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Securitas, the security solutions partner with world-renowned technology and expertise, has signed the commitment letter for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and will begin the process of developing and validating targets, in order to reduce the Group’s climate impact. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the World Resources Institute, Worldwide Fund for Nature, and the UN Global Compact. Science Based...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Siemens) has launched Building X, a new smart building suite that is open, interoperable and fully cloud-based. The Building X suite is the first next generation offering that is built on the design principles of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform launched to accelerate digital transformation and value creation across industry, transportation, grids and buildings. Building X, smart building suite It acts as a single source of truth to eliminate...
Xydus, the company fixing identity for an expansive world, has announced two key technical leadership hires, following a record-breaking 600% revenue increase in 2021. Ensuring its identity solution is ready to flex to any challenges that the future throws at it, Xydus brings in technical professionals - Jos Aussems as the Chief Information Security Officer and Chris Covell as the Senior Vice President (VP) of Engineering. Modernizing the IT department Xydus spent the past six months re-organ...
Major supplier Amberstone Security is the first intelligence and security services provider in the world to offer PACKED, a new fraud prevention solution that gives online retailers video proof that items have been packed and dispatched, helping to tackle loss prevention and increase the transparency of the dispatch process. The pandemic and the resulting boom in online ordering prompted a dramatic rise in false claims of items being undelivered. At the end of 2020, a survey of 3000 UK and US c...
Golan was speaking at Carnegie Mellon’s school safety emergency summit alongside school security professionals and academics. Michael Matranga, M6 Global security, “No doubt that weapons detection technology in combination with facial recognition would have prevented the shooter in Uvalde.” Student safety and security tech Following the devastating Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Carnegie Mellon University’s Biometrics Center hosted an online forum of experts in school s...
ACS Pacesetters are pleased to welcome Nexus Security Limited as the latest company to join the membership. During their recent Security Industry Authority ACS inspection, they achieved a score in the top 15% of all accredited companies, which makes them eligible for membership. The company, part of the Fortel Group of companies, is a specialist construction security provider. Nexus Security provides a national service covering heavy civil construction, infrastructure projects, commercial build...
Blickfeld, the breakthrough LiDAR sensor technology company creating innovative hardware and software products, will be expanding its operations into the United States of America (USA). To support Blickfeld’s operations on the ground in the USA, the company will open a new office in the Detroit area, establishing its strategic North American location. Blickfeld plans to hire 25 more people by the end of 2023. New appointment to head up the US division Heading up the US division will be...
Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has completed extensive ground and field tests with its "Kalaetron Attack" jamming system, confirming its effectiveness against enemy air defense radars of various types. Measurements in various operationally relevant scenarios show that "Kalaetron Attack" can detect even the latest air defense radars and interfere with them using precisely directed jamming signals. Artificial intelligence techniques The effectiveness and responsiveness of the system are also...
Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, has announced the launch of two new features for Pluralsight Flow, the software development intelligence platform helping engineering organizations accelerate growth through optimized software delivery. These features include Team Health Insights, which enables engineering leaders to proactively diagnose the holistic health of their teams, and the Sprint Movement report, designed to help with sprint planning and predictability efforts....
Organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the German-American Chamber of Commerce, a delegation of purchasers from the United Nations (UN) is traveling to the Ruhr metropolis, as part of a high-ranking visit at the Security Essen 2022 event. At the leading fair for civil security, Security Essen 2022, which will take place at Messe Essen from September 20 to September 23, 2022, the UN representatives will present the United Nation’s procurement syst...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), the front-runner in digital buildings, has signed an agreement to acquire Brightly Software, a leading U.S.-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. The acquisition elevates SI to a foremost position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. The purchase price is USD 1.575 billion, plus an earn-out. Cloud-based capabilities The acquisition will add Brightly’s well-established cloud-...
With the passing of time, the necessity of security to inculcate flexibility in its design and working became more important than having rigid standalone networks. Matrix COSEC VEGA FAX door controllers bring huge flexibility to the time attendance and access control needs of an organization. Built with precision engineering methods to combine aesthetics, connectivity, and reliability, Matrix COSEC VEGA FAX is the perfect product for the access control and time attendance needs of any modern or...
Camden Door Controls is proud to bring to the market its new CM-336 Series of battery-operated 915MHz wireless switches. The new CM-336 Series joins Camden’s SureWave line of industry-renowned touchless switches and features a Lazerpoint RF transmitter that’s been proven in over thousands of installations. The new switch replaces Camden’s CM-330 models and delivers improved performance and up to four years of battery life, based on 100 activations per day. New CM-336 Series o...
Vigitron, Inc, the manufacturer of networking products for security applications, announces the release of their SysCap, Syslog information capture program. The program captures information from devices with Syslog capability which is found in almost every managed network switch. Captured information is displayed in a log which can be saved to Clip Board, Excel, or Word programs. SysCap can run in a minimised mode to alert operations of problems when they occur. Health monitoring software Sys...
As consumers transact more business online than ever, identity verification has become essential to safe digital access. Mitek is making it possible for companies to protect customers’ digital experiences from the moment they open an account through their entire journey. Identity fraud Almost 50% of U.S. citizens were victims of some form of identity theft between 2020 and 2022, according to the National Council on Identity Theft Protection. The most common forms of id...
FIRSTLOOK, the rescue products division of Agility Technologies Corp. (ATC) and FIRSTLOOK European partner - Vogt-CTE GmbH, are extremely pleased to announce the donation of their signature FL360 USAR1 Search and Rescue Camera systems, to the @fire International Disaster Response Germany organization to enhance search and rescue capabilities. FL360 Search Camera The FL360 Search Camera is the first mobile integrated, wireless 360° spherical imaging camera, ever introduced to the search and...
Vintra, Inc. (Vintra), a globally renowned provider of AI-powered video analytics solutions, announced their outstanding performance in the new Frost Radar Surveillance Analytics Report, from the prominent research and consulting firm - Frost & Sullivan. Selected by the firm’s Global Security Research Team, as a leading analytics provider, Vintra scored top marks, ahead of a field of 17 companies benchmarked for growth and innovation, earning accolades as ‘one of the most promin...
GJD, an award-winning United Kingdom (UK) designer and manufacturer of advanced external perimeter protection and intruder detection equipment, is excited to announce its investment in a new top-of-the-range Hanwha Techwin SM482 Plus Surface Mount Technology (SMT) machine. The new machine will enable high-speed automation, during the electronic assembly process, and additionally, drive efficiency and the bottom-line impact of GJD’s carbon footprint. GJD invests in SMT technology Our inv...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, acquired zero trust cyber security provider – Tempered Networks, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Tempered Networks has created ‘Airwall’ technology, an advanced self-defense system for buildings that enables secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, cloud platforms and service technicians. Airwall technology It represents a step-change in op...
A new practical guide has been published by Morphean, a globally renowned company in Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud analytics, in order to help security businesses understand and adopt the digitalized world of physical security. The new guide argues that cloud physical security is now playing a critical role in the digital transformation agenda, as AI-driven analytics help unlock superior security and intelligence benefits, while helping to mitigate the rising cost base that is being fe...
BT Redcare, the trusted provider of no-compromise alarm signaling, announces the launch of a new handheld mobile signal checker – called the Mobile Signal Analyzer (MSA) – enabling installers to quickly determine the best location to fit mobile network connectivity-reliant alarm signaling solutions. Ensuring they can get deployment locations right first time, every time, MSA provides them and end-customers with the confidence that solutions will always perform in emergencies and sig...
Egnyte, a globally renowned company in cloud content security and governance, has announced that it has been named a leader and No. 1 ranked vendor by peer-to-peer software review platform - G2, in multiple summer 2022 reports, including a new Sensitive Data Discovery report. The company has also retained leadership positions in the Data Governance, Data Security, Data-Centric Security, Encryption Key Management, and Cloud Content Collaboration categories. Egnyte recognized by G2 “In to...
Orion Entrance Control (Orion) is pleased to announce that Paul Ragusa has joined the company as Marketing Manager. Prior to joining Orion, Paul honed his marketing and writing skills, working for more than 25 years in management roles at several publishing, media and marketing companies, including most recently as Editor of Security Systems News (SSN). During his six-plus years at SSN, Paul Ragusa oversaw all content for the publication and website, in addition to creating the education progra...
Telesoft Technologies (Telesoft), a globally renowned company in cyber security solutions, has announced its latest state-of-the-art security offering - a 24/7, UK-based Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service. Manned by a team of highly skilled cyber analysts - based in a UK Security Operations Center (SOC) - this invaluable service continuously monitors an organization’s network traffic for 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Telesoft Technolo...
Public safety agencies and government authorities face a variety of challenges - from protecting borders to responding to major emergencies including floods, fires or road accidents. At these times, emergency services, border protection agencies, and other authorities need to work together, sharing information and data in real-time to improve incident awareness, overcome blindspots, and ultimately, keep communities, citizens, and first responders safe. Different communication networks Motorol...
Enterprise devices are, on average, connecting to four separate locations each month, during the era of hybrid working, according to a new report from Absolute Software, a globally renowned company in self-healing endpoint and secure access solutions. Absolute Software’s new report, titled ‘The Value of Zero Trust in a Work-from-Anywhere World’, observed information from almost five million devices containing Absolute Software’s zero-trust solutions across 12,000 custome...
Genetec Inc., a globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced the immediate availability of a new generation of its Synergis Cloud Link PoE-enabled IoT gateway for access control. Synergis Cloud Link Manufactured in North America to mitigate supply chain delays, Synergis Cloud Link addresses increasing demand for non-proprietary access control solutions and provides a safe and secure gateway to a Cloud o...
Bosch is pleased to announce a new software release for Praesensa, the IP-based public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) system. The new software version 1.50 features an improved user experience and enhanced connectivity, especially for large installations requiring multiple controllers and subsystems, along with more options for system redundancy. New software update V1.50 for Praesensa PA/VA system System designers will receive more flexibility designing large system networks with this relea...
Menlo Security, a globally renowned company in cloud security, has announced that it has released the HEAT Security Assessment Toolkit, designed to provide organizations with the ability to assess their levels of protection and current exposure to Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT). Since July 2021, Menlo Security has seen a 224% increase in HEAT attacks. These attacks allow threat actors to deliver malicious content, including ransomware, to the endpoint by adapting to the targeted environ...
Visual display experts - Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) have expanded the number of integrations to its Lucidity video wall controller, thereby helping to improve overall security control room operation. Elgato Stream Deck programmable keyboards and Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) over IP systems are the latest integration solutions to be offered to clients. They are designed to reduce the number of applications that a control room operator needs to have available and to help simplify the overall s...
