery professionals and will award a new class of GAI Diploma holders before showcasing the industry’s rising talents and top performers in the Ce...

Sentry Enterprises, a creator of proprietary and patented biometric platforms focused on providing enterprise organisations an absolute proof-of-identity is pleased to welcome Antoinette King to their Technology Advisory Board. Antoinette King brings over 20 years of experience in the security industry to the Technology Advisory Board and has presented extensively on data privacy and cyber security. Antoinette King appointed to Technology Advisory Board We are excited to welcome Antoinette to...

G4S has launched its Supplier Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiative in the UK, to integrate more diverse suppliers into its supply chain. A supplier is considered diverse when 51% or more is owned and operated by an individual or group that is part of a traditionally underrepresented or under-served group. These groups include business owned by people from ethnic minorities, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community, those with disabilities, and those who a...

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) remains the cornerstone of nearly every IT security environment, but even as the technology matures, new use cases, and rising compliance mandates are adding new challenges to infosec professionals charged with managing PKI implementations. This is a key theme that comes out of the 2022 Global PKI and IoT Trends Study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, and sponsored by Entrust, a pioneer in trusted payments, identities, and digital infrastructure. Internal dev...

Invixium, a premier manufacturer of innovative biometric solutions, announces its participation in the 2022 ASIS Middle East Conference & Exhibition, conducted for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Dhahran Expo from November 14-17. This prestigious event is held under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, led by critical asset operators and owners Aramco, SABIC, and Saudi Electricity Company....

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), a global technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced its participation at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022, which is taking place at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, in Barcelona, Spain, from 15 November to 17 November, 2022. Cities small and large are increasingly looking to use a growing network of connected sensors to reshape the urban experience. Genetec representatives will demonstrate how the...

Building on their highly popular series of electronic security solutions focused events, the CNI Security Group will once again host a ‘CNI Security Technology’ Day, showcasing the latest cutting-edge security technologies from manufacturers, which this year, includes Secure Logiq. Gathering aboard the former WW2 Royal Navy escort ship, HQS Wellington, at Victoria Embankment, on the River Thames in London, the jam-packed agenda will see a number of informative and educational techno...

KEYper Systems, an ASSA ABLOY Company and global provider of innovative key and asset control management solutions, together with iDter, an award-winning developer and manufacturer of an artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance system that puts an end to loitering and property crime, will showcase their joint commercial security solution at NADA Show 2023. KEYper Systems and iDter will be at Booth 233 during NADA Show 2023, the auto industry event of the year, January 26-29, 2023, in Dallas, T...

Detect hidden sources of heat and energy loss with Teledyne FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras to save energy and cut heating and energy costs. The global energy crisis is hitting homes and businesses hard across the UK and Europe, with many people feeling their energy costs are spiralling out of control. According to the Department for Energy, Business, and Industrial Strategy, domestic fuel prices in the UK have increased by 60% compared to 2021. And the recent Business Energy Tracker repor...

Alcatraz AI, a pioneer in autonomous access control solutions, announces expansion in the European and Middle Eastern markets. As demand for biometric access solutions that boost security while also simplifying the administrator and end-user experience increases, the new offices provide the company’s network of partners and prospective end-user customers with experienced sales professionals on the ground to enable more rapid adoption. Access control systems “Security leaders aroun...

Sentinel Consulting, a premier Manhattan-based full-service security consulting firm that advises high-profile, high-net-worth clients in the areas of security management, law enforcement, emergency services, and security technology, announced that Al Palumbo has joined the company as the Director of Technical Security Consulting. In this newly created position, Al Palumbo will work closely with Sentinel’s management, engineering team, and clients to provide oversight of all technical sec...

OutSystems, a globally renowned company in high-performance application development, has announced that it has acquired Ionic, one of the most widely used platforms for building mobile and desktop applications using web technology. Together, OutSystems and Ionic will help IT leaders transform the way they build, deliver, and continuously update business-critical applications with a focus on quality, performance, security, and scale. OutSystems acquires Ionic Customers can choose the tools tha...

Exabeam, a global cybersecurity pioneer and creator of new-scale SIEM for advancing security operations, announces that Ansell has adopted Exabeam Fusion security information and event management (SIEM) across its U.S. locations and offices. Ansell, a pioneer in providing health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well-being, chose Exabeam Fusion to establish a normal baseline of activity across its business, IT, and security environments, including its Cisco product security sta...

The UK’s private security industry must recruit, train and licence more than 62,000 new security officers over the next 12 months to keep up with the growing demand for their services and keep the public safe, according to the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the trade body for the professional security industry in the UK. To meet demand the BSIA launches a major national initiative, ‘People, Property, Places: Professionally Protected’, to increase awareness of th...

Allegion plc, security products, and solutions provider, has, through one of its subsidiaries, signed a definitive agreement to acquire assets of plano. group (plano), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) workforce management solution. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.  Based in Germany, plano has been a long-time service provider and development partner for Allegion’s European workforce management brand, Interflex,...

Infrastructure protection is and remains a key issue. The recently publicised sabotage of fibre optic cables in Germany provides vivid proof of this. Security of supply is also part of a current project by MOBOTIX AG and its long-time partner - Peter Communication Systems. Together, they established a video surveillance solution on the Entega premises in Darmstadt, which effectively protects the critical infrastructure of the energy provider. The large Entega site houses the headquarters and va...

RealWear’s innovative Thermal Camera module connects seamlessly with RealWear Navigator Series headsets, includes radiometric FLIR Lepton®, and is the only device that supports MSX® technology to enable frontline industrial professionals to conduct inspections, enhance remote support sessions and avoid equipment downtime using simple voice commands. Revolutionary modular design “RealWear Navigator head-mounted devices, with its revolutionary modular design, continues to gai...

IT and security leaders must address, on average, one cyber-attack per week according to a new study released titled, ‘The State of Data Security’ by Rubrik Zero Labs (Rubrik, Inc.). Rubrik, the zero trust data security company, gathered insights from more than 1,600 security and IT leaders, including CISOs, CIOs, VPs and Directors across 10 countries. The findings exposed rising security risks for organisations, resulting in widespread damage to organisations and their IT and secur...

DH2i® the provider of always-secure and always-on IT infrastructure solutions, and Software AG Government Solutions, announces they have entered into a partnership. A trusted provider of FedRAMP solutions, Software AG Government Solutions, will integrate DH2i’s DxEnterprise (DxE) Smart High Availability Clustering software into its FedRAMP authorised cloud to achieve near-zero downtime within its own SQL Server Availability Group (AG) Kubernetes cluster. Software AG Government Solutio...

With its establishment three decades ago, Matrix has been a growing name across telecom and security domains internationally. Matrix covers the entire security and communication needs of organisations ranging in all sizes with its extensive solution range in the domain of video surveillance, access control, time-attendance, and telecom. Matrix focuses on providing customer-centered technology-driven solutions by providing world-class products indigenously researched, designed, and developed in...

Siemens is launching its new Industrial Edge Management System, an optimised licence management solution, and new devices and apps at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 8 to 10, 2022. As part of the company’s continuous development of its Industrial Edge capabilities, these solutions bring Operational technology (OT) and IT closer together in industrial production, enabling a seamless flow of data from the field level to the cloud. Industrial Edge Management System (...

Entrust, a globally renowned company in trusted payments, identities and digital infrastructure, has had nine of its cloud and associated support services approved for the G-Cloud Framework. This platform enables public bodies in the United Kingdom (UK) to procure commodity-based, pay-as-you-go cloud services on government-approved, short-term contracts through an online catalogue called the Digital Marketplace. Entrust services support UK’s ‘Cloud First’ policy This streaml...

Over 30 million mobile and web app developers around the world use thousands of APIs every day. These APIs carry sensitive data of users which if leaked can cause irreparable damage to companies. Securing these APIs during the development cycle becomes paramount, especially with the movement towards a more agile and continuous release cycle. To solve this problem, Akto is building a plug-and-play API security platform and is announcing a $4.5M seed funding round led by Accel India with particip...