Access control software News

Accredit Solutions, the global accreditation and workforce management technology provider for major events, venues and high-security environments, today announced the launch of Accredit Induct, a workforce readiness and compliance enforcement product that connects induction, identity, accreditation and access control into one operational workflow. The launch comes as venues, stadiums, arenas, visitor attractions, public spaces and event operators prepare for the implementation of the Terrorism...

Alva Industries, a manufacturer of frameless motors and owner and creator of FiberPrinting™ technology, will bring its interactive Slotless vs. Slotted Motor Technology Demo to WoTS 2026 in Utrecht, from September 22-25, the Netherlands. Visitors can experience the demo at the Zilvertron and Sentech booth, stand 8E026, where a dedicated ALVA section will also feature selected SlimTorq™ and GearTorq™ motors. The hands-on demo allows visitors to directly interact with both a con...

Safehire.ai, the digital risk screening company, has partnered with the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) and TPN Credit Bureau to bring Digital Risk Screening to South African schools. The ISASA partnership will give its 800+ member schools access to Digital Risk Screening (DRS) to enhance their safer-recruitment and safeguarding processes. TPN has an established role in screening for South African schools and Safehire.ai will enable it to offer a much wider spectrum o...

A pioneer access management company put one of its award-winning products through a live attack test as it received one of the UK's most prestigious business honours. The Key Safe Company, based in Worcester, was presented with a King's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Beatrice Grant, during her visit to the company's headquarters. Live security demonstration The event, which was also attended by several other local dign...

Ransomware activity targeting the Middle East surged to its highest level during the 17-month period assessed by CloudSEK, jumping from 17 threat intelligence feeds in April 2025 to 357 in June 2026 — more than a 20-fold increase. The sharp ransomware escalation is part of a wider shift in the region’s cyber threat landscape, where financially motivated cybercrime is increasingly operating alongside politically driven hacktivism, state-linked espionage, destructive attacks and rapid...

DigiCert, a pioneer in intelligent trust, announces the general availability of DigiCert AI Trust Manager, part of the DigiCert ONE platform. The new solution helps organisations discover and manage the AI agents they own or operate, establish each agent’s verifiable identity and ownership, define what it is authorised to do, and revoke that authority with a kill switch when trust changes. AI agents can access sensitive data, use software tools, write code, make decisions, and complete tr...

On 1 October 2026 the S12 Security Guarding Leadership group marks its first anniversary. It officially launched last year at the International Security Expo in London. Since then, the group has grown its membership, broadened its reach and streamlined its priorities. The S12 comprises 16 board members, adding two new non-ACS members, as well as an impartial core management team this year. S12 workstreams bring together more than 350 registered members from 237 organisations. The organisation c...

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has overhauled its global network infrastructure, removing key single points of failure and enabling critical security updates to be carried out without service outages. The network transformation, delivered by ANSecurity, was undertaken as Trowers & Hamlins reduced its primary office and datacentre footprint and relocated core datacentre services to a dedicated co-location facility. Cloud-connected services The firm, which has more than 170 pa...

Zimperium, the pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, announces that its zLabs research team has uncovered RatHat, an advanced Android malware strain linked to threat actors believed to be operating in China. RatHat uses generative AI to adaptively navigate compromised devices, steal financial credentials and maintain persistent control even after a user attempts to uninstall the malicious application. Distributed through smishing, malvertising and deceptive third-party download sites, RatHat...

ZeroEyes, creators of the multi-analytics weapons detection and threat intelligence platform, announces that specialty insurance leader David Macpherson has joined the company as a strategic advisor for risk and insurance. He will advise ZeroEyes on insurance strategy, alternative risk financing, customer risk-management programs, and engagement with global insurers. ZeroEyes pioneered human-verified visual firearm detection to help organisations identify imminent active threats and facilitate...

dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire Alliants Limited, the guest experience technology partner behind more than 100,000 hotel rooms for the world’s leading hospitality brands. The acquisition will strengthen dormakaba’s position as a global hospitality access solutions leader. It expands the company’s hospitality offering beyond physical access control, connecting room entry with digital guest engagement to support a seamless guest journey while preserving custo...

Diligent, the AI pioneer in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, announces a major enhancement to Diligent One, its native AI platform, at Gartner’s Enterprise Risk, Audit and Compliance Conference (ERAC). “For many organisations, GRC work is slowed by fragmented systems, manual coordination and time-consuming reporting processes,” said Brian Stafford, President and CEO of Diligent. “Our latest agentic capabilities help teams cut through that complexity by co...

Corelight, a pioneer in enabling the defensible AI SOC, today announced new solutions to accelerate the adoption of the AI SOC without surrendering the transparency, auditability, and control that network defence demands. Corelight released the Agent Builder Library and Natural Language Query to best leverage the speed and functionality of AI and address the state of constant vulnerability most enterprises now face. Corelight is also expanding its detection coverage beyond identifying which AI...

ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, opened its 2026 Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The event continues through 16 September and features more than 200 education sessions and over 500 exhibitors from more than 150 nations.  The conference opened with two days of pre-conference programming on Saturday and Sunday, including ASIS Volunteers’ Day and the ASIS Awards of...

Arctic Wolf®, the cybersecurity and AI company, announces the launch of Aurora MDR Connect, a new tier of Aurora Managed Detection and Response (MDR) built exclusively for managed service providers (MSPs). Powered by the Aurora Superintelligence Platform and the Aurora Agentic SOC that underpins Arctic Wolf’s flagship MDR, Aurora MDR Connect enables MSPs to extend modern security operations, including 24x7 detection, investigation, and pre-authorised response, to organisations of all...

Allied Universal®, the world's pioneer security and facility services provider, has been named one of America's Most Admired Workplaces by Newsweek for the third consecutive year. The list features companies most respected by current employees and job seekers. "This recognition is a tremendous honour because it reflects the commitment, professionalism and dedication our team members bring every day," said Steve Jones, global chairman and CEO of Allied Universal. Career advancement opportun...

ABUS has welcomed a group of UK locksmiths to its Pfaffenhain manufacturing facility in Germany, giving customers the opportunity to see first-hand how its locking systems are manufactured. The group of new and existing customers spent several days in Germany, with the visit combining a tour of the Pfaffenhain factory with time to meet the ABUS team, learn more about the manufacturing process and explore the wider range of security solutions produced. Wider range of security solutions The Pfa...

Sumsub announces Workforce Verification, an integrated solution that embeds identity document verification, biometric liveness, and background screening directly into enterprise IAM and HR platforms. Built for multinational organisations, the offering provides continuous identity assurance across the full employee lifecycle—from recruitment to account recovery—to prevent unauthorised system access. Standard Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms enforce access controls, but...

Genetec Inc, the global pioneer in enterprise physical security software, is now inviting contributions for the 7th annual edition of its global State of Physical Security report. In 2025, Genetec’s survey received responses from over 7,300 participants across six continents, offering valuable insight into emerging trends within the industry. The report found that interest in adopting AI has more than doubled among end users since the previous year. Additionally, security is increasingly...

Gunnebo Safe Storage has introduced OEM Barrier Solutions, a global offering bringing together its engineering, manufacturing and certification capabilities for security-critical applications. The launch builds on Gunnebo Safe Storage's established work with manufacturers across the financial sector, high-risk industries, high-end retail, pharmaceutical markets, reflecting the wider range of applications in which its barrier technology is now being integrated. Security-critical applications O...

HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity and physical access control solutions, has launched HID Signo Décor in response to a request that architects, specifiers and integrators have repeatedly raised: a Signo-grade reader built for high-design spaces, without a compromise on the security behind it. The Signo Décor Reader 30 model mounts flush on European- and China-style back boxes and sits behind a robust glass face, rated IK10 for impact resistance and IP65 for indoor and o...

Connected Technologies is partnering with Farpointe Data, San Jose, California, expanding Apple and Google Wallet credential support to include CONEKT® mobile-ready readers - delivering a solution that’s more cost-effective than most other NFC wallet providers. Mobile access control is becoming ubiquitous with secure physical identity management. The Connect ONE® wallet card solution utilises the phone’s native wallet app to help dealers migrate users to mobile credentials....

Safetrust is demonstrating Aliro card and mobile credentials working side by side at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2026, along with live Access Control Emulation (ACE), the Neural Adapter, and Badgeless Access powered by facial authentication. The company is exhibiting at booth 3545 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, September 14 – 16.  Safetrust will also present a featured education session during the event: One Credential, Any Reader: How the Aliro Standar...

Five months after joining forces, March Networks®, a global pioneer in video surveillance and business intelligence, and VIVOTEK, a foremost global security solutions provider, will exhibit jointly at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2026 for the first time. At booth 1823, September 14–16 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, the combined organisation will demonstrate how Connected Intelligence for Modern Security brings together video, AI, cloud, business intelligence a...

Zenitel, a pioneer in Unified Critical Communication solutions, announces the launch of the Indoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-K) and Outdoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-KOE), giving partners greater flexibility to develop customised IP speaker solutions for specific applications and project requirements. Zenitel was an early pioneer of IP speaker technology, introducing its first IP speaker solution in 2010. Since then, the company has continuously expanded its IP speaker portfolio to address a growing rang...

Xtract One Technologies announces the release of Mean Time to Secure (MTTS), a new feature suite and performance metric set available across its SmartGateway, Xtract One Gateway, and Xtract One View platforms, introducing Mean Time to Secure (MTTS) metrics. MTTS provides security operators a complete, end-to-end, data-driven view of their entry screening program's performance. MTTS combines Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), which measures primary screening speed, with Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR), whi...

Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.), a U.S.-based manufacturer of 2D and 3D radars for ground and low-altitude airspace surveillance applications, is proud to announce it will exhibit at the 2026 Global Security Exchange (GSX), taking place Sept. 14-16 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, booth 3550. “During GSX 2026, O.W.L. will focus on the importance of effective, less costly drone and perimeter detection solutions for airports, data centers, utilities, water treatment plan...

Kindoo, an innovator turning any electric door into a smartphone-operated smart door, is showcasing its complete cloud-based access control solution at GSX 2026 in booth 1454.  Proven in thousands of installations worldwide, Kindoo eliminates many of the costs and complexities of conventional access control, including extensive wiring, dedicated network infrastructure and physical credentials. The scalable solution can be deployed in new installations, for system expansions, or alongside e...

CEDIA Expo 2026, produced by Forge, welcomed 9,653 verified attendees to Denver for three days of product discovery, manufacturer training, education, and industry connection. More than 320 exhibiting brands came together with the residential integration community to reconnect with customers, build new relationships, and create new business opportunities. “What stood out in Denver was the quality of the audience and the business happening across the show floor,” said Jason McGraw, G...

ASSA ABLOY will be exhibiting at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2026 from September 14 - 16 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The company invites attendees to visit the ASSA ABLOY booth #1421, where it will showcase its latest innovations in digital access solutions and software, doors, frames, and mechanical hardware. Visit the booth to see first-hand the products and solutions that are transforming facility operations across the country. More secure environments &ldq...