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Global security manufacturer, Gallagher, has announced they are the proud recipient of two Platinum American Security Today 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards. Gallagher Command Centre was awarded Best Enterprise Access Control, and their Proximity and Contact Tracing Report was awarded Best Risk, Crisis Management Product. The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking secur...

Impinj, Inc., a provider, and pioneer of RAIN RFID solutions announced that Umesh Padval has joined its board of directors. "Umesh brings extensive experience operating high-growth technology companies," said Impinj Board Chair Peter van Oppen. "These skills, along with board and venture capital experience, are a strong addition to our team." "His love of technology, his entrepreneurial spirit, and his broad operational and strategic experience are what make Umesh a great fit for Impinj and an...

The market pioneer in the installation of security systems in Italy, the company E.C.I. Elettronica unveiled SMP Robotics security robots at Sicurezza 2019, Milan, Italy. Exhibition visitors have shown a phenomenally high interest in the use of robots in EU countries. Video surveillance systems Despite the lull in the security market, the prospects for the implementation of security robots are encouraging. Their use reduces the number of security officers with a significant increase in...

The Open University, which is based in London, has been bombarded by 1,191,312 malicious email attacks over the past nine months, from January 2020 to September 2020. This is according to official data obtained by a Parliament Street think tank via a Freedom of Information act request. Fortunately, all malicious messages, which included spam, malware and phishing attacks, were blocked by the University’s servers. Distance learning courses In its response to Parliament Street researchers,...

The technology industry has long assumed that it would eventually get rid of the concept of implicit digital trust. With the worldwide happenings in 2020, users have all been put into a virtual time machine and are living in a projected world of “Zero Trust.” Running back through to zero Digital transformations became more than a vague goal in 2020 as priorities and business demands shifted radically in March 2020. Waves of workers became partially or completely remote, and along...

HITRUST® announced the formation of the HITRUST Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Council to foster collaboration between companies, third-party vendors and advisory service firms. The mission for the TPRM Council is to drive efficiencies and effectiveness as it relates to identifying, assessing and mitigating risk in the complex supply chain ecosystem. Founding members of the TPRM Council are global security, risk, compliance and audit executives representing a diverse cross-section of o...

Vectra®, the pioneer in network threat detection and response (NDR), announces the appointment of Garry Veale as Regional Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland, following another calendar quarter of exceptional business growth. As NDR continues to gain momentum and recognition as essential to business security operations and incident response, Veale will play a pivotal role in driving the continued success of Vectra expansion across the region. Accelerating digital transformation Th...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX systems announce its attendance at GITEX on December 6-10, 2020, at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). GITEX is the third-largest technology event in the world, with international technology buyers searching for solutions that will bring their businesses into the connectivity era. Yeastar will join its local gold distributor DVCOM at Booth Z2- D5 in Zabeel Hall and present SME-tailored UC solutions for customers in the ME region and around the world. Showcasi...

Europe’s aviation industry has completed the final test of a new SESAR Solution on ground-to-ground interoperability, which is designed to allow the network of 63 European en-route control centres to exchange information on the flight trajectories in real time, thus supporting seamless operations and improving flight efficiency. This milestone has been reached at a time of unprecedented crisis, due to the COVID pandemic, which is compelling the industry to push ahead with delivering the f...

Vectra AI, a pioneer in network detection and response (NDR) announced expanded response capabilities for its flagship product, Cognito Detect™ using its Lockdown feature, made possible by integrating with CrowdStrike® Falcon Insight, CrowdStrike’s industry-leading endpoint and detection and response solution. This deep product integration enables Vectra® to deliver well-coordinated, instantaneous responses to thwart cyberattacks directly at the device level. By blocking and...

Vanderbilt, a renowned provider of state-of-the-art video, access control and intrusion security systems, announced the introduction of Vanderbilt Mobile ACT ID, featuring zero-touch, cloud-issued credentials for seamless integration into its access control solutions. The result is the ability to easily issue new credentials, as well as instantly grant and restrict access for office buildings, government facilities, healthcare institutions, schools, residences and a growing variety of enterprise...

With the flourishing development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the increase in computing power and processing power required to realise the intelligence of IoT devices, "AI edge computing" has been all the rage and has become the most anticipated business opportunity in the market. According to the research of Topology Research Institute (TRI), the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global edge computing-related market size will exceed 30% from 2018 to 2022. In order to increase c...

Motorola Solutions announced that key video security and access control solutions meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) to secure sensitive information. The solutions are part of Motorola Solutions’ Avigilon line of video security and analytics products that allow federal agencies to monitor potential threats in real-time to help prevent intrusions, security breaches, internal or external theft of physical or confide...

With LocoMobi World’s WorldStream Dispatch on-site, on-demand parking management system, there is no longer a need for expensive on-site personnel. LocoMobi World provides coverage only when required through automated on-demand requests, manual on-demand requests or scheduled patrols. Using the WorldStream Cloud Portal, owners, property managers, and concierges can view the status of a request in real-time and track the location of activity on the system map. Tailored flexibility The s...

A Security Barometer poll conducted by the Security Executive Council finds that corporate security and cyber security functions have interacted and cooperated more in the last 12 months than in previous years. The survey, conducted in collaboration with SEC strategic alliance partner ISC2, identified emerging issues of joint interest as the most frequent drivers for the increase. Business effective solution Comments from participants showed that many security leaders view cooperation between...

Leonardo commits to the South Australian space ecosystem establishing a foothold for its space service business - through its subsidiary e-GEOS - in partnership with SmartSat CRC. e-GEOS is a joint venture between Telespazio - Leonardo’s subsidiary - and the Italian Space Agency. The news was warmly welcomed by the local community and by the Premier of South Australia Hon. Steven Marshall who recently welcomed Leonardo at Lot Fourteen. “South Australia is the defence and space capit...

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, made new breakthroughs in the field of AI technology recently. Various indicators of its Gait Recognition Technology have once again broken the record of CASIA-B gait dataset: the average accuracy of Rank1 for NM (normal walking), BG (with a bag) and CL (in a coat) reached 97.4%, 94.0%, and 87.0% respectively, hitting another historical heights and maintaining its pioneering position. Gait recognit...

LILIN, a global manufacturer of IP video cameras, recording devices and software, take technology as a development goal and has more than 40 years of experience. In recent years, LILIN has been actively deploying the smart image analysis market. In addition to independent research and development of AI products combined with deep learning technology, it also strengthens security management to create comprehensive AI smart solutions. In order to strengthen the soft and hard power of the brand...

It is with great pleasure that ASIS International is now offering remotely proctored certification exams! This means that those who do not have a Prometric test centre nearby can now take the ASIS certification exams in their home or office! This option will now allow the members throughout the world to take the exams anytime, anywhere! ASIS started investigating remote proctoring at the start of the worldwide pandemic and Prometric test centres started shutting down. Before they could offer th...

Vectra®, a leader in network threat detection and response (NDR) announced a range of new advisory and operational cybersecurity services that enable enterprises to increase security operations efficiency and significantly reduce the risk of data breaches. Improving incident responses Organisations that deploy the flagship Cognito® NDR platform from Vectra will be able to dramatically improve their incident response performance by leveraging years of profession...

Like many Americans these days, the Brotmans of Port Washington, N.Y., buy a lot of stuff online. In one recent week, this family of five received deliveries of clothing, a fire pit, a phone mount for a motorcycle, shop tools, a drum synthesizer, a book on sailing and more. With five or more deliveries a week—from FedEx, DHL, UPS, Amazon and the post office—things can get confusing. “Some are delivered to my doorstep; some are delivered to mystery locations around the back of...

Renowned temperature monitoring expert, AMETEK Land, has launched a new human body temperature screening system to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. Developed over 10 years by AMETEK Land experts, the VIRALERT 3 provides real-time infrared thermal imaging from a safe social distance, scanning for elevated temperatures that could indicate infection. The VIRALERT 3 is the first of its kind, providing a camera and a temperature-controlled reference source on a single mo...

The world has changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many new challenges and regulations. MOBOTIX’s intelligent video technology can support companies, institutions, public as well as private facilities during the crisis and in the restart after the lockdown. MOBOTIX has bundled the available "back-on-track video technology solutions" for its partners and customers to help get them up and running quickly and effectively. This makes it easier for industries and sectors such as retai...

Paige DataCom Solutions, the developer of the GameChanger Cable, a cable designed to significantly exceed the reach of traditional category cable, announced a new version of the cable to support the special requirements of hazardous locations. These locations are defined in Article 500 of the National Electrical Code (NEC), where explosive or ignitable gases or vapours are present under normal operating conditions. "This brings a new, important and much more affordable option to installations t...

In the face of the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in the world and the rapid accumulation of infection cases, how to use technology to help advance the deployment and early prevention of epidemics has become the most concern of everyone. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has launched the Taiwan Global Anti-COVID-19 Pavilion, an online information centre, in cooperation with more than 2,000 local firms and 20 hospitals. Temperature measurement solution LILIN is the fir...

Abnormal Security, a pioneer in protecting large enterprises from Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, introduces VendorBase, a global, federated database that tracks the reputations of an organisation’s vendors and customers, and improves the detection accuracy of advanced social engineering attacks. With VendorBase, the Abnormal Cloud Email Security platform aggregates communication in one place to provide customers with deeper insight and visibility into a vendor’s reputation...

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a provider of enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, announced two new systems designed for artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning applications that fully leverage the third-generation NVIDIA HGX™ technology with the new NVIDIA A100™ Tensor Core GPUs as well as full support for the new NVIDIA A100 GPUs across the company’s broad portfolio of 1U, 2U, 4U and 10U GPU servers.  NVIDIA A100 is the fir...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a provider of high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2020 ended March 31, 2020. Third quarter of Fiscal year 2020 Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights: Net sales of $772 million versus $871 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 and $744 million in the same quarter of last year. Gross margin of 17.3% versus 15.9% in the secon...

Supermicro will present its first 5G Live Forum. This online event focuses on bringing together key technologists from Supermicro, its partners and leading international telecom providers to present and discuss the solutions and innovations in telecommunications infrastructure from the Edge to the Cloud. Confirmed participants include Intel, Telefónica and T-Systems (a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom). Detailed information  What: Supermicro 5G Live Forum Where: This is a digita...

HITRUST Assessment XChange (XChange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HITRUST, is providing healthcare organisations with free access to its third-party risk management (TPRM) solution, including methodologies, technology, and staff augmentation. The decision to provide the TPRM service free of charge was made, after discussions with leaders in the healthcare industry concerning operational challenges, financial impacts, and disruptions being faced by organisations across the healthcare ecosystem...