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Heald enhances Bridge Bollard System with Expansion Joint Addition

Heald Ltd, the UK’s designer and manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation security products, has developed an Expansion Joint Unit to enhance its award-winning Bridge Bollard System, which protects bridges and other locations which require an ultra-shallow mount from the threat of vehicle attacks.  Following the Bridge Bollard System’s launch in February 2020, the Expansion Joint consists of a 5400mm barrier that allows for installation over ground level fittings such as manh...

The growth of cloud-based surveillance systems

Demand for IP-connected solutions is growing, as organisations look to utilise cloud-enabled video platforms that generate benefits that go beyond that of simple surveillance alone. The worldwide video surveillance camera market is expected to almost double by 2025 compared to 2019. Adoption of smart software & systems According to analysis, much of this growth is being driven by the increasing adoption of smart camera systems and analytical software that enables video surveillance cameras...

FLIR Systems wins $8.0M R&D contract for next-generation chemical detection technology

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won a contract worth up to $8.0 million from the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint Science and Technology Office (DTRA JSTO) to rapidly develop next-generation chemical detection solutions based on ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) and mass spectrometry (MS) technology. FLIR will team with Purdue University to advance their cutting-edge research in ion mobility design and two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS/MS) into a modular, fle...

Akuvox and CIE unveil A05C smart IP access control reader featuring face recognition & multi-format contactless authentication

CIE (CIE Security), a global distributor of audio-visual and security brands, is pleased to announce the UK launch of the A05C Access Control Unit from Akuvox (Akuvox Networks). The A05C is the first of Akuvox’s brand new series of smart IP access control readers and features a distinct 5-inch HD colour screen that is attractive in design and easy to use. AI and dual-camera technology The A05C is one of the most advanced IP access control readers available on the market The unit also in...

Synectics announces new Berlin hub to support current and future European customers

Synectics has opened its new German headquarters in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. The security, surveillance, and operational management solutions business has launched a new hub to support existing and future customers across Europe. Led by public transportation technology specialist, Dr. Kerstin Wendt, an expert team of software developers, sales and customer success personnel will provide hardware and software support, training and dedicated systems development services to key customers...

Corsight AI announces global talent acquisition plan to support its next phase of growth

Corsight AI, a globally renowned facial recognition technology provider, has announced plans to invest in a significant number of new hires over the next 12 months, with help from premier Executive Search firm, The SJB Group, in order to support the company’s next phase of growth. Corsight's facial recognition technology, which received top rankings by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and the Department of Homeland Security, is able to accurately identify individuals...

FLIR expands Quasar Visible Security Camera with mini-dome and bullet series with advanced cybersecurity features

FLIR Systems announced the availability of two premium visible-camera options as part of its full lineup of Quasar™ security cameras. Designed for use in demanding indoor and outdoor environments, the new FLIR Quasar Premium Mini-Dome and Quasar Premium Bullet deliver the forensic image quality, tight integration, and advanced cybersecurity features required for critical infrastructure sites, remote facilities, or large areas requiring close monitoring. Delivering optimum performance Th...

FLIR inaugurates new service centre in Dubai

FLIR recently celebrated the grand opening of FLIR Systems Middle East (FSME), a newly combined service and support centre based in Dubai.  Located next to Al Maktoum International Airport, the new 33,000+ square foot (3,110 square metres) facility will house state-of-the-art service and repair capabilities. The building features two service labs designed to meet the unique needs of the company’s Industrial and Defense Technologies businesses and products.  FLIR customer exper...

ISEE & CEFE Powered by INTERSCHUTZ trade expo scheduled to take place from Dec 8 – 10, 2021 in Shanghai

The ISEE & CEFE Powered by INTERSCHUTZ, co-hosted by Beijing Safever Science & Technology Innovation Center, China National Machinery Industry International Co., Ltd. (SINOMACHINT), and Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd. will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on December 8 – 10, 2021. The exhibition area is expected to be 30,000 square metres, with an estimated 400 exhibitors and 20,000 trade visits. ISEE & CEFE Powered by INTERSCHUTZ This exp...

SaaS Alerts secures $1.2 million funding for MSP security

SaaS Alerts, the cyber security company purpose built for MSPs to protect and monetise their customers’ business SaaS applications, announced that it has closed a round of funding totaling $1.2 million. Most notably, the round was led by MSP industry veterans, including Gary Pica, David Bellini, Adam Slutskin, Paul Cissel, Pete Peterson, Kevin Lancaster, Paul Brady, John Barrows and Michael France. SaaS Alerts announces funding round completion “The technology landscape has been e...

VPS Holdings Limited announces the launch of T-Trak2.0 - VPS Trespasser Tracking Advanced Knowledge initiative

VPS Holdings Limited (VPS) has just released their lat­est ver­sion of its ground-break­ing ini­tia­tive, to help sites pre­pare and be secured, before trespassers set up ille­gal encampments. Accord­ing to the lat­est gov­ern­ment statistics, the num­ber of trav­ellers’ car­a­vans in the United Kingdom (UK) has almost tripled from 8,000 to 23,000, between 1979 and 2020. When sev­er­al car­a­vans set­tle in un...

Vectra achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance, recognised for continued commitment to customer confidentiality and data protection

Vectra AI, a pioneer in Network Detection and Response (NDR) announced it has successfully completed its Service Organisation Control (SOC 2) Type 2 certification for its Cognito Detect and Cognito Recall cloud and enterprise software, a milestone for the company and the NDR industry. With SOC 2 compliance, business leaders should be confident that their information will be secure and confidential in Cognito Detect and Cognito Recall. Data security systems  NDR is a foundational element...

Bird Home Automation offers full integration of their DoorBird IP video door stations with Yale and August smart locks

DoorBird IP video door stations can now fully integrate with Yale and August smart locks. Home owners can connect their smart lock to the smart door station for a seamless ‘approach to entry’ experience. IP video door stations integration The new integration works with the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, any August Smart Lock with a Wi-Fi Connect, and the Yale Assure Locks and Levers with Wi-Fi. Through the DoorBird app, residents will have access to the following features: Know who st...

Argon leaves stealth mode to unveil the first unified security solution to protect the integrity of the DevOps pipeline

Argon, a new security startup securing the modern software delivery process, emerges from stealth mode as the first unified security solution that protects all stages of the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline and ensures the integrity of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). “The massive effect of the SolarWinds’ IT management software breach that began when hackers compromised one of its software updates, signalled the birth of a new cyberattack surfac...

SaaS Alerts receives funding to accelerate R&D and sales

SaaS Alerts, led by CEO Jim Lippie, raises $1.2 million in early stage funding from Gary Pica, David Bellini & additional MSP industry pioneers. The lineup of investors includes Gary Pica, David Bellini, Adam Slutskin, Paul Cissel, Pete Peterson, Kevin Lancaster, Paul Brady, John Barrows and Michael France, ChannelE2E has confirmed. SaaS Alerts secures funding The funding arrives at a key time for SaaS Alerts and the MSP software industry. Indeed, thousands of MSPs have successfully exten...

Supermicro introduces the most versatile portfolio of AMD EPYC™ 7003 based systems

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announces the availability of the most complete server lineup supporting the AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors in the industry. Supermicro’s SuperBlade on the SPECjbb 2015-Distributed achieved back-to-back world record benchmarks on the critical-jOPS and max-jOPS tests. The SuperBlade delivered up to a 36% improvement from the 2nd Gen to the 3rd Gen of...

VPS Holdings Limited’s Smart Traffic System shortlisted for Safety Solution of the Year award

An innovative system that aims to protect road workers, one of the riskiest occupations in the United Kingdom, has been shortlisted by the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) for its Safety Solutions Award. Over 6,500 recorded incidents of traffic incursions (vehicles entering road works) occurred on UK roads, during the last three years, at a rate of 175 per month, creating a high risk of injury and endangering the lives of thousands of road workers, who are employed on highway construct...

Johnson Controls makes C-One2 mobile terminals from Coppernic available for the C•CURE Go Reader

Johnson Controls, the provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, and architect of the OpenBlue digital connected platforms announce the availability of the new C-One2 mobile terminals from Coppernic for the innovative Tyco Software House C•CURE Go Reader. C•CURE Go is an application that extends the capabilities of the C•CURE 9000 security and event management system with portable, secure access control functionality, even in remote or disconnected areas. Ideal mobil...

ADT Commercial acquires SAFE Electronics, Inc.

ADT Commercial continues its M&A strategy to expand its nationwide geographic footprint by purchasing SAFE Electronics, Inc., Las Vegas, NV. The acquisition comes after ADT Commercial purchased the assets and customer agreements of Atlanta-based Ackerman Security Systems’ commercial sales and service division. Authority comments “We’re so excited to welcome SAFE Electronics to ADT Commercial and to deepen our presence in the Las Vegas area and across the state of Nevada....

Aqua Security announces US$ 135 million in Series E funding to drive cloud native platforms

Aqua Security, the pure-play cloud native security solutions provider, has announced the completion of US$ 135 million in Series E funding, led by ION Crossover Partners, putting the company’s valuation in excess of US$ 1 billion. Investment funding The funding round included broad participation from Aqua Security’s existing investors, including M12 – Microsoft’s venture fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Insight Partners, TLV Partners, Greenspring Associates, and Acrew...

The EU Council approves Sectra AB's latest version of quantum-proof crypto, Sectra Tiger/S

The EU Council has approved the latest version of the eavesdrop-proof mobile phone, Sectra Tiger/S 7401 LTE from the international cyber security and medical imaging IT firm, Sectra. This approval, which applies to the security level - SECRET, certifies the latest Sectra Tiger/S version for sharing information that, if it fell into the wrong hands, could severely damage the security of the European Union (EU) and its member nations. Sectra Tiger/S Sectra Tiger/S is quantum-proof and the lates...

Menlo Security releases cloud-based Secure Web Gateway (SWG) with an Isolation Core for mobile devices

Menlo Security, a globally renowned company in cloud security solutions, has announced an industry-first by extending its cloud-based Secure Web Gateway (SWG) to include web isolation for mobile devices. Secure Web Gateway (SWG) This new offering is designed to eliminate the threat of malware and phishing attacks, when users are accessing the internet and email from their smartphones and tablets. Mobile device usage continues to grow in the enterprise and the security risk has increased accord...

The CCTV User Group applauds the appointment of Fraser Sampson as the new independent Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

The CCTV User Group welcomes the appointment of Fraser Sampson as the new independent Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC). The appointment was announced on March 9, 2021, by the UK Home Secretary. The new BSCC combines two roles that were previously separate offices: the Surveillance Camera Commissioner and the Biometrics Commissioner. Previously held by two part-time appointees, the new role is a full-time position. Promote compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code The...

HENSOLDT’s airborne surveillance radar, PrecISR, offering superior precision and aircraft integration, passes QinetiQ’s acceptance test

Globally renowned sensor solutions specialist, HENSOLDT has successfully passed the Factory Acceptance Test of its new airborne multi-mission surveillance radar, PrecISR. In an online demonstration conducted, the PrecISR 1000 airborne multi-mission surveillance radar proved its capabilities to the customer, QinetiQ GmbH, an international provider of airborne special missions operations, based out of Möchengladbach, in Germany. PrecISR 1000 airborne multi-mission surveillance radar The ra...

Abnormal Security named on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021

Abnormal Security has announced its placement on Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021 for its breakthrough cloud-native email security platform that stops modern email attacks through behavioural data science. The list honours the businesses that have not only found a way to be resilient in the past year, but also turned those challenges into impact-making processes. Innovative, data science approach Abnormal Security’s inn...

Reliance High-Tech and Secure Logiq collaborate on the promotion of use of specialist surveillance servers

Reliance High-Tech, the globally renowned independent security technology integrator, has formed a new partnership with Secure Logiq. Over the last 10 years, Secure Logiq has become established as the world’s renowned and advanced manufacturer of state-of-the-art high definition (HD) servers that are purpose-built for surveillance-based applications. This announcement means that Reliance High-Tech’s customers will now have access to technology that can process up to three times as m...

Aqua Security announces security and compliance certifications

Aqua Security, the pure-play cloud-native security front-runner, announced that it has achieved both ISO 27001 and SOC Type II certifications. These certifications demonstrate Aqua’s adherence to the highest operational standards for security controls and information management across company functions and the readiness of its SaaS offerings to serve enterprise-grade customers. “As the DevOps movement transforms the way we think about information safety, it’s critical for secu...

FLIR opens new service centre in Dubai

FLIR recently celebrated the grand opening of FLIR Systems Middle East (FSME), a newly combined service and support centre based in Dubai. Conveniently located next to Al Maktoum International Airport, the new 33,000+ square foot (3,110 square metres) facility will house state-of-the-art service and repair capabilities. The building features two service labs designed to meet the unique needs of the company’s Industrial and Defence Technologies businesses and products. It will be the new h...

Evolv Technology becomes publicly traded through the merger with Newhold Investment Corp.

Evolv Technology, the front-runner in AI touchless security screening, and NewHold Investment Corp. a special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for a business combination that will result in Evolv becoming a publicly traded company. It is anticipated that Evolv will trade on the with the ticker symbol “EVLV” after the deal closes in Q2 2021. Unrivalled technology and market presence Evolv is transforming the physical securit...

Third Millennium Systems Ltd recognises Rob Hills for being accepted as an Associate of the Security Institute

Further demonstrating their commitment to the security industry and drive for excellence, Third Millennium (Third Millennium Systems Ltd) are pleased to announce that Rob Hills ASyl, one of the company’s product engineers, has recently been accepted as an Associate of the Security Institute. Pivotal role in technical support Third Millennium’s General Manager, Paul Grimshaw, was eager to comment on how Rob Hills plays a pivotal role in giving technical support to both pre-sales and...