Corporate News
SALTO Systems Names Paul Cannon as Business Lead for Healthcare
SALTO Systems has appointed Paul Cannon to the position of Vertical Business Leader-North America for Healthcare. SALTO North America Director of Marketing & Vertical Business Steve Burk said Paul is a great addition to the vertical team. Paul comes to SALTO from ASSA ABLOY, where he served as an electromechanical specialist for over nine years and as northeast regional sales manager for six years. He also served as a regional sales manager for Onity for nearly four years.
ASIS Unveils New Hybrid of Digital and In-Person GSX
ASIS International announced its decision to move its Global Security Exchange 2021 to a hybrid experience with in-person and digital features that will take place 27-29 September. The three-day event features daily global keynote and game-changer presenters as well as concurrent education sessions focusing on the most pressing issues faced by the security profession. This integrated event will be hosted in-person at the Orange County Convention Center located in Orlando, Florida.
SALTO Systems Names Laura Turman as Retail Vertical Leader for North America
SALTO Systems has named Laura Turman as Retail Vertical Leader for North America. Turman has extensive experience in security and has served as regional sales manager for Senstar, regional security expert for Schneider Electric, regional sales manager for Open Options, and as an account executive for Anixter. She has also served as vice president of operations for Ashland Integrated, Inc.
Sage Integration Adds National Project Manager
Sage Integration has named Ross Westermann as its national project manager. Westermann will oversee project and contract management, engineering review and provide sales support as Sage expands its client base across the U.S. John Nemerofsky, Sage Integration?s chief operating officer, said increasing demand for services from national and global clients made hiring an experienced project manager vital.
Ontic Integrates UniCourt Court Data into Protective Intelligence Platform
Ontic announced it has partnered with UniCourt, a leader in Legal Data as a Service that unifies court data for greater accessibility and efficiency, modernizing and eliminating the need for manual legal record retrieval. Ontic clients can now access state and federal court records, including the full Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) criminal, bankruptcy, and civil datasets as part of a comprehensive protective intelligence solution.
Tim Brandt as New Global CFO at Allied Universal
Allied Universal hired Tim Brandt as the company?s Global CFO. Brandt will lead the financial operations of the company, and will focus on the upcoming acquisition and integration of G4S, and the eventual IPO of the newly consolidated company. Prior to joining Allied Universal, Brandt worked for 30 years with Deloitte and was the Managing Partner of the Orange County practice for the last four years of his career.
ISS Welcomes New Technical Sales Manager in Middle East
ISS ? Intelligent Security Systems announced the hiring of Raheel Ahmed Jalili as new Technical Sales Manager for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Raheel will manage ISS? sales strategy, alignment of verticals, channel expansion, and technology partnerships. Raheel?s previous roles in engineering prepared him well for the position of Technical Sales Manager at ISS. Previously, he worked as a System Engineer for Gatekeeper Security.
Viakoo Awarded Patent for Cyber Security of Remote IP Devices
Viakoo has been awarded a patent for their innovative method of remotely updating and managing a multitude of IP connected devices regardless of whether they reside on isolated networks, local networks, or wide area networks. Unmanaged and IoT devices increase the risk of cyber vulnerabilities and other operational challenges when they are using outdated firmware or lack certificate management.
Dahua Technology 2020 Annual Report: Steady Growth, Sustainable Development
Dahua Technology released its 2020 annual report. The report shows the company?s steady growth in the past year, as well as a sustainable development that committed to its value proposition of ?innovation, quality and service?. During the year of 2020, Dahua Technology achieved operating revenue of USD 4.06 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.21%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company amounted to USD 599 million, growing 22.42% year on year.
HID Global Civil Registry Solution Advances Antigua and Barbuda?s Transformation to a Digital Society
HID Global announced that Antigua and Barbuda has deployed HID Integrale for CRVS to modernize the country?s civil registry system. The solution helps the country embark on a digital transformation by enabling the secure registration and reporting of life events of residents and visitors, and offers a single, true source of verifiable identity information. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda partnered with HID Global to deliver a complete civil registration and vital statistics solution.
UNI Global Union Statement on
The following statement can be attributed to Christy Hoffman General Secretary of UNI Global Union: We hope that the new ownership continues and improves upon the long standing relationship between G4S and UNI Global Union,? said Christy Hoffman General Secretary of UNI Global Union. ?We?ve worked together since 2009 to navigate the challenges of decent work in this industry.”
Boon Edam Opens New Service Centers to Expand Entrance Support on East Coast
Boon Edam announced the opening of three Service Centers in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Atlanta. Each Service Center supports customers in the immediate surrounding states, making it easier to receive product installation services, planned preventative maintenance, and quick response to service calls. These Service Centers are strategically located in areas of the country where thousands of Boon Edam entry products have been installed
Synectics Opens New Berlin Base to Support 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 the new hub to support existing and future customers across Europe. Led by 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 in Germany.
Trackforce Valiant and Jobvite Partner to Give Security Guarding Companies Enhanced
Trackforce Valiant has announced a partnership with Jobvite, an industry-leading talent platform providing best-in-class solutions for applicant tracking and onboarding.
As a result of this partnership, Trackforce Valiant now provides a fully integrated solution that enables security guarding companies to source the best talent effectively and efficiently for their business, while reducing administrative effort and the risks associated with manual processes.
Panasonic Begins Licensing IP Core for Semiconductors Complying with IEEE 1901?2020
Panasonic Corporation announced that it has begun licensing the HD-PLCTM 41 IP core required for the design of semiconductors with technologies and functions that comply with the IEEE 1901?20202 international standard. As the fourth generation of the HD-PLC series, this IP core will expand the scope of HD-PLC?s deployment beyond the traditional focus of power lines to existing metal wires, such as control lines and coaxial cables.
John Kindervag Creator of Zero Trust joins MSSP ON2IT
N2IT, the global managed security services company and Zero Trust innovator, announced that Zero Trust creator, John Kindervag, will join ON2IT as Senior VP Cybersecurity Strategy and Group Fellow. ON2IT announced that Zero Trust creator, John Kindervag, will join ON2IT as Senior VP Cybersecurity Strategy and Group Fellow. John Kindervag has held the position of Field CTO at Palo Alto Networks for the past four years.
Survey Findings Show Gap Regarding PKI?s Role in a Zero Trust Security Strategy
96% of North American enterprise IT security leaders say public key infrastructure and digital certificates are essential to achieving zero trust architecture. Yet only 39% use PKI as part of their zero trust security strategy according to an executive survey from Pulse Research and Keyfactor, the leader in PKI as-a-Service and crypto-agility solutions. The survey explores enterprise security priorities, the challenges of zero trust strategy implementation and the use of PKI.
Three Reasons the Security Industry is Protecting the Wrong Thing
Why is it that the security industry talks about network security, but data breaches? It?s clear that something needs to change, and according to Paul German, CEO, Certes Networks, the change is simple. For too long now, organisations have been focusing on protecting their network, when in fact they should have been protecting their data. Paul outlines three reasons why the security industry has been protecting the wrong thing and what they can do to secure their data.
ADT Commercial Acquires SAFE Electronics, Inc.
ADT Commercial continues its strategic M&A strategy to expand its nationwide geographic footprint with announcement that it has purchased SAFE Electronics, Inc., based out of Las Vegas, NV. The acquisition comes just a month after ADT Commercial purchased the assets and customer agreements of Atlanta-based Ackerman Security Systems? commercial sales and service division. SAFE Electronics has been a family-owned and operated low-voltage systems integrator, helping to protect people and property across the state of Nevada.
Giant Oak Releases New Updates to GOST
Giant Oak announces new updates to their GOST product. The Spring 2021 GOST Release enhances performance of entity resolution, improving efficiency and effectiveness in the screening process. Additionally, the Spring 2021 GOST Release introduces new search processing infrastructure to support large-scale, ongoing monitoring on a near-real-time basis. The new GOST updates can quadruple search speed for a customer.