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i-PRO Shares Its Top Video Surveillance Trends Predictions For 2023
i-PRO Shares Its Top Video Surveillance Trends Predictions For 2023

i-PRO Co., Ltd. a global pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety shared its top five predictions for the physical security industry in 2023. 1) AI-based analytics become standard at the edge 2023 will see significant adoption of AI-based analytics in cameras and video management systems (VMS) as more manufacturers provide this feature within their standard camera lines. There are simply too many camera streams for humans to monitor effectively, so AI...

Beyond Identity Welcomes Accomplished Cybersecurity Veterans Pia McSharry And Susanne Gurman To Leadership Team
Beyond Identity Welcomes Accomplished Cybersecurity Veterans Pia McSharry And Susanne Gurman To Leadership Team

Beyond Identity, the provider of phishing-resistant and password less MFA, has announced the appointments of Pia McSharry as vice president of global sales engineering and Susanne Gurman as vice president of revenue marketing. With more than 15 years of experience in sales engineering at pioneer cybersecurity and data firms including Rapid7, SecurityScorecard, and Securonix, McSharry brings unmatched experience in developing winning teams that drive new business. McSharry will lead a team of i...

Arcules Adds Support For Access Control With IMRON Integration
Arcules Adds Support For Access Control With IMRON Integration

Arcules, a provider of unified, intelligent Security-as-a-Service solutions, announced that its cloud-based video platform interfaces with IMRON’s UnityIS access control platform. The combination of these two SaaS products supports automation, rapid workflows, and integrated data capture that enhances security, improves situational awareness, and enhances ROI. The plugin integration enables joint customers to access a unified security monitoring experience by combining access control a...

Entrust Adds Identity As A Service To AWS Marketplace
Entrust Adds Identity As A Service To AWS Marketplace

Entrust, a pioneer in trusted payments, identities, and digital infrastructure is now offering its cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Entrust Identity as a Service (IDaaS) offers a cloud-based solution that includes Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), password less login...

Hakimo AI Solution Completes Test And Evaluation By Safe Skies
Hakimo AI Solution Completes Test And Evaluation By Safe Skies

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software announced that its AI solution has completed operational tests and evaluation by National Safe Skies Alliance, Inc. (Safe Skies) at San Diego International Airport. Safe Skies’ evaluation report Safe Skies’ evaluation report, entitled SSDA—22-028 Hakimo Access Control Video Analytics – San Diego International Airport, was published in November 2022....

Miri Marciano At BCG On The Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023
Miri Marciano At BCG On The Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

The most prominent 2023 predictions in the cybersecurity industry for the year ahead are from Miri Marciano, Associate Director, Cybersecurity Expert at Boston Consulting Group. Miri discusses what organizations should be on the lookout for in an increasingly volatile environment where attackers are constantly finding new ways to access sensitive information and take control of vital systems. The wider issue will be to make sure the recovery system of an organization is fool-proof ensuring...

TDSi Announces Forthcoming Appearance At Intersec 2023 In Dubai
TDSi Announces Forthcoming Appearance At Intersec 2023 In Dubai

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi announces its forthcoming appearance at the Intersec 2023 security event, which takes place from 17th-19th January in Dubai. TDSi will be showcasing the latest versions of its powerful GARDiS security ecosystem of hardware and software products and will be appearing as part of the UK Pavilion (Stand S3 – B45) for the first time in a decade, as part of the BSIA’s promotion of British security technology. An important event John Davies, Managing...

Axis Communications Launches Bug Bounty Program With Bugcrowd To Accelerate Vulnerability Management Best Practices
Axis Communications Launches Bug Bounty Program With Bugcrowd To Accelerate Vulnerability Management Best Practices

Axis Communications, an approved Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA), is launching a private bug bounty program with Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity. The private bug bounty program strengthens Axis’ commitment to building professional relationships with external security researchers and ethical hackers. The new program reinforces the company’s efforts to proactively identify, patch, and disclose vulnerabilities in AXIS OS, the Linux...

National Audit Office Report Highlights That 30 Percent Of Applications Used By Defra Are Unsupported
National Audit Office Report Highlights That 30 Percent Of Applications Used By Defra Are Unsupported

An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that 30 per cent of applications used by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) are unsupported, having been developed with outdated software, increasing their security risk. The report revealed that Defra, the government department overseeing environmental protection, food production, and rural communities, use an estimated 1,962 different applications with 30 per cent not supported by their supplier in...

Alcatraz AI Announces A Series Of New Enhancements To Its Flagship Product The Rock
Alcatraz AI Announces A Series Of New Enhancements To Its Flagship Product The Rock

Alcatraz AI, a pioneer in autonomous access control solutions, announces a series of new enhancements to its flagship product the Rock™. Now including features like Admin Portal Single Sign On (SSO) and Profile Expiration, Alcatraz AI delivers critical controls for organizations to easily manage employee access while complying with industry privacy and security regulations. Facial authentication solution The Rock by Alcatraz AI is a simple, secure, and trusted facial authentication solu...

ZeroEyes Welcomes Former Air Force And Space Force Chief Architect Officer Preston Dunlap As Strategic Advisor
ZeroEyes Welcomes Former Air Force And Space Force Chief Architect Officer Preston Dunlap As Strategic Advisor

ZeroEyes, creator of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced that former U.S. Air Force and Space Force Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect Officer - Preston Dunlap has joined as its new Strategic Advisor. In his role, Mr. Dunlap will advise ZeroEyes on technology and product development as well as strategic growth across the federal government. Address gun-related violence and secu...

SATO France Begins Transition To Recycled Labels To Meet Customer Demand For Sustainable Solutions
SATO France Begins Transition To Recycled Labels To Meet Customer Demand For Sustainable Solutions

Pioneer in the development of auto-ID and labeling solutions, SATO France has announced it will transition from vellum to recycled paper labels, which are made up of 100% FSC recycled fiber content, across its manufacturing operations in response to customer demand for more ecologically friendly consumables. Vellum paper labels Vellum paper labels have been standard up until now. However, recycled labels are produced with lower rates of water, natural resources, and energy usage in comparison...

Videonetics Announces New Corporate Identity
Videonetics Announces New Corporate Identity

Videonetics proudly debuts its refreshed brand personality including a bold, intriguing & dynamic brandmark that impersonates its deep-rooted ideology of creating unique and transformational technologies. Inspired by their award-winning AI & DL powered video analytics engine, Videonetics, and their associated brands are represented by a new positioning statement, ‘Look Deeper’. New brandmark signifies Movement Videonetics is a deep-tech business that demands constant, new...

DigiCert Releases Cybersecurity Predictions For 2023 And Beyond
DigiCert Releases Cybersecurity Predictions For 2023 And Beyond

DigiCert, Inc., a global provider of digital trust, released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the new year and beyond. These projections authored by DigiCert experts Dr. Avesta Hojjati, Dean Coclin, Mike Nelson, Srinivas Kumar, Stephen Davidson, Steve Job, and Tim Hollebeek are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture, and decades of combined experience. 2022 State of Digital Trust Survey “These predictions come on the heels of our 2022 St...

AlgoSec Acquires Prevasio To Disrupt The Agentless Cloud Security Market
AlgoSec Acquires Prevasio To Disrupt The Agentless Cloud Security Market

AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity pioneer in securing application connectivity, announced that it has acquired Prevasio, a SaaS cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that includes an agentless cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, anti-malware scan, vulnerability assessment, and dynamic analysis for containers. Reducing cloud security costs As applications rapidly migrate to the cloud, security teams are being flooded with alerts. These teams are struggling to detect...

Evolution Continues Its Growth With Three New Senior Appointments To Its Leadership Team
Evolution Continues Its Growth With Three New Senior Appointments To Its Leadership Team

Evolution, the integrated fire and security systems business, has continued its growth with three new senior appointments to its leadership team. John Baillie has been promoted to the role of Sales Director EMEA, and will now be responsible for managing and leading all of the business's sales operations across the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands. John joined Evolution in 2008 to head up its business operation in Scotland, and was promoted to UK Sales Manager in 2019. Major sales activities K...

Lumeo Announces A Flexible Redaction Analytic For Privacy & Compliance
Lumeo Announces A Flexible Redaction Analytic For Privacy & Compliance

Lumeo, a designer of computer vision solutions, announces a flexible analytic that conditionally blurs objects such as faces, license plates, and more to ensure that surveillance systems adhere to privacy and conform to legal requirements. Personal privacy Maintaining personal privacy is a pressing concern for all entities employing a surveillance system. In the past decade, more governments around the world are enacting new privacy laws which hold businesses accountable for how th...

Cequence Security Strengthens Executive Team With The Appointment Of New CFO To Drive Business Growth And Expansion
Cequence Security Strengthens Executive Team With The Appointment Of New CFO To Drive Business Growth And Expansion

Cequence Security, a renowned provider of Unified Application Program Interface (API) Protection, shared details of its record growth during the first half of FY22 and the appointment of Wei Wang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Cequence Security’s unique approach to uncovering and preventing API threats that can lead to fraud and data loss has resulted in the company protecting $1.3 trillion in assets among Fortune 500 companies and more than two billion user accounts worldwide. Decade...

MOBOTIX Expands The Possibilities For Video Thermal Solutions In Early Fire Detection, Quality Assurance And Security
MOBOTIX Expands The Possibilities For Video Thermal Solutions In Early Fire Detection, Quality Assurance And Security

A few minutes or even seconds decide whether a disaster or damage can be avoided or at least limited. Seeing more, better and earlier enables more effective action. MOBOTIX Thermal Detection can make a valuable contribution to this. It operates in three main areas: early fire detection at best, even before flames arise; quality assurance and process optimization; and 24/7 security in object and perimeter protection, which is also GDPR-compliant. MOBOTIX p71 Thermal ECO camera The new MOBOTIX...

ASSA ABLOY To Host A Webinar On How BIM And Specification Support Makes Life Easier For Architects And Building Managers
ASSA ABLOY To Host A Webinar On How BIM And Specification Support Makes Life Easier For Architects And Building Managers

Facilities and security managers, architects, building managers, and many others can benefit from the time-saving support provided by a BIM and specification partnership. A webcast on December 8th introduces the process for a non-specialist audience — and explains how partnership frees up time and reduces project costs. “No prior expertise is needed,” says Marc Ameryckx, BIM Development Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA. “That is the main message of our next...

ZKTeco UK Announces A Distribution Partnership With Vision Security Distribution
ZKTeco UK Announces A Distribution Partnership With Vision Security Distribution

ZKTeco UK Limited, the Midlands-based subsidiary of global security solutions manufacturer, ZKTeco, announces an exciting new distribution partnership with Vision Security Distribution for its state-of-the-art Access and Entrance Control solutions. The new distribution agreement signifies a great step forward for the ZKTeco brand as it starts to introduce its wider product portfolio to the UK market and contribute to the continued growth of the business globally. Technical support professional...

Sentry Enterprises Announces The World’s First Security Lab Certified Biometric Cold Storage Crypto Wallet
Sentry Enterprises Announces The World’s First Security Lab Certified Biometric Cold Storage Crypto Wallet

Sentry Enterprises, an identity transformation player across the physical and digital worlds, announces its expansion into the cryptocurrency market with the launch of Sentinel Wallet LLC. Sentinel Wallet LLC has created the Sentinel Cold Storage Crypto Wallet – the world’s first biometric wallet to complete an end-to-end security audit by a credentialed security lab to achieve the Common Criteria EAL5+ software certification on a certified EAL6+ silicon. It’s widely known th...

LastPass Reacts On UK's Biggest Anti-Fraud Operation
LastPass Reacts On UK's Biggest Anti-Fraud Operation

Dan DeMichele, Vice President (VP), of Product Management for LastPass, said “The latest wave of cyberattacks is a powerful reminder of their increasing sophistication. But there has been a significant target shift – Cybercriminals aren’t just coming for governments, large-scale enterprises, and critical infrastructure, individuals and SMBs are on their radar too." He adds, "The message is clear – everyone at every level needs to be prepared. The good news is that when i...

RedBrick AI Raises US$4.6M To Accelerate The Development Of Healthcare AI
RedBrick AI Raises US$4.6M To Accelerate The Development Of Healthcare AI

Health-tech AI platform RedBrick AI is announcing a US$4.6M seed funding round to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence in clinical settings, through rapid data annotation on medical imagery. The round was led by Surge, Sequoia Capital India, and Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, with participation from Y Combinator and angels.  AI in Medical Imagery  Medical imagery is an essential source of truth in clinical diagnosis and comprises ab...

Sella Personal Credit Partners With IDEMIA To Launch Its New Biometric Card Using F.CODE Technology
Sella Personal Credit Partners With IDEMIA To Launch Its New Biometric Card Using F.CODE Technology

Sella Personal Credit (Sella) is launching a trial of a credit card with biometric recognition that, thanks to a small chip sensor, allows people to make payments using their fingerprint. Users can ‘authorize payment transactions by simply placing their finger on their credit card, securely and quickly’. New biometric card to secure payments Each customer of Sella Personal Credit is provided with a kit containing a special device (‘sleeve’) Deploying the new card, wh...

G4S Launches Digital Guard: A New AI Security Solution
G4S Launches Digital Guard: A New AI Security Solution

Someone is trying to break into an ATM with a sledgehammer one day while someone else tries to install a skimmer (card reader) the next. On both occasions, a warning is given within a matter of seconds through a loudspeaker that they’ve been detected. They are told to stop their illegal activity and leave the ATM zone. AI capabilities After ignoring the instructions, a dense, harmless fog deterrent is released which pushes the intruder back towards the entrance, and a patrol and response...

Suprema Concludes Global Partner Conference With Participants From 46 Different Countries
Suprema Concludes Global Partner Conference With Participants From 46 Different Countries

Suprema, a global pioneer in access control and biometrics, shared its vision and future growth strategies at the three-day ‘Suprema Global Partner Program 22’ event from November 16 to 18 at Lotte Hotel Seoul. The theme of the event  The event marked the eleventh anniversary of the Suprema Global Partner Program. A total of 114 partners from 46 countries participated, representing companies from every continent. Suprema and its partners interacted with each other and shared i...

IDC MarketScape Names SailPoint A Pioneer In Worldwide Governance Administration For Identity Security For 2022
IDC MarketScape Names SailPoint A Pioneer In Worldwide Governance Administration For Identity Security For 2022

SailPoint Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in enterprise identity security announced that it had been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Governance Administration for Identity Security 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47254121, November 2022). IDC MarketScape is a highly respected vendor assessment tool for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, providing both quantitative and qualitative technology market assessments designed to help organizations make...

Suprema Successfully Concludes Global Partner Conference With Participants From 46 Different Countries
Suprema Successfully Concludes Global Partner Conference With Participants From 46 Different Countries

Suprema, a global pioneer in access control and biometrics, shared its vision and future growth strategies at the three-day ‘Suprema Global Partner Program 22’ event from November 16 to 18, 2022 at Lotte Hotel Seoul. The event marked the eleventh anniversary of the Suprema Global Partner Program. A total of 114 partners from 46 countries participated, representing companies from every continent. Suprema and its partners interacted with each other and shared insights about Suprema&rs...

PSA Announces The Addition Of LandSkyAI To Its Lineup Of Technology Partners
PSA Announces The Addition Of LandSkyAI To Its Lineup Of Technology Partners

PSA, the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, announces the addition of LandSkyAI, LLC to its lineup of technology partners. LandSkyAI provides innovative and reimagined solutions with autonomous robotics to optimize safety, security, and inspection processes. “LandSkyAI brings a new, cutting-edge offering to the PSA portfolio,” said Matt Barnette, CEO of PSA, adding “Solutions designed to leverage technology with minimal human intervention are...

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