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Mesh Security, the company delivering the world’s first Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) platform, announces a $12 million Series A funding round led by Lobby Capital, with participation from S Ventures (SentinelOne CVC), and BrightPixel Capital. Mesh provides the execution layer for modern security operations, as enterprises shift toward unifying fragmented security investments into a single, interoperable system that reduces exposure and improves business resiliency at scale. Mod...

For large retailers with hundreds of branches, operational challenges often feel familiar. Rising crime, staff shortages, tight margins and ageing infrastructure dominate boardroom conversations. Yet while many organisations focus on headline issues, smaller structural inefficiencies quietly drain budgets year after year. One of the most overlooked is keyholding and access management. The financial impact of traditional keyholding models is significant. Across large retail estates, annual costs...

Quorum Cyber reveals the extensive, but alarming findings of its 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook report. AI automation and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms have fundamentally altered the threat landscape, enabling nation-state actors to automate up to 90% of intrusions, and pushing vulnerability disclosures past 35,000 for the first time. Attackers abandon slow-encryption tactics, as evidenced by ransom demands in financial services exploding by 179%. Organisations face a stark reality:...

Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors announced today that its new Vortex™ CSI for law enforcement professionals is available for sale and shipment worldwide. The Vortex CSI was developed from the Vortex™ series of ground search metal detectors. As such, it is lightweight, durable, waterproof to 16 feet, and powered by Garrett's MD-MF multifrequency technology. Compensation of soil interference More than that, it carries a host of features carefully designed to make it a highly effi...

ZKTeco USA, a provider of biometric verification and access control technology, announces, along with its sister company Armatura, that its latest line of access control products are OSDP Verified and can help customers improve data security. The company’s newly released list of OSDP Verified products includes the EP series of access control readers, six Atlas series controllers, three IO Boards, and four new access control panels scheduled for release in 2026. The importance of being OSD...

3DX-RAY Ltd, a pioneer in advanced X-ray imaging technology, has successfully sold multiple units of its AS1-ISC Systems, each equipped with both AS1 and AS2 panels, to a law enforcement agency in North Africa. The 3DX-RAY ThreatScan®-AS1(ISC) is a fully integrated robust, lightweight amorphous silicon portable x-ray inspection system. With a primary 22” touch display, computer communications and power supplies consolidated into a single, rugged waterproof case. With the addition of a...

iDenfy, a global RegTech hub that specialises in identity verification and fraud prevention tools, announces its latest integration on Adobe Commerce (formerly known as Magento). iDenfy’s KYC integration will now help online businesses to add an advanced security layer to their Adobe Commerce stores owners. Specifically for enterprise merchants, it helps to provide a more straightforward onboarding way that minimises account fraud, protects users, maintains compliance with evolving regula...

DeterTech, the official site security partner of Brentford FC, is proud to support an accredited Safe Haven established by the club at Gtech Community Stadium, reinforcing both organisations’ commitment to community safety and wellbeing. Located in Brentford FC’s west stand security hub on Lionel Road South, it will provide support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It will be managed by trained security staff and is open to any member of the public who feels vulner...

Ranger Fire and Security announces a £150 million funding package from Apera, a pioneer European private debt asset manager, to support the next phase of its growth and acquisition strategy. The funding will enable Ranger to significantly accelerate its expansion plans, with a focus on driving organic growth and acquiring high-performing, regulatory compliance driven, preventative maintenance-focused businesses in the fire and security sector and building on Ranger’s successful trac...

The high-tech company TRUMPF has presented three partner companies with the Supplier Award for their outstanding and long-standing cooperation. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH received the "Best Innovator" award for its exceptional innovative strength. The reason for the award: IDS developed a tailor-made solution for a strategically important area of application at TRUMPF in record time. Live monitoring technology It combines uEye Live monitoring technology with the intelligent IDS NXT...

Building on its highly regarded series of integrated high-security solutions events, the CNI Security Group has announced its latest date, tackling one of the biggest risks facing critical infrastructure - ‘The Enemy Within - Mitigating the Insider Threat’. ‘The Enemy Within’ is designed for all CNI stakeholders in the security sector, including end users, consultants and system designers, and will start at 10am, Wednesday 25th February, at the Guildhall, London. Why at...

DigiCert, a pioneer in intelligent trust, announces that the company has been named a pioneer in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) Vendor Assessment (doc #US52990725, January 2026). The recognition highlights DigiCert’s leadership in helping organisations modernise PKI and automate certificate lifecycle operations as certificate validity periods continue to shorten and machine identities proliferate across complex hybrid and cloud environments. Policy-...

Group-IB, a creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announces the launch of the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution as part of its Unified Risk Platform (URP). Group-IB’s Cloud Security Posture Management is designed to reduce risks associated with cloud transformation and ensure business continuity by identifying misconfigurations, eliminating compliance gaps, and enhancing cloud security from initial development through to de...

Brivo, the pioneer in cloud-native physical security, releases 2026 Trends in Video Surveillance. The report identifies the seven trends that will directly impact businesses worldwide in 2026. A resource for business leaders, security professionals, and IT managers, the 2026 Trends report provides information, analysis, and tips about privacy protection, expanding regulations, public safety, and how AI-enhanced video surveillance has profoundly improved the detection and deterrence of threats,...

Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, announced new enhancements to FortiCNAPP that help organisations better understand and prioritise cloud risk beyond what is possible with many CNAPP solutions today. By correlating cloud configuration, identity exposure, vulnerabilities, network enforcement, data sensitivity, and runtime behavior in a single workflow, FortiCNAPP enables security teams to focus on the risks that matter most. Real...

Teleport, the AI Infrastructure Identity Company, announced the Teleport Agentic Identity Framework, an AI-centered framework that provides organisations with a clear roadmap for securely deploying agentic AI in production cloud and on-premises environments.  The framework will evolve alongside the industry and needs of the community, defining the policies, practices, developer tools and reference architecture required to operate autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents as trusted id...

Two leaders from Gunnebo Safe Storage have been appointed to senior roles within Eurosafe, with Mark Brookes elected President of the prestigious association. Eurosafe represents national safe manufacturers’ associations across Europe. Founded in Paris in 1988, the organisation brings together industry expertise to promote best practice and support the development of common standards for safes, strongrooms, data cabinets and other secure storage products. Role and responsibility Mark&rs...

Euralarm has released a new guidance document on Precautionary measures for protecting vital installations and facilities, providing practical direction to strengthen the physical protection and resilience of critical infrastructures across Europe. The purpose of this document is to illustrate in practice the importance and the basic requirements for physical security and safety in the field of critical infrastructure.  Security and stability In view of the constantly growing threat sit...

To support Data Protection Day, Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), the global leader in enterprise physical security software, is sharing best practices to help organisations protect sensitive physical security data while maintaining effective security operations. Physical security systems generate large volumes of information from video footage, access control records, and license plate information. As this data plays a growing role in daily operations and investigations, organisations are...

Despite rising violence in U.S. healthcare settings, many hospitals still rely on manual, paper-based systems to identify potentially dangerous individuals, creating serious gaps in both physical security and reporting data. To close this gap, Athena Security, Inc., has launched an automated BOLO (Be On the Lookout) / Person of Interest system engineered to instantly recognise high-risk individuals and deliver real-time alerts to hospital security teams. Much needed innovation “Th...

Security 101, a national provider of integrated security solutions, announced that it has acquired Blackhawk Security, a Honolulu based electronic security integrator with a strong reputation for supporting high consequence environments and maintaining systems across the full lifecycle. Founded in 2014, Blackhawk Security services organizations across the State of Hawaii, with additional reach across the Pacific Rim. The company brings deep experience in airports and critical infrastructure, al...

Pro-Vigil, a provider of AI-enabled remote video monitoring (RVM), management and crime deterrence solutions, today published The State of Physical Security Entering 2026 research report. The sixth annual study shows that physical security incidents remain persistent: 88% of respondents reported incidents at their business either increased or stayed the same in 2025, on par with the 91% who reported the same in 2024. Physical security strategies The survey polled business leaders across indus...

BadgePass, a provider of modern identity and credentialing solutions, announces the appointment of Jason Thomas as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Sales and Robbie Jefcoat as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Customer and Brand Strategy. These leadership additions strengthen the company’s executive team as they accelerate growth, deepen customer relationships, and continue scaling its platform and services. “BadgePass is entering an exciting new phase, and we’re investing in...

Global cybersecurity pioneer AlgoSec has released version A33.20 of its Security Management Solution, as a part of the AlgoSec Horizon platform. The new version introduces capabilities designed to remove friction from network security operations, providing teams with clearer visibility, better control, and faster, more confident decision-making. With 90% of organisations expected to adopt a hybrid cloud approach by 2027, security teams must manage more complex and distributed network environmen...

Kyocera Document Solutions UK unveils its new strategic partnership with MDI Cloud, combining Kyocera’s expertise in secure information management with one of the UK’s most advanced AI-enabled automation platforms. The partnership introduces an integrated approach to managing documents, workflows and data. Customers will benefit from automated document processing, AI driven insights and a powerful central platform for secure information management. Together, Kyocera and MDI Cloud ai...

NCC Group, a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber resilience business, has partnered with Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation, to deliver its cloud-native identity security solutions. The partnership leverages Delinea’s privileged access management (PAM) capabilities to help organisations defend their critical systems against cyber-attacks and insider threats. As organisations continue to adopt AI and...

Exhibitor interest in SPS – Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou 2026 continues to surge. With booth space filling rapidly ahead of the event's March opening, only limited availability remains. Running 4 – 6 March 2026 in Hall B of the China Import and Export Fair Complex, the smart manufacturing exhibition continues to draw support from technology suppliers and industrial buyers across China, and in 2026 will feature new product debuts and an expanded fringe programme, bolstered by...

Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, announces it has secured $150 million in Series F funding led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of Golub Capital, with additional confirmed participation from existing investors up to $50 million. This new investment will fuel global expansion through both organic and inorganic growth, as the company continues to pursue an aggressive vision for building the industry’s most comprehensive CPS protection platform. Targeting critical...

Sometimes a digital system cannot cover all the openings an organisation needs. Readers, escutcheons and security locks can equip many doors. But what if they also want to deploy intelligent key-operated locking for alarm boxes, medicine stores, server rooms or power units? Until now, the only secure option was to run two systems in parallel. A new integration between two digital ecosystems puts facilities managers in control like never before. Wireless access system The SMARTair® wireles...

Connected Technologies announces a powerful update to the Connect ONE® platform that elevates the intelligence of video surveillance and strengthens integration with onsite security systems through expanded NVR integration. Video analytics is a game-changer for surveillance, turning cameras into proactive detection of critical events without constant human monitoring or reviewing generic motion triggers. Connect ONE’s Camera Motion & Analytical Event Capture leverages video analyt...