Industrial & commercial security applications - News

Let's Talk Interactive (LTI), a leader in customizable, HIPAA-compliant telehealth software and hardware solutions, has launched the LTI Tempscreen, a safe, standalone check-in system providing health screening and identity verification. LTI Tempscreen The LTI Tempscreen allows workplaces to facilitate a safe environment for both employees and visitors and is ideal for post-pandemic access management. The touchscreen kiosk quickly verifies a user's identity, measures body temperature, and con...

As lockdown restrictions ease and public mobility increases, new research reveals three-quarters (75%) of people have health, safety, and security concerns when visiting their nearest city, signaling a need for new security innovations and greater public reassurance on their return to UK cities. Following high profile cases such as the disappearance of Sarah Everard, the London Bridge terror attack, and recent road cyclist deaths, the public has a heightened awareness of the safety and sec...

Over a third, (36 percent) of employees say they have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviors and found security ‘workarounds’ since working remotely, according to a new report from Tessian, the human layer security company. Cybersecurity behaviors The report, which analyzed ‘Back to Work’ security behaviors, also revealed that nearly a third of employees (30 percent) believe they can get away with riskier security behaviors when working remotely, with two in five (39 per...

Soloinsight, the workflow automation platform company announced the opening of its new location in Charleston, South Carolina named The Workflow Innovation Center. The opening signifies growth and an increased interest in innovative workflow automation solutions, such as Soloinsight’s flagship platform, CloudGate, which addresses the security and facility automation needs specifically to PIAM, VIAM, and space reservations. These systems enhance the way departments interact with the life...

Sage Integration, a security integration provider serving enterprise Fortune 100 clients, will deliver its client-centric services to the rapidly-growing eastern Tennessee region through a new office in Knoxville. This is Sage Integration’s fourth office; the others are located in Kent, Ohio, Atlanta, and Dallas. Working to meet client demands John Nemerofsky, Sage Integration’s chief operating officer, said an increased client base and demand for service in the fast-growing Knoxvi...

Redline, an Air Partner company and a provider of global security solutions, continues to win business with airport customers as they scale up operations in anticipation of increased international travel. Doncaster Sheffield Airport has signed a new three-year contract for a digital Security Management System (SeMS), while Liverpool John Lennon Airport has renewed its SeMS contract for an additional three years following the success of the tool over the past two years. Redline's SeMS focuses on...

Intelligent Security Systems, a provider of intelligent VMS and native analytics globally announced an expansion of the company’s presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, into a larger workspace. The new office is located at Jumeirah Lake Towers, a large development consisting of 80 towers built along a scenic waterway. The ISS office in Dubai provides sales, technical support, and maintenance services, along with local development and software customizations and integration. New appoint...

Invixium, a manufacturer of innovative touchless biometric solutions, has been selected by LightEdge Solutions as the standard for its access control solution. The system has been implemented in multiple LightEdge data centers in the Midwestern United States to manage access for hundreds of people including data center employees, tenants, and visitors at each location. Invixium IXM TITAN Before modernizing their access control, LightEdge had been using a hand geometry-based system t...

Iris ID, the globally renowned company in iris recognition technology for over 20 years, will showcase its top products for law enforcement agencies at the National Sheriffs’ Association's (NSA) annual conference and exhibition – NSA 2021 Annual Conference and Exhibition, slated to take place from June 22-24, 2021, at the Phoenix Convention Center. Iris ID will occupy booth #114 at the exhibition. NSA 2021 Annual Conference and Exhibition The annual conference is an opportunity for...

Cloud Gateway, a cloud-native networking and security solutions provider, has appointed tech industry veteran Raif Mehmet as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), in order to fuel the company's growth in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market. Raif Mehmet has extensive experience in bringing disruptive technologies to market within networking and security. His experience in sales leadership and partner channels has achieved multi-million pounds growth, in both privately held and publicly quote...

Senstar, a pioneer in video management and perimeter intrusion detection solutions announces the appointment of Senior Sales Director Sean Thompson to lead efforts in the Canadian market. Mr. Thompson brings a wealth of security experience to Senstar and will focus on enhancing the company’s footprint in key vertical markets – utilities, logistics, corrections, and oil and gas. Perimeter security solutions “Senstar offers complete and sophisticated perimeter security solution...

VIVOTEK, a global, technology-driven IP surveillance solutions provider, unveiled new branding in its transformation towards the IoT age, including logo, brand identity, and a new brand ethos under the slogan, ‘We Get The Picture’. The rebrand marks VIVOTEK’s commitment to its clients, enabling the company to take a more holistic approach and provide leading technology and intelligent insights. The new brand identity reveals its new style with a modern, user-centered, and digi...

HID Global, a globally renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced that its Public Key Infrastructure-as-a-service (PKIaaS) platform now supports the widely adopted Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol. ACME protocol The industry-standard ACME protocol is purpose built to bring single-command simplicity to the previously manual job of managing digital certificates for creating secure web connections. HID Global was an early supporter of the ACME Inter...

Developed by the British company Monitor Computer Systems (MCS), Sentinel is an alarm and video handling software application used by a significant number of Alarm Receiving Centers (ARC) in the UK. It is also adopted in many monitoring stations across Europe, North America, and Australia.  Visual monitoring solution When OPTEX launched its Intelligent Visual Monitoring solution for monitored alarms systems, it engaged with MCS to ensure all the contact ID (alarm codes) generated on-site...

Exabeam, the security analytics and automation company, has announced a US$ 200 million Series F growth round, at a valuation of US$ 2.4 billion. The round is led by the Owl Rock division of Blue Owl Capital and supported by existing investors, Acrew Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. Exabeam also welcomes cyber security industry veteran, Michael DeCesare as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President. The company’s Co-Founder and first CEO, Nir Polak, will...

Flock Safety was founded with the mission to eliminate crime and it has always been believed that is possible while protecting civil liberties and encouraging positive, productive relationships with local law enforcement and their communities. This mission is why it loves working with city leaders who place a premium on communication and transparency, such as Chief Jeremy Bowers of the Piedmont Police Department in Alameda County, California. “Trust is built. It’s built over time,...

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) Virtual Experience, presented by the Electronic Security Association (ESA), kicks off Tuesday, June 15 with a packed lineup of education sessions and many opportunities to network with exhibitors and colleagues on a robust virtual platform. The virtual platform is live for attendees to start building out their account profiles, allowing them to connect with fellow attendees and create their personal agendas. Features The virtual event platform has...

The Student Loans Company (SLC) has spent over 76,800 pounds on cyber security training for its staffers, over the two most recent financial years (FY 19/20, FY 20/21), according to official figures. The data obtained and analyzed using the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by Griffin Law, the niche litigation practice, shows that nearly 20,000 specialist courses were completed in areas, such as phishing, password protection, bribery, corruption, and privacy standards. The data shows that 9,334...

ProdataKey (PDK), the manufacturer of the cloud access control platform built for mobile, announces the release of its new Red 2 Controller, Red Readers, and Red High-Security Credentials, all components of its new high-security, line of hardware called PDK Red. The Red lineup represents a new class of OSDP-compliant, multi-technology readers, controllers, and credentialing options appropriate for both daily installs and the most demanding security applications. Red 2 and the Red Readers are po...

The smartphone is changing access control and security management at every scale and level, from global corporations to small companies. Making the switch to mobile access control, however, can seem daunting. Questions may arise around cost, practicality and the potential need for new door hardware. Yet going mobile is actually a lot simpler and quicker than many think, as one new guide explains. Data from the recent Wireless Access Control Report 2021 suggests almost two-thirds of organization...

Boon Edam Inc., a global pioneer in security entrances and architectural revolving doors announced they will be displaying contactless security doors and turnstiles, including a new optical turnstile, the Speedlane Compact, in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas on July 19-21. ISC West is the largest security event in North America, bringing together thousands of security and safety professionals for networking, education, and discovery of new technology. All of...

SK Inc. C&C, a part of SK Group in South Korea, and BriteLab in Silicon Valley have announced the signing of a partnership agreement, to collaborate in joint development for the global manufacturing business in the U.S. market. BriteLab, Inc., located in San Jose, CA, is the renowned semiconductor AMHS company in the United States of America. Highlights of the joint effort include: Collaboration between BriteLab's AMHS (Automated Material Handling System) and SK Inc. C&C's Smart Man...

Motorola Solutions announced the newest addition to its video security and analytics portfolio, Concealed Weapon Detection (CWD), through an agreement with Evolv Technologies, Inc. The scanning solution uses advanced sensors and artificial intelligence to detect a wide range of concealed weapons and threats, such as firearms, metallic weapons, and improvised explosive devices, on a visitor entering the premises. The introduction of this technology is a part of Motorola Solutions&rsquo...

On March 17, the FBI released its seminal annual Internet Crime Report. Once again, socially-engineered attacks (including business email compromise, spoofing, and phishing) by far were the number one cybercrime by financial loss, accounting for $2.1 billion of the $4.2 billion in losses to U.S. businesses and consumers. These attacks utilize impersonations to get companies to transfer money to fraudulent accounts and pose significantly more financial danger to an organization than well-known ta...

Monitoring platform provider Bold Communications and Dahua Technology are pleased to announce that Bold has joined the ECO Partner Program. The Program is designed to create a closer integration and development relationship between Dahua and technology providers, with parties working to deliver an integrated monitoring solution for commercial ARCs and private control rooms.  Security solutions typically require technology from more than one manufacturer. An integrated system will often inc...

Aqua Security, the pure-play cloud native security solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Darkbit Co-Founders, Brad Geesaman and Josh Larsen to the Aqua team. Brad Geesaman will serve as the Director of Cloud Security and Josh Larsen as the Director of Cloud Product at Aqua Security. Their expertise will be leveraged to further strengthen Aqua’s Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution and Kubernetes offerings. Cyber and information security experts Geesaman and L...

New updates to Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks’ Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution, helps eliminate dangerous cloud blind spots and free security teams from the burden of alert fatigue. These critical features are available to the 2,000+ enterprises that trust Prisma Cloud, as well as future customers. Cloud environments are growing ever more complex as organizations add more cloud providers, users, applications, and resources. Prisma Cloud CSPM Companies don’t wan...

ExtraHop, a cloud-native network detection and response company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”) and Crosspoint Capital Partners (“Crosspoint Capital”) in a strategic transaction valued at $900 million. Bain Capital is an investor in technology companies and a unit of one of the world's top multi-asset alternative investment firms. Crosspoint Capital is a private equity firm focused o...

Panasonic announces its new updated range of S-Series cameras setting a new standard with embedded AI capabilities and improved image quality for more accurate analytics running on the camera. The first four indoor dome and box-type models, with Full HD resolution, will be available in early July. Further line-up expansions will follow later this year, including outdoor and fisheye models. The addition of AI to the Standard range of Panasonic cameras enables businesses to take advantage of deep...

Calipsa, a market provider of deep-learning-powered video analytics for false alarm reduction, announced Sirix, a Canadian remote monitoring station operator, is using its False Alarm Filtering platform. Calipsa's artificial intelligence-based analytics reduce false alarms by more than 90%. Video analytics software Quebec-based Sirix offers public and private organizations solutions for remote video monitoring, cloud-hosted access control, remote intercom response, alarm video verification, a...