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The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named five female biometrics leaders, as recipients of the 2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognized program, presented by SIA, with support from sponsors - IDEMIA and Paravision, along with organizational and media supporters - AVISIAN, Biometric Update, FindBiometrics and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board and Women in Security Forum. The 2022 awardees, who will be honored at the SIA GovSummit 2022, SIA&r...

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas Group Brand, HES, is expanding its range of server cabinet locks to include Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) and mechanical options. These new innovations are designed to help protect physical assets, data and access to critical infrastructure networks. Layered physical security “With digital data and records, we need to create additional layered physical security protection that starts at traditional doors and extends to server cabinets, lock...

Security Essen is strengthening its position as an important on-site event and business platform for the security industry. After Honeywell, Telenot and dormakaba are also returning to the international security trade fair. From 20 to 23 September 2022, they will present their innovations to the trade public at Messe Essen. A comprehensive range of products Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen, sees this as confirmation of the concept of the event, "We are very pleased about the great response...

In a move designed to better reflect the ever-expanding portfolio of solutions offered to customers, Interface Security Systems announced it is changing its trading name to Interface Systems. Innovative integrated security solutions While Interface has built its reputation as a managed services provider of business security solutions, the company specialises in offering innovative solutions that span physical security, network, voice connectivity, and business intelligence. This integrated su...

Leonardo is again attending BSDA, the biennial international Defense, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania. This year, the company presents advanced multi-domain technologies and solutions for Romanian and other Balkan region defense requirements. Throughout the event, Leonardo demonstrates its readiness to respond to a geopolitical environment that demands reliable and effective defense solutions. Multi-domain integrated technology Leonardo, a global pioneer in the Aerospa...

Allied Universal®, the global security and facility services company announced the acquisition of American Security, a security provider in the Southeast region of the United States. American Security Founded in 1975 by retired South Carolina Highway Patrol Sergeant Henry Harrison, American Security has more than 1,200 employees and serves a seven-state area that includes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Although American Security compri...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Virginia Del. Jay Leftwich, Jr. (R-Chesapeake) and Virginia Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) as the 2022 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award. The 2022 awardees will be honored at the SIA GovSummit 2022, SIA’s annual government security conference, which will take place from May 24 to May 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C, USA. SIA Legislator of the Year Award The SIA Legislator of the Year Award is presented annually to members...

HID Global, a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced that it has acquired Vizinex RFID. The acquisition of Vizinex RFID increases HID Global’s presence and relevance in key vertical markets, including healthcare/medical, manufacturing, oil & gas, data centers, etc. and adds a key technology to HID Global’s industry-renowned RFID tag portfolio. Vizinex RFID acquisition “Bringing Vizinex into the HID family strengthens our position in the R...

Sielox, an established industry-renowned company in layered access control solutions, announces the immediate availability of the company’s flagship Pinnacle 11.0 Access Control Platform, a new release with powerful new features, in conjunction with the imminent release of its new 2700 Intelligent Access Controller. Pinnacle 11.0 Access Control Platform is immediately available for upgrades and new installations, with the availability of the 2700 Intelligent Access Controller set for May...

2N, the global market pioneer in internet-enabled intercoms and access control systems, has added enhanced functionality to its flagship intercom, the 2N® IP Style, in response to emerging trends in the use of residential and office buildings. Identified trends The relevant trends, which have been identified by experts including McKinsey, CBRE, and PwC, are: Residential buildings: the acceleration of e-commerce McKinsey argues that, in the US, 10 years of e-commerce adoption was compres...

The acquisition of Stanley Security is conditional upon regulatory approval and customary closing conditions and is now expected to close during the third quarter of 2022. On December 8, 2021, Securitas announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the Electronic Security Solutions business from Stanley Black & Decker Inc.(“Stanley Security”) for a purchase price of MUSD 3 200 on a debt and cash-free basis. CEO’s comments on the acquisition The regulatory approval proc...

Armis, the unified asset visibility, and security platform announced the Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (CIPP) to help organizations supplying systemically important entities such as energy, water, marine ports, and wastewater to pinpoint and fortify assets in need of urgent security improvements. Under this new program, critical infrastructure providers in the U.S. and NATO-aligned countries will have complimentary access to Armis for three months. As technologies converge, it is i...

HID Global, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced it has acquired Vizinex RFID. The acquisition increases HID Global’s presence and relevance in key vertical markets including healthcare/medical, manufacturing, oil & gas, data centers, etc. and adds a key technology to HID Global’s RFID tag portfolio. Strategic acquisition “Bringing Vizinex into the HID family strengthens our position in the RFID market, especially in North America,” said Björn...

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SAIL) (‘SailPoint’), the globally renowned company in enterprise identity security, has announced the expiration of the 35-day ‘Go-Shop’ period under the terms of the previously announced definitive agreement, pursuant to which Thoma Bravo, L.P. (‘Thoma Bravo’), a major software investment firm, will acquire SailPoint in an all-cash transaction for US$ 65.25 per share. The ‘Go-Shop’ period expired at 11:59 p....

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solutions and service provider, is bringing new AI features to its WizSense family. Adopting an independent AI chip and deep-learning algorithm, the newly introduced WizSense integrates SMD 4.0, Quick Pick, AI Scene Self-adaption (SSA), AI Coding and other extended AI functions, in order to deliver accurate detection, fast target search, simplified operation and inclusive AI products to customers. Dahua WizSense “User demands...

Aqua Security, the pure-play cloud-native security provider announced multiple updates to Aqua Trivy, making it the world’s first unified scanner for cloud-native security. Comprehensive misconfigurations scanner Consolidating multiple scanning tools into a single tool, it is now the most comprehensive vulnerability and misconfigurations scanner for cloud-native applications and infrastructure. Trivy is also being integrated into the Aqua Platform as Trivy Premium, through which custome...

The use of thermal cameras in safety and security applications has been associated traditionally with critical sites such as utilities, airports, or chemical plants where monitoring human heat signatures could have significant implications. These sensitive facilities could justify the higher costs associated with thermal cameras since there was a need for particularly sophisticated security systems. Adoption by less critical sites Currently, the price of thermal cameras has decreased substant...

Sepura has moved to further develop its presence in the LTE critical communications market with the recruitment of Rob Merrick as the company’s Business Development Manager for Broadband Products. Rob Merrick’s role will be to continue to grow Sepura’s presence in the evolving LTE market space, supporting customers and partners in deploying Sepura’s mission-critical broadband solutions. New appointment at Sepura Previously, he served as Solutions Architect at the UK Ho...

Bold Group, part of EverCommerce's Security & Alarm solutions, a provider of alarm monitoring and integrated business management software for the security industry, announces the launch of Managely™, a business management solution designed for the unique needs of the security industry. The new software platform, which was introduced at Converge 2022, the company’s inaugural customer conference dedicated to transformation and innovation within the industry, helps security compani...

The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has opened a Preliminary Technical Review Period for its TMA‐AVS‐01 Alarm Validation Standard. Initiated in 2020, the standard provides a method of creating an alarm scoring or classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems that will assist law enforcement with resource allocation and Call‐for‐Service prioritization. Purpose of the review The purpose of this optional review process is to allow interested sta...

RealNetworks, Inc., is displaying SAFR SCAN™, a highly innovative Facial Recognition Reader for a wide range of mainstream access control, workforce management, and health safety applications at IFSEC 2022 in stand IF2635. SAFR SCAN uniquely delivers advanced identification and authentication performance at an extremely attractive price point, making its public debut in the European market.   Secure and fast access  “SAFR SCAN provides a highly secure and fast way t...

Building on their highly successful previous event, the CNI Security Group will be hosting their 2nd ‘CNI Security Technology’ Day, aboard the former WW2 Royal Navy escort ship - HQS Wellington, located on the river Thames at Victoria Embankment, London. The free-to-attend CNI Security Group event, which will be held on Wednesday, 29th June 2022, from 9.30 am – 4.00 pm, will focus on fully integrated, secure and future-proofed best-of-breed, end-to-end solutions for high-secur...

The new ZoneSentry is a zonal-based Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS), based on Bandweaver’s leading edge fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology. By attaching a single fiber optic sensing cable to the external perimeter of a site or on key assets, ZoneSentry can detect and alert to the vibrations, associated with intrusion events, thereby enabling rapid action to prevent damage or theft. ZoneSentry system Available with 4 or 8 zones, the ZoneSentry system ca...

Egnyte, a pioneer in cloud content security and governance announced the appointment of Ravi Chopra as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Chopra leads all aspects of finance and legal.  Security and compliance offerings "After recently crossing the $160 million annual recurring revenue milestone, fueled by accelerating demand for our security and compliance offerings, we are pleased to welcome another executive with deep cybersecurity experience to our leadership ranks," said Vi...

Keeper Security, the globally renowned provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cyber security software, has announced the launch of Keeper Connection Manager (KCM), a remote-access gateway that provides DevOps and IT teams with simple and highly secure access to RDP, SSH, VNC, MySQL and Kubernetes endpoints, through any web browser. Keeper Connection Manager (KCM) Keeper Connection Manager significantly enhances security, by enabling organizations to adopt zero-trust remote access to IT infr...

Dallmeier, a German manufacturer of video information technology, will present video-based solutions for safe, informed airport operations at the 2nd World Airport Operations Summit on 2 and 3 June 2022 in Prague (Czech Republic). The company presence will also include a presentation by Dallmeier's airports expert Karlheinz Biersack. Two cameras for total control of the runway From systems for terminal surveillance, apron, and runway protection to "Virtual Tower" solutions&...

Motorola Solutions announced it has acquired Videotec S.p.A., a global provider of ruggedized video security solutions based in Italy.  Fixed and PTZ cameras Videotec’s fixed and Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) cameras are designed to withstand the extreme conditions and hazardous environments of critical infrastructure, specifically ports, energy, and transportation, where video security is imperative.  Videotec’s portfolio enables security operators to have clear visibility...

The SmartWater Group, an award-winning provider of risk management and crime deterrent solutions, is pleased to reveal its plans for IFSEC International, taking place from 17-19 May 2022 at ExCeL London. Crime deterrent solutions The company will be showcasing its broad portfolio of integrated security solutions that enable customers to manage risks to their business by predicting, preventing, and detecting criminal activities. The SmartWater Group’s solutions are widely feare...

Amid a record-breaking year in product production, the global security technology manufacturer, Paxton, has expanded its team to meet product demand. Paxton has broken all their previous manufacturing records, with this year being the busiest production period in its 36-year history. Blair Bowen, Global Manufacturing Manager In support of this growth, they recently appointed Blair Bowen as Global Manufacturing Manager. Bowen previously managed manufacturing teams for Collins Aerospace and Jag...

Ajax Systems, the Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of professional security systems, has announced the opening of its first plant abroad — in Istanbul, Turkey. The new 8300 square-meters plant will produce the entire lineup of Ajax devices, duplicating the current production in Ukraine. Ajax Systems has already started to form a local manufacturing team in Istanbul. New plant in Istanbul At the first stage, it is planned to hire at least 400 people. The new Istanbul plant is expecte...