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IDIS, the manufacturer of trusted South Korean-made video tech, will be displaying an exciting line-up of end-to-end video solutions that include the latest advances in AI-powered video analytics for businesses of any size, at Intersec 2023 on stand S1-J27. NDAA-compliant edge AI cameras The company will unveil its new range of NDAA-compliant edge AI cameras and new appliances, including the DV-3200 AI in the Box, that leverage the power of the IDIS Deep Learning Engine, which is trained on va...

2022 has been a year full of development and innovation for Dahua. As a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, Dahua has launched various upgrades to its existing product portfolio as well as an artillery of new products and solutions that address specific needs/problems in society. Safety risks detection and response With key technologies such as AIoT, big data, and software, Dahua solutions enable families and businesses to detect and respond to safety and security r...

UK-based Reading FC named Acronis, a global pioneer in cyber protection, as its Official Cyber Protection Partner. Under the #Cyberfit delivery partner Westcoast Cloud, Acronis will provide the organisation with a full suite of cyber protection solutions to protect the team's data assets and optimise workflow, facilitating the team to perform at its best on and off the field. Online security solutions As part of the partnership, the club will benefit from Acronis&rsqu...

i-PRO Co., Ltd. a global pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety shared its top five predictions for the physical security industry in 2023. 1) AI-based analytics become standard at the edge 2023 will see significant adoption of AI-based analytics in cameras and video management systems (VMS) as more manufacturers provide this feature within their standard camera lines. There are simply too many camera streams for humans to monitor effectively, so AI...

Beyond Identity, the provider of phishing-resistant and password less MFA, has announced the appointments of Pia McSharry as vice president of global sales engineering and Susanne Gurman as vice president of revenue marketing. With more than 15 years of experience in sales engineering at pioneer cybersecurity and data firms including Rapid7, SecurityScorecard and Securonix, McSharry brings unmatched experience in developing winning teams that drive new business. McSharry will lead a team of in...

Arcules, a provider of unified, intelligent Security-as-a-Service solutions, announced that its cloud-based video platform interfaces with IMRON’s UnityIS access control platform. The combination of these two SaaS products supports automation, rapid workflows and integrated data capture that enhances security, improves situational awareness and enhances ROI. The plugin integration enables joint customers to access a unified security monitoring experience by combining access control ale...

Entrust, a pioneer in trusted payments, identities, and digital infrastructure is now offering its cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalogue with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Entrust Identity as a Service (IDaaS) offers a cloud-based solution that includes Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), password less log...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software announced that its AI solution has completed operational tests and evaluation by National Safe Skies Alliance, Inc. (Safe Skies) at San Diego International Airport. Safe Skies’ evaluation report Safe Skies’ evaluation report, entitled SSDA—22-028 Hakimo Access Control Video Analytics – San Diego International Airport, was published in November 2022....

The most prominent 2023 predictions in the cybersecurity industry for the year ahead are from Miri Marciano, Associate Director, Cybersecurity Expert at Boston Consulting Group. Miri discusses what organisations should be on the lookout for in an increasingly volatile environment where attackers are constantly finding new ways to access sensitive information and take control of vital systems. The wider issue will be to make sure the recovery system of an organisation is fool-proof ensuring...

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi announces its forthcoming appearance at the Intersec 2023 security event, which takes place from 17th-19th January in Dubai. TDSi will be showcasing the latest versions of its powerful GARDiS security ecosystem of hardware and software products and will be appearing as part of the UK Pavilion (Stand S3 – B45) for the first time in a decade, as part of the BSIA’s promotion of British security technology. An important event John Davies, Managing...

Axis Communications, an approved Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA), is launching a private bug bounty programme with Bugcrowd, the pioneer in crowdsourced cybersecurity. The private bug bounty programme strengthens Axis’ commitment to building professional relationships with external security researchers and ethical hackers. The new programme reinforces the company’s efforts to proactively identify, patch, and disclose vulnerabilities in AXIS OS, the...

An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that 30 per cent of applications used by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) are unsupported, having been developed with outdated software, increasing their security risk. The report revealed that Defra, the government department overseeing environmental protection, food production, and rural communities, use an estimated 1,962 different applications with 30 per cent not supported by their supplier in...

Alcatraz AI, a pioneer in autonomous access control solutions, announces a series of new enhancements to its flagship product the Rock™. Now including features like Admin Portal Single Sign On (SSO) and Profile Expiration, Alcatraz AI delivers critical controls for organisations to easily manage employee access while complying with industry privacy and security regulations. Facial authentication solution The Rock by Alcatraz AI is a simple, secure, and trusted facial authentication solu...

ZeroEyes, creator of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced that former U.S. Air Force and Space Force Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect Officer - Preston Dunlap has joined as its new Strategic Advisor. In his role, Mr. Dunlap will advise ZeroEyes on technology and product development as well as strategic growth across the federal government. Address gun-related violence and secu...

Pioneer in the development of auto-ID and labelling solutions, SATO France has announced it will transition from vellum to recycled paper labels, which are made up of 100% FSC recycled fibre content, across its manufacturing operations in response to customer demand for more ecologically friendly consumables. Vellum paper labels Vellum paper labels have been standard up until now. However, recycled labels are produced with lower rates of water, natural resources and energy usage in comparison...

Videonetics proudly debuts its refreshed brand personality including a bold, intriguing & dynamic brandmark that impersonates its deep-rooted ideology of creating unique and transformational technologies. Inspired by their award-winning AI & DL powered video analytics engine, Videonetics, and their associated brands are represented by a new positioning statement, ‘Look Deeper’. New brandmark signifies Movement Videonetics is a deep-tech business that demands constant, new...

DigiCert, Inc., a global provider of digital trust, released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the new year and beyond. These projections authored by DigiCert experts Dr. Avesta Hojjati, Dean Coclin, Mike Nelson, Srinivas Kumar, Stephen Davidson, Steve Job, and Tim Hollebeek are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture, and decades of combined experience. 2022 State of Digital Trust Survey “These predictions come on the heels of our 2022 St...

AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity pioneer in securing application connectivity, announced that it has acquired Prevasio, a SaaS cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that includes an agentless cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, anti-malware scan, vulnerability assessment, and dynamic analysis for containers. Reducing cloud security costs As applications rapidly migrate to the cloud, security teams are being flooded with alerts. These teams are struggling to detect...

Evolution, the integrated fire and security systems business, has continued its growth with three new senior appointments to its leadership team. John Baillie has been promoted to the role of Sales Director EMEA, and will now be responsible for managing and leading all of the business's sales operations across the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands. John joined Evolution in 2008 to head up its business operation in Scotland, and was promoted to UK Sales Manager in 2019. Major sales activities K...

Lumeo, a designer of computer vision solutions, announces a flexible analytic that conditionally blurs objects such as faces, licence plates, and more to ensure that surveillance systems adhere to privacy and conform to legal requirements. Personal privacy Maintaining personal privacy is a pressing concern for all entities employing a surveillance system. In the past decade, more governments around the world are enacting new privacy laws which hold businesses accountable for how th...

Cequence Security, a renowned provider of Unified Application Program Interface (API) Protection, shared details of its record growth during the first half of FY22 and the appointment of Wei Wang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Cequence Security’s unique approach to uncovering and preventing API threats that can lead to fraud and data loss has resulted in the company protecting $1.3 trillion in assets among Fortune 500 companies and more than two billion user accounts worldwide. D...

A few minutes or even seconds decide whether a disaster or damage can be avoided or at least limited. Seeing more, better and earlier enables more effective action. MOBOTIX Thermal Detection can make a valuable contribution to this. It operates in three main areas: early fire detection at best, even before flames arise; quality assurance and process optimisation; and 24/7 security in object and perimeter protection, which is also GDPR-compliant. MOBOTIX p71 Thermal ECO camera The new MOBOTIX...

Facilities and security managers, architects, building managers, and many others can benefit from the time-saving support provided by a BIM and specification partnership. A webcast on December 8th introduces the process for a non-specialist audience — and explains how partnership frees up time and reduces project costs. “No prior expertise is needed,” says Marc Ameryckx, BIM Development Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA. “That is the main message of our next...

ZKTeco UK Limited, the Midlands-based subsidiary of global security solutions manufacturer, ZKTeco, announces an exciting new distribution partnership with Vision Security Distribution for its state-of-the-art Access and Entrance Control solutions. The new distribution agreement signifies a great step forward for the ZKTeco brand as it starts to introduce its wider product portfolio to the UK market and contribute to the continued growth of the business globally. Technical support professional...

Sentry Enterprises, an identity transformation player across the physical and digital worlds, announces its expansion into the cryptocurrency market with the launch of Sentinel Wallet LLC. Sentinel Wallet LLC has created the Sentinel Cold Storage Crypto Wallet – the world’s first biometric wallet to complete an end-to-end security audit by a credentialed security lab to achieve the Common Criteria EAL5+ software certification on a certified EAL6+ silicon. It’s widely known th...

Dan DeMichele, Vice President (VP), of Product Management for LastPass, said “The latest wave of cyberattacks is a powerful reminder of their increasing sophistication. But there has been a significant target shift – Cybercriminals aren’t just coming for governments, large-scale enterprises, and critical infrastructure, individuals and SMBs are on their radar too." He adds, "The message is clear – everyone at every level needs to be prepared. The good news is that when i...

Health-tech AI platform RedBrick AI is announcing a US$4.6M seed funding round to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence in clinical settings, through rapid data annotation on medical imagery. The round was led by Surge, Sequoia Capital India, and Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, with participation from Y Combinator and angels.  AI in Medical Imagery  Medical imagery is an essential source of truth in clinical diagnosis and comprises ab...

Sella Personal Credit (Sella) is launching a trial of a credit card with biometric recognition that, thanks to a small chip sensor, allows people to make payments using their fingerprint. Users can ‘authorise payment transactions by simply placing their finger on their credit card, securely and quickly’. New biometric card to secure payments Each customer of Sella Personal Credit is provided with a kit containing a special device (‘sleeve’) Deploying the new card, wh...

Oosto’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Scientist presented a bold new vision for video analytics leveraging contextual scene understanding and semantic segmentation at this week’s ISC East, the International Security Conference & Exposition, in New York. In their presentation, Oosto laid out how the use of these new technologies can deliver real-time contextual analytics and more accurate alerts based on a more holistic understanding of a scene. Providing limited insight...

Someone is trying to break into an ATM with a sledgehammer one day while someone else tries to install a skimmer (card reader) the next. On both occasions, a warning is given within a matter of seconds through a loudspeaker that they’ve been detected. They are told to stop their illegal activity and leave the ATM zone. AI capabilities After ignoring the instructions, a dense, harmless fog deterrent is released which pushes the intruder back towards the entrance, and a patrol and response...