India security industry review

NETSCOUT®, a provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, expands its data platform to provide the trusted operational context required to build the foundation for enterprise AI. The NETSCOUT data platform observes digital interactions, converts packets into high-fidelity, compact, contextualised evidence in real time, and curates that evidence at scale for observability, service assurance, cybersecurity, and AI. This addresses a growing barrier to...

InnoTrans, taking place at Messe Berlin from the 22nd–25th of September, is the world's pioneer trade fair for transport technology, bringing together the key players shaping railway technology, infrastructure, public transport, and tunnel construction. At this year’s show, Zenitel will showcase its latest Unified Critical Communication solutions for increasingly connected transport networks. 2026 is particularly significant for Zenitel, marking 125 years since the company's foundin...

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneer security and facility services provider, announces that Paul E. Masto has been appointed vice president of business development for Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, a business unit of Allied Universal. Masto brings 25 years of experience with the United States Secret Service, where he served on both the Presidential Protective Division and the Vice Presidential Protective Division during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush admini...

Amthal has partnered with Brivo, expanding its integrated security portfolio with an AI-powered, cloud-native physical security platform designed to support organisations adopting more connected approaches to estate management. The Brivo Security Suite brings together access control, video intelligence, visitor management, and intrusion detection in a single environment, enabling organisations to manage multiple security functions in real time through a centralised platform. Individual operati...

Brivo, the AI innovator and pioneer in cloud-native physical security, announces the Schlage® XE360™ Series with RealSync™ lock is available within the Brivo Security Suite, delivering continuous, 24/7 Wi-Fi connectivity across all commercial doors at up to 70% lower cost per door than traditional hardwired systems. Historically, bringing electronic access control to secondary or interior openings—which account for approximately 75% of doors in a typical facility—has...

Smartling, the AI-powered translation company, announces that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network. The OpenAI Partner Network is a global program for partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions with OpenAI. It brings together partners with deep industry expertise, delivery capabilities, and customer relationships while equipping them with resources, enablement, and support to help enterprises adopt OpenAI frontier models and products and turn them...

Hexaware Technologies, an AI-first digital and IT services company, announces the appointment of Vivek Jetley as CEO Designate. Vivek will join Hexaware and assume the role of CEO on October 28, 2026. The appointment comes at an important moment for Hexaware as the company enters its next phase of accelerated growth with AI reshaping enterprise technology services globally and creating new sources of client demand. Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan ("Keech") will step down as CEO and as a member of th...

Prevalent AI, an accelerating pioneer in AI-powered enterprise context, has appointed Nitin Maini as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as the company broadens the application of its AI-powered Data Fabric and Knowledge Graph across different enterprise data and AI use cases. Maini, who has more than 20 years of experience across cybersecurity and enterprise software, will shape Prevalent AI’s technology roadmap as the company builds on its established cybersecurity business and extends its a...

Kaseya, the global provider of AI-powered cybersecurity and IT management software, welcomes thousands of managed service providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to Kaseya Connect Edge, the company’s virtual innovation summit. The event focused on the technologies and strategies shaping the future of IT, from AI and cyber resilience to compliance, automation and operational efficiency. Among the announcements unveiled at Connect Edge were two significant enhancements to Datto RMM designed t...

Casinos are tasked with monitoring vast gaming floors, cashier cages, and access points. The market for casino security and surveillance demands software and hardware that provide high-definition, multi-angle visual coverage to ensure the integrity of the games and to protect players, staff, and the public. Like other vertical markets for physical security technology, the casino market is undergoing change and facing challenges. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How are new technologies...

Like other disciplines in the world of corporate security, executive protection is evolving from reactive to proactive. Unlike reactive bodyguards, modern executive protection professionals use a proactive approach focused on risk mitigation, advance planning, and threat intelligence to prevent incidents before they happen. What is the role of technology? We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How can physical security technology promote better executive protection?

The eagerness to adopt AI in physical security is increasing as teams want to implement technology solutions for faster, smarter operations. At the same time, the conversations surrounding AI have changed. The focus now includes not only efficiency gains but also concerns about accountability and trust. According to the Genetec 2026 State of Physical Security report, AI ranked alongside access control and video surveillance as a key priority. However, approximately 40% of the over 7,000 physica...

Deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools should be seen as a business initiative rather than a technology initiative, says Martin Soukup, CTO of Solink, a cloud-based video security and data intelligence platform. The approach makes a difference that plays out in practical terms. A technology initiative is tactical and solution-oriented, often solving an isolated problem within a single department's silo. In other words, it might solve just a security problem. In contrast, a business init...

If AI is the dominant buzzword in the physical security industry, it is the second letter (I for intelligence) that is having the biggest impact. Simply put, intelligence transforms computer systems, including those used for physical security, from rigid, rule-following calculators into adaptable, problem-solving partners to human operators. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: What is the changing role of intelligence in physical security?

The biggest return on investment from an AI-enabled camera might have nothing to do with security. Organisations are increasingly discovering that the same cameras installed to protect people and property can also improve safety, streamline operations, automate routine workflows, and generate valuable business intelligence. Security remains the primary mission, but it is increasingly only the first customer for the intelligence these systems produce. AI-enabled cameras are rapidly becoming dis...