Canada security industry review

RecFaces, a global developer of enterprise-grade facial biometric software, will participate in FIRE & SECURITY INDIA EXPO 2026 (FSIE 2026), taking place September 3–5 at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. Visitors will be able to meet the RecFaces team and explore three of the company’s flagship products — Id-Time, Id-Guard and Id-Gate — at the stand of its partner, Startologic Technologies (A9). At FSIE 2026, RecFaces will demonstrate how facial biometri...

Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.), a U.S.-based manufacturer of 2D and 3D radars for ground and low-altitude airspace surveillance applications, is proud to announce its upgraded GroundAware® GA1360LH 2D 360-degree digital multi-beamforming radar system. Now available, the customisable GA1360LH target classification distinguishes among humans, animals, and ground and water vehicles for alarming on targets of concern within and around critical sites. “Our original GA1360 radar was de...

DMP has announced their 38th Dealer Roundtable. The industry’s premier  opportunity for DMP dealer connection, this fall’s event will take place at Hotel Polaris in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 5-6, 2026. Since 2013, DMP Dealer Roundtable has served DMP dealers with the chance to discuss best practices with other industry professionals across DMP’s extensive dealer base. It is the only opportunity of its kind: Management, technicians and sales professionals engage in...

Aetina Corporation, a foremost provider of edge AI solutions and accelerator of edge AI infrastructure, announced the launch of MegaEdge AIP-RQ87, a ready-to-deploy 2U edge agentic AI system designed to help enterprises and system integrators (SIs) rapidly implement AI agent, private LLM, RAG application, multimodal AI, and AI-driven intelligent automation. Powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors with high-bandwidth PCIe Gen5 x16 architecture, AIP-RQ87 delivers enterprise-grade AI co...

Security 101, a national provider of commercial electronic security solutions, announces the acquisition of Silverstrand Technologies, Inc., a San Diego-based integrator serving commercial, government, and institutional clients across Southern California. The acquisition strengthens Security 101's presence in the San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, and Riverside markets and brings a respected regional team with broad technical range into the company's West Region. Southern California is one...

Hochiki Europe will exhibit at Fire and Security India, running from the 3rd to 5th September, bringing its trusted fire detection and life safety range to one of South Asia's largest fire and security gatherings. Founded in Japan in 1918, Hochiki has spent over a century designing and manufacturing fire detection technology. As international standards such as EN 54 and UL become more widely specified alongside domestic requirements on major Indian projects, the show is an important opportunity...

Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG), the FED-GOV Nuclear Security Platform and a pioneer in Zero Trust physical security and operational technology (OT) solutions, announces a technology partnership with Mercury Security, a pioneer in open-architecture access control hardware, to extend Zero Trust principles deeper into physical security environments — all the way to the far edge. The partnership combines Mercury’s industry-pioneer access control platform with PSG’s patente...

IDS Imaging Development Systems will showcase new camera platforms, technologies, and innovation projects for industrial image processing at VISION 2026 (Messe Stuttgart, October 6 to 8) at booth 8C60. Under the theme “Trends. Innovations. Future,” the trade fair appearance includes uEye camera platforms, event-based image processing, 3D vision systems, as well as AI and embedded vision technologies. “Computer vision must do more today than just reliably capture images. What i...

Genetec Inc., the pioneer in enterprise physical security software, announces that independent analyst reports from Omdia and Novaira Insights have once again ranked the company as the global market pioneer in video management software. Both reports show that Genetec increased its market share in 2025, reinforcing its leadership position in this multi-billion-dollar market as organizations worldwide modernise their physical security operations. Genetec grew 20% against the 13.3% growth in the v...

Casinos are tasked with monitoring vast gaming floors, cashier cages, and access points. The market for casino security and surveillance demands software and hardware that provide high-definition, multi-angle visual coverage to ensure the integrity of the games and to protect players, staff, and the public. Like other vertical markets for physical security technology, the casino market is undergoing change and facing challenges. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How are new technologies...

Like other disciplines in the world of corporate security, executive protection is evolving from reactive to proactive. Unlike reactive bodyguards, modern executive protection professionals use a proactive approach focused on risk mitigation, advance planning, and threat intelligence to prevent incidents before they happen. What is the role of technology? We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How can physical security technology promote better executive protection?

The eagerness to adopt AI in physical security is increasing as teams want to implement technology solutions for faster, smarter operations. At the same time, the conversations surrounding AI have changed. The focus now includes not only efficiency gains but also concerns about accountability and trust. According to the Genetec 2026 State of Physical Security report, AI ranked alongside access control and video surveillance as a key priority. However, approximately 40% of the over 7,000 physica...

Deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools should be seen as a business initiative rather than a technology initiative, says Martin Soukup, CTO of Solink, a cloud-based video security and data intelligence platform. The approach makes a difference that plays out in practical terms. A technology initiative is tactical and solution-oriented, often solving an isolated problem within a single department's silo. In other words, it might solve just a security problem. In contrast, a business init...

If AI is the dominant buzzword in the physical security industry, it is the second letter (I for intelligence) that is having the biggest impact. Simply put, intelligence transforms computer systems, including those used for physical security, from rigid, rule-following calculators into adaptable, problem-solving partners to human operators. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: What is the changing role of intelligence in physical security?

The biggest return on investment from an AI-enabled camera might have nothing to do with security. Organizations are increasingly discovering that the same cameras installed to protect people and property can also improve safety, streamline operations, automate routine workflows, and generate valuable business intelligence. Security remains the primary mission, but it is increasingly only the first customer for the intelligence these systems produce. AI-enabled cameras are rapidly becoming dis...