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Alarm.com, the foremost platform for intelligently connected properties, announced it will showcase new AI powered platform advancements and product innovations at ISC West 2026.  Following a milestone year surpassing $1 billion in annual revenue, Alarm.com continues to scale its unified platform to meet accelerating global demand for smarter, more connected protection across residential and commercial environments.  Single cloud based platform Alarm.com brings security, video, acce...

Johnson Controls a global technology pioneer in energy efficiency, decarbonisation, thermal management and mission-critical performance, introduced the fifth generations of both its DSC PowerSeries Neo security system and its IQ Panel, bolstering the company’s intrusion detection capabilities for residential and commercial settings to protect what matters most.  Delivering ease of use These latest updates will be displayed at ISC West 2026 in Las Vegas from March 23-27 (Bo...

Securitas Technology, one of the world's largest electronic security companies, and Ambient.ai, the pioneer in Agentic Physical Security, announces a global reseller agreement to bring the Ambient.ai platform to Securitas Technology’s global client base. The platform transforms traditional security into proactive threat detection and automation where AI continuously perceives, understands, and acts on real-world events in real time alongside human operators. Physical security solutions...

Securitas Technology announced the launch of SecureStat® Cumulus, a next‑generation cloud video AI powered solution that delivers simple, scalable, and intelligent video management for organisations of all sizes. Recently recognised as one of Security Sales & Integration’s 2025 Year‑End Trend‑Setting Technologies, SecureStat Cumulus is redefining how businesses can leverage video to improve security and optimise business performance.   User friendly SecureStat Cumulus bring...

Commvault, a pioneer in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announced an expanded integration with Microsoft Security to better connect threat detection with trusted recovery. The new integration uses Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Security Copilot, and the Commvault Cloud platform to streamline resilience operations (ResOps) and enable real-time data insights, helping organisations move quickly from identifying a threat to validating and restoring clean data faster with greater confidence....

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and foremost provider of gunshot detection solutions, announced that its SDS Perimeter Outdoor Gunshot Detection System is now available following the successful completion of its beta testing program. Purpose-built for exterior environments, SDS’s new outdoor technology extends the company’s proven gunshot detection capabilities beyond building interiors to provide earlier threat awareness across campuses, building perimeters, p...

Alfred International, a provider of innovative smart lock solutions, announced a new integration with the ELK Products E27 Alarm Engine platform. Built on the Z-Wave protocol, the integration allows security professionals and system integrators to incorporate Alfred’s Z-Wave smart locks directly into ELK’s security and automation ecosystem, enabling unified control of access and alarm systems. Integration details The integration connects Alfred’s Z-Wave-enabled smart l...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has confirmed that, going forward, the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Transparent Mode configuration will be open to all within the security industry. About OSDP SIA OSDP is an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products. Transparent Mode is a capability within the OSDP standard that allows secure communication channels to be used while pass...

At ISC West 2026, booth #9053, HID will showcase technologies that enable organisations to integrate physical access, digital authentication and identity verification into a cohesive system. The demonstrations will feature solutions for mobile reader management, healthcare visitor management, credential issuance and biometric identity verification, all aimed at enhancing security while improving operational efficiency.  Identity is the foundation “As physical and digital security...

Athena Security announced that it will showcase its unified entryway security platform at ISC West, highlighting how an integrated Hospital Visitor management system and concealed weapons detection systems can work together to help hospitals, schools, and public venues strengthen entryway security while preparing for emerging legislative requirements such as California’s Assembly Bill 2975. Single coordinated platform As organisations face growing pressure to protect staff and visitors w...

Reinforcing its commitment to an Open Platform for security system design, System announces affiliate partnerships with six additional manufacturers: DMP, Alarm.com, Avigilon and Pelco (Motorola Solutions Companies), Radionix and Zenitel. With the addition of these solutions to the System Surveyor Manufacturer Partner Program, System Surveyor users gain access to an expanded catalog of video surveillance, access control and other security solutions that includes more than 30 manufacturers to st...

RAIDS AI, the AI safety monitoring platform, has announced its partnership with Prescient Security and Drata. The three companies can provide organisations with end-to-end operational AI governance. As well as cross-referring clients, the companies are working together to educate organisations and help them navigate an increasingly complex compliance landscape.  Partnership launch during webinar The educational element of the partnership launched with a webinar, which aired live on 11 Ma...

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneer security and facility services company, announces HELIAUS® Guest, its automated enterprise visitor management system designed to replace antiquated clipboard visitor sign-in methods. Part of the company’s AI-driven HELIAUS workforce management solution, HELIAUS Guest manages every stage of the visitor experience by simplifying pre-screening and automating compliance reporting. Creating safer environments “Organisations today are...

Allient Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of speciality Motion, Controls and Power products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, has announced that it will showcase its new generation of drive solutions engineered specifically for AGVs and AMRs at LogiMAT 2026, March 24 – 26, at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre in Germany. Please visit Stand 8F02 in Hall 8 to explore the latest technologies, or get in touch to arrange a meeting during the event. Product...

Agentic AI is fundamentally changing the scale, speed, and sophistication of cyberattacks—increasing lateral movement, exposing the limits of fragmented, asset-centric security, and accelerating the asymmetry of cyber warfare. In response, Illumio Inc. is changing how breach containment works, shifting from protecting workloads in isolation to a system-wide approach that continuously reveals how attacks move end-to-end and where and how they must be stopped. AI security graph Illumio is...

Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) announced a partnership with System Surveyor, a digital system design platform for security and technology integrators. The collaboration will provide DMP dealers with advanced tools to simplify system planning, automate documentation and accelerate the sales process. The partnership grants DMP dealers’ access to System Surveyor’s mobile, collaborative system design platform. Incorporating DMP system components within the platform, dealers can desig...

Rapid7, Inc., a pioneer in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, announced new cloud security capabilities within Exposure Command, its industry-pioneer exposure management solution. The introduction of runtime validation and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) enables organisations to identify, validate, and prioritise exploitable risk based on real-world attack paths and business impact. As organisations scale hybrid and multi-cloud environments, security programs must move beyond...

OPSWAT Founder and CEO Benny Czarny has released his first book “Cybersecurity Upside Down”, calling on organisations to rethink their cybersecurity strategies. The book offers a fresh perspective on long-standing assumptions about defending against cyber threats and educates readers on the importance of a prevention-first mindset.  Detecting threats after entering the system Drawing on more than two decades of experience building cybersecurity technologies, Czarny argues tha...

Underlining the deep technical partnership between barox and Dallmeier, Dallmeier has developed a barox switch-monitoring for its Hemisphere® Enterprise VMS open software platform. Integration With the idea being initiated by Dallmeier’s CEO, Thomas Dallmeier, the new development enables the barox range of industrial PoE video switches and media converter products to be integrated and displayed on Hemisphere®’s Event and Alarm Inbox, or for smaller applications, in the SeMS...

Suprema, a global pioneer in AI-powered access control and security solutions, has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Motor Group Robotics LAB and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to collaborate on advancing residential complexes through service robot technology. Residential security In future residential environments, realising safe and convenient robot services for residents requires architectural designs that enable seamless robot mob...

VIVOTEK, a foremost global security solutions provider, has spent the past five years advancing its “Safety Map” sustainability initiative, leveraging its security expertise to strengthen community and environmental resilience. In 2024, VIVOTEK partnered with the Hualien-based regional revitalisation team Lamb Social Innovation Studio to assess safety risks and blind spots in Dachen New Village and propose improvement solutions. The project was selected as a representative case f...

Teleport announced Beams, a trusted runtime designed to solve the security and IAM challenges blocking teams from designing and running AI agents in production infrastructure. Beams runs each agent in an isolated Firecracker VM with built-in identity. Each Beam is connected to infrastructure and inference services without secrets, with audit and access control. Function Beams addresses a key challenge engineers face when designing agentic workflows for infrastructure. Engineers want to devel...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, released its 2026 Banking Heist Report. The finding is unambiguous: mobile banking apps have become the primary battleground for financial fraud — and attackers are winning. Malware bypassing app security controls Throughout 2025, Zimperium’s zLabs team tracked 34 active malware families targeting 1,243 financial institutions across 90 countries. Android malware-driven financial transactions increased 67% year-over-year....

Mercury Security, a pioneer in open architecture access control hardware, announces the commercial launch of its embedded application environment. With developer onboarding active and partner applications in progress, the platform moves from concept to execution, enabling technology partners and OEMs to build and deploy secure applications directly on Mercury MP Intelligent Controllers equipped with the latest Mercury firmware. Embedded application environment Mercury introduced its embedded...

Avant-Garde Systems Inc., recently acquired by global access solutions provider dormakaba, will showcase its expanded secured entry capabilities at ISC West 2026, taking place March 25–27 in Las Vegas. Visitors can find Avant-Garde at Booth 35061, where the company will demonstrate how organisations can deploy secured entry systems through a complete lifecycle approach, from choosing the right solution and installation to commissioning, service, and long-term system optimisation. Support...

Userful, the software-defined platform for enterprise-wide operational awareness and response, today announced new capabilities designed to help organisations manage increasingly complex security environments where cybersecurity threats, operational disruptions, and physical security risks converge. With InfinityAI, organisations can consolidate and monitor signals across multiple security systems, transforming fragmented data streams into unified situational awareness. The InfinityAI Platform...

March Networks®, a global pioneer in intelligent video surveillance and business intelligence, announces the launch of Searchlight AI, a powerful new generative AI capability for Searchlight Cloud, at ISC West 2026. The event will take place in Las Vegas, from March 25–27 at the Venetian Expo and Convention Centre, booth #23035. Designed to simplify how organisations interact with video and operational data, Searchlight AI allows users to ask natural language questions and instantly r...

Kindoo is displaying its innovative smartphone cloud-based access solution that eliminates the complexities of conventional access control solutions here at ISC West in booth 2054. Kindoo’s comprehensive access solution makes it easier and more profitable for systems integrators and installing resellers to expand their solution offerings. End-users will find the Kindoo access solution easier and more affordable, even if they already have an access system installed. Existing access system...

Morse Watchmans, the industry pioneer in key control and asset management systems, is showcasing the “Power of Three” at ISC West Booth 12109. Attendees can experience the company’s industry pioneer KeyWatcher® key management systems, along with solutions from sister companies SupplyPoint®, featuring their RotoFlex™ asset management solution, and mobile computer workstations from Newcastle Systems®. The “Power of Three” represents the convergence...

Morse Watchmans, the industry pioneer in key control and asset management systems, is debuting KeyWatcher® Sentinel at ISC West Booth 12109 . It builds on the company’s decades of experience, helping organisations redefine key and asset management. It will be showcased alongside the company’s comprehensive portfolio of key management solutions. “We listened closely to the challenges our customers face, like the need for better scalability, more integrations, and simpler wo...