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Euralarm has announced the programme for the first European Fire Detection Forum, bringing together experts from industry, research, standardisation and regulation to explore the future of fire detection. The Forum will take place on 2 December 2026 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, as part of VdS-FireSafety Cologne. Under the theme “From reaction to prediction – the next paradigm of electronic fire safety”, the Forum will examine how new risks, technologies and regulations are changi...

Atos, a pioneer of AI-powered digital transformation, announced this week a strategic partnership with EDF aimed at advancing nuclear operations for export projects and developing an industrialised approach to managing data, business processes and activities during the exploitation of nuclear facilities. This partnership, that can last up to 15 years, will lead to the development of an Operations Information Management System (OIMS), the digital backbone of a nuclear power plant, designed to sup...

Hikvision and Aramco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities for collaboration in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced imaging technologies to support environmental monitoring, biodiversity protection efforts, and other sustainability initiatives. The MoU establishes a framework for the two organisations to assess potential areas of cooperation, including AI-enabled native vegetation health monitoring, fauna assessment and monitoring, environment...

Matrix Comsec, a provider of integrated, enterprise-grade physical security solutions, has received the CII Award for Best Company for Excellence in R&D – Silver in the Electronics, Space & Defence category. The award was presented at the CII Global Summit on Industrial R&D & Competitiveness 2026, held on October 7, in Bengaluru, under the theme “Powering India's R&D for Global Impact.” The recognition highlights Matrix's commitment to indigenous research a...

Advanced has launched a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar exploring how connected technology, cloud-based monitoring and intelligent data are transforming the management of fire detection systems. The new CPD, ‘The Evolution of Smart Fire System Management’, has been developed to help building owners, facilities managers, responsible persons and fire safety professionals understand how digital technologies can improve the way fire systems are monitored, maintaine...

GISEC Global 2026, the Middle East & Africa’s largest and most impactful cybersecurity event, concluded its 15th edition following three days of international collaboration, technology innovation and high-level dialogue on the future of cyber resilience. Held for the first time at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, the 2026 edition welcomed thousands of visitors from more than 130 countries, alongside 750+ global cybersecurity brands and 350+ speakers. The international turnout...

DICE Corporation announces a new edge artificial intelligence platform that runs AI processing inside the customer's network and reports into Ceila.ai as a native component. The platform was previewed with corporate and national account clients at GSX 2026 in Atlanta this week. It is currently in trials with monitoring centres and enterprise accounts including Clear Watch, one of the industry's larger interactive virtual guarding services, with general availability planned for the first quarter...

Godel Technologies (Godel) has announced a major strategic transformation of its business as it responds to the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence on the software engineering and technology services industry. The move represents one of the most significant changes in Godel’s history and will see the company evolve beyond the traditional software engineering services model on which it has built its business. AI-native approach Godel believes AI is fundamentally changing both...

Robox AI announced the Robox AI Video Intelligence Platform, a configurable AI-powered platform that transforms compatible existing camera infrastructure into real-time actionable intelligence for loss prevention, safety, security, compliance and business operations. Centralised intelligence layer Instead of requiring organisations to replace their existing camera infrastructure or deploy multiple single-purpose analytics products, Robox AI provides a centralised intelligence layer t...

Riverbed, the pioneer in AIOps for observability, announced new Riverbed intelligent network observability solutions that combine 360-degree network visibility with agentic AI to help network operations teams accelerate troubleshooting, identify root causes, predict emerging issues and increasingly prevent disruptions before they impact users. About Riverbed Network 360 The new Riverbed Network 360 offerings natively integrate the powerful agentic AI capabilities of Riverbed IQ and Q into Rive...

Fime announces the acquisition of Red Alert Labs, taking a further step in its strategy to become a global Digital Trust Provider. The acquisition adds cybersecurity evaluation, certification expertise and compliance automation to Fime’s established capabilities across payments, smart mobility and digital identity. Trust infrastructure As digital ecosystems become increasingly interconnected, trust can no longer be addressed in silos. Payments, digital identities, connected devices...

As autonomous agents make the digital world more dangerous, Rubrik, the Security and AI Operations Company, unveils Rubrik Code Guardian, a custom Claude Mythos 5 harness that red-teams customers’ code based on an air-gapped copy of their repository. Bringing cyber resilience up to speed of AI “Rubrik is one of the partners we are working with to put Claude Mythos 5's cyber capabilities in defenders' hands, so they can find and validate attack paths before attackers do," said Micha...

As AI agents take on more of the work inside the enterprise, the biggest barrier to adoption isn’t capability – it's confidence.  Customers need to trust that AI is secure, governed, and worth the cost before they let it run at scale. Today, Cisco closes that gap through new Splunk innovations, giving  customers the ability to safely and cost-efficiently scale AI wherever their data already lives. This includes an expanded partnership with NVIDIA to bring Splunk AI to on-...

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...

DMP launched VK VMS, a new cloud-based, integrated video management solution that delivers live video viewing and on-site device management to DMP’s flagship Virtual Keypad platform. The launch introduces AlarmVision subscription tiers and XV Plus Gateways, enabling professional monitoring in DMP’s growing video platform.  Activated through the new XV Plus Gateway hardware, dealers can offer VK VMS independently of DMP’s patented AlarmVision technology, which is now a s...

Cozaint Corporation, the Intelligent Video Lifecycle Management company, announced the commercial availability of its patented MARCIA™ platform for Milestone XProtect® video management software environments. About MARCIA MARCIA enables organisations using Milestone XProtect to extend video retention beyond traditional primary-storage limits while continuing to use XProtect exactly as they do today.  MARCIA continuously replicates newly recorded video in the background to LTO-ba...

ZBeta, a pioneer in delivering comprehensive physical security consulting services, announces the launch of its Client Immersion Program, a strategic engagement designed to help organisations align security decisions with business priorities, operational requirements, and long-term goals. Security decisions increasingly have implications across the enterprise, influencing business continuity, operational resilience, regulatory compliance, technology strategy and growth. As organisations adopt n...

As artificial intelligence, geopolitical tensions and emerging quantum computing capabilities reshape the global cyber threat landscape, organisations are rethinking how they protect critical infrastructure, safeguard digital assets and prepare for the emerging cyber risks. GISEC Global 2026, the biggest and most influential cybersecurity event in the MENA, organised by inD, will bring together governments, critical infrastructure operators, technology innovators and cybersecurity leaders at Du...

The pace of technological progress is best described as relentless. Cyber attacks have evolved from opportunistic strikes into highly automated, intelligent campaigns that move at faster than ever. Traditional security operations centres, built for a slower and more predictable threat landscape, are struggling to keep up. This is where the AI-native Security Operations Centre (SOC) enters the scene, not as a luxury, but as a necessity. An AI-native SOC reimagines security operations from the gr...

Security operations centres of the past were pictured as quiet control room filled with blinking dashboards with constant surveillance from human analysts. Today, cyber security teams utilise high-speed decision engines; constantly interpreting signals, filtering noise, and responding to threats that evolve by the minute. In this environment, terms like AI SOC, SIEM, and SOAR are often used interchangeably, yet each plays a distinct role. In this article, users will learn what sets these three...

Cyber threats are evolving at a pace that bewilder even seasoned security analysts. Attackers used to be easy to detect; with their reliance on phishing emails riddled with spelling mistakes or predictable malware signatures. Today’s threat actors are harnessing artificial intelligence to automate reconnaissance, generate convincing social engineering campaigns, evade detection, and adapt their attacks in real time. Against this backdrop, many traditional Security Operations Centre, or SOC...

Cybersecurity teams face a difficult reality. Organisations are collecting more security data than ever before, yet many still struggle to detect threats quickly, respond efficiently, or keep pace with increasingly sophisticated attacks. Traditional Security Operations Centre (SOC), once considered the backbone of enterprise defence, are under pressure from alert overload, analyst burnout, and attackers who now use automation and artificial intelligence themselves. As a result, AI-driven SOC is...

Cybersecurity teams are experiencing a shift in their scope of work. Attack surfaces are expanding, threat actors are becoming more sophisticated, and the speed of modern attacks is outpacing traditional security operations. At the same time, organisations are facing off a spike in alerts, struggling with analyst burnout, and dealing with an ongoing shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. Against this backdrop, Artificial Intelligence has emerged as one of the most transformative techn...

Security Operations Centres (SOC) are evolving at a remarkable pace. What once relied heavily on manual investigation and rule-based monitoring is now increasingly powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation. As cyber threats grow faster, more evasive, and more sophisticated, organisations are under pressure to modernise their SOC capabilities without sacrificing visibility, compliance, or operational control. For Chief Information Security Officers, choosing the right...

Cybersecurity operations are undergoing a remarkable transformation. For years, Security Operations Centres (SOC) have relied on skilled analysts, rule-based detection systems, and increasingly sophisticated automation to protect organisations from cyber threats. Today, the next evolution is already taking shape: the Autonomous SOC. In this article, users will learn what an Autonomous SOC is, how it differs from traditional and AI-assisted SOC models, why organisations are increasingly turning...

Pressure is increasing on modern Security Operations Centre (SOC). Cyber threats are growing in volume, sophistication, and speed, while security teams face increasing workloads, talent shortages, and alert fatigue. Many SOC analysts spend a significant portion of their day investigating alerts that ultimately turn out to be false positives, leaving less time to focus on genuine threats. Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping organisations address this challenge by transforming one of the most...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the global cybersecurity landscape, strengthening cyber defences while simultaneously enabling faster, more sophisticated attacks. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, 94% of organisations expect AI to be the biggest driver of cybersecurity change over the coming year, while 87% identify AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk. Against this backdrop, GISEC Global 2026, organised by inD, a joint ve...

International publications will give professional audiences greater access to African capability requirements, industrial development and emerging technologies ahead of the inaugural Lagos exhibition. The Africa International Defence Exhibition has announced a 26-strong Official Media Partnership Programme designed to expand international reporting and analysis of the defence and security priorities shaping Africa. Covering defence policy Led by Defense News as Platinum Media Partner, Defence...

To meet the challenge of detecting, investigating and responding to increasingly quick threats, organisations are investing in advanced security technologies that can strengthen their security operations and improve resilience against cyber attacks. Two technologies that are often discussed together are Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and AI-powered Security Operations Centres (AI SOCs). While both play critical roles in modern cyber defence, they serve different purposes and deliver valu...

Cyber threats are becoming faster, more sophisticated, and increasingly difficult for traditional Security Operations Centres (SOC) to manage. Security teams face growing alert volumes, evolving attack techniques, and a persistent shortage of skilled cyber security professionals. To address these challenges, organisations are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered SOC that can automate many aspects of security operations. However, not all AI SOC are created equal. While some simply ass...