Security Industry Association Names Mark McCourt as 2018 Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Mark McCourt as the recipient of the 2018 Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognizes SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA’s programs and services. SIA will present McCourt with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, during ISC West. Mark McCourt, head of commercialization at Cobalt Robotics, has made valuable contributions to SIA.
ReconaSense Debuts A.I.-Powered Physical Security Platform With Risk Adaptive Access Control
ReconaSense announced the latest release of its A.I. powered security platform for life safety and physical security, featuring risk adaptive access control and new IoT and building automation integrations that enable the secure flow of people, processes, and information while keeping risks at bay. Digital transformation has increased the volume, variety, and velocity of physical security event data being collected and stored, increasing the complexity of potential security risk factors as well as the time and talent required to identify and manage them.
Steve Reinharz Helps Us Understand A.I. And Autonomous Security
We are fortunate to have Steve Reinharz join Security.World as a monthly columnist to share his insights and knowledge on physical security, artificial intelligence, and autonomous security. We asked Steve to share with us his background and expertise as an “AI” system matter expert. We hope you learn as much from Steve as we do.
SoCal’s Premiere Physical Security Gathering This Friday In San Diego
The San Diego Security Conference (SDSC) is Southern California’s premiere physical security gathering and is different in one major area over other conferences and expos. At the SDSC, manufacturers will showcase their products and solutions in a real-world live simulated Security Operations Center (SOC). Participating vendors will incorporate their specific products into the “Security Solution Wall” highlighting the various components of an overall physical security infrastructure. In this environment, attendees will be able to get a better look and understanding of how the various components of a physical security ecosystem interoperate. This year’s event will is held in conjunction with the Autonomous Security Association.
Knightscope Delivers Incident Report On DC ‘Drowning’
Knightscope, Inc., developer of advanced autonomous physical security technologies focused on significantly enhancing US security operations, announced the results of its investigation regarding K5 MIN42 (aka “STEVE”) incident on July 17, 2017 at a Washington, DC, office building.
Vector Flow Demonstrates the New Science of PIAM and SOC Automation Products at GSX 2023
Vector Flow is demonstrating its powerful range of automation solutions at GSX 2023, September 11-13 in Dallas. Most notably, Vector Flow is highlighting its Physical Identity Access Management (PIAM) automation product wherein organizations can autonomously manage individual identities over the entirety of their lifecycle under one platform.
Excitement Abounds as GSX 2023 Kicks Off in Dallas with Large Crowd
The day began with a hazy sun above Dallas, Texas, but the excitement in the air was apparent. Security professionals and technology aficionados have flocked to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in droves, hoping to learn about the newest advances in security technologies at GSX 2023. The first day saw a large crowd at […]
Vector Flow Showcases New Science of PIAM and SOC Automation at ISC West 2023
Vector Flow is demonstrating its powerful range of automation solutions at ISC West 2023, March 29-31 in Las Vegas. Most notably, Vector Flow is highlighting the new science of Physical Identity Access Management (PIAM) automation wherein organizations can autonomously manage individual identities over the entirety of their lifecycle under one platform.
Vector Flow Ushers in the New Science of PIAM Automation
Vector Flow is setting new benchmarks in physical identity and access management (PIAM), threat intelligence and security intelligence with modern AI data-driven solutions that automate multiple access provisioning and management disciplines one a single platform. Vector Flow’s next generation PIAM automation provides insights and actionable intelligence with 100% accurate and reliable data by autonomously managing every identity over their entire lifecycle across large enterprise operations.
Johnson Controls Collaborates with Alcatraz AI for Intelligent Frictionless Access Control Solution
Johnson Controls announced a new offering in enterprise-grade frictionless access control with the integration of the Software House C•CURE 9000 security and event management system with the Rock from Alcatraz AI, a powerful edge device leveraging 3D facial authentication technology to protect businesses, people and assets, prevent security breaches, and mitigate risk. The Rock / C•CURE 9000 solution harnesses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics, using a face as the credential, for an easy to use, touchless and hygienic access control experience for building occupants.
Hexagon AB acquires Qognify
Hexagon acquires Qognify from Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm. Qognify was formed in 2015 when Battery Ventures acquired the physical security division of NICE Systems, thus creating a new brand in the market. In 2018, Qognify acquired On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. with its brands OnSSI and SeeTec, forming a leading global player in the physical security market. Qognify’s video management (VMS) and incident management (EIM) solutions are used by companies and organizations around the world to mitigate risk and reduce the impact of incidents related to security, safety and operations.
viisights Collaborates with Guardsman Group for Caribbean Expansion
viisights is collaborating with Guardsman Group, to provide AI-powered behavior recognition video analytics to greatly enhance real-time event recognition and automated reporting in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. The Guardsman Group stands on over 40 years of experience, and consists of 13 companies with more than seven thousand staffers in the region.
Alcatraz AI Receives $25M Series A Funding to Accelerate International Growth
Alcatraz AI to create safe spaces, has raised a $25M Series A round. The round was led by Almaz Capital and included EBRD (The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), Endeavor Catalyst, Silverline Capital, and Golden Seeds, along with participation from existing investors JCI Ventures (the corporate venture arm of Johnson Controls), Ray Stata and LDV Partners.
How Explainable Artificial Intelligence Can Propel the Growth of Industry 4.0
With the advent of industry 4.0, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have become vital to helping with industry efficiency and performance. Recently, a group of researchers surveyed the existing AI and explainable AI (XAI) based methods used in Industry 4.0 highlighting the need for XAI-based methods to help build efficient smart cities, factories, healthcare, and human-computer interactions. The very first industrial revolution historically kicked off with the introduction of steam- and water-powered technology.
viisights and Qognify Seamlessly Integrate Innovative Behavioral Analytics and VMS Solution
Enables Predictive Analysis to Help Prevent and De-escalate Events in Realtime viisights and Qognify have partnered to offer a seamlessly integrated solution that automates event detection and analysis. The integrated solution dramatically increases situational awareness by employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to autonomously detect, analyze, and understand situations and events as they are unfolding. “viisights is […]
Cobalt Robotics Launches Enterprise Mobile Video Chat for its Automated Robotics Service
Cobalt Robotics announced an industry first: enterprise mobile video chat on Cobalt’s state-of-the-art robotics. Now enterprises can connect staff and visitors with a live employee from their organization or security team first with backup from Cobalt’s Command Center, through real-time video on the robot wherever the robot is patrolling, in a secure managed solution. Enterprise mobile video chat enables clients to connect visitors and staff entering their offices, whether it’s a satellite or launchpad, directly with a receptionist or security officer from the main corporate office via video on the robot for any concerns or questions.
Vector Flow’s AI-Enabled Technology Helps Fortune 1,000 Companies Transform How SOCs Operate
ector Flow is demonstrating its break-through Security Operations Center (SOC) Automation Suite at ISC West 2022. Vector Flow’s innovative SOC Automation Suite provides a single source-of-truth that helps security management deliver a tangible return on investment. The solution features three AI-driven modules – SOC Alarm Reduction, SOC Governance Manager, and SOC Predictive Maintenance Manager – that tie physical security processes together and automate time-consuming, manual tasks. By deploying the Vector Flow SOC Automation Suite, security leaders can increase productivity of SOC operators/agents, maintain compliance through data-generated reports, and decrease downtime of connected devices and associated maintenance costs.
How AI Software Helps GSOCs Solve Real-World Problems
Global Security Operation Centers (GSOCs) are the hub of security operations, bringing together large amounts of data from surveillance, access control and intrusion systems into a centralized location, in addition to carrying out travel risk management and various intelligence operations. They play an important role by helping corporations to mitigate risk and gain situational awareness. All of this data, however, presents a challenge for GSOCs. Faced with processing thousands of events each day, GSOC operators find it hard to identify real threats from false nuisance alarms, leading to real breaches getting missed frequently. This defeats the entire purpose of GSOCs, which is to protect people and assets.
EAGL Technology Partners with viisights for Deployment of Innovative Preemptive Violence Detection System
viisights and EAGL Technology have partnered to create and deploy unique and comprehensive video understanding technology designed to detect armed persons and provide real-time early alerts. By combining viisights AI-powered behavior recognition video analytics with EAGL gunshot detection and alert systems, customers will benefit from the ability to identify and detect a potential active-shooter scenario in real-time to help security and law enforcement personnel to proactively prevent events from happening or escalating.
PureTech Announces Successful Integration with OWL GroundAware Radar
PureTech Systems announced the successful integration of the OWL GroundAware GA1360 2D digital multibeam forming radar system with the PureActiv Rapid-Deploy Autonomous Perimeter Surveillance System (R-DAPSS). R-DAPSS is equipped with PureTech’s patented geospatial and AI boosted video analytics, PureActiv, which provides among the highest probability of detection while maintaining near-zero nuisance alarms for perimeter and wide-area protection.