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The cloud is an enabling technology that brings new opportunity to security dealers and integrators and a way to provide popular services to customers in every market vertical. A seamless integration between Bosch B and G Series Control Panels and Connect ONE by Connected Technologies LLC makes it simple for dealers to add intrusion detection and access control services from a single panel while using one interface to manage every customer. Bosch-Connected Tech Integration “We’re e...

Honeywell has expanded its line of Performance Series video product line with upgraded HQA (high quality analog) and IP cameras – including the line’s first IP PTZ camera – and Embedded NVRs. The enhanced products further expand Honeywell’s integrated turnkey video solution, which ensures more efficient, effective safety and security, reduces total cost of ownership, and reduces compliance and liability costs. Honeywell HQA And IP PTZ Cameras The updates to the Perform...

ASIS International, global association of security management professionals, announced that Cyber Security Summit will co-locate with Global Security Exchange (GSX), expanding the depth of cyber education in the blockbuster GSX conference program. In the first year of its rebrand following a 63-year history as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, GSX—the security industry’s flagship event—is expected to attract more than 20,000 operational and cyber security professionals and...

Pulse Secure, global provider of enterprise Secure Access solutions has announced the release of Pulse Policy Secure 9.0 to enable organizations an easier, flexible and VPN-integrated path to next-generation Network Access Control (NAC). The latest release incorporates more than 36 new features and enhancements; advancing visibility, usability, endpoint and IoT security, and threat response capabilities. As a result, enterprises can strengthen their security posture and mitigate malware, data br...

BeyondTrust, the cyber security company dedicated to preventing privilege misuse, vulnerability management, and stopping unauthorized access, announced the availability of a new book, Asset Attack Vectors:  Building Effective Vulnerability Management Strategies to Protect Organizations. The book, authored by BeyondTrust’s Chief Technology Officer, Morey J. Haber, and Chief Operating Officer, Brad Hibbert, and published by Apress, is focused on how to build an effective vulnerability m...

Despite 95 percent of CIOs expecting cyberthreats to increase over the next three years, only 65 percent of their organizations currently have a cybersecurity expert, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. The survey also reveals that skills challenges continue to plague organizations that undergo digitalization, with digital security staffing shortages considered a top inhibitor to innovation. Gartner's 2018 CIO Agenda Survey gathered data from 3,160 CIO respondents in 98 countries and acros...

Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, and Okta, an independent provider of identity for the enterprise, announced a technology partnership to bring real-time data and threat protection to enterprises moving to the cloud. In partnering with Okta, Bitglass is now able to leverage the capabilities of Okta’s cloud-based identity and access management (IDaaS) platform with Bitglass’ cloud access security broker (CASB) solution that can seamlessly authenticate users, prevent unauthorized a...

Johnson Controls introduces C•CURE 9000 v2.70 SP1 from Software House, one of the industry’s powerful security management systems providing 24x7 mission critical security and safety protection for people, buildings and assets. This new service pack provides software improvements for C•CURE 9000 v2.70 and new capabilities to enhance the security and safety of a facility and improve system administration. C•CURE 9000 can now be deployed under an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (I...

Customers want services. Services that add convenience, simple control and easy management of all their security devices. With Connect ONE by Connected Technologies LLC, it’s easy to add the new services that one may not have thought about or assumed were too difficult to add. Connect ONE is a cloud-hosted integrated security management platform that bundles intrusion, access control, video surveillance, energy management and critical environmental monitoring in one single user interface t...

Seasoned and highly respected executive Janet Fenner will be joining Intelligent Security Systems (ISS), and will be taking up the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). She joins directly from Dahua Technology U.S.A. and will start on July 9th. We are excited and proud to have Janet join the ISS team,” said Aluisio Figueiredo, Chief Executive Officer of ISS. “Janet’s extensive industry experience and proven marketing, branding and alliance-building skills will h...

Leaders in the security industry, government and technology gathered on June 27-28 in Washington, D.C., as the Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted its 2018 GovSummit. Each year, SIA GovSummit offers top-quality information sharing and education on security topics affecting federal, state and local agencies. This year’s summit tackled key security and policy issues like moving security services to the cloud, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for surveillance and...

Allegion plc, a security products and solutions provider, has agreed to acquire ISONAS through one of its subsidiaries. The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. Acquisition Of ISONAS ISONAS has edge-computing technology that provides access control solutions for non-residential markets. ISONAS' devices – like its integrated reader-controllers – utilize power over ethernet, making them easy to install and...

DataDirect Networks (DDN) announced its acquisition of Intel’s Lustre File System business and related assets for undisclosed terms. This important acquisition reinforces DDN's presence as the global market leader for data at scale, while providing Lustre customers with enhanced field support and a well-funded technology roadmap. The acquisition also enables DDN to expand Lustre’s leading position from high performance computing (HPC) and Exascale into high growth markets such as ana...

Designed as a scalable system for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the pioneering PAC8 access control solution from PAC, a STANLEY Product and Technology company, uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and app-based functionality to offer a whole new level of reliability and flexibility. IT and mobile communications have had a dramatic effect on the security industry by facilitating the development of new technologies that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. When it comes to ac...

Brivo, the original innovator of cloud-based physical security solutions for commercial buildings, has announced its expansion into Europe with the opening of its Amsterdam office and the creation of a new subsidiary, Brivo Systems BV. The move highlights the increasing adoption of cloud-based physical security systems and the company’s growing partner and customer base in Europe. With sales, technical, and logistics operations located in Amsterdam, Brivo will now provide a full range of s...

Eagle Eye Networks, Inc., global provider of cloud-based video surveillance solutions, has announced the integration of HD-TVI (High Definition Transport Video Interface) via encoders and recorders from Hikvision USA into the Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera VMS.  HD Video Over Coax HD Video Over Coax solutions offer some advantages over standard IP video camera systems, such as low upgrade cost, simple installation and less networking complexity. HD Over Coax is able to transmit reliably...

The Chertoff Group, a global security advisory firm that provides risk management, business strategy and merchant banking advisory services, today announced that its Security Risk Management Consulting Methodology has been approved as a designated SAFETY Act “qualified anti-terrorism technology.” The Chertoff Group is one of the only professional services companies in the world to have achieved SAFETY Act designation across all industries for its proven Security Risk Management Consu...

MOBOTIX (Stand C310) is showcasing its latest product line and technology partnerships that reflect an emerging culture of openness within the company. MOBOTIX welcomes 6 partners onto its booth to demonstrate a range of exciting new integrated solutions.  MOBOTIX MOVE Camera Line MOBOTIX is demonstrating the first public appearance of its new MOBOTIX MOVE line of cameras, the first ONVIF G compliant series. It is able to deliver three H.264 streams at the same time. The MOBOTIX MOVE seri...

ExtraHop announces Reveal(x) Summer 2018, setting the bar for Network Traffic Analytics at enterprise scale. This release includes capabilities designed to modernize enterprise security operations with critical asset behavior analysis that instantly surfaces the highest-risk threats, even those hiding within encrypted traffic. With this high-fidelity insight, security operations teams can zero in on critical threat patterns and investigate down to the root cause in seconds, not days. Between 20...

Pulse Secure, the premier provider of Secure Access solutions to both enterprises and service providers, announced an enhancement to its hybrid IT strategy allowing enterprises to flexibly deploy and uniformly manage physical, virtual and cloud-based Pulse Secure Appliances (PSA) certified for Microsoft Azure and available in the Azure marketplace. Enterprises are moving a variety of applications and data stores to Hybrid IT environments that leverage both managed data centers alongside public...

The Chertoff Group, a global security advisory firm that enables clients to navigate changes in security risk, technology and policy, today announced the appointment of Robert Anderson as a principal in its Strategic Advisory Services practice. As a recognized expert in cybersecurity, incident response, cyber hacking, counterintelligence and economic espionage, Anderson will advise C-suite clients on strategies to help them grow, manage security risks and protect their commercial businesses. &n...

Arecont Vision, an IP-based megapixel camera technology and video surveillance solutions provider, is slated to demonstrate the company’s new Total Video Solution at IFSEC International 2018. Arecont Vision executives will join members of the European sales team in stand D400, June 19 – 21, 2018 at the ExCeL, Royal Victoria Dock, London, UK. A presentation of Arecont Vision’s remote setup technology will also be on the conference agenda. IFSEC 2018 will be the first public unve...

Digital Watchdog, the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, and Connected Technologies LLC, provider of a powerful cloud-hosted security management interface, announced the release of the DW Spectrum integration with Connect ONE. DW Spectrum is a powerful and user-friendly IP Video Management software, highly optimized to provide unlimited scalability, unmatched bandwidth savings and simplified system setup and management. Connect ONE by Con...

Pulse Secure, global provider of enterprise secure access solutions announced that John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at SANS Institute, and Dave Cullen, manager of information technology and chief security officer (CSO) at Entegrus, will participate in a new webinar to discuss what works when implementing network access control (NAC). Pulse Secure NAC Integration Hosted by the SANS Institute, the online seminar will feature an interview with Cullen on integrating Pulse Secur...

CheckPoint Tours is the latest service from the Connect ONE by Connected Technologies cloud-hosted integrated security management platform that bundles Intrusion, Access Control, Video Surveillance, Energy Management and Critical Environmental Monitoring in one single user interface. ScanPass Mobile Credential CheckPoint Tours tracks and documents activities and tasks required at the protected premises. It works with conventional access control readers or ScanPass Mobile Credential to track ac...

As video surveillance has become a common means of protecting businesses and their customers and visitors, scalability of video systems has become a major challenge, both for supporting more types and quantity of cameras and for storing ever-increasing amounts of video data. The new combined solution from NETGEAR and Arcus Global Inc., makes it possible for SMBs — such as cafes, pre-schools, small hotels, independent retailers, small offices, and property management firms, among others &md...

The company will be showcasing their award-winning solution with artistic video walls both at their own booth (#N2937) and important display manufacturer’s booths around the show floor. “Attendees will have a great opportunity to experience our product firsthand”, says Userful’s CTO, Tim Griffin. “Artistic video walls always catch people’s attention, and now they’ll be able to see for themselves how easy it is to configure and manage any video wall up to...

ESX has announced the winners of its 2018 Innovation Awards program, which recognises outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward. Judges selected winners from a pool of applications from manufacturers and service providers, serving the industry with innovative end-user offerings and tools that help dealers, integrators and monitoring professionals become more efficient and profitable. The winners selected are recognized as next-gen pro...

MBX Systems, a manufacturer of custom OEM server hardware specializing in customers with high variability needs, announced that it has become a Gold OEM Partner in the Dell EMC Partner Program. Dell EMC OEM Solutions Dell EMC OEM partners are selected based on their resources and capabilities dedicated to helping OEM customers bring products to market efficiently. As an OEM Channel Partner, MBX offers expertize in hardware, software and services to create technology solutions that help elimina...

Historically, storage has been a challenge for video system designers and installers, with requirements rising along with camera resolutions. The addition of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), integrated systems and IT applications to the mix have multiplied storage needs exponentially. Another thing contributing to increased storage demands is the expanded use of video surveillance for more than just security. Video deployments are growing rapidly because organizations recognize the value...