Surveillance & Security News for May 2026

Electronics For You (EFY), one of India’s pioneer electronics and technology publications, has featured the journey of Ganesh Jivani, CEO & Managing Director of Matrix Comsec, highlighting the evolution of Matrix from its early beginnings into a globally recognized technology enterprise. The feature reflects on the journey of building technology products from India with limited resources, strong engineering focus, and long-term commitment towards innovation and self-reliance. What beg...

Automated identification and data capture specialist Brady Corporation launches a new type of hybrid label printer that offers industrial label printing performance in a cordless, portable design. Brady’s new BradyPrinter i4311 is designed to bridge the gap between stationary benchtop label printer power and mobile flexibility. A well-known limitation for most mobile label printers is the maximum width of the label. Brady’s i4311 marks the new maximum label width at 101.60 mm for co...

ALE International, operating under the trade name Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of secure networking and communications solutions, hosted the ALE AI Forum 2026: Enabling Indonesia’s Intelligent Digital Infrastructure in Jakarta. The event facilitated exchanges about critical topics, like the need for secure, resilient, and AI-ready digital infrastructure which has become increasingly critical. Today, organizations across Indonesia indeed accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) adop...

Hikvision announces the launch of Guanlan Encoding, an AI-powered video compression technology that delivers 30%–50% average storage savings without compromising critical footage quality. As resolutions climb, channel counts expand, and retention periods extend, storage has become one of the dominant cost drivers in video security. Guanlan Encoding is built on the H.265 international standard and is powered by Hikvision's Guanlan Large-Scale AI Model. It extends Guanlan from video analyti...

In 2026, WAGNER Group GmbH can look back on 50 years of company history. Since its founding in 1976, the company has evolved from a specialized engineering firm into a leading international provider of technical fire protection solutions. Today, WAGNER has a presence in 15 countries and employs more than 800 people worldwide. The anniversary is themed “Shaping the future. Driven by Safety.” – a commitment that has been reflected in the company’s technological development...

The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey makes for uncomfortable reading for UK businesses. According to the Government’s 2025/2026 report, 43% experienced a breach or attack in the last 12 months – that’s around 612,000 organizations. The findings also estimate approximately 5.19 million cybercrimes over the same period, while the proportion of breaches or attacks resulting in lost revenue or share value has more than doubled, rising from 2% to 5%. On a surface level, the st...

Keepit, the world’s only vendor-independent cloud-native SaaS data protection platform, announces the appointment of James Dwyer as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this role, Dwyer will lead Keepit’s global revenue organization, with responsibility for scaling international go-to-market execution across sales, partnerships, customer success, renewals, and business development. Keepit is expanding at a time when organizations are more dependent than ever on SaaS applications, and whe...

DoorBird, a provider of IP video door intercom and access control solutions, announces that it will exhibit at ESX (Electronic Security Expo) for the first time, underscoring the company’s continued investment in the U.S. professional security and integration market. At ESX, DoorBird will preview upcoming products - including the DoorBird D31 5G - showcasing its recently launched indoor stations A1103/04T, and highlight its newest integration partnership with HomeLink®, further expand...

Global designer and manufacturer of coded locks, Codelocks International Ltd, has announces a new partnership with CES Security Solutions Ltd, a specialist in patented key systems. The collaboration makes selected Codelocks products compatible with CES Security’s patented key cylinders, combining two established access control technologies within a single, integrated solution. Bringing them together in this first line of products gives users the convenience and flexibility of coded access...

The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) has agreed a major new sector collaboration with the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS) and Nu-ology Training to deliver accredited counter-terrorism protective security training for university and healthcare security professionals. The partnership marks an important step forward for both the university and healthcare security sectors. After many years of recognizing the value of closer alignment, AUCSO and NAHS have...

Aetina Corporation, a provider of edge AI solutions and accelerator of edge AI infrastructure, will showcase its latest generation of edge AI solutions at COMPUTEX 2026 from June 2 to 5 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, Booth K0106. The exhibit will present Aetina’s comprehensive portfolio across SuperEdge, MegaEdge, DeviceEdge and CoreEdge, together with real-time interactive demonstrations co-developed with strategic partners and ecosystem innovators. These showcases demonstr...

Evolv Technology, a pioneer in AI-powered weapons detection, screens approximately four million people each day to help prevent weapons from entering venues where they are prohibited. Since 2021, Evolv customers have used the Evolv Express® system to tag over 1.7 million weapons, helping to prevent those weapons from entering the places where people live, work, learn and play.  Today, Evolv announces the launch of its new Screened by Evolv™ seal available to customers to be plac...

Deepfakes, synthetic identities, and document fraud are creating new risks for mobile onboarding across banking and digital services. Regula, a global developer of identity verification solutions, has partnered with V-Key, a provider of mobile-first digital identity and app security technologies, to help organizations strengthen identity verification and authentication across mobile customer journeys in Asia-Pacific. Through the partnership, Regula’s document authentication, facial biomet...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in AI-driven security and productivity solutions, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD), announces that it has secured a new direct customer agreement with a global healthcare organization for an initial deployment of multiple RIO 360™ solar-powered autonomous security solutions. The customer is implementing RAD’s AI-driven security technologies as part of a broader initiative focu...

It has been 10 years since the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), triggering a fundamental overhaul of data protection and privacy law. Today, GDPR is embedded in the day-to-day operations of organizations working with, or within, EU member states. GDPR was introduced in recognition that the world had changed profoundly and that existing data protection laws were no longer adequate in an increasingly digital and interconnected environment. The regulation was a...

Modular plug-and-play inspection solution combines AI software, edge computing and IDS uEye XC cameras to enable fast, intuitive visual quality inspection without image processing expertise. Quality control is under more pressure today than ever before: It must operate flexibly, precisely and economically. Industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering and electronics manufacturing test a growing variety of components – often under changing conditions and with minimal time for comp...

iDenfy, a global provider of identity verification, fraud prevention, and various compliance-focused solutions, has launched a major update to its Know Your Business (KYB), or Business Verification, platform by introducing a Dynamic KYB Workflow feature. This new functionality will help companies automatically direct other company representatives who need to complete the onboarding into the most suitable KYB workflow based on their responses, and in this way, help businesses scale the KYB onboa...

Riverbed, the pioneer in AI-powered digital employee experience, announces new innovations that mark the beginning of the era of autonomous IT operations for digital experience. Fully integrated into Aternity, these new capabilities help digital workplace teams transition from reactive IT operations to prevention-first, increasing the autonomous operational models built on complete data visibility, context-aware intelligence, and trusted operational governance. Organizations are increasingly me...

Netwatch, a pioneer in proactive video monitoring and AI-enabled security services, announces the appointment of Justin Nagy as Chief Executive Officer. Justin brings more than 20 years of experience in the security industry, with a strong track record of driving operational transformation, accelerating growth and scaling customer-focused organizations. Most recently, he served as CEO of The SEER Group, a multi-brand home services platform, where he led the company through a period of rapid exp...

Dallmeier electronic USA, Inc. (DUS) announced the appointment of Dave Dalleske as Vice President, Commercial/Industrial Sales, reinforcing the company’s commitment to accelerating growth across North America and key vertical markets. Dalleske brings more than two decades of executive experience driving revenue growth, building high-performance teams, and executing global go-to-market strategies across the video security, SaaS, and industrial technology sectors. Supporting integration pr...

Ambient.ai, the pioneer in Agentic Physical Security, announces major new capabilities for Ambient Access Intelligence, its platform module for agentic access control operations. Building on its proven PACS Correlation Engine, the platform is now expanding with two new capabilities, Doors with Issues and Doors Unsecured. These new capabilities allow customers to diagnose chronic infrastructure problems at the source and deliver real-time visibility into physically unsecured doors, providing a c...

Allied Universal®, one of the world’s pioneer security and facility services provider, announces that Glen Kucera, president of Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, will lead a one-hour webinar titled “Executive Protection in a High-Risk World” on Wednesday, May 28, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET. “The potential impact of a targeted attack against an executive extends far beyond that individual,” Kucera said. “It can devastate organizations, families and tea...

For years, physical security and cybersecurity evolved on parallel tracks. One team managed doors, badges and cameras, while the other handled network access, authentication and logical assets. The systems rarely shared information and, in many organizations, they still do not. That separation is becoming harder to defend now that employees move continuously between physical and logical environments throughout the workday. A single person may badge into a building, access cloud applications, re...

ADT is now offering ADT Blu, a self-installed home security system that customers can set up in minutes and manage directly through the ADT+ app. The modular DIY system can be scaled over time as customers' lives change and evolve. As more households adopt smart home devices and seek self-install options, ADT Blu is designed to eliminate the long-standing trade-offs of a DIY category that, to date, has largely been defined by standalone cameras. ADT uniquely understands that a reliable cam...

Modernizing security infrastructure requires research and planning to build intelligent, connected systems that are secure, scalable and positioned to take the organization into the future. Prioritising needs, total cost of ownership, interoperability, resilience and sustained value will help ensure that a surveillance system upgrade will deliver both protection and measurable operational impact. Before making that investment, however, security leaders must answer a few key questions to manage...

INTERSCHUTZ, the world’s pioneer international trade fair for fire and rescue services as well as civil protection, will take place in 2030 from 20 to 25 May at the exhibition grounds in Hanover. The organiser, Deutsche Messe AG, announced this on 20 May 2026. “By setting the new date at an early stage, we create planning certainty for exhibitors, partners and visitors worldwide,” says Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO Deutsche Messe AG. Central platform for innovation “INT...

For more than 90 years, ASSA ABLOY has pioneered electromechanical locking technology — continuously innovating since the first effeff electric strike was patented in 1932 and Abloy began developing high-security electric locks in 1978. Today, electromechanical locks represent the intelligent evolution of mechanical security, combining trusted engineering with seamless digital connectivity for safer, smarter, more efficient building management. Modern electromechanical devices transform t...

At its annual Rev conference today, Domino Data Lab announced new capabilities that let the world's most regulated enterprises build, scale, and govern AI-powered applications. The Domino Enterprise AI Platform now spans the full application lifecycle, from the first line of code to applications in the hands of business users, and works with models and agents whether they are hosted in Domino or sourced externally. Mission-critical tool AI is moving into the most consequential work an enterpr...

Allient Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of specialty Motion, Controls, and Power products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, has today announced it will present at the upcoming webinar Engineering Thermally-Optimized Joints for Humanoids, hosted by Humanoid Robotics Technology on May 21, 2026. The webinar will explore the key challenges in humanoid joint design and how motor data should be interpreted in a system-level context rather than relying on standard specif...

Smart city technologies have been around for 10-15 years, but advances in video technology and AI make it easier for city leaders to gain value from connected devices across a range of applications, from transportation and public safety to energy. Today, the global smart city market size is estimated to be nearly $900 billion. And, according to Grandiew Research, it is projected to exceed $3.7 trillion by 2030, with compound annual growth rates (CAGR) estimated at 29.4%. In Europe, there are an...