Vicon Industries, Inc. , trusted designer and producer of video security systems and high-performance IP-cameras, announced the August 17th availability of the newest version of their popular video management software, ViconNet 8. This new version offers a more efficient system for managing video surveillance with faster and better organized video management and has strengthened the level of integration with all open-standard devices.

Alaska Airlines is working with CLEAR to replace boarding passes with biometrics. One carry-on bag. One personal item. A jacket. Your morning coffee. A boarding pass. Two hands to juggle it all as you wait to board your flight. Something about the above equation just doesn’t add up, and Alaska Airlines’ customer research and development team knows it – which is why they’ve spent the past several months testing the use of fingerprints as a form of identification.

The Internet of Things (IoT) may sound like a futuristic or abstract concept, but the technology is actually already very popular, with an estimated 3.9 billion connected devices in use worldwide in 2014.
IoT systems aren’t only reserved for consumer technology. Today, a growing number of businesses are leveraging internet-enabled devices to improve their visibility into various aspects of their company, maximize operations and, in many cases, save money.

Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, introduces the new version of the victor Video Management System (VMS), which significantly reduces the time needed by busy investigators to organize and manage events and create incident reports.

According to the FTC, there are approximately 10 million identity theft victims every year. Every minute about 19 people fall victim to identity theft. If anyone has ever broke into your digital safe, you know how frustrating the ordeal can be. A team of Georgia Tech students want to bring something straight out of a sci-fi fantasy with their vein-scanning identification device.

Ron Rothman, who recently retired as president of Honeywell Security Group after a 32-year career, will join New York integration firm AFA Protective as SVP in August.

Raytec VARIO IP PoE LED Network Illuminators have revolutionized security system design and installation for a large estate in a Las Vegas country club community – unlocking system intelligence and proactively deterring crime. With multiple residences having experienced break-ins at night that resulted in extensive losses, the owner of the estate turned to the latest IP Video technology for protection; with Raytec network lighting at the very centre of the solution.

Securitas has announced the creation of a new specialist team which will play a vital role in driving forward the security firm’s strategy to integrate traditional guarding solutions with evolving technologies. A new technology team —under the direction of Chief Technology Officer (CTO)— brings with it a specialist technical knowledge that didn’t previously exist within the business.

SecurityHive Comment: The utilization of video technology —a dash-cam in this case— is rapidly becoming a knowledge tool highlighting inappropriate actions and blatant abuse of power, which has a direct impact on society. Police dashcam video shows a Texas state trooper tried to pull Sandra Bland out of her car, then drew his stun gun and threatened her after the woman who authorities say later killed herself in a jail cell refused to follow his orders.

THE STRATECH GROUP OF COMPANIES is pleased to announce that it has secured a key contract for its flagship iFerret™ intelligent Vision system, which will pave the way for it to advance further into the US commercial airfield surveillance market. The contract was jointly won with Stratech’s US partner, Organizational Strategies, Inc. (OSI) of McLean, VA. OSI is a US Federally qualified small business that has been working in aviation, aviation engineering and with the FAA for over a decade.

3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, announced the release of its new VIGIL™ V250 Series NVRs.
VIGIL V250 Series NVRs come with either 4- or 8-port embedded PoE switches, are pre-configured with VIGIL VMS software and have 2TB and 4TB storage, respectively. These NVRs offer full integration with a wide variety of data sources including Point-of-sale (POS), ATM, access control, alarms, and audio devices, and provide both audio and video verification of events and robust reporting with automated notifications.

The Encinitas Union School District recently terminated a contract that would have given students the option of logging into their district-issued iPads via facial recognition technology. An online petition called for the end of the contract because of privacy concerns over iPad biometrics — facial scans — authenticating students.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Smart Security Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The global smart security market to grow at a CAGR of 18.59% over the period 2014-2019. This report also provides a forecast and analysis of end-users, such as residential users, commercial sector, utility sector, and government sector.

QNAP® Systems, Inc. today announced the new VioStor NVR firmware QVR 5.1, reinforcing the QVR Client for video monitoring without needing a browser plug-in and introducing a PC-less system configuration through HDMI, Qdewarp function with fisheye dewarp technology, virtual camera settings, region-of-interest (ROI) mode, customizable viewing layouts, dual recording support, and much more.

The headlines are swimming with stories about the security challenges surrounding the Internet of Things. For many, though, it’s still an amorphous concept, with a bewildering array of device categories, connected in staggering numbers. This October, SecTor and Tripwire will help people get to grips with it.

Connected home device makers can already see the guts of future products that will use the Thread wireless protocol. Now’s a good time to get those going, judging from a new Internet of Things forecast. The Thread Group released its specification for low-power mesh networks on Tuesday, and two companies that helped to develop the spec have already announced components based on it.

Radio Physics, creator of the MiRTLE® standoff threat detection system, today announced the release of the MiRTLE 10, a handheld version of their longer range MiRTLE 30. MiRTLE’s ground breaking threat detection capability can now be used in fixed, portable and handheld formats to scan for threats in areas that were previously unreachable.

NEC Corporation announced that the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) has selected NEC to provide NeoFace Watch facial recognition technology for 14 international airports throughout Brazil in an effort to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of customs procedures. This marks the first Brazilian government project that be using the NeoFace Watch solution.

Octopus, a Tel Aviv startup that makes cloud-based physical security systems for large facilities, has raised $2.5 million from Singulariteam. The company will use the funds to expand in the U.S. and Asia. In China, its growth plans will be helped along by the fact that two of China’s biggest Internet companies, Tencent and Renren, are Singulariteam backers.

At a presentation at the Digital Commerce Summit in Shanghai, Alipay VP Jason Lu predicted that biometric verification for mobile payments will eventually replace traditional passwords. Lu spent the large part of his presentation talking about the possibilities for biometric authentication via mobile devices, particularly in the cases of facial and fingerprint recognition technologies.