Dedrone and Johnson Controls Collaborate to Deliver AI/ML-Powered Airspace Security Worldwide

Dedrone

Dedrone and Johnson Controls has announced a strategic collaboration to address the security threats posed by unauthorized drone activity. As part of the collaboration, Dedrone?s AI/ML driven counter-drone technology will be integrated into Johnson Controls product portfolio via an open Application Programming Interface (API), providing cloud-based airspace security as a service to customers worldwide.?

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ShadowDragon and Siren Form Strategic Partnership

ShadowDragon? announced a strategic partnership with Siren, a Investigative Intelligence analytics. The partnership between the two companies establishes an alignment particularly relevant to law enforcement, national security, and investigative corporate users. ShadowDragon simplifies the complexities of modern investigations that involve multiple online environments. Data sources it can access include news, current affairs, social media, chatrooms, online forums, malware intelligence, and historical datasets. Applications such as SocialNet?, OIMonitor?, and MalNet? are part of the ShadowDragon suite, which extract static and live open source data from global networks.

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Wells Fargo and Zelle Network Veteran Lou Anne Alexander Joins iProov Corporate Board

iProov announced that Lou Anne Alexander has joined the iProov Corporate Board as a non-executive director. Alexander spent more than 12 years with Early Warning? (EW), a fintech company owned by seven of the largest U.S. banks, where she led the U.S. launch of the Zelle Network? payment service. Alexander most recently served as chief product officer at EW, responsible for all identity verification services for new account openings, as well as a bank-sponsored digital identity service.

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Revelstoke Launches Revelstoke Express, A Radically Simple Partner Program

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Revelstoke and Response (SOAR) company, launched the Revelstoke Express Partner Program to expand the company’s partnerships with a community of value-added partners, security service providers, and alliance partners. Devoid of complex go-to-market barriers and pages and pages of legalese, Revelstoke designed the Express Partner Program to help Revelstoke partners generate revenue and better serve the needs of their customers.

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TRENDnet Releases Industrial Outdoor Gigabit PoE+ Extender, Simultaneously Supports Active and Passive PoE+

PoE+ Extender

TRENDnet has released the 2-Port Industrial Outdoor Gigabit Active/Passive PoE+ Extender, model TI-BEP200. Easily extend up to two PoE+ signals an additional 328 feet for a total PoE distance of 656 feet with this new industrial outdoor gigabit PoE+ extender from TRENDnet. Moreover, daisy chain up to four TI-BEP200 PoE+ outdoor PoE+ extenders together for a total PoE network extension of up to 1,640 feet. This industrial outdoor PoE+ extender conveniently extends a PoE, PoE+ or Passive PoE network connection.

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US Joint Counter-drone Office Selects Top Teams for Installation Protection

U.S. Army’s counter-drone office

Liteye System?s Inc. in partnership with SAIC was recently selected by the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) to provide approved Counter UAS services and hardware to the US Government. Liteye was chosen as an important part of the SAIC team to protect fixed locations under the Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS) model. CaaS is defined as Contractor Owned Government Operated (COGO) or Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) solutions enabling the Department to effectively Detect, Identify, Track and Defeat adversarial UAS? while meeting critical affordability and funding realities.

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RealVNC Acquires RPort Remote Management Software

RealVNC Acquires RPort

RealVNC acquired RPort, a remote management software that immediately boosts the efficiency of IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The acquisition will enable RealVNC to branch out beyond graphical screen sharing and into remote management. RPort enables users to manage their entire infrastructure via a web browser, the command line, or programmatically through a REST API. This includes inventory management, dynamic device grouping, remote and scheduled script execution, device telemetry and flexible connectivity management.

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New Genetec Research Shows Cybersecurity Remains a Top Concern for Physical Security Professionals Worldwide

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As cybersecurity awareness month continues to be a focus of discussion in October, new research conducted by Genetec shows that cybersecurity remains a top concern for physical security professionals going into 2023. Based on insights from over 3,700 physical security leaders from around the world, the report revealed that almost half (49%) of the organizations surveyed had activated an improved cybersecurity strategy this year, and more than a third of all respondents (36%) are looking to invest in cybersecurity-related tools to improve their physical security environment in the next 12 months.

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Interface Systems enables MOD Pizza to improve security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and subscription costs by over 15%

Interface Systems announced that MOD Pizza has chosen Interface to implement a comprehensive upgrade of physical security infrastructure for more than 420 of its company-owned restaurants. By consolidating physical security operations with Interface, MOD Pizza has improved security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and monthly subscription costs by over 15%. With a mission to hire people that have barriers to hiring, including those who were formerly incarcerated, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), and those who have struggled with housing insecurity or are recovering from addiction, MOD Pizza is committed to creating a safe environment

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4 Ways Logistics Facilities Can Stay Protected Amid Supply Chain Disruptions

Eric Viletto

With the holidays quickly approaching, security threats such as theft, cyber attacks, and workplace violence are becoming more prevalent for logistics facilities. In addition to these security challenges, the global supply chain continues to experience significant strain caused by the pandemic, which will result in even more challenges for these facilities during the upcoming holiday season. According to Accenture, 94 percent of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic, and 75 percent of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruptions.

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i-PRO Americas Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in the US

i-PRO announce that it has been Certified? by Great Place to Work?. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at i-PRO Americas. This year, 87% of i-PRO Americas? employees said it?s a great place to work compared with just 57% for the average U.S. company. Great Place to Work? is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

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ALCEA acquisition to complement ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions? critical infrastructure offering

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions announced that French-based ALCEA (SAS), whose acquisition was made known in August this year, will be merged into Global Solutions? Critical Infrastructure business. ALCEA has a strong focus on access control and relevant vertical markets. The parties will present their combined offering at the Expoprotection trade show in Paris, 15?17 November. ALCEA?s has a turnover of approximately 20 million euros. The company is well established in the French-speaking market, in addition to France, also in South America.

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Allied Universal Announces Acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing

Allied Universal

Allied Universal is continuing its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing based in Orlando, Fla. Century Event Security & Staffing provides comprehensive security and event services in Las Vegas and Orlando, two of the nation?s top exhibition industry cities. This acquisition increases Allied Universal?s ability to staff major events in these popular event destination locations with access to several thousand employees.

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Naperville Police Department Strengthens Investigations and Community Collaboration with Genetec

Naperville PD

Genetec announced that the Naperville, Illinois Police Department (PD) is closing investigations more quickly and has strengthened community collaboration by modernizing its operations with Genetec Clearance? and by launching a Community Camera Registration Program. As part of a project to streamline investigations and evidence sharing, the Naperville PD sought an efficient and secure way to manage digital evidence. They wanted to move away from the manual, CD-based recording process they had in place, which required significant physical storage and staff resources.

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UK Police Force Leverages Location Intelligence from Precisely to Keep World Leaders Safe at Global Summit

Precisely announced that Devon and Cornwall Police leveraged its GIS software to enhance safety measures during the 2021 G7 Summit ? the annual gathering of policy leaders from seven of the world?s major democracies. The local police force combined MapInfo Pro with third-party 3D visualizations to create a digital twin that enabled precise contingency planning ? based on a model that had an accuracy of up to five millimeters.

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KeyDigital appoints KLM Marketing as Manufacturer?s Rep for the Middle Atlantic region

Key Digital has appointed Mechanicsville, VA-based firm KLM Marketing as its manufacturer?s rep for the Middle Atlantic region, including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Eastern PA, Southern NJ and Washington, D.C. The announcement was made by DeWayne Rains, Key Digital vice president of sales, and represents the brand?s ongoing initiative to expand its national sales force. Established in 2002, KLM is a leading choice for video and intercom, access control, and new AV solutions in the mid-Atlantic region.

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Cognitec Names Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager for Gaming & Hospitality

Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager

Cognitec has named Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager for the gaming and hospitality markets, two important sectors which increasingly incorporate face recognition technology to improve both security and operations. Based in Las Vegas, NV, Speropoulos brings a strong security and face recognition background to his new position, along with sales and account management experience from his work at Pelco, eConnect, and Protection 1 Security Solutions (now ADT).

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Arcules and Wesco Align Strategies to Accelerate Adoption of Cloud-Based Video Surveillance

Arcules announces a strategic global distribution partnership with Wesco to expand brand awareness and increase access to easy, scalable, and reliable cloud and managed services in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Through the partnership with Wesco, Arcules will now be able to expand its reach through Wesco?s vast distribution network, giving greater visibility as customers continue to seek more flexible and secure cloud video solutions.

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PdK Named to MountainWest Capital Network’s 2022 Utah 100, Marking Seven Consecutive Years in the Top 100

ProdataKey announced that the company has once again been named to the Utah 100, MountainWest Capital Network?s (MWCN) annual list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. This marks the seventh consecutive year that ProdataKey has been designated with this elite status. This year, ProdataKey ranked No. 59 out of 100 companies. The annual Awards Event pays tribute to the state?s fastest-growing and most exciting companies in the state, representing a cross-section of industries. Honorees were chosen based on both their percentage and dollar revenue increase between 2017 and 2021.

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