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AtlasIED, a global electronics manufacturer providing comprehensive audio, communications, and security solutions for commercial markets, announced it has joined the Security Industry Association (SIA), the trade association for global security solution providers. AtlasIED makes a range of mission-critical audio, public address, and mass communication solutions for multiple markets, including education institutions, healthcare, industrial facilities, corporate campuses, and transportation hubs....

Konica Minolta has defined 'ensuring social security' as one of its business areas. Through its business operations, the company aims to help solve challenges such as the growing risk of disasters due to climate change or the diminishing workforce due to aging societies. To ensure people's safety and improve industry productivity, it is increasingly necessary to solve social problems through digital transformation (DX), Konica Minolta believes. FORXAI IoT imaging platform AI-assisted, real-ti...

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of David Morgan to the volunteer position of co-chair for its Marketing and Communications Committee. A longtime TMA member and volunteer contributor, Morgan is co-founder of SD Marketing, a California-based marketing firm. Morgan joins sitting Co-chair Jake Voll in the leadership of the Committee. Advance professional monitoring “It is an honour and privilege to serve as co-chair for the TMA Marketing and C...

According to Gartner’s latest forecast, organisations consider zero trust as a critical strategy to reduce risk and exposure, but few organisations have completed zero-trust implementations. Gartner predicts that only 10 percent of large enterprises will have a mature zero-trust programme implemented by 2026. Zero trust is a security measure that identifies users and gives them the appropriate amount of access, enabling businesses to operate with minimal hurdles while risks are decreased....

Acronis is proud to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Acronis Cyber Foundation Programme, a set of philanthropic initiatives designed to engage with partners on community development projects and provide volunteering opportunities to team members around the world. Marking five years of monumental success and continuous growth in improving education accessibility, the Programme’s key focus is aimed at making education readily available to all and has evolved to include humanitarian di...

ZeroEyes, creators 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 its Information Security Management System (ISMS) has been ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified, confirming that all data is properly safeguarded. Cybersecurity consulting and technical services firm Layer 8 Security helped ZeroEyes develop and implement business practices and policies optimised to achieve the certification. Customer...

Ava Security, a unified service provider of cyber security and cloud video surveillance announced that SourceIT, a specialist in the design, distribution, and support of physical security solutions for integrators, is the company’s newest strategic partner. The partnership allows SourceIT to offer the Ava Cloud Video Security Solution as part of its modern video surveillance systems portfolio. Ava’s complete cloud-based security platform consisting of the Ava Aware Cloud™ vide...

Ava Security, a unified service provider of cyber security and cloud video surveillance announced that Current Technologies, a provider of IT and video surveillance solutions in Illinois and Florida, is the company’s newest strategic partner. Physical security experts at Current Technologies can offer the Ava Cloud Video Security Solution as part of their portfolio of custom-tailored video surveillance systems. Ava’s complete cloud-based security platform, consisting of the Ava...

Steve Bradford, Senior Vice President EMEA, SailPoint, “Phishing attacks continue to be a gateway for deceiving people into handing over sensitive information with the latest technique misleading people into clicking on blank email images which have an embedded, malicious URL link hidden in plain sight." “With cybercriminals becoming far more sophisticated in their tactics, all it takes is for a malicious email to slip through and an unsuspecting employee to click on it for a cyber-...

Martin Wilson, CEO of OneID commented, “Fraud is rampant across the UK and leads the way as the most common crime in England and Wales in the past year. Police forces and banks have invested in resources to tackle this issue; however, it will take a collective effort to tackle this scourge on society." Strong customer authentication “Currently, the onus is on the banks which have invested heavily in security measures such as strong customer authentication, helping prevent a la...

Hikvision, a manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, announced a strong Q1 market push for their seamlessly integrated lineup of video intercom and access control solutions. The activities include a full range of initiatives including market awareness outreach, increased training for dealers and users, demonstration equipment, and sales incentives that will continue through March 31, 2023. Reliable a...

Invicti Security™ announced a key addition to its leadership team, Matthew Sciberras as VP of Information Security and CISO, and the promotion of Mike Mattos as Chief Customer Officer. This announcement comes on the heels of five new leadership hires and the addition of investor and cybersecurity veteran Gerhard Watzinger as Chairman of the Board. Customer-centric strategies “As Invicti prepares for a momentous 2023, both Matthew and Mike have incredible technology track records a...

DH2i®, the provider of always-secure and always-on IT infrastructure solutions announced that 2022 marked another year of record product innovation, strategic partnership development, and industry acclaim. Building on an already enviable track record of delivering the most advanced and real-world proven smart high availability (HA) clustering and software-defined perimeter (SDP) solutions for Windows, Linux, and containers, DH2i announced the following in 2022: Product innovation: DH2i...

Abacus Group, the leading provider of hosted IT services and solutions to alternative investment firms announces that it has acquired two boutique cybersecurity consulting companies, Gotham Security and its parent company, GoVanguard, both of which have unparalleled track records of excellence in the cyber arena.   Security-focused MSP Gotham Security, as the new business will be known, will be a subsidiary of Abacus Group but continue to operate independently. The acquisition marks a mi...

Forter, the Trust Platform for digital commerce announced the acquisition of Immue, a bot detection company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Forter’s first acquisition will not only strengthen the company’s existing fraud management capabilities but add Immue’s domain-specific bot expertise. Bots The most sophisticated fraud operations use bots to monitor and automate purchases from merchant sites. It’s frequently automated systems competing against legitimate customers for t...

3xLOGIC, a provider of integrated and intelligent security solutions, has announced details of its 2023 Experience Days. Bringing together a wealth of expertise and insight from some of the industry’s most esteemed thought leaders, these three 2023 Experience Days are designed to give end users and installers insight into the 3xLOGIC security product ecosystem, analyse market trends and provide an opportunity to network with peers and experts. Taking place in Harrogate on 16th February, D...

8 percent of UK schools admitted to suffering from a cyber incident according to an audit from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), amidst news of 14 UK schools falling victim to a major cyber-attack. The audit consisted of 805 schools between the 3rd and the 31st of May 2022, with participating schools from all areas of the UK. It was revealed that just over half of schools, 53 percent, felt they were prepared for a cyber incident, up from 49 percent in a 2019 survey. Cybersecurity ...

IC Plus is an Irish-owned electronic distribution company specialising in the areas of Security, Networking, Satellite, Consumer TV, Digital Signage, Set Top Boxes & Smart Home Solutions. They provide excellence to over 600 businesses across Ireland, the UK, and Europe since 2006. IT skills, established supplier “A key requirement of the VIVOTEK growth plan for Ireland is that we partnered with a stocking distributor that had the IT skills needed for complex network design capabiliti...

DigiCert, Inc., a renowned global provider of digital trust, has announced the release of DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager, a comprehensive digital trust solution unifying CA-agnostic certificate management and public key infrastructure (PKI) services. Trust Lifecycle Manager tightly integrates with DigiCert’s best-in-class public trust issuance for a full-stack solution governing seamless management of corporate digital trust infrastructure. Unified digital trust strategy Organisations...

Datto, a Kaseya company, and a renowned global provider of security and cloud-based software solutions purpose-built for managed service providers (MSPs), has released its 2022 State of Ransomware report, which surveyed nearly 3,000 IT professionals in small to medium-sized businesses across eight countries (the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore). Datto’s 2022 State of Ransomware report The report...

Arcules, a provider of secure, scalable multi-site video management solutions-as-a-service announced that it's newly released Forensic Video Search will be a standard feature in its cloud-video service at no additional charge. Forensic Video Search Forensic Video Search, originally announced in late 2022, is designed to seamlessly manage and analyse vast amounts of information generated from video and IoT devices. Users are empowered to quickly identify the video data and events that impact th...

Altronix is featuring its latest power and data transmission solutions for security, access, surveillance, and fire applications at Intersec 2023 (Stand S1-I09). New technology enables the deployment of multiple edge devices at greater distances with more power to accommodate a wide range of surveillance and security products. Applications include the ability to deploy the latest IP devices at remote locations with or without local power, utilising the 802.3bt PoE standard greatly reducing labo...

Suprema, a global pioneer in access control and biometrics, participated in ‘intersec’, the Middle East security exhibition held in Dubai from January 17 to 19. Access control solutions At the event, Suprema showcased its various access control solutions, including the 100% contactless BioStation 3 terminal, flagship facial recognition terminal FaceStation F2, and QR code/fingerprint recognition terminal X-Station 2. Suprema also gave demonstrations highlighting the BioStar 2 plat...

OutSystems, a pioneer in high-performance application development, announces it has once again been named by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the January 2023 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP). In its sixth consecutive time as a Leader, OutSystems was positioned highest on the vertical axis for ‘ability to execute’ based on its product/service, sales execution/pricing, customer experience, market responsiveness/record, overall viability, marketing execu...

IDIS, the largest manufacturer of trusted South Korean-made video tech has launched a powerful but easy-to-deploy range of Edge AI cameras. The new cameras build on the company’s focus of extending the scalable use of its self-developed IDIS Deep Learning Engine to meet security, safety, and operational needs with AI-powered appliances, servers, and software to suit organisations of all sizes in a wide range of vertical markets. Reduce false alarms The new 5MP dome (DC-D4537RXA and DC-D...

RGB Spectrum®, an industry pioneer in mission-critical visualisation tools for real-time decision support, announced a series of new products and enhancements driving data availability and accessibility across the enterprise and between organisations. Video processing technology The company’s video processing technology delivers visual information from any source to any destination, from a video wall in an operation centre to a monitor in an office across a campus, or a cell phone an...

Global security manufacturer, Gallagher is predicting the global market will remain difficult for businesses throughout 2023 but believes that its customer-centric strategy will help the company to innovate its way to delivering outstanding value to customers, despite a challenging economy.  Speaking about Gallagher’s strategy, Chief Architect of Gallagher Security, Andrew Scothern said: “As a company, we strongly believe that championing the customer will drive access control...

Axis Communications is taking full advantage of the capabilities of Secure Logiq’s hardware and software to power various technologies on its booth at Intersec in Dubai. Secure Logiq equipment will be in action on booth S1-G14 to help Axis highlight the variety of solutions that it and its Technology Integration Partners (TIP) offer to tackle real-world applications. Servers and Logiqal CORE software Secure Logiq’s powerful servers which are purpose-built for HD surveillance will...

SailPoint Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in enterprise identity security, announced it has acquired SecZetta, a provider of third-party identity risk solutions. With nearly half of today’s enterprises comprised of non-employees, organisations need to factor this growing group of identities into their approach to identity security. With SecZetta, SailPoint will be able to expand its capabilities to help companies gain better visibility into all types of identities, across both employee and...

James Hughes, Enterprise CTO, Rubrik says, “Royal Mail hasn’t had the best record when it comes to cyber resilience recently, so it’s no surprise that the postal service company is LockBit’s next victim." He adds, "When will this malicious gang be stopped? And who’s next? LockBit's continued success reiterates the pervasive threat ransomware still poses and it’s no longer a question of if a company will experience an attack, but when."  Data security J...