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Most enterprises now have a hybrid data centre model - a mix of legacy, private cloud and public cloud infrastructures. Owning a data centre, even a small one, is like owning a home - one has to pay for everything and keep up with all the repairs. If one cut corners and fails to upgrade one’s equipment when necessary, one may put one’s enterprise at risk. For these reasons, many enterprises are choosing to house their data in a colocation facility. Colocation facilities Like one&r...

Sectigo, a globally renowned provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, has joined the Cloud Signature Consortium to help drive standards in the rapidly-growing document signing space. Sectigo, the international commercial Certificate Authority, with expertise in automating document signing certificate issuance and renewal, will work closely with the Consortium to define and promote standards as the demand for electronic signatures continues to rise. Expansio...

Exabeam, the Smarter SIEM™ company, announces updates to the Exabeam Partner Program, including the rollout of a formalised practice for managed security service providers (MSSPs) and managed detection and response (MDR) providers, both key segments of its partner ecosystem. The program will provide structure and support for multiple MSSP and MDR provider business models for its managed service practice, which contributed to 12% of the company’s overall business revenue in 2019. The...

Digital Guardian announced that it has released a new research report, The DG Data Trends Report, which assesses the risk of sensitive data loss during the COVID-19 crisis. The research is based on aggregated and anonymised data from nearly 200 customers of Digital Guardian’s Managed Security Program around the globe. It represents a wide range of organisation sizes and industries, including financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and business services. As they continue to work fro...

BT announces the launch of its Security Advisory Services practice, marking another step in the ongoing expansion of its cyber security capabilities. The practice will offer strategic security guidance and solutions to organisations across the globe, reflecting the market demand for expert guidance to navigate today’s complex cyber security landscape. BT Security Advisory Services will be led by Tris Morgan, with approximately 300 members of specialist staff based across the globe. They w...

Despite security issues and concerns resulting from the massive and sudden increase in work-from-home (WFH) initiatives caused by the global COVID-19 healthcare crisis, one-third (38%) of U.S. companies observed productivity gains during remote work and a staggering 84% anticipate broader and more permanent WFH adoption beyond the pandemic, according to new data released by Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions. Anticipate positions moving to permanent remote wo...

Arcules, a globally renowned provider of integrated cloud-based security services, has announced that it has appointed Michael Hygild as Director of Sales, EMEA, effective from July 1, 2020. The addition of Hygild to the Arcules leadership team will help to accelerate the company’s current momentum and ignite its next phase of growth. In his new role, Hygild will be responsible for strategic sales initiatives, including channel programs, within Europe. Strategic sales expert Hygild join...

Mistral Solutions, a technology design, and system engineering company, announces the introduction of an Automated Thermal Screening System, a body temperature detection and alert system for large establishments and public places to be placed at the entry and exit points. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought in unprecedented situations and is expected to make a long-term impact across the globe. As governments mandate screening of people at the entry and exit of establishments to track the body te...

Allot Ltd., a globally renowned provider of innovative network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions for communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, has launched Allot BusinessSecure, a new solution that CSPs can offer their SMB and enterprise customers to protect them from emerging cyber security threats, including malware, phishing, ransomware and crypto-mining, while increasing revenue. Allot BusinessSecure Allot BusinessSecure is the newest member of the All...

SmartRent, a globally renowned provider of smart home automation solutions for property owners, managers, developers and residents, has announced the release of its in-house perimeter and common area access control solution, Alloy Access. Perimeter access control solution The first vendor to offer a single-software solution combining enterprise smart home and perimeter access control, SmartRent's Alloy Access will enable building access controls for residential and multi-family communities. I...

Sectigo has seen demand increase significantly for its cloud-based Certificate Manager solution as large enterprises seek better protection from service interruptions and vulnerabilities during the global pandemic. The company’s digital identity management platform is helping complex organisations apply enterprise-grade Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), automation, and no-touch authentication to quickly secure and maintain operations across dispersed organisations. “In recent months,...

Pivot3, the globally renowned provider of intelligent hyper-converged infrastructure solutions for mission critical video, has announced a new platform for video surveillance solutions that enable organisations to do more with less in supporting their mission-critical security operations. Powered by the next generation Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 server platform with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processor, the new Pivot3 solutions deliver 10% lower cost per terabyte, 14% better capacity density and 100% more...

DigiCert, the globally renowned provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, has named Jason Sabin as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer. Sabin has been serving as Chief Information Officer at DigiCert since 2017 and has held a number of other executive roles at the company, including Chief Security Officer and Head of Research and Development (R&D). “Jason’s background and passion are in engineering, and he’s proven in numerous roles at DigiCert that he&rsquo...

In the past three two weeks, Check Point researchers have documented an average of 192,000 Coronavirus-related cyberattacks per week, marking a 30% increase compared to previous weeks. Researchers found that a majority of these attacks start with phishing emails in which criminals impersonate the WHO, United Nations, Zoom, Microsoft or Google to try and trick users into clicking on links or opening infected documents. High rate of malware attacks The World Health Organisation’s name and...

Temenos, the banking software company, has announced a joint effort with Microsoft to enable access to its AI-powered, Financial Crime Mitigation (FCM) SaaS solution to allow banks to protect both their customers and their organisation from financial crime increase during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as banks have moved to remote working to protect their staff. AI-powered security solution Temenos AI-powered, Financial Crime Mitigation SaaS solution based on Microsoft’s fa...

Pulse Secure, a renowned provider of software defined Secure Access solutions, announced that Pulse Secure was recognised among representative vendors within Gartner’s Market Guide for Network Access Control (NAC). Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) is an easy to use NAC solution that offers extensive user and device visibility, adaptive access management, dynamic guest and IoT device segregation, and automated threat response. The solution enables organisations to gain Zero Trust control by worki...

ExtraHop, the globally renowned provider of cloud-native network detection and response solutions, has announced the general availability of Reveal(x) 360, the first SaaS-based network detection and response (NDR) solution. Reveal(x) 360 NDR solution provides on-demand, unified visibility across multi-cloud and hybrid workloads, as well as distributed workforces and operations. Reveal(x) 360 SaaS-based NDR With ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360, security operations teams can harness the power of the clo...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced extended deadlines to sign up and complete its free infinias and VIGIL certification training courses, as well as sister company, Sonitrol’s CLOUD Access and mySonitrol.net courses. Sign up for zero-cost training now ends on 31 May, 2020 and participants have 30 days to complete the courses, even if they sign up on the last day of registration. eLearning Academy During these challeng...

Exabeam, the Smarter SIEM™ company, announces an expansion of its technology partnership with CrowdStrike, a pioneer in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, to deliver its new application, Exabeam Ingestor for CrowdStrike, in the CrowdStrike Store. Exabeam Ingestor for CrowdStrike provides access to endpoint telemetry in the CrowdStrike Falcon platform and enables near real-time data streaming to detect advanced threats via a pre-built connector. This allows customers to augment their end...

Eagle Eye Networks, the global renowned provider of cloud video surveillance, has announced the availability of a passive elevated temperature screening solution with the Eagle Eye Cloud Video Management Systems (VMS). Eagle Eye Networks will be providing a complete system via its reseller partners which includes a thermal camera, blackbody calibration unit, cloud-based recording subscriptions, and real-time notifications. Calibration unit The calibration unit is recommended by the FDA for th...

Many organisations maintain regular technology refresh schedules where old equipment is replaced on a set schedule, usually every three to five years. Alternatively, organisations may choose to keep technology through its full, usable life. In such cases, the full, usable life may extend past the warranty period for hardware products or past the end of support period for software. Having a complete understanding of the complications of using older equipment can help organisations proceed with t...

Organisations globally are facing an urgent need to rapidly onboard hundreds of key employees, such as medical staff, nursing staff and other staff members, on a daily basis across multiple facilities and sites. HID Global, a worldwide renowned provider of trusted identity and identity management solutions, has introduced an emergency badging solution to help manage the secure issuance and administration of staff badges and access control credentials for employees as they navigate the current g...

With many employees continuing to work from home during the lockdown, a new service from bluedog Security Monitoring offers a fast and low-cost way for companies to monitor remote devices and manage their cyber security. Enhanced cyber security The Microsoft Office 365 monitoring service can detect risks ranging from suspicious account logins and data downloads to phishing emails arriving in an employee’s inbox. The service, which is the only one of its type that is overseen by a live cy...

Abacode, one of the fastest growing cyber security services and compliance readiness firms in the United States, has announced that it will open a second 24/7 Security Operations Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Abacode is a globally renowned company that helps organisations implement next generation virtual SOC (Security Operations Centre) services that include SIEM, IDS and EDR solutions. Due to their growth in this area, there was a need to continue bringing redundant capabilities for clien...

With the COVID-19 epidemic spurring an increase in cybercrime, compliance professionals are being given a chance to test their detection skills by playing the world’s first money laundering monitoring game. Real-time transaction monitoring ‘Catch Them If You Can’ is a real-time transaction monitoring game, offering players the chance to showcase their expertise and identify suspicious transactions and catch criminals, while also minimising false positives.  ‘Catch...

Video surveillance technologies continue to evolve. Salient Systems looks at some of the fastest-growing areas in this sphere, including AI-based video analytics and cloud-based video access and recording. Market awareness will continue to drive interest, which will, in turn, drive available solutions and offerings in 2020 and beyond. Another trend to watch out for is more VMS interfaces offering greater access-to and control-of analytics information and access control systems. This relates to...

The security networks have evolved from where they were 20 years ago. With these changes, there have been many amazing advances in the scope of technology and the connectivity between the systems that comprise modern complex security systems. All these advancements have also brought concerns on how to secure these systems and the data within them. When looking through the headlines, it seems a new data breach or network vulnerability is exposed daily, and this is why securing the system should...

Following many years of successful collaboration in the Security Systems sector, CSL and Business Insight 3 (BI3) will expand their partnership to incorporate the growing Business Intelligence market. CSL’s expert solutions, including CSL Router, will be supplementing BI3’s newest offerings to provide secure, reliable and rapidly deployable connectivity. Business Intelligence Business Intelligence focuses on the collation and analysis of data and metrics, based on the behaviour and...

Detection Technology, a globally renowned provider of X-ray detector solutions, has unveiled the industry’s first off-the-shelf detector subsystem for security CT (computed tomography) applications. CT plug-and-play-type subsystem The plug-and-play-type subsystem, branded as Aurora CT, includes ready-made, multi-slice detector boards and a data acquisition system (DAS). Aurora CT speeds up time-to-market and decreases total costs of X-ray imaging systems that meet the most stringent secu...

LenelS2 announces major enhancements to VRx, a next-generation video management platform that features advanced analytics based on deep learning technology. VRx provides a unified access control and video surveillance experience when used in conjunction with LenelS2’s NetBox access control system, Magic Monitor® unified client and Cumulus cloud-based service. LenelS2, a provider of advanced security systems and services, is a part of Carrier, a provider of innovative heating, ventilat...