HelpSystems Acquires Digital Defense to Enhance Cybersecurity Portfolio
Digital Defense?s cloud-native vulnerability scanning engine gives organizations in healthcare, legal, financial services, and other industries the ability to proactively detect infrastructure security gaps and take effective remediation steps to safeguard against internal and external cyber threats. As part of HelpSystems? cybersecurity portfolio, Digital Defense joins Core Security and Cobalt Strike to establish a comprehensive, best-in-class security assessment toolkit.
BCD International Opens New Engineering and Manufacturing Centre in India
BCD International and BCDOEM announced the grand opening of the BCD International Inc. India Build Centre. This engineering and manufacturing facility reinforces its partnership with Dell EMC and strategically positions BCD in the market to expand its OEM and security customer base. As Dell?s number one OEM partner for surveillance and Internet of Things (IoT), BCD is expanding its product availability, operations, service and support in two key regions for their customers.
Zenotta Launches the First Peer-to-Peer Electronic Trade System
Today marks the launch of the Zenotta Digital System (ZDS), and with it, a step into a future where data is re-invented. The problems of data privacy, digital content ownership, creative freedom and trust are solved with the development of the first Peer-to-Peer Electronic Trade System. With the ZDS, digital content becomes a means of exchange, and files become programmable assets that can be truly owned, with identity, rights, intelligence and privacy embedded at the data level.
AxxonSoft Releases Axxon Next 4.4.4 and DetectorPack 3.5.0
AxxonSoft has released version 4.4.4 of the Axxon Next intelligent VMS. The stability of features was improved. Support for 83 devices has been added to the new version of Drivers Pack 3.68, including IP cameras, thermal imagers, fisheye cameras, NVRs, HDVRs, intercoms, and a network speaker. Support for additional features of 125 devices has been added as well, and ONVIF and GB/T 28181 drivers have been improved.
Alcatraz AI Achieves ISO 27001 Certification
Alcatraz AI announced that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System. The ISO 27001:2013 certification is an international standard designed to help create a robust ISMS that helps ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive company and customer information. A-lign has certified that Alcatraz has the proper technical controls and formalized IT security policies and procedures in place to protect it from unauthorized access or compromise.
New Fiber Defender FD7104
Fiber SenSys recently announced the release of the Fiber Defender FD7104, a smarter high-performance sensor that is easier and quicker to install. With FSI?s 30 years of leadership in fiber-optic sensors, the FD7104 utilizes an advanced algorithm that incorporates a new intuitive embedded web interface. This new browser-accessible interface eliminates the need for additional software and allows local or networked access to the unit. The sensor?s firmware is field-upgradeable and automatically updates the embedded manuals.
Orchid Fusion and Orchid Core VMS 2.16 Released
IPConfigure announces the release of Orchid Fusion VMS version 2.16.0 and Orchid Core VMS 2.16.1, both available for download now.
ASIS Foundation Awards More Than 100 COVID-19 Support Grants
ASIS International announced that since the launch of the program in November 2020, the ASIS Foundation has awarded more than 120 COVID-19 Support Grants to its global membership. This is a major component of the association?s efforts to address the global economic climate and those security communities hit hardest by the pandemic. The ASIS Foundation Board of Trustees approved $100,000 in grants to be awarded to ASIS members in need, encouraging individuals to apply for a grant to renew their ASIS membership free of charge.
The Four Trends That Will Matter Most in 2021
The shift to a primarily remote workforce in 2020 threw gasoline on the fire in terms of organizational security, and prompted IT and security professionals to upgrade their systems and better protect their networks from impending threats. It was a year of learning, and we can apply those key lessons to businesses in 2021 and operate better than before. While we can?t know exactly what?s in store for the year ahead, as security technology continues to adapt and change, it?s important for IT and security professionals to be knowledgeable about those changes.
DITEK Launches Complete Surge Protection Solution for Fire Alarm Systems
DITEK announces the launch of a new complete electrical surge protection solution for fire alarm systems. The DTK-120X12 combines protection for 120V system power with protection for up to 12 low voltage circuits to eliminate unnecessary damage caused by electrical surge events. This unique and compact new combination simplifies the implementation of comprehensive surge protection for critically important fire alarm systems.
GateHub Launches Wallet Protection To $100k Of Cryptocurrency Assets Per Wallet
GateHub launched Wallet Protect, a new service for XRP ledger wallets that provides back-up key creation, secure key storage, fund recovery, and theft cover. These new safety features, which are provided by Coincover, offer peace of mind for anyone looking to guarantee the safety of their cryptocurrency holdings. With 1.5 million customers, GateHub is one of the world?s largest XRPL gateways, allowing its users to send and receive payments from any supported network.
Interface and Video Analytics Company, Ignite Prism, Form ExclusivePartnership
Interface Security Systems announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Ignite Prism. As part of this partnership, Interface will have exclusive rights to Ignite Prism?s video analytics technology in North America. With the Ignite Prism video analytics solution, retailers or any consumer-facing business can use the data gathered by their existing surveillance cameras to derive actionable business intelligence and enhance customer experience.
Neurotechnology Releases New SentiVeillance 8.0 SDK
Neurotechnology announced the release of the SentiVeillance 8.0 software development kit (SDK). With SentiVeillance SDK, developers can create identification solutions that use live video streams from digital surveillance cameras or video files. The latest version adds face detection and recognition of people who are wearing masks and includes new algorithms that improve license plate detection and recognition speed and accuracy.
LenelS2 Introduces OnGuard Security Management System Version 8.0
LenelS2 announced the release of the OnGuard security management system version 8.0, empowering security teams with enhanced situational awareness through unified views of the security environment, as well as powerful visualization for data-based insights. Version 8.0 provides major updates including integration with the Magic Monitor unified client, rich interactive maps, a new modern reporting engine, cybersecurity enhancements and more.
Genetec shares its top physical security trends predictions for 2021
Genetec shared its top five predictions for the physical security industry in 2021. Innovative security solutions will help businesses thrive post-pandemic. While the world remains optimistic for 2021, organizations will need to remain creative about how they use, update, and redeploy their security systems across their facilities. This will allow them to start thinking more broadly about the role of physical security and what it can do beyond traditional applications to deliver more value.
Smart Home Market Revenues Jumped by 16% YoY to $77B Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Entire Industry to Grow by 28% in 2021
The global smart home market has witnessed impressive growth in recent years, driven by the growing adoption of smart devices, the increasing need for energy-saving solutions, and the rising importance of home monitoring systems. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.nz, the revenues of the global smart home market jumped by 16% year-over-year to $77bn in 2020. The increasing trend is set to continue this year, with smart home revenues growing by 28% YoY and reaching $99.5bn in 2021.
Interface Security Systems Completes New $60 Million Round of Equity Financing
Interface Security Systems announced the completion of a $60 million equity financing transaction led by its current sponsors SunTx Capital Partners and Prudential Capital Partners. The additional equity capital will help facilitate the company?s growth strategy and strengthen its industry-leading capabilities, featuring highly differentiated managed services. This new capital comes in the wake of a highly productive 2020 for Interface.
Hanwha Techwin Expands Public Health Surveillance Solutions
Hanwha Techwin announced the expansion of its line of public health surveillance technologies with the new Wisenet TNM-3620TDY body temperature detection camera. The multi-purpose device uniquely combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a dual-sensor design to securely monitor facility entrances and accurately identify potential health risks. The TNM-3620TDY offers two detection modes to discreetly scan people entering a facility.
Delivering Seamless Frictionless Access Control
Johnson Controls and Alcatraz AI have collaborated to provide a comprehensive suite of AI-powered security solutions and services to meet the growing need for frictionless entry and advanced building security. Leveraging its own data-powered access control technology combined with Alcatraz AI?s advanced facial authentication platform, the Alcatraz Rock, Johnson Controls offers comprehensive industry-leading solutions to protect occupants and assets from building intruders and enable healthier hands-free entry.
IST Launches Multi-Sector Ransomware Task Force (RTF)
The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) is launching a new Ransomware Task Force (RTF) to tackle this increasingly prevalent and destructive type of cybercrime. The RTF?s founding members understand that ransomware is too large of a threat for any one entity to address, and have come together to provide clear recommendations for both public and private action that will significantly reduce the threat posed by this criminal enterprise. uts.