Leading Security Leaders Discuss How to Navigate Changes and Challenges in Today?s Evolving Financial Services Sector
Verint Systems Inc. will host an interactive webinar on Thursday, April 30, at 11 a.m. MDT, featuring leading security and fraud practitioners who will discuss how to address security challenges and evolving risks in today?s complex financial services market. The panelists will highlight how they address current COVID-19 concerns, as well as how they focus on being prepared for when the time comes to operate on a normal schedule.
SALTO KS – Keys as a Service – Cloud-Based Smart Access Control Reaches 100,000 Access Points
SALTO Systems has reached a milestone of 100,000 access points for its cloud-based KS Keys as a Service solution. Launched in late 2012, SALTO KS was the first cloud-based access control solution in the market. Since then, millions of SALTO users have experienced the benefit of this technology which delivers a flexible, cloud-based access control management system that requires no software installation or the added expense of a fully-wired electronic product.
AirDroid Business Introduces Geofencing Solution to Enhance Efficiency and Device Security for Businesses
Sand Studio announced AirDroid Business Geofencing, a location-based solution for businesses to monitor and track device location, automate tasks and receive notification alerts all in one place. With Geofencing, organizations that have vehicles, personnel or valuable assets in the field can use tracking data and workflows to enhance security and optimize operational efficiency. Geofencing integrates seamlessly with AirDroid Business’ easy-to-use yet powerful device management solution.
Access Control Through Security Integration During COVID-19 Crisis
Organizations across the globe are adjusting to a new norm as a result of the sweeping changes brought on by COVID-19. For many organizations, this new norm means modifying hours of operation, temporarily closing their doors, sending staff home to work remotely and/or changing visitor and occupancy policies. As businesses and institutions adapt, they should consider how their security systems can reinforce business policies and help them mitigate risks.
Boon Edam Releases Guide to Address a Common Security Gap at Facilities: The Entry
Boon Edam has published a new guide for security professionals. Entitled, ?Closing the Security Gap?, the guide addresses the risks of failing to secure entry points across a facility, as well as strategies and best practices for mitigating unauthorized entry. By understanding how to secure a building?s entrances, professionals can implement a complete physical security plan that truly protects the well-being of their employees, physical assets, data and even brand reputation.
Sielox Expands Integration with Allegion to Accommodate New Schlage NDE Wireless Lock for Improved K-12 Security
Sielox LLC has further expanded the integration of its leading access control and emergency notification solutions with Allegion US to include the new enhanced Schlage NDE wireless lock featuring an Interior Push Button which can easily lock a classroom door from the inside. Sielox is the first to complete the integration to include this new generation of Schlage NDE wireless locks, providing schools with enhanced security and greater control in emergency situations.
Wilson Bank & Trust Upgrades to Hanwha Techwin Cameras and Recorders to Better Serve Customers and Prevent Loss
Hanwha Techwin America announced that Wilson Bank & Trust, a Tennessee-based independent, community-based bank, has upgraded the security infrastructure at 40 of its locations with Hanwha cameras. The Bank wanted IT-based, PoE (Powered over Ethernet) cameras that could produce high-quality video and did not require licenses. They also wanted DVRs or NVRs that would give them longer-term retention rates, 90-days at a minimum.
Milestone Systems Surpasses DKK 1 Billion Revenue
With an annual growth rate of 14 percent over the last five years, Milestone Systems? net revenue increased to DKK 1.03 billion in 2019. The operating income was DKK 124 million compared with DKK 194 million the previous year, a planned consequence of increased investments in innovation and development. The positive revenue development primarily derived from an increase in license and Care? sales. Moreover, Milestone Systems continued to increase sales in all its markets.
Allied Universal Increases Workforce; Seeks to Hire 30,000 Security Professionals Nationwide Over the Next Two Months
Allied Universal is seeking to hire more than 30,000 security professionals and administrative staff to fill positions located throughout the nation over the next two months. In spite of the uncertainty that COVID-19 has caused, there are still many industries, such as security services, that are currently hiring to fill essential roles. Allied Universal is offering regular and temporary, full-time and part-time opportunities.
Unisys Always-On Access Powered by Stealth Provides Fast, Encrypted Remote Access for Workers
Unisys Corporation announced the general availability of Unisys Always-On Access (AOA), powered by Stealth, it’s award-winning Unisys Stealth security software that provides unmatched protection to users working remotely from home or from alternative facilities. Unisys AOA? is very quick to deploy, enables remote work and continuous communications, and can be scaled to support secure access for users at organizations of any size.
TRENDnet Continues to Grow its Line of Rugged Industrial Front Access Network Switches
TRENDnet adds two new Industrial Gigabit PoE+ Wall-Mounted Front Access Switches to its existing, robust line of rugged industrial networking solutions. These industrial front access switches are designed to provide high-speed network connections for smaller installation spaces that are unable to be fitted with a traditional rackmount or DIN-Rail network switch. All TRENDnet industrial switches feature a hardened IP30 rated metal housing.
Invixium Touchless Biometric Solutions Provide the Healthy Alternative for Workforce Management and Security
Invixium noted a significant rise in the demand for touchless biometric solutions even before the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The touchless operation of Invixium?s multimodal, multifactor biometric solutions makes them even more relevant today. The need for touchless access control and workforce management biometric solutions is a new reality, which builds a new business case for the deployment of face recognition technology.
Qatar National Bank Recognized for ATM Use of Contactless Iris ID Biometrics
Asian Banker magazine recently selected Qatar National Bank for having the ?Best Biometrics Initiative, Application or Program in Qatar? for its use of iris recognition systems from Iris ID in some QNB branch ATMs. The bank is the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, with branches, subsidiaries and associate companies in 31 countries on three continents.
Genetec Releases Access Control Feature to Help Organizations Identify People Who Are at Increased Risk of Being in Contact With Contaminants or Contagious Individuals
Genetec announced that it has released a new reporting function for its
Maxxess Unveils New Health Risk Management System
Maxxess Systems has announced a new application for the Maxxess InSite? Response Coordination System specifically designed to help organizations manage health risks to their staff and visitors. If someone is found to be sick, the system can immediately survey all other employees to determine who might have been in contact with that person for the protection of the other employees.
Enhanced i-PRO Video Insight VMS Delivers a Comprehensive Integration Solution with Embedded MonitorCast Access Control
Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions is releasing its highly popular and recently enhanced Video Insight? Video Management System (VMS). Video Insight is a powerful yet easy-to-use enterprise VMS platform with sophisticated plug-in architecture and versatile programmable features that fully integrates the i-PRO MonitorCast? Access Control platform to deliver uncompromised system management and control with unlimited scalability.
Tavcom and PerpetuityARC Training Enable Professional Development During Lockdown with 25% off BTEC and IQ Accredited Courses
Linx International Group announced that it has reduced the cost of all online courses provided by Tavcom Training and PerpetuityARC Training by 25%, for three months, including BTEC and IQ accredited course. Last week, the company reported a surge in demand for its online courses from security professionals and employers around the world, as they look at ways to continue to support learners whilst in lockdown.
USFF Mission Processors and Network Switches for ISR UAV Targeting System
As unmanned vehicles become more powerful and complex, their electronics payloads must adapt to match new mission objectives. This often forces aerospace and defense system integrators to push for reductions in size, weight, power, and cost of on-board line replaceable units. Such was the case for a new variant of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in development for the United States government.
Altronix Introduces New Dual-Voltage Access Power Controller with Network Communications
Altronix has introduced the LINQ8ACM Dual-Voltage Access Power Controller with LINQ Network Power Management. This new solution facilitates a wide range of locking devices while providing network monitoring, reporting, and control of eight independently controlled fuse or PTC protected access control outputs. For instant on-site verification, the LINQ8ACM is equipped with bi-color LEDs which indicate 12 or 24VDC on each of the 8-outputs.
Security Industry Association and ASIS International Form New Partnership
ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA), the leading membership associations for the security industry, have entered into a partnership to best aid in the COVID-19 recovery and rebuilding efforts of its diverse group of 34,000 member professionals and over 1,000 member companies respectively. The partnership will begin by addressing two primary areas of focus ? business operations and advocacy ? as well as content development and coordination.