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Zimperium, the mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise environments, published details of a newly-discovered Android spyware family dubbed RatMilad. The Zimperium zLabs research team uncovered the RatMilad spyware sample after a failed infection of an enterprise device in the Middle East protected by Zimperium’s on-device machine-learning malware engine. Discovery of RatMilad spyware variant The original variant of the previously unknown RatMilad spyware hid behind a...
The Bromsgrove security and monitoring solutions company, Educonnect Limited, which trades as Ecl-ips, is marking its 20th anniversary in 2022. The company, set up in September 2002, has recently been going from strength to strength and our turnover has reached record-breaking levels. Managing Director, Aaron Kernaghan said, “We are so pleased to have survived these 20 years! Thank you to all the staff who helped us get to 2022 and who are helping us grow further. Here’s to th...
Gate Logic Security, an elite, full-service company specialising in physical perimeter security, gate automation, and access controls, invites municipalities and outdoor venues to schedule an appointment to view the leading crash-rated public protection devices and to speak with security experts from Wed., Oct. 19th to Wed., Dec. 14th. In response to increasing incidents of injury and death occurring in unprotected pedestrian spaces, Gate Logic Security has launched a public educ...
Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, is introducing new patron screening technology to multiple properties as the result of a new partnership with Patriot One Technologies. Patriot One's SmartGateway system The partnership will enable OVG properties to utilise Patriot One's SmartGateway system to enhance the customer experience and increase safety and security. Patriot One’s flagshi...
i-PRO Co., Ltd joins with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) to raise awareness around cybersecurity for NCSAM (National Cyber Security Awareness Month). The world has seen significant increases in cyber-attacks aimed at critical infrastructure and security products in the last few years, with IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices, such as security cameras, becoming prime targets for hackers. Kaspersky analysis According to a Ka...
LastPass, has named John N. Stewart, the former and longtime Cisco SVP and Chief Security and Trust Officer, to its board of directors. Stewart brings with him a wealth of leadership experience and cybersecurity expertise. A current angel investor at self-launched Talons Ventures, and board member of several successful data security and technology companies, Stewart is an award-winning and highly sought leader committed to addressing organisations’ core missions, with a proven track recor...
Since its inception in 1991, Matrix has become a known name in Telecom and Security solutions across the globe. Matrix puts forward its extensive solution range in the domain of Video Surveillance, Access Control, Time-Attendance and Telecom for Organisations of all sizes for its security and communication requirements. With its heavy focus on building world-class products indigenously researched, designed and developed in India, Matrix brings technology-driven solutions, keeping its customer r...
Axxon One VMS is integrated with HALO Smart Sensor, enabling a range of applications. Different verticals, such as education or manufacturing, may benefit from the joint solution. HALO Smart Sensor The HALO Smart Sensor detects vaping, measures the number of harmful chemicals (such as THS oils) in the air, and detects vape masking behaviour with aerosols. In addition, HALO has 38 types of sensors (temperature, humidity, carbon monoxide, gunshot, etc.) that provide an extensive set of health a...
TDSi announces it has achieved Cyber Essentials Plus Certification following its initial Cyber Essentials certification back in June. Cyber Essentials Plus further demonstrates the company’s dedication to fully securing its operations, as well as its products and services, with a hands-on technical verification by an independent assessor, following an earlier self-assessment. Backed by the UK Government through the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Cyber Essentials helps any size or...
Industry 4.0, digital facility management, distributed systems, IoT – radio frequency band usage is constantly increasing. These demands are, for example, being met by allocating ever higher transmission frequencies. Mobile radio standard 5G or technical building equipment such as WLAN already communicates well above the 2.7 Gigahertz limit specified for EMC interference immunity tests in the “product family standard” for alarm systems EN 50130-4. Service portfolio An adapta...
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc., the pioneer in enterprise identity security, announced—during its annual Navigate conference—new innovations infused into the SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. With these updates, SailPoint is helping enterprises move beyond the traditional identity governance approach of looking at access after-the-fact, replacing it with a forward-looking approach to managing access. The platform leverages artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that spee...
Chubb Fire and Security, one of the life safety service providers will be attending Data Centre World Asia in October 2022. The award-winning event connects business leaders with experts like Chubb, to share their innovative solutions and best practices in protecting data centres across the world, and the people who work in them. After two years of lockdowns due to COVID-19, the fire and security company will meet with customers and technologies partners for the first time. Bespoke, purposeful...
Union Community, the largest multi-modal biometric security solution company in Korea, and Touchless Biometric Systems (CEO Stefan Schaffner) pioneer for touchless biometric solutions, announces that they have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU), to expand their partnership on global level. Through this MOU, the two companies plan to intensify their cooperation in technology but also in distribution of their product ranges in different parts of the world. This partnership will fuel the g...
Door access with mobile phone is constantly increasing. Mobile phone is excellent for carrying digital access rights – secure, convenient and available to everyone. Mobile credential is transferred from phone to reader using the phone’s Bluetooth connection. The connection between the reader and phone is protected by secure encryption – the same as mobile payments are using. Mobile access by phone also enables using the phone’s own security locking, such as fingerprint,...
Guidepost Solutions, a pioneer in domestic and international investigations, compliance solutions, monitoring, and security and technology consulting, announces the creation of ‘Centres of Excellence’ across the Security and Technology Consulting Division. The deployment of these ‘Centres of Excellence’ will enable an experienced global team to utilise resources and execute projects, regardless of geographic region. Technology consulting services In conjunction, Guidep...
The idea of utilising biometrics first came about for a few fundamental reasons, including increasing security, preventing fraud, identifying necessity and so on. In our day-to-day lives, we encounter a variety of preventative measures that range from simplest to complex, such as the use of CCTV cameras by law enforcement; the use of RFID cards to control access to public transportation (buses, metros and trains); printed ID cards required for banking, medical and postal services; metal keys req...
A biometric attendance system is a time and attendance tracking system that identifies and tracks employees' attendance using physical characteristics such as fingerprints or iris scans. This type of system is useful for tracking employee attendance, preventing time theft, and improving security. Time is money in this world. That is why businesses must find ways to reduce time wasted. Businesses can accomplish this by implementing a biometric attendance system. This article will explain ho...
SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy, lethality, and situational awareness of small arms, will present the SMASH 3000 for the first time at the Land Forces Conference in Brisbane, Australia. SMASH 3000 SMASH 3000 is a lighter and smaller version of SMARTSHOOTER's handheld operated SMASH system. Using AI, computer vision, and advanced algorithms, SMARTSHOOTER's SMASH 3000 ensures each round...
ODSecurity will be launching globally, the next step in contraband detection – THEIA – the only full body scanner with automatic threat recognition software available on the market, at International Corrections and Prisons Association, in Orlando, Florida, from the 23 – 28 October 2022. THEIA uses complex Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software, to automatically highlight and identifies anomalies in scan images, which will direct staff to potential contraband, thereby stopping c...
ISC East, the Northeast’s security and public safety event built by RX Global, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, is pleased to announce that security and technology leaders Tomás Maldonado and Ryan McKenzie will headline the 2022 SIA Education@ISC East Keynote Series with the presentation ‘NFL Perspectives on Cybersecurity and Organisational Resilience.’ This keynote session is open to all...
Nice, a global manufacturer of smart home, security, and building automation solutions announced the completed transition from Nortek Control to Nice North America. This milestone strengthens the Nice global brand and solidifies its position as a powerhouse in North America. Partners, including dealers, integrators, builders, and distributors, will benefit from its broad portfolio of residential, commercial, and industrial solutions, deeper partner programmes, and expanded training a...
Danfoss is pleased to announce that Sheila Lenss has joined as Vice President, Head of its Americas Drives business. Lenss, who began her new role on 12th September 2022, replaces Ian Barrie, who is retiring after 28 years at Danfoss. She brings more than 20 years of executive business leadership to the role. “Danfoss Drives is a significant player in the market and I appreciate all that our Americas team has done to get us to this point,” said Ian Barrie, adding “We are...
The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) wholly owned subsidiary, Skills for Security, has sold part of its share equity to The Banks Foundation (TBF). With a 49.9% share in Skills for Security, TBF will allocate its generated income to activities centered around young entrepreneurs encouraging and advancing their careers, training, salaries, and seed-fund start-ups. IoT and Security TBF was set up by Entrepreneur and Founder of CSL Group, Simon Banks, a long-standing advocate...
OutSystems, a pioneer in high-performance application development, and UiPath, an enterprise automation software company, announces a partnership to combine the power of the UiPath Business Automation Platform with OutSystems high-performance low-code. Together, they will enable customers to securely and intelligently automate core business processes and applications, while saving time, improving efficiency, and delivering transformational app experiences. The partnership integrates solutions a...
After graduating from the ISEN Méditerranée engineering school where she specialised in ‘embedded systems,’ Maeve Petit turned to data science. Data science focuses on exploring, processing, and analysing raw data to extract valuable and even strategic information. “At first, my studies directed me towards the fields of embedded electronic and microelectronic applications. But I was also interested in data science, even though I had no technical training in this...
There is no denying that fingerprint sensor readers are increasingly being integrated into mobile devices such as mobile POS terminals, mobile ID devices and smartphones. According to a Feitian Technology report, the number of fingerprint sensors shipped in 2026 is expected to reach 1.2 billion units, representing a significant increase over the estimated number of shipments in 2017 (322 million). When use cases for mobile ID are added, the total number of fingerprint sensors shipped in 2...
ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced it has received its third Direct-to-Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX. The grant awards ZeroEyes with $1.25M to integrate its A.I. gun detection solution onto existing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base (AFB). Gun identification and detection...
Neustar Security Services, a provider of cloud-oriented security services that enable global businesses to thrive online, has expanded its partner ecosystem across key technology hubs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region. The company’s new partners include CyberArm in Lebanon; Infinity IT in the Netherlands; Arcane BT in Turkey; Caretower, an Integrity 360 Company, in the UK; and K-Tel in Germany. Partner expansion The partner expansion is the late...
Cohesity, a pioneer in next-gen data management, announces the appointment of Mark Molyneux as CTO for Cohesity in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Mark Molyneux will play a key role in advising customers, prospects, and partners on how next-gen data management can help them manage, protect, secure, and derive value from their data - their most critical digital asset. Critical digital asset In his new role as EMEA CTO, Mark Molyneux will work hand-in-hand with a variety of partners...
SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, and Zaplox, a market innovator of the mobile guest journey and mobile key services for the global hotel market, have teamed up on adjacent booths at the Independent Hotel Show London on October 4-5, 2022. Independent hoteliers seeking a smoother, more convenient handling of guest check-in and hotel keys for more effective hotel operations can experience the combined mobile solution live on stands 1519 and 1518. Digital hotel...
