Z9 Security Certifies Mavin Technologies as z9/op=n for Azure Access Controllers
Z9 Security announce that Mavin Technologies is now z9/op=n certified for its hardware support of Azure Access controllers. Mavin added support for Azure Access by integrating the z9/op=n unified technology platform into their management software. The z9/op=n integration not only offers Mavin VARs and customers a wider range of access control hardware options, but also provides ongoing and significant cost and time savings for the company.
Lightspin Security Research Team Reveals AWS Identity and Access Management Vulnerable to Abuse
Lightspin announced the results of its research, which discovered a gap between AWS Identity and Access Management user and group policies that an attacker can abuse to take over accounts, delete group members, steal data and shut down services. The research team was able to compromise dozens of accounts by using this technique. Lightspin researchers discovered that many security administrators were unaware that AWS IAM rules do not work the same way as Azure Active Directory or other authorization mechanisms.
Johnson Controls Introduces Cloud Support for its Enterprise Access Control and Event Management System
Johnson Controls announced that its flagship access control and event management system Tyco Software House C-CURE 9000 is supported on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), enabling customers to take advantage of the many benefits of cloud computing with the choice of best-suited service providers. With C-CURE 9000 deployable in the cloud, integrators and end users can leverage leading cloud service providers such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform.
NEC Unveils Latest Version of Cutting-edge NeoFace Reveal, an Advanced Investigative and Identity Solution
NEC Corporation announced the release of the latest version of its flagship forensic face recognition solution, NeoFace Reveal Version 5 (Reveal 5). This innovative enterprise application is designed to revolutionize criminal investigation and fraud prevention for government agencies, law enforcement and civil applicant processing organizations. Reveal 5 offers advanced enhancement and review tools, making it an asset for law enforcement, crime laboratories, and civil applicant processing agencies.
Brivo Expands Brivo Wallet Pass Mobile Credentials With Google Wallet
Brivo announces the launch of support for Google Wallet mobile credentials to provide frictionless access with the tap of a phone. Effective immediately, Brivo customers can empower employees to add their access badges securely to Google Wallet. This advancement enables employees to effortlessly unlock office doors, turnstiles, elevators and key card-protected amenity spaces by tapping an Android phone to a reader, eliminating the need to open an app or carry a traditional physical access card.
LenelS2 Releases Updates to Flagship OnGuard Platform
LenelS2 has released the latest version of its flagship access control and alarm monitoring system, OnGuard ® Version 8.2. This new version empowers users to take advantage of a range of new value-added features and enhancements, prioritizing the optimization of their security profiles, boosting operational efficiency, and delivering a more customizable and intuitive user experience. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions.
Announcing a renaissance in computer vision AI with Microsoft’s Florence foundation model
The public preview of Microsoft’s Florence foundation model, trained with billions of text-image pairs and integrated as cost-effective, production-ready computer vision services in Azure Cognitive Service for Vision. The improved Vision Services enables developers to create cutting-edge, market-ready, responsible computer vision applications across various industries.
Wasabi Surveillance Cloud Delivers ‘Bottomless’ Storage to Support the Massive Growth of Video in the Surveillance Industry
Wasabi Technologies introduced Wasabi Surveillance Cloud (URL is correct, will be updated with WSC content this week), a first-of-its-kind solution that enables organizations to offload video surveillance footage from their local storage environment directly to the cloud without ever running out of capacity. This ‘bottomless’ approach to video storage is vital for the surveillance industry that is currently struggling to manage enormous amounts of video in high resolution environments, increasingly large file sizes, stringent regulatory and retention requirements, and business and analytics applications tied to surveillance.
Leading IoT Vendors Commit to OPC UA Adoption
Major IoT vendors including AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and SIEMENS leverage secure,
standardized information exchange in edge-to-cloud applications based on OPC UA Leading Internet-of-Things (IoT) vendors are adopting OPC UA technology for edge-to-cloud applications. The growing list includes Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and SIEMENS. Key drivers behind this progression are, first and foremost, the global adoption of OPC UA as the open standard of choice for secure production-system interoperability across OT and IT networks, leveraging standardized data exchange.
Alan B. Levan|NSU Broward Center bring Active Threat Responce System
Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation (“Levan Center”) announce the adoption of CERA (Critical Event Response Applications) by the Town of Davie. CERA’s first-of-its-kind technology was developed by a team of experts in law enforcement, public safety, technology, and education policy to meet the personal safety and security needs of today’s increasingly unpredictable world. The system’s advanced features help emergency responders from all agencies (police, fire, search and rescue, EMS, etc.) to seamlessly communicate to contain an emergency scene, neutralize threats, and treat and evacuate the injured more rapidly.
City of Chattanooga Deploys Genetec and Stratocast in Public-Private Policing Initiative
Genetec Inc. has deployed its Security Center unified platform to enable the City of Chattanooga’s ‘Dragonfly Community Connect,’ a public-private policing initiative to enhance public safety in the Tennessee community. Through the initiative, when calls come into the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) to report a crime, the Real-Time Intelligence Center (RTIC) can check with participating businesses in the area to see if they are able to share video from their security cameras.
PDK Announces Integration with Microsoft Active Directory
ProdataKey now offers integration between its Pdk io software and Microsoft Azure Active Directory. IT departments that rely on Active Directory to simplify user and rights management across their corporate network may now use that same interface to seamlessly manage permissions within Pdk io software. System administrators can fully control the physical access of people and groups, as well as issue mobile and touch credentials.
HID Global Adds Cloud-Based Multi-Factor Authentication to its WorkforceID
HID Global announced the general availability of WorkforceID™ Authentication solution, the latest addition to its cloud platform for creating a seamless, effortless experience for issuing, managing and using identity credentials in physical and digital workplaces. Workforce ID Authentication builds upon HID’s proven and widely deployed multi-factor authentication platform for consumer applications including online and mobile banking. It joins a growing suite of trusted workforce identity solutions.
Genetec Prioritizes Digital Initiatives for 2020 to Help Customers and Partners Stay Connected and Informed
Genetec announced that it is significantly expanding its digital initiatives to make it easier for customers and partners to stay connected and informed over the coming months. Following the success of Connect’DX, the Genetec virtual trade show and conference, the company is planning a similar event in the fall. Genetec is also ramping up its education programs with the immediate online availability of its entire technical curriculum.
Genetec Announces Support of Bosch, MOBOTIX and EUKLIS Cameras for its Stratocast Cloud-based VMS
Genetec announced that Stratocast, its cloud-based video surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS), powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud-computing platform, now supports new camera models from Bosch, MOBOTIX and EUKLIS. Stratocast is designed to meet the needs of organizations that require a reliable and cost-effective video surveillance solution without the expenses and complexities typically associated with installing and managing on-premises surveillance systems.
Avigilon Expands Subscription Cloud Service Platform into Australia and New Zealand
Avigilon Corporation announced that Avigilon Blue™, its video security as a service platform, is now available in Australia and New Zealand. Avigilon Blue is a subscription-managed video security platform featuring self-learning video analytics technology that detects the presence and movement of people and vehicles. When a potentially critical event is detected, the Avigilon Blue platform generates a notification to help business owners effectively self-monitor their security operations.
LenelS2 Transforms Video and Unified Security Solutions
LenelS2 will showcase three new user interface options for Lenel Network Video Recorder customers at the ISC West in Las Vegas. The company will also introduce new cloud-based offerings to enable customers’ cloud journeys and other key partnership integrations. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.
Altek Is Bringing Vision AI To The Edge In The U.S. With Three New Products
Altek is introducing three new technologies: Vision AI chips, AI commercial surveillance cameras, and 3D depth image sensing modules with the theme of “Bringing Vision AI to The Edge.” The company’s vision AI chip and AI commercial surveillance cameras enable high-resolution smart surveillance by supporting AI human/object detection, event detection and behavior recognition. The entire AI process is conducted in the camera and corresponding alerts are sent out according to the detection results.
The Avigilon Blue Platform Provide A New Level Of Managed Services For Video Surveillance
Avigilon Corporation announced that Avigilon Blue, its cloud platform for video surveillance, is launching in Canada. The Avigilon Blue platform is a secure end-to-end solution that enables security integrators to deliver analytics-driven video surveillance as a service. It features patented self-learning video analytics technology that is compatible with both legacy Avigilon and third-party ONVIF® compliant cameras. Powerful and easy to use, the platform enables integrators to remotely connect to, manage and service more customer sites with fewer resources.
WatchGuard Technologies Launches AI-Based Antivirus To Help Defend Against Zero Day Malware
Latest version of Fireware operating system introduces new IntelligentAV service for malware detection. WatchGuard Technologies announced version 12.2 of its Fireware® operating system for its Firebox® Unified Security Platform™ appliances. Key to the update is IntelligentAV™, a new antivirus scan service that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to predict, detect and block constantly evolving zero day malware. IntelligentAV joins Threat Detection and Response (TDR), Gateway AntiVirus, and APT Blocker as an additional layer of industry-leading malware defense on the Firebox platform.