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Allied Universal®, the world’s major security and facility services provider, has been selected by BMO Stadium as its event services provider, offering comprehensive temporary staffing, consulting, and security. Allied Universal’s expertise in supporting large venues enables BMO Stadium to focus on ensuring the success of concerts and sporting events. BMO Stadium BMO Stadium in Los Angeles hosts concerts by world-renowned music artists and is home to the Los Angeles Football C...

IriusRisk, the industry-pioneering platform for automated threat modeling, has announced the appointment of Jose López Muñoz as its new Head of AI. The appointment represents another key milestone in IriusRisk’s plans to power the development of advanced AI-driven threat modeling solutions, transforming how the company can help its customers design secure software and systems. Prior roles of Jose López Muñoz Jose’s immediate priorities will be helping I...

Tech UK, a trade group representing the technology sector in the UK has called for the next government to implement an "industrial strategy" aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI across businesses. The recommendation comes as one of seven urgent policies identified by the UK's technology sector. Digital technology and AI With the UK general election in 2024, technology companies are hoping to encourage the future government to create policies that will boost the adoption of digital technol...

BotGuard OÜ, an Estonia-founded cybersecurity software company that helps web hosting providers control traffic and protect their infrastructure from malicious threats, has secured a €12 million Series A funding round led by MMC Ventures. Existing investors Tera Ventures and Expeditions Fund also participated in the round, alongside prominent angel investors including Stefan Lindeberg. This latest investment will enable the business to further develop its technology, recruit tech...

CIE Group, a provider of security and audiovisual solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with VOLO, an innovator in cloud-based access control systems. Through this agreement, CIE Group will become an authorized distributor of VOLO's access control platform, offering a comprehensive solution for businesses and organizations seeking to enhance security, streamline access management, and gain valuable insights into their physical spaces. Cloud-based platform VOLO's cloud-based platfor...

Euralarm, representing the electronic fire safety and security industry in Europe, celebrates the European Parliament’s plenary vote in favor of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD); a major step towards decarbonization of the building stock. Better-performing buildings also mean safer and more secure buildings. Every year, EU countries face major fires in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, taking the lives of thousands of European citizens and causing...

ThinCats, the pioneering alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs has supported Hyperion Equity Partners-backed Ranger Fire and Security, with their latest acquisition of national fire and security platform Syncro Group Limited. Syncro Group Syncro is a national fire and security provider that is well positioned within the active fire market providing fire detection, extinguisher, and security services. Syncro’s founders, Gerry Bates and Paul Fallon, will join Ranger’s senio...

Transmit Security and I-Tracing are joining forces to leverage their complementary skills and expertise in anticipating threats and managing customer identities, thus securing consumers' digital journey, regardless of the digital purchase channel used (e-commerce website or application). “As part of this alliance, I-Tracing has become the official reseller and integrator of Transmit Security solutions in France. We are delighted with our partnership with I-Tracing, a pioneering pure-playe...

Digital Watchdog® (DW), the industry pioneer in digital recorders, surveillance cameras, system peripherals, and related management software, announces the appointment of Patrick Kelly to the position of Senior Director of Strategy. He formerly held the position of Director of IP Product Sales for the company. In his new position, Kelly will take an active role in designing and executing the company's marketing and sales strategies in the United States and Canada. Positioning and growth "...

Delinea, a provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM) announced the introduction of Privilege Control for Servers on the Delinea Platform, enforcing least privilege principles on critical systems consistently across identities to combat stolen credentials and restrict lateral movement. Delinea Platform The Delinea Platform combines enterprise vaulting, VPN-less privileged remote access, and privilege controls to enforce just-in-time and just enough privileg...

SONITROL, the pioneering provider of integrated business security solutions, has achieved a significant milestone by reaching 60 years in business. The company will commemorate its six decades of achievements over the coming months and to mark the occasion has joined the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) in order to work with the education community to better secure schools and create safer learning environments. In 1963 Robert Baxter met Al Cronk in Anderson, Indiana. Baxter was an inv...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that dormakaba and Salto Systems will each receive a 2024 SIA Member of the Year Award. SIA will present the honourees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held on April 9 during ISC West. SIA Member of the Year Award The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events, and...

Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, is delighted to announce the enhancement of its Central Distribution Center (CDC) at the Birmingham HQ, with the addition of Autostore from Swisslog. Sam Baldwin, Mayflex Operations & Services Director commented: “As a distributor, we pride ourselves on delivering a consistently great service to ensure that our customers get the products they want, in excellent condition, at the right time. We’ve been doing this successfully f...

The Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI) is probably the most ambitious project for applied artificial intelligence in Europe. Its home will be a large, circular campus in Heilbronn, close to IDS headquarters. Companies, start-ups, research, and science will come together there to work on cutting-edge AI solutions. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has been contributing its expertise in the field of artificial intelligence in image processing to the network since the beginning of 2...

The UK’s carers should be cautious of using unregulated AI bots, according to researchers from Oxford University. Study findings A pilot study by academics at the University of Oxford found some care providers had been using generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Bard to create care plans for people receiving care. That presents a potential risk to patient confidentiality, according to Dr. Caroline Green, an early career research fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford, w...

The Small Business Network (SBN), a cornerstone in the security industry for the past 14 years, has appointed Abbey Petkar, the Managing Director of Magenta Security Services, as its new Executive Chairman, a change from his previous role of Press Officer. This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in SBN's mission to foster professionalism, support staff, improve working conditions, enhance sustainability, and drive numerous other positive changes within the security sector. Lon...

Portable Solutions Group (PSG) is proud to announce the launch of its newest product offering, the MAC-Link ™. This groundbreaking product marks a significant and revolutionary advancement in construction turnstiles and safety management. Real-time reporting PSG partnered with United Rentals to deliver a flexible and lower-cost site access solution to its broad customer base. By enabling data capture and real-time reporting for workers on the site, the construction industry's digital t...

Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), announced the close of its 2023 fiscal year, surpassing a key annual recurring revenue (ARR) milestone of $300 million and achieving a ‘Rule of 40’ profile. The company also grew recurring revenue to greater than 85% of total revenue. Delinea accomplished a notable innovation milestone in 2023 by debuting the Delinea Platform, a cloud-native foundation for Delinea’s...

With the rising speculation of nation-state-sponsored attacks against Microsoft by Russia, SaaS Alerts are asking that all MSPs be hyper-vigilant at this time. Beginning on March 7th, SaaS Alerts witnessed an increase of over 50% (above late February average activity) on event types, which indicate password spray, bruteforce, and non-interactive sign-in attacks – and this trend has continued throughout the day (March 8th) and to present. SaaS Alerts’ engineering team SaaS Alerts&r...

OSI Systems, Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘OSI Systems’) has announced that its Security division has been awarded a $16 million contract by an international airport to enhance its checkpoint security infrastructure. Checkpoint lane upgrade This checkpoint lane upgrade includes supplying advanced 920CT screening systems integrated with automated tray return systems (TRS) lanes to streamline security operations. As part of this award, OSI Systems is also expected to provide mu...

Xandar Kardian, a Toronto-based industry pioneer in developing radar signal processing technology for presence detection and vital sign monitoring, has formally announced an integrated partnership with The Lava Group, a Belfast-based pioneering provider of innovative safer custody and connected health technology. Continuing Xandar Kardian’s successful, international expansion into correctional facilities in global markets ranging from Hong Kong to the United States to Australia,...

Interface Systems, a pioneering managed service provider of business security, actionable insights, and purpose-built networks for multi-location businesses, has moved its corporate headquarters to a new location in St Louis, MO. Located at 1844 Lackland Hill Parkway in St. Louis, the new 22000-square-foot facility features a state-of-the-art iSOC (interactive security operation center) to help manage the 24/7 security monitoring operations of pioneering consumer-facing businesses across t...

OSI Systems announces that its Security division was awarded a contract for approximately $27 million to provide Itemiser® 5X explosive trace detection (ETD) systems for secondary screening of passengers and carry-on baggage at airport checkpoints along with related consumables to a leading European airport. OSI Systems’ Chairman and CEO, Deepak Chopra, commented, "We are pleased with this significant award and look forward to delivering over multiple years our advanced technology por...

The PSA Network, the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, announced the promotion of Candice Aragon to Chief Experience Officer (CXO), effective immediately. In her expanded role, Candice will now head PSA Customer Success in addition to her current leadership of Marketing, Events, and Education. “Candice has been a critical part of the PSA success,” said Matt Barnette PSA CEO and president. “This promotion is a testament to Candice's strategic...

Delivering highly innovative, scalable, and affordable device protection in the world of IoT and AI, Device Authority’s award-winning Enterprise KeyScaler as a Service (KSaaS) is now available on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. The solution, which is co-sell ready, is available as a free trial on the Marketplace, with attractive, introductory pricing options also available. Built on Microsoft Azure, KSaaS offers an infrastructure-free alternative to Device Authority’s existing,...

Checkmarx, the pioneer in cloud-native application security, has announced an integration partnership with SD Elements from Security Compass, a pioneer in Security by Design. The integration enhances Checkmarx One, the industry-pioneering enterprise application security platform, and Checkmarx SAST by incorporating SD Elements to streamline and expand threat modeling capabilities across the software development life cycle (SDLC). Threat modeling Threat modeling is essential in identifyin...

SaaS Alerts, a cybersecurity company delivering an automated software-as-a-service (SaaS) security platform designed to detect and stop unauthorized activity in customer SaaS applications, announced the findings of its latest SaaS Application Security Insights (SASI) Report that shows there is a massive opportunity for MSPs to help their small and mid-market business clients.   The 2024 SASI report analyzed SaaS application security records of more than 18,000 SMBs and nearly two mill...

SaaS Alerts, a cybersecurity company delivering an automated software-as-a-service (SaaS) security platform designed to detect and stop unauthorized activity in customer SaaS applications, announced it is partnering with FifthWall Solutions to offer its new Beltex cyber insurance solution to MSPs and their customers.  FifthWall Solutions, a Wexford, PA-based cyber insurance provider, created Beltex, a customized, turnkey insurance product for the MSP channel, to be bundled with SaaS Alerts...

Advantech, a global pioneer in industrial IoT, is hosting an investor conference on March 6 presided over by Chairman KC Liu alongside three co-presidents – Mr. Eric Chen, Ms. Linda Tsai, and Mr. Miller Chang. Although Advantech’s 2023 revenue dropped 6%, its profitability was still effectively maintained, with net profit for the year at a historic high. 2023 gross margin The 2023 gross margin hit 40.5%, the operating profit amounted to NT$12.128 billion (operating margin of 1...

Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider announced the acquisition of StackPath’s web application and API protection (WAAP) solution. One of the most highly regarded security products for protecting applications, the new acquisition will provide Gcore customers with an enhanced, enterprise-grade security solution, incorporating web application firewall (WAF), API security, bot protection, and Layer-7 DDoS mitigation at the edge. Edge security services T...