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Hikvision, a pioneering manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, has released a new compact intercom door station that brings plenty of new features, and upgraded its two-wire intercom kit to implement an improved feature set to benefit to installers and users. Both offerings combine video intercom and access control functionality to deliver an outstanding user experience, with excellent image quality...

Integrated Access Control and Security manufacturer - TDSi announces the launch of its new GARDiSVU video management solution, its first hybrid-cloud-based CCTV offering, which is designed to synchronize directly with, and complement its market-pioneering GARDiS ecosystem of integrated access control and security solutions.  The GARDiSVU VMS is another key component in the GARDiS range, which features a hybrid-cloud-based approach to security for flexibility of operations and installation...

The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), the organization for security professionals working in higher and further education around the world, has praised its members for ‘outstanding achievements across the year’ as it announced the winners of its Annual Awards 2023. The winners were announced at a Gala Dinner on the final evening of the AUCSO Annual Conference, hosted at the iconic Signet Library in Edinburgh. Awardees Recognized for their exceptional work...

Sharry, a workplace experience platform around digital employee badges, has expanded its Technology Partners network with Paxton, an international designer, and manufacturer of pioneering security and access solutions for a range of buildings. With Paxton's Net2 access control system (ACS), Sharry further expands its library of 20+ running ACS integrations. Easy-to-install and use security solutions Paxton utilizes the latest technology to provide powerful, yet easy-to-install...

Delinea, a provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), announces the results of an anonymous onsite survey of more than 100 cybersecurity professionals attending the RSA Conference, being held this week in San Francisco. The questionnaire asked attendees about their top concerns for cybersecurity in 2023 and gathered insights about their organizations' cyber insurance strategies. Notably, cloud security (39%) continues to be the most pressing concern for cyb...

In this article, Peter Jackson, Managing Director at Jacksons Fencing, emphasizes the significance of implementing and upholding robust security measures, highlighting their role in safeguarding national and public events. In light of a number of tragic incidents, safeguarding public venues has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Despite ongoing threats from terrorism and spontaneous acts of violence, it is imperative that government entities, local authorities, and venue operators t...

System Surveyor announced the successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 1 compliance, marking a significant achievement for the company whose intelligent, all-in-one system design platform streamlines site surveys, facilitates collaborative designs, and provides a digital as-built documentation of a complete security system to help its users save time, win projects and simplify their work. Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the SOC 2 Type 1 audit and ex...

Matrix, in collaboration with its channel partner - Space Office Systems Private Limited, successfully showcased its comprehensive line of security and telecom products at Matrix Partner Connect, held on 28th April 2023, at Hotel Sahara Star, in Mumbai, India. The event drew a large number of system integrators and business prospects who were given a first-hand look at Matrix's comprehensive line of products in Telecom, IP Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Time-Attendance solutions. La...

Athena Security announces that Jefferson Regional of Southeast Arkansas is using its weapons detection system to bolster its holistic approach to proactively keeping healthcare workers and patients safe. A not-for-profit located on the Western ridge of the Arkansas Delta, Jefferson Regional is a 300-bed facility providing 11 counties with essential healthcare services for the last 100 years.  By adding Athena Security to enhance its safety profile, Jefferson Regional continues its strong h...

Security systems are an essential part of maintaining a safe workplace environment. With the help of commercial security systems, businesses can protect their assets from theft, vandalism, and other forms of criminal activity. These systems are designed to detect unauthorized access and alert business owners or authorities immediately. Apart from theft prevention, commercial security systems also provide protection against fire hazards. With the help of smoke detectors and fire alarms install...

First discovered in June 2022 by researchers at Astrix Security, an Israeli cybersecurity company, the zero-day vulnerability known as GhostToken is quite unique, essentially giving blanket (and invisible) access to a user’s Google account. Attack execution A user authorizes a seemingly legitimate (but, in reality, evil) OAuth application. In the background, the attacker receives a token for the user’s Google account. The attacker deletes the project associated w...

NextGen Security, LLC announced the deployment of their joint solution with Identity One for a Houston-based petrochemical facility for chemicals used in the manufacturing of plastics, tires and gasoline. The 200 plus-acre plant, which grants access to around 400 full-time employees and contractors, expressed a need to upgrade their security system to register and verify transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards, in compliance with the TWIC Final Reader Rule — the curr...

Barrier1 is a North Carolina based manufacturer of crash tested vehicle barriers. Since 2006, these Made in America products have been installed at more than 1,000 locations across the United States, Canada and 11 other countries. This past month, the company announced a master licensing agreement with Perimeter Protection Group of Germany to sell, distribute, and in short time manufacture PPG’s complete line of security barriers and products, which currently protect critical infrastruct...

SATO Holdings Corporation, a global pioneer in auto-ID and labeling solutions, announced that its 4-inch CT4-LX desktop and CL4NX Plus industrial RFID printers can now natively encode and print 13.56MHz high frequency (hereafter, HF) and near-field communication (hereafter, NFC) stickers and tags1 using HF and NFC data exchange format (NDEF2) commands with NiceLabel, the world standard in label design software.  This opens up innovative applications for inventory control, traceability, bra...

Around the world, energy costs have been rising, and the need to lower carbon emissions is more pressing than ever. With Hikvision’s range of eDVRs, homeowners and businesses can achieve annual, per-device energy savings of 40-45kWh compared to traditional DVRs: which is the equivalent to more than 3,000 iPhone charges. Traditional digital video recorders (DVRs) consume a significant amount of power due to their reliance on hard disk drives (HDDs). These drives are comprised of numerous m...

 XOi, the pioneering provider of technician-first smart technology for commercial and residential field service companies, has named Bashir Abdallah chief product officer and has promoted Jeff Prince to executive vice president of engineering. The leadership moves reflect the company’s ongoing investment in innovative artificial intelligence solutions that drive efficiency, profitability and growth for contractors. Powered by the industry’s most robust collection of tech-enabl...

HiveWatch, a physical security software company reimagining how organizations keep their people and assets safe, announced the appointment of Rick Guetschow as Chief Technology Officer.  In this role, Guetschow will develop the long-term strategy for technological implementation across the organization, contribute to data security management for HiveWatch, and work alongside its engineering and product teams to deliver ongoing innovation for the HiveWatch® Global Security Operations Ce...

Following the internal promotion of Adrian White to the role of Chief Operating Officer, Carlisle Support Services appoints a new Managing Director in the South to lead the company’s security and events division. Having previously held Managing Director roles at Ballymore Asset Management & Portico Front of House Services, Simon Pratt joined Carlisle’s family of over 4,750 employees. Simon's experience Simon spent the first part of his career in the international luxury hotel...

Organiser of The Security Event, Nineteen Group has presented President and Executive Director of the Gallagher Group, Sir William Gallagher with an award that recognizes his incredible ‘Contribution to the Security Industry’.  Throughout his over 60-year career, Sir William has consistently demonstrated exceptional vision by identifying emerging opportunities within the security industry and leading his team to create highly innovative products that are competitive on a global...

Artificial intelligence can be used to create increasingly realistic and convincing deepfakes, making it more difficult to distinguish between genuine and manipulated content. Fake biometric artifacts like deepfake voice or video are perceived as real threats by 80% of companies, according to Regula’s survey. And businesses in the USA seem to be the most concerned: about 91% of organizations consider it to be a growing threat. The increasing accessibility of AI technology poses a new thr...

Just Add Power, a pioneer in AV-over-IP distribution announced its MaxColor™ 4K60 Series transmitter and receiver is installed in the new meeting and event space of the Fullerton Police Department Association (FPDA) in Fullerton, California. Installed by HB Integration, the MaxColor natively supports 4K60 in and out, supporting the association's new 2x2 4K video wall. Easy to install products "I was able to confidently tell the FPDA I had a perfect solution because it's something I've...

Each year at RSA Conference, the SANS Institute provides an authoritative briefing on the most dangerous new attack techniques leveraged by modern-day attackers, including cyber criminals, nation-state actors, and more. The annual briefing brings together some of the best and brightest minds shaping SANS core curricula to discuss emerging threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), assess what they mean for the future, and guide organizations on how to prepare for them. 2023 keyno...

Every security system is unique, of course. Specific to each installation are the problems the customer and the integrator may experience along their journey. However, given the installation of hundreds of physical security systems, there are commonalities that occur. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the major pain points when installing a physical security system?

Intellian Technologies Inc., a global provider of resilient multi-constellation, feature-rich satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announce a contract for the supply of Intellian’s OW11FL user terminals with mass-production beginning in Q4 2023. The OW11FL is an Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) flat panel user terminal, ideally suited for OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit network, with the ability to...

Fiber Sensys, part of the OPTEX group, has launched EchoPoint™ Distributed Acoustic Sensors (DAS) for advanced intrusion detection across the highest security sites. The latest evolution in fiber optic sensing technology, the new EchoPoint™ series utilizes intelligent detection algorithms to provide point detection of +/- 6m in a range of up to 100km. This highly accurate and reliable detection make the sensors ideal for large perimeters and high security sites, such as airpor...

Civil Protection and Civil Defense will be new exhibiton area in 2024. The advisory board of the Security Essen trade fair has a new head: Axel Schmidt, member of the board of the BHE Bundesverband Sicherheitstechnik e.V. (Federal Association for Security Technology), now chairs the expert committee. The industry expert was confirmed at the last advisory board meeting of the leading trade fair for civil security. Important industry platform "We are very pleased to have gained Axel Schmidt,...

ExtraHop, a pioneer in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), launches ExtraHop IDS, which integrates with the ExtraHop Reveal(x) platform to offer a new, simplified approach to intrusion detection for deeper coverage and full-spectrum investigation. As part of its release, ExtraHop also announced several product enhancements, including Automated Retrospective Detection and native integration with Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR. Simplified cloud management Despite being a regulatory requ...

Along with the growing adoption of cloud, SaaS applications have accounted for more than triple of the account-takeover attacks between 2019 and 2021, alone. Any given breach can potentially bankrupt many small businesses, with average costs reaching USD 4.35 million in 2022, according to a 2022 IBM report. Every business, no matter its size, must minimize these risks by deploying a range of cybersecurity tools and procedures. One of the most important elements is multifactor authentication (MF...

Fiber Sensys, part of the OPTEX group, a sensor manufacturer for more than 40 years, has launched EchoPoint™ Distributed Acoustic Sensors (DAS) for advanced intrusion detection across the highest security sites. EchoPoint™ series The latest evolution in fiber optic sensing technology, the new EchoPoint™ series utilizes intelligent detection algorithms to provide point detection of +/- 6m in a range of up to 100km. This highly accurate and reliable detection makes the sensors...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc has announced the launch of its Supply Chain Cyber solution, comprised of an end-to-end suite of cyber and regulatory expertise, managed services, and software solutions designed to manage third-party risk with a “cybersecurity and regulatory led” approach. Cybersecurity and regulatory-led approach The new approach empowers customers to rapidly and radically improve their cyber resilience against third-party incidents and breaches through a robust and co...