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3xLOGIC, a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced the release of the new VIGIL CLOUD, a cloud platform that leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and Internet of Things (IoT) services to create a highly-secure, scalable solution for collecting, processing, and analyzing video data to empower users with unique, actionable insights into their business. VIGIL CLOUD 3xLOGIC’s cloud offering, VIGIL CLOUD, benefits from Amazon Web S...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a provider of high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology, and green computing, announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2020 ended March 31, 2020. Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights: Net sales of $772 million versus $871 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 and $744 million in the same quarter of last year. Gross margin of 17.3% versus 15.9% in the seco...

Abnormal Security, a pioneer in protecting large enterprises from business email compromise (BEC) attacks announced it has been included in the list of Cool Vendors in Cloud Office Security by Gartner. The report recognizes vendors with “innovative approaches to cloud office security, email, and collaboration.” Business email compromise Business email compromise continues to plague organizations, leading to $26B in losses according to the FBI As the primary communication channel f...

Cybersecurity expert CrowdStrike has issued a stark warning to British businesses, telling them to crack down on lax remote working policies now or risk catastrophic exposure at the hands of adversaries after lockdown is over. Its latest research, in cooperation with YouGov, has found that over half (52%) of people in the UK working from home do so on their own personal devices, creating potential backdoors into corporate systems for adversaries. CrowdStrike has also seen a 100X increase in COV...

HITRUST, a data protection standards development and certification organization, continues to expand and enhance its services and support in the Asia Pacific region as part of a global information protection approach to streamline information risk management and compliance for organizations of any type, size, or geography delivering services locally, nationally, or internationally. This strategy builds on the HITRUST Approach and the vision of One Framework, One Assessment, globally. Global ob...

Adarga is pleased to announce that it has signed a software license with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, a business division of BAE Systems that helps customers to protect and enhance their critical assets. adarga engine AI-powered platform Adarga will deploy its powerful artificial intelligence platform, adarga engine, and analyst workflow tools, Adarga bench, that allow organizations to understand and work more efficiently with vast amounts of complex data. This agreement will see Adarga&...

With the MOBOTIX CLOUD, MOBOTIX launches a new cyber-secure cloud video management system that is available via a flexible software subscription. The MOBOTIX VSaaS offering (Video Surveillance as a Service) enables complete video management of local cameras via App. The data is stored in stable cyber secure cloud data centers in regional proximity to the cloud users. "The market launch of the MOBOTIX CLOUD is another important step for us as a complete solution provider for security-relevant vi...

HITRUST Assessment XChange (XChange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HITRUST, is providing healthcare organizations with free access to its third-party risk management (TPRM) solution, including methodologies, technology, and staff augmentation. The decision to provide the TPRM service free of charge was made, after discussions with leaders in the healthcare industry concerning operational challenges, financial impacts, and disruptions being faced by organizations across the healthcare ecosystem...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), the globally renowned company in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, introduced multiple systems tailored to work with a leading open, hyperconverged software offering, Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure. Supermicro collaborated with Red Hat to develop advanced configurations based on industry-renowned Supermicro servers featuring the latest technologies. These systems, available now, give customers new...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announces the agenda and speaker lineup for the 2020 SIA GovSummit, its annual public policy and government security technology conference, taking place June 1-4. Due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic, SIA GovSummit will be held as a virtual event in 2020, and for the first time ever, the conference will be entirely free to all attendees from industry and government. Offering additional sessions “SIA GovSummit 2020 will explore how security...

Abnormal Security, the platform that protects large enterprises from the most sophisticated, targeted email attacks announced the appointment of Kevin Moore as Chief Revenue Officer. With over 20 years of success leading high-performing global sales teams in the security industry, Kevin is responsible for scaling Abnormal’s worldwide sales team, operations, and go-to-market engine. About Kevin Moore Kevin joins Abnormal Security from Vectra Networks, where he led all direct and channel...

One Identity, a pioneer in identity-centered security, announces a partnership with HashiCorp, a provider of multi-cloud infrastructure automation software used by developers, operators and security professionals. With the integration of One Identity’s privileged access management (PAM) Safeguard for Privileged Sessions, HashiCorp Vault users can now securely manage, monitor, record, and audit privileged and administrative access to their vaulted tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys...

Axis Security, the private application access company, unveils the Axis Security Partner Program (ASPP) for VARs, systems integrators, MSSPs, OEM partners and distributors. The program enables Axis channel partners to expand their security offerings to include a cloud-native security and analytics platform that offers organizations simple and secure control of private application access built on a zero-trust model. Securing private applications Axis also signed its first value added reseller,...

Man and machine form the perfect pair when it comes to fighting payment fraud, according to a new whitepaper from European payments solution firm, Nets and multi-national professional services provider, KPMG. Fighting Fraud with a Model of Models explains how utilizing human expertise in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can significantly increase the accuracy of fraud prevention services. Fighting Fraud with a Model of Models Fighting Fraud...

AxxonSoft has announced the release of version 4.11 of the Intellect PSIM. The new version provides neural network–based analytics, video wall management interface, automatic object tracking with a PTZ camera, support for Intel Quick Sync Video hardware decoding, and servers for ONVIF and SIP protocols. The new release also includes updated versions of Face Intellect, POS Intellect, Auto Intellect, and Web Reporting subsystem, along with many other enhancements and improvements introduced...

Malwarebytes, a globally-renowned advanced endpoint protection and remediation solutions provider, has announced the launch of Malwarebytes Privacy, a next-generation virtual private network (VPN) to protect users’ privacy online. The VPN is the first offering in an emerging suite of privacy products from Malwarebytes, built on a foundation that empowers users with faster speeds and simplified user experiences. Malwarebytes Privacy VPN Featuring a highly-efficient VPN protocol, Malwareb...

Euralarm released a communiqué with recommendations on updating National Codes (like a Building Code, Fire Code, etc.) when new Standards become available. Ratification of Standards The development of new or revized standards follows a certain process that is finalized with the ratification of the standard by the standardization body (CEN, CENELEC, etc.). Following the ratification, there are dates that the new or revized standard is available, announced and published followed by a date...

The new FidesNet networking solution offers at a glance, off-site status display and straight forward operation of Securiton’s SecuriSmoke ASD aspirating smoke detectors. ASD aspirating smoke detectors Securiton’s SecuriSmoke ASD aspirating smoke detectors are often installed in critical infrastructures and hard-to-access locations. SecuriSmoke aspirating smoke detectors (ASDs), often sited in hard-to-access locations including airports, laboratories, data centers and similar faci...

Aratek has formally launched the BM7550 terminal, a portable, powerful multi-factor biometric tablet that integrates facial recognition, fingerprint sensing, and a contactless NFC card reader in one complete package. ‍The portable & powerful biometric tablet for multi-factor authentication “The BM7550 squarely addresses the demands for increasingly sophisticated identification and authentication solutions with its industry-leading multi-biometric and multi-factor authentic...

Abnormal Security, a pioneer in protecting large enterprises from Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks announced the availability of Microsoft Teams protection and integration with Okta to extend email security coverage and protect remote workforces from social engineering attacks. Seamlessly delivered through Abnormal Security’s API-based integration with Office 365 and Okta’s Identity Cloud, respectively, these new integrations give enterprises more visibility, extended protect...

With millions working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have uncovered an expected problem that many of their employees don’t have access to critical files stored in on-premises servers and storage applications. The virtual private networks (VPNs) that organizations often rely on to manage access to critical files are showing their limitations. VPNs struggle in lower-bandwidth environments, making desktop access a messy process and mobile access downright difficult. F...

Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, announces its Access Suite and SDP solution were recognized in a recently published analyst report, ‘Market Insights: Software Defined Perimeter (SDP)’ for Zero Trust Network Security, 2020. The Software Defined Perimeter market insights report, by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, presents market definitions, drivers, primary use cases, trends, solution characteristics and architectures, as well as market recommend...

McAfee, a device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, has announced that McAfee MVISION Cloud now supports encryption enhancements in Microsoft Teams, including encrypted webhooks and encrypted payloads. This enables organizations to improve productivity of their employees by letting them use Teams as a collaboration platform, participate in conversations and calls and upload and share documents while ensuring customer data remains secure with encryption when evaluated by McAfee MVISION Cloud. McAf...

Check Point announces the availability of its complete Quantum Security Gateways series, which deliver unprecedented protection, scalability, and ease of deployment and control for enterprises, from their branch offices to corporate data centers. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced enterprises to quickly expand support for remote connectivity and home working at an unprecedented scale. Recent research by Check Point showed that 71% of enterprise IT and security professionals globally...

Jazz Networks, globally-renowned cybersecurity insider threat detection and response solutions firm, and Vaion, an end-to-end video security solutions provider, has announced that they have merged to create a unified security provider under the name, Ava. In response to the rise in hybrid attacks involving both physical and cybersecurity, the two companies have united to help organizations monitor, understand, and act on threats in real-time to protect people, assets and data. Both companies ar...

MOBOTIX has signed a distribution agreement with Norbain SD for its entire range of IP video system series. MOBOTIX announces Norbain SD, a distributor of CCTV, IP, Access Control and Intruder Detection Solutions, among its partners and is further expanding its distribution network to satisfy a number of customers. Frank Graham, Regional Sales Manager UK/Ireland & Benelux, comments: “The need for intelligent security and beyond is growing in all areas. Our intelligent IP video sy...

Feenics has announced that its Keep by Feenics cloud-hosted access control platform is now certified and approved for government and federal agency use in Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing and Physical Access Control Systems (PACS). FIPS 201-2 Evaluation Testing Feenics attained its listing on the GSA Approved Products List (APL) for all versions of Keep after completing the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-2 Evaluation (sometimes called FICAM) Testing Progra...

Genetec Inc., a globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced that Firmware Vault, the industry’s first camera firmware update service developed by an open architecture VMS vendor, now supports cameras from Axis, Bosch, and Panasonic, in addition to existing support for Hanwha Techwin cameras. Firmware Vault Designed to help IT administrators and systems integrators stay up to date with the latest...

Recognizing that travel will be limited for most industry professionals for the coming months, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) has decided to bring the PLAI Experience to people. On May 20, the PSIA will host a Virtual PLAI Experience that will demonstrate the value of its Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) specification to the market. Cloud-based PLAI agent Eight partner companies in access control and biometrics will showcase a cloud-based PLAI agent conne...

Sectigo, a provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, announces a partnership with Infineon Technologies AG to provide automated certificate provisioning for Infineon’s OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 using Sectigo IoT Identity Manager. The integration provides manufacturers with a complete certificate management solution, including issuance and renewal, starting right on the factory floor, with secure certificate creation and insertion u...