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Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) innovator, Ava Security, found that 82% of IT, Operations, Facilities Management, and Security systems decision-makers employed by medium and large-sized businesses, see a potential role for their workplaces’ video monitoring systems in supporting corporate plans for “a safe return to the workplace post-lockdown.”  This is perhaps the most significant finding of the video security industry’s first mul...

Bosch introduces the AUTODOME inteox 7000i; a new model within the AUTODOME family that runs on a new open camera platform called INTEOX. Artificial Intelligence A platform that is set to revolutionise the security and safety industry and benefit customers, system integrators, and app developers. The new AUTODOME inteox 7000i cameras employ built-in Artificial Intelligence (AI) including video analytics while moving, machine learning capabilities, and deep neural network-based (DNN) video ana...

As part of its 2021 Cyber Protection Week activities, Acronis, a global company in cyber protection unveiled a new, no-cost version of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, its award-winning service provider solution. The new licencing makes it more profitable for service providers to design and offer a comprehensive cyber protection services portfolio with little to no upfront costs. With this announcement, the company’s current Acronis Cyber Backup Cloud will be extended with...

Suprema, a global renowned company in access control, biometrics and time & attendance solutions, has announced that it has been chosen as the top brand for access control management software and mobile access solution, in a survey of over 500 respondents in security industry participants and end users. Top brand for access control The survey, by a renowned industry media, asked systems integrators, distributors, consultants and end-users in a variety of verticals to choose the top brands...

Keyless joins the FIDO Alliance to help accelerate the Alliance’s mission to end over-reliance on passwords with its privacy-first biometric authentication solutions The FIDO Alliance is a cross-industry coalition developing open, interoperable authentication standards that reduce reliance on passwords. The alliance was formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication technologies and remedy the problems users face with creating and remembe...

In the past year, hospitals, elder-care and other healthcare facilities have found themselves overwhelmed with new patients, COVID-19 regulations and other side effects of the pandemic. As efforts focused on the mitigation of pandemic health risks for both patients and staff, routine and elective procedures were halted, only to seesaw back and forth as conditions shifted around the globe. Now, decision-makers for healthcare facilities find themselves in search of solutions to help navigate the...

“Organisations should never have to choose between protecting the privacy of individuals and their physical security,” said Pierre Racz, President of Genetec Inc., a foremost technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions. Putting these principles into practice, Genetec provides the necessary tools for security professionals to responsibly gather and manage data, particularly video while supporting compliance with privacy laws...

Digital Guardian, a globally renowned company in data loss prevention solutions, has announced it significantly enhanced its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through several key initiatives and achievements. Integration with Amazon Macie Digital Guardian has announced the general availability of their integration with Amazon Macie, a fully managed data security and data privacy service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to discover and provide additional protection for...

HID Global, a front-runner in trusted identity solutions, announced it has been recognised as the overall top challenger and included in the market leadership category in the KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass for Enterprise Authentication Solutions report. The analyst firm’s new report examines the product/service functionality and relative market share of 18 companies in this space as well as their innovative approaches to providing modern solutions. Serving consumers and enterpr...

Acronis, a pioneer in cyber protection headquartered in Singapore and Switzerland, announces a new partnership with EveryCloud, a British distributor and email security vendor, designed to empower their customers with Acronis’ innovative cyber protection solutions. EveryCloud will now be able to deliver Acronis’ comprehensive range of cyber protection solutions to its business customers, including backup, disaster recovery, AI-enhanced anti-malware, endpoint security and management...

HITRUST, a data protection standards development and certification organisation, introduced today the HITRUST Assurance Intelligence (AI) Engine™, which uses a patent-pending approach to analyse assessment documentation for oversights, inconsistencies, and errors throughout the information security and privacy assessment process. The AI Engine adds efficiency to HITRUST’s comprehensive assessment review process by adding a layer of automated checks that complement existing, man...

The capabilities of miniature surveillance cameras are growing constantly - this is why for more than twelve years "the little ones" have also been among the most popular products made by the German manufacturer Dallmeier. With the new Dallmeier Picoline 5050 series, users in various industries can enjoy the benefits of a camera system which delivers 5 MP performance in an exceptionally compact format. Intelligent functions offer further added value. The cameras are available in in-ceiling moun...

Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, MOBOTIX thermal cameras have been increasingly used in the healthcare sector, as well as airports, train stations, public authorities, and companies, to detect temperature anomalies in people without contact and thus contain the spread of the virus. However, this aspect is only one area for which MOBOTIX technology is currently providing special services. MOBOTIX 7 Platform The MOBOTIX 7 Platform, with its intelligent and cyber-secure camera systems...

Globally renowned IP video surveillance integrator, NW Security (NW Systems Group) has signed a partnership agreement with the major unified, intelligent security-as-a-service solutions provider, Arcules. Arcules VSaaS platform The Arcules Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) platform provides organisations with an underlying cloud infrastructure, which offers features such as compatibility between sites, low video latency, data encryption, redundancy, streamlined maintenance, automatic fir...

With cyber threats targeting the enterprise reaching new heights last year, and the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) just around the corner, companies operating within Europe will be wondering how to protect their users and workforce from threats, without adding further disruptions to workflow or complexity to the login experience. Without disregarding the deadline for SCA, businesses must avoid rushing to adopt solutions that are inherently complex and insecure,...

Fugue, the company putting engineers in command of cloud security and compliance, announces new capabilities for bringing public cloud container resources into compliance and ensuring the continuous security of container runtime configurations. The new capabilities deliver security and compliance visibility and reporting for managed container services offered by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure and turnkey support for the CIS Docker Benchmark. The new Fugue features provide continuous co...

Arrow Electronics has announced that the company has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with global Artificial Intelligence (AI) security company, 8th Sensus Inc. in the United Kingdom & Ireland regions. As the first distributor for 8th Sensus Inc. in the countries, Arrow Electronics will offer its channel customers 8th Sensus Inc.’ next-gen identity access management software, EVE. EVE, identity access management software EVE identity access management software uses p...

HITRUST®, a data protection standards development and certification organisation, announces strategic organisational changes in the form of new leadership appointments as well as new and expanded responsibilities for existing executive management. The changes are aligned with HITRUST’s global expansion and innovative new services aimed at helping organisations implement best-in-class risk management and compliance programs as simply and efficiently as possible. All changes are effecti...

HITRUST®, a data protection standards development and certification organisation, announces the release of publicly available resources that clearly define security and privacy responsibilities between cloud service providers and their customers, thereby streamlining processes for risk management programs. Developed with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, each new HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix aligns with the cloud service provider’s unique solution offering. Cloud...

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a foremost provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has announced that it has been chosen by NHS National Services Scotland, the publicly funded healthcare service in Scotland to secure and streamline the management of its public cloud data, and provide complete threat prevention for vital public services such as Scotland’s Test & Protect and vaccine management services. About NHS Scotland NHS Scotland provides public health and soci...

Tavcom Training, one of the world’s pioneering provider of accredited security systems training courses and part of the Linx International Group, announced the addition of two one-day CCTV courses to its extensive online learning platform. The CCTV Control Room Refresher and CCTV Legislation courses are available now, with the option of accredited (BTEC) and non-accredited certificates, as well as CPD points available. The CCTV Control Room Refresher Course is essential for security pract...

HITRUST, a data protection standards development and certification organisation announced a major feature enhancement to its information risk management platform, HITRUST MyCSF, that significantly streamlines how organisations capture and present regulatory compliance evidence. HITRUST also introduced a new, no-cost Regulatory Assistance Center to further support organisations with a HITRUST CSF Certification as they prepare for and undergo regulatory audits. Compliance and Reporting Pack feat...

Hanwha Techwin, a supplier of IP and analogue video surveillance solutions, announces their top five key trend predictions for the security industry in 2021. They include: AI moving to the edge, open platforms, cloud, cybersecurity and privacy. Improved AI algorithms Artificial Intelligence is moving to the edge - Increased computing power along with improved AI algorithms are driving the trend towards AI and machine learning to be run on IoT devices instead of expensive and resource hungry on...

Suprema, a pioneer in access control, biometrics and time & attendance solutions, announces that their BioStar 2 platform acquired ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, internationally recognised privacy information and security standard. ISO 27001 ensures that appropriate measures are in place for data protection and management of information. ISO 27701, first established in August last year, is granted to systems compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other sim...

More than half of organisations (52%) consider phishing attacks or ID and credential theft as the top concern in Q3 2020, according to data released by Pulse Secure (acquired by Ivanti), the renowned provider of Zero Trust Secure Access solutions, and CyberRisk Alliance, a business intelligence company. Additionally, more than one-third of respondents (38%) across all regions experienced unauthorised or improper resource, application or data access, with North American organisations (39%) signi...

As has become traditional at this time of the year, Hanwha Techwin has announced what it believes will be the top 5 key trends for the video surveillance industry during 2021. They cover AI edge-based solutions, open platform, the Cloud, cybersecurity, data protection and privacy issues. Growth of AI edge-based solutions A key advantage of edge devices is that they have the ability to run specialist software applications onboard. This improves resource efficiency, saves processing time and mi...

Having cost a cumulative number of over 65.8 million reported cases and 1.5 million deaths globally and the COVID-19 pandemic has casted a shadow on almost everyone in the world. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Update and Weekly Operational Update by WHO gives us a hint that the situation might not recover any time soon. Compromising to the reality, people are doing everything to better protect themselves and the loved ones in the new normal. Aside from taking the gene...

Synectics plc, the globally renowned control room surveillance solutions provider, has announced the release of its Synergy software platform, which enables organisations to monitor and manage increasing volumes of critical real-time data across their surveillance and security networks. New features of the Synergy software platform, such as enhanced mapping, system configuration, and edge recording mean that customers can save time, money, and resources, while enhancing their safety and securit...

Permanent video observation is in place at busy traffic junctions in many towns. With the Traffic Enforcement Module on the Dallmeier HEMISPHERE® software platform, public authorities can now capture traffic incidents or offences quickly and simply with an easy-to-use software tool. A precisely definable and adaptable process enables users to evaluate and follow up on incidents efficiently with digital tools – while adhering to the evaluation and data protection regulations. Capture...

A new England-wide study by IP video integrator NW Security completed in September, found that 97 per cent of medium and large-sized businesses wanted to make significant improvements to their existing CCTV systems. Over a third (36 per cent) of firms captured in this study wanted their CCTV systems to be integrated better with other security-related systems such as access control, fire and intruder alarm systems. Faster access to key CCTV data Nearly one in five medium and large-sized firms...