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Interface Systems, a provider of AI-powered security and expert remote video monitoring for restaurants, retailers, and commercial businesses, today released its 2026 Restaurant Security Benchmark Report, an annual study based on 1.1 million monitoring events across 9,392 U.S. restaurant locations representing 78 quick-service, fast-casual, and casual dining brands. The report provides operational data at a scale to help restaurant security and operations leaders understand when risk peaks, whe...

Comelit-PAC has launched LogiFire 2 panel, extending its LogiFire fire detection portfolio with a solution designed for small to medium-sized installations requiring advanced functionality alongside straightforward installation and operation. The LogiFire range is Comelit-PAC's addressable fire detection platform, providing a scalable solution for applications ranging from smaller standalone sites through to larger, more complex buildings. Designed around a common ecosystem of panels, detectors...

Hanwha Vision has introduced the latest version of its plug-in for Milestone XProtect, featuring the new AI-powered Similarity Search alongside expanded integration with Hanwha Vision cameras. The update enables users to unlock the full potential of the AI analytics built into Hanwha Vision cameras, including the ability to quickly locate visually similar people or vehicles across large volumes of recorded video, dramatically reducing investigation times. Milestone XProtect is open-platform vid...

Cribl, the AI Platform for Telemetry, announces it is acquiring CardinalOps, an Agentic Detection Engineering solution. The acquisition adds detection engineering capabilities that help customers improve threat coverage, lower data costs, and strengthen their SOCs. This creates a flexible path toward replacing legacy SIEM architectures. Security teams are under pressure to process more telemetry, move faster against threats, and control the rising cost and complexity of their environments. With...

AI company Eluviant announces the launch of Aurora Flow, a generative AI model built for enterprise-scale video surveillance deployments. The solution has already been deployed in live environments and can operate across multiple cameras in near real time, including in fully isolated environments with no external network connectivity.  Aurora Flow represents a significant technical milestone by solving one of the most challenging problems facing large-scale commercial deployments of video...

Minuteman Security & Life Safety, one of the nation's pioneer security technology integrators, announces its acquisition of Performance Link Technologies (PLT), a North Carolina-based provider of structured cabling, security, and low-voltage technology solutions serving customers throughout the Carolinas and across the United States. Founded in 2004 by John Gendron and Rich Bedner, Performance Link Technologies built its reputation by delivering innovative, cost-effective technology solutio...

Hanwha Vision, a global vision solution provider, announces the launch of its 2nd Generation X series AI Compact Cameras. As the first compact AI lineup in the popular X series, these models deliver compact yet outstanding performance for modern security needs. Powered by the Wisenet 9 SoC and a Dual NPU, these cameras deliver advanced AI-based image enhancement and high-accuracy object analytics. Despite their compact design, they offer superior installation flexibility in tight or unconventio...

Ranger Fire and Security has announced two more acquisitions in both the South and North West of England, as part of plans to accelerate the company’s growth across the UK. The announcement comes after the recent majority investment from Inflexion, enabling Ranger to step up its acquisition strategy across the UK and Ireland. Recent majority investment The first of Ranger’s new acquisitions, CIA Fire and Security Limited is based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, serving customers...

Verkada, a pioneer in AI-powered physical security and operations, announces a collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate the development and deployment of physical AI across the built environment. NVIDIA also joins as a new investor in Verkada, following a strategic investment from Alphabet’s CapitalG at the end of last year. Verkada is applying AI to transform how schools, hospitals, retailers, manufacturers, and other organisations turn real-world operational data into actionable intellig...

Gunnebo Safe Storage has supplied the technology behind the Nordic region’s first fully automated safe deposit box service, launched by precious metals specialist Jalonom Oy in Espoo, Finland. Located at the Prisma shopping centre in Lahti, the service enables customers to securely access their personal safe deposit boxes independently, without the need for appointments or on-site staff assistance. By combining convenience with high-level security, the solution addresses a growing gap in...

Security LeadHER, the premier event dedicated to advancing women in the global security industry, welcomed 500 security leaders to the Hilton Minneapolis on June 15–16, 2026, for two days of connection, learning and community impact. Presented by ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA), this year’s gathering marked a roughly 10% increase in registrations over 2025—a clear signal of the event’s growing momentum and the expanding community it serves....

Ranger Fire and Security has announced the acquisition of two high-performing businesses across the UK and Ireland, strengthening its footprint and furthering its mission to become the one-stop shop for all fire and security service needs. Scion Communications Limited is a fire safety and security solutions provider covering the South of England. Its core offering, spans fire alarms, security systems and access control. Scion serves a diverse commercial customer base, including education, and f...

Many businesses and buildings need trustworthy, keyless door security without the expense and invasiveness of an advanced access control system. For these premises, PIN-based digital door access adds this security efficiently, freeing managers, employees, and visitors from the cost and hassle of handling physical keys. In all kinds of workplaces, private rooms need separating – securely and reliably – from spaces where the public have free access. Their doors need a simple, standalo...

OPTEX, the global sensor manufacturer, has launched the TXI Series, a new range of high-mount outdoor curtain detectors designed for residential and commercial perimeter protection. Built to create an invisible curtain barrier along a building façade, the TXI Series is designed to address the challenge of balancing reliable human detection and nuisance alarm reduction in external security. By creating a controlled detection curtain at the perimeter, the TXI Series is specifically designe...

Ranger Fire and Security (Ranger), a national one-stop solution for fire and security services, is pleased to announce that Inflexion, a pioneer European mid-market firm, has made a majority investment in the business, accelerating its growth plans and acquisition strategy across the UK and Ireland. The investment will enable Ranger to continue acquiring high-performing local businesses, a core part of its growth strategy, and will also support the further integration of back-office functions a...

Gunnebo Entrance Control has launched QTicket, a ticket validation terminal developed to help venues manage visitor entry more efficiently while supporting the growing range of entrance technologies used across leisure, sport and entertainment environments. Designed for applications including stadiums, amusement parks, water parks, leisure centres and gyms, QTicket combines ticket validation and entrance control management within a single platform to support faster, more reliable visitor proces...

Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, and Ciena, the global pioneer in high-speed connectivity, have completed one of the fastest quantum safe data transmissions ever demonstrated and the fastest across a transatlantic route. The landmark trial successfully protected live data running across 6900km of Colt’s subsea and terrestrial network between New York and London with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) encryption solution. The trial proved th...

iDenfy, a global company that provides ID verification and fraud prevention services used by over 1,000+ businesses across the globe, has officially added BSN masking for identity verification in the Netherlands. This functionality allows Dutch users to provide an identity document with the Burgerservicenummer (BSN) deliberately masked out while proceeding through the entire verification process. BSN is considered to be sensitive personal data according to both the GDPR and the Dutch national p...

SAFR today announced new investigation capabilities for SAFR Guard, without the need for on-site servers. Retail security has been burdened by costly, infrastructure-heavy systems that are complex to maintain and slow to scale. SAFR Guard now changes that, combining real-time proactive alerts with new investigation capabilities, all without server bloat. With built-in privacy guardrails, it’s designed for responsible use from day one. Server-dependent infrastructure As retail crime beco...

Responding to the phased shutdown of the legacy 2G network in the UK, Reliance Protect has launched its next generation 4G lone worker safety key fob device. The new Pulse+ device is among the first solutions to support full Voice Over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) communications across multiple networks, ensuring voice calls and alarm transmissions can operate entirely over 4G infrastructure. Delivering emergency support The UK’s mobile network infrastructure is undergoing its biggest tr...

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), the global pioneer in enterprise physical security software, announces it will showcase its latest investigation capabilities in Security Center SaaS at NRF PROTECT 2026, taking place June 8-10 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas. At booth #1017, Genetec will demonstrate how retailers can investigate incidents that increasingly span multiple stores, systems, and camera vendors, helping security and loss prevention teams connect evidence faster across distribu...

At COMPUTEX 2026, Cupola360 introduces its Omni Speed Dome and integrated Reality Remote Management ecosystem, combining panoramic AI vision, IoT control, and remote patrol technologies for industrial and high-value infrastructure applications. Cupola360 Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASPEED Technology, will co-exhibit with ASPEED at COMPUTEX 2026, centering its showcase around "Reality Remote Management" (RRM). Building upon its core 360-degree panoramic camera modules, Cupola360 will unve...

Automated identification and data capture specialist Brady Corporation launches a new type of hybrid label printer that offers industrial label printing performance in a cordless, portable design. Brady’s new BradyPrinter i4311 is designed to bridge the gap between stationary benchtop label printer power and mobile flexibility. A well-known limitation for most mobile label printers is the maximum width of the label. Brady’s i4311 marks the new maximum label width at 101.60 mm for co...

IDScan.net, a provider of identity verification and ID scanning technology, announces a new integration partnership with Babaco, a long standing pioneer in supply chain asset and cargo security. Through the integration, Babaco has embedded IDScan.net’s DIVE identity verification technology directly into its proprietary transportation and shipment management platform, Babaco Fulfillment, to help combat cargo theft. Cargo security solutions For more than 90 years, Babaco has provided carg...

Nedap, the pioneer in item-level visibility, introduces AI Smart Mode: a major update to Nedap’s loss prevention solution that helps retailers focus on the incidents that matter most. By helping teams focus on fewer, more meaningful events, Nedap enables faster investigations, reduced investigation time, and more effective allocation of resources across stores. Retailers are gaining greater visibility into in-store activity, but many still struggle to identify which loss prevention events...

Inner Range continues to strengthen its mobile-first security ecosystem with the upcoming release of IR Connect App version 3.7.0. This latest update delivers meaningful improvements to camera viewing, usability, and overall application performance — reinforcing Inner Range’s commitment to providing a modern, intuitive, and reliable mobile experience for security professionals and end users. Building on recent platform upgrades, IR Connect 3.7.0 focuses on what matters most in day-t...

New research from TrustedTech has uncovered a growing crisis in workplace AI governance, revealing that it is not junior employees driving the use of unapproved AI tools, but senior leadership, who admit to being fully aware of the risks. The survey of 2,000 employees across the UK & US shows that 62% of senior leaders in the UK use “Shadow AI” - unapproved AI tools that may process or store organisational data outside approved systems - compared with 31% of employees below deci...

Salient Systems, a provider of enterprise-class Video Management Software, today announced the appointment of Steve Bell as Executive Vice President, Sales. Bell brings more than 25 years of technology sales and leadership experience to the role, where he will lead Salient’s global sales organisation, work directly with integrators and end users, and continue to scale the company’s presence across the enterprise market. Enterprise sales organisations Bell brings a track record of...

iDenfy, a global RegTech and fraud prevention service provider, announced a major platform update ahead of the European Union’s Digital Identity Wallet compliance regulations for regulated businesses that require verifying users through government-backed digital ID verification methods, all without asking the user to upload an actual photo of their ID document. That means users will be entering their credentials that they use for daily services already, which creates a familiarity factor....

Suprema, a global pioneer in AI-powered access control and security solutions, announces the launch of BioStation 3 Max, the company's new flagship AI biometric terminal. Built around a single conviction—trust engineered into every door—BioStation 3 Max consolidates Suprema's full range of authentication methods: face and fingerprint biometrics at the core, with RFID, mobile, QR, and PIN. It all comes together on one hardened, identity-first platform — sub-second face matching...