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The Security Industry Association (SIA) introduces SIA OSDP Verified, a new comprehensive testing program that validates a device’s conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard and related performance protocols. Products that are OSDP Verified will be displayed in the OSDP Verified Product List and be able to use the SIA OSDP Verified mark in their product marketing materials. Access control communications SIA OSDP is an access control communications standard d...

Whether one is a large multi-national retailer or a smaller high-street store, security will be near the top of the list of priorities. In fact, the safety of visitors and staff, coupled with the security of goods, can be vital to any retailer’s success and profitability. CLIQ® technology from provider Mul-T-Lock offers a smart security solution for all types of retail applications, whether it be a chain of supermarkets or a standalone local shop. Managing access permissions Mul-T-L...

Regular service and maintenance of all security systems is very important to ensure a high level of security. With cloud-based solutions, updates and other services can be done remotely, which contributes to cost efficiency and sustainability. "There is no doubt that access control solutions will be increasingly cloud-based systems," says Alex Holmström, Sales Director at ACRE International, which includes Vanderbilt Industries. ACRE International - with the Vanderbilt brand - is a global...

Axis Security, the private application access company, unveils the Axis Security Partner Program (ASPP) for VARs, systems integrators, MSSPs, OEM partners and distributors. The program enables Axis channel partners to expand their security offerings to include a cloud-native security and analytics platform that offers organisations simple and secure control of private application access built on a zero-trust model. Securing private applications Axis also signed its first value added reseller,...

Man and machine form the perfect pair when it comes to fighting payment fraud, according to a new whitepaper from European payments solution firm, Nets and multi-national professional services provider, KPMG. Fighting Fraud with a Model of Models explains how utilising human expertise in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can significantly increase the accuracy of fraud prevention services. Fighting Fraud with a Model of Models Fighting Fraud...

Suprema Inc., a globally-renowned provider of security and biometrics solutions, has announced 'Suprema Mobile Access', a new mobile contactless solution and complete platform for managing, issuing and tracking access credentials using smartphones. As access control systems have evolved beyond physical access cards, access control solutions using mobile phones as a credential were introduced. Suprema Mobile Access Suprema Mobile Access employs a smartphone application with NFC (Near Field Com...

Checkpoint Systems, a pioneer in source-to-shopper solutions, launches a new system to help retailers view in-store occupancy levels and receive alerts in real-time. The SmartOccupancy solution is designed for stores with an occupancy limit or those with high shrink rates. It helps retail associates or security guards view the number of shoppers currently in a store in real-time, while helping managers deploy staff efficiently, combating risk and deterring theft more effectively. Visual colour...

AxxonSoft has announced the release of version 4.11 of the Intellect PSIM. The new version provides neural network–based analytics, video wall management interface, automatic object tracking with a PTZ camera, support for Intel Quick Sync Video hardware decoding, and servers for ONVIF and SIP protocols. The new release also includes updated versions of Face Intellect, POS Intellect, Auto Intellect, and Web Reporting subsystem, along with many other enhancements and improvements introduced...

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has reached a milestone of 100,000 access points for its cloud-based KS Keys as a Service solution. Launched in late 2012, SALTO KS was the first cloud-based access control solution in the market. Since then, millions of SALTO users have experienced the benefit of this technology which delivers a flexible, cloud-based access control management system that requires no software installation or the added expense of a fully-wired...

Malwarebytes, a globally-renowned advanced endpoint protection and remediation solutions provider, has announced the launch of Malwarebytes Privacy, a next-generation virtual private network (VPN) to protect users’ privacy online. The VPN is the first offering in an emerging suite of privacy products from Malwarebytes, built on a foundation that empowers users with faster speeds and simplified user experiences. Malwarebytes Privacy VPN Featuring a highly-efficient VPN protocol, Malwareb...

Euralarm released a communiqué with recommendations on updating National Codes (like a Building Code, Fire Code, etc.) when new Standards become available. Ratification of Standards The development of new or revised standards follows a certain process that is finalised with the ratification of the standard by the standardisation body (CEN, CENELEC, etc.). Following the ratification, there are dates that the new or revised standard is available, announced and published followed by a date...

With millions working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations have uncovered an expected problem that many of their employees don’t have access to critical files stored in on-premises servers and storage applications. The virtual private networks (VPNs) that organisations often rely on to manage access to critical files are showing their limitations. VPNs struggle in lower-bandwidth environments, making desktop access a messy process and mobile access downright difficult. F...

HID Global, globally-renowned provider of trusted identity solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with Fidesmo, a provisioning company that makes it possible to connect contactless services to wearables. Fidesmo has integrated HID’s next generation Seos credential technology into secure element chips that are used in a wide variety of wearables. Connect contactless services to wearables “As wearables grow in popularity, organisations of all types will be confronted with...

Eagle Eye Networks, the pioneer in cloud video surveillance, announces enhancements to the Eagle Eye Cloud Video Management System for full support of dual spectrum cameras used in elevated temperature detection. Interest in the use of dual spectrum cameras with integrated analytics for locating faces and measuring temperature has greatly increased amongst Eagle Eye Resellers as they look for tools to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Eagle Eye Networks wants to do anything they can to assist with...

Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, announces its Access Suite and SDP solution were recognised in a recently published analyst report, ‘Market Insights: Software Defined Perimeter (SDP)’ for Zero Trust Network Security, 2020. The Software Defined Perimeter market insights report, by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, presents market definitions, drivers, primary use cases, trends, solution characteristics and architectures, as well as market recommend...

McAfee, a device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, has announced that McAfee MVISION Cloud now supports encryption enhancements in Microsoft Teams, including encrypted webhooks and encrypted payloads. This enables organisations to improve productivity of their employees by letting them use Teams as a collaboration platform, participate in conversations and calls and upload and share documents while ensuring customer data remains secure with encryption when evaluated by McAfee MVISION Cloud. McAf...

LenelS2, a global provider of advanced access control systems and services, has received U.S. federal government approval for its updated OnGuard version 7.5 unified security solution, when paired with identity authentication and validation software from a globally renowned provider, HID Global. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier, a renowned global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building. The OnGuard solution supports the Fe...

HID Global, a front-runner in trusted identity solutions, announced that it has been selected by Jakarta-based service office provider, Werkspace Indonesia, to power its access control system, allowing several hundred users to access their co-working space conveniently and securely. Established in 2017, Werkspace is one of the fastest-growing co-working space providers in Jakarta, and currently serves both start-ups and established businesses who need professional, reliable and secure working s...

The National Advertising Division (“NAD”) determined that SimpliSafe, Inc. supported certain advertising claims for SimpliSafe Home Security, including claims that the system is equipped with features to keep it functioning after an event which may disrupt the system and that SimpliSafe did not have a material connection with certain third-party endorsers. Self-regulatory and dispute resolution programs However, NAD recommends modification or discontinuation of other challenged cla...

Feenics has announced that its Keep by Feenics cloud-hosted access control platform is now certified and approved for government and federal agency use in Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing and Physical Access Control Systems (PACS). FIPS 201-2 Evaluation Testing Feenics attained its listing on the GSA Approved Products List (APL) for all versions of Keep after completing the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-2 Evaluation (sometimes called FICAM) Testing Progra...

When it was time to plan Axis new head office in Lund, Sweden, the staff and the environment were the top priorities. The BREEAM certification method for assessing the building’s sustainability performance was used to help tick the right boxes. Over the years, as Axis expanded, there was a constant need to get more office space in Lund, Southwestern Sweden. While the idea was never to fit the entire operation into one building, it was spread over four houses in the city’s Ideon Scie...

The technology partnership allows SALTO KS users to add an attendance feature to their cloud-based fully-wireless smart access control solution. SALTO Systems has developed an integration with time-tracking software developer FICHAJ.ES that will add a convenient feature, time and attendance, to the SALTO KS, Keys as a Service, cloud-based access control management system. Accurate time-tracking solution “The FICHAJ.ES integration with SALTO KS lets the end-user use door access control a...

Recognising that travel will be limited for most industry professionals for the coming months, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) has decided to bring the PLAI Experience to people. On May 20, the PSIA will host a Virtual PLAI Experience that will demonstrate the value of its Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) specification to the market. Cloud-based PLAI agent Eight partner companies in access control and biometrics will showcase a cloud-based PLAI agent conne...

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is arming members, and the industry, through the COVID-19 crisis. This time, with free online sales training and resources. ESA has teamed with its Choice Service Provider, Braveheart Sales Performance, to deliver industry-specific online sales training and resources. A webinar on the topic was offered to the industry at large. Throughout the session, Gretchen Gordon, Sales Team Development Expert, provided advice on effectively managing a remote sales...

Paxton Access Inc. has added to their video intercom product line by launching the next generation standard monitor, the Entry Standard monitor. Designed with simplicity in mind, this versatile monitor offers a feature-rich and cost-effective solution for a range of applications, from schools and hospitals to offices and apartments. Like other Paxton products, this new Entry Standard monitor is engineered with a focus on simplicity and ease-of-use. Excellent audio quality, full-duplex voice com...

Researchers at Check Point have identified a growing trend for a new ransom-ware tactic. In what researchers call “double extortion,” the new tactic involves threat actors adding an additional stage to a ransom-ware attack: prior to encrypting a victim’s database, hackers will extract large quantities of sensitive information, threatening the publication of it unless ransom demands are paid, placing more pressure on victims to meet the demands of threat actors. To prove the va...

Privitar, globally renowned data privacy platform provider, has announced that the Privitar Data Privacy Platform is now available 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). Data security and provisioning Privitar’s availability in AWS Marketplace makes it easier for customers to start using software designed to protect sensi...

SonicWall has announced a modern Boundless Cyber security model designed to protect and mobilise organisations, large enterprises, government agencies and small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in a ‘new business normal.’ “What we are seeing is a heroic undertaking by organisations to quickly and efficiently provide security for an unexpected rise in a remote, mobile workforce that will permanently change the way they operate,” said SonicWall President and C...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited announces intelligent video solutions that can help the NHS, and key businesses in the UK supply chain, to protect front-line staff and property as part of the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. High-temperature is one of the primary symptoms of COVID-19. Konica Minolta’s low-cost and easy-to-install thermal detection systems (part of its Intelligent Video Solutions) are able to quickly, unobtrusively and accurately detect elevated...

FIBARO, a global manufacturer of smart home wireless systems, along with internationally renowned access control solutions provider SALTO Systems, announced that it has added SALTO Danalock V3 Smart Locks to deliver the best and smartest all-around solutions for home security. SALTO Danalock V3 Smart Locks The new technology will allow FIBARO users to incorporate SALTO Danalock V3 Smart Locks into their smart home ecosystem, allowing electronic access control from a mobile application and remo...