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Q&A with John Torres, President of Security & Technology Consulting, Guidepost Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 7, 2019 3:39 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Guidepost Solutions, John Torres.

John Torres

John Torres background includes more than 27 years of experience providing investigative and security management for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice in numerous senior leadership roles. His extensive investigative and security experience provides him with a unique perspective on matters related to risk mitigation, anti-money laundering, security assessments, investigations, crisis management, cross border security, event security, federal consulting and government compliance.

The New Security Landscape: Where Physical Security and Cybersecurity Converge

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 7, 2019 1:44 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: Cybersecurity, IOT, STANLEY Security, Tony Dozier.

Nearly every industry has undergone some form of digital transformation, and security is no exception. More tech solutions hit the market every day and businesses are starting to see the importance of effectively combining their physical security and cybersecurity practices. The influx of IoT-enabled devices, coupled with an increase in cybercrime, has led businesses to take a hard look at preventative measures to protect their people, property and assets from threats.

PSA Announces Partnership with Magnasphere to Offer Superior Door Contact Technology

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 5:24 am Categories: Access Control, Integrated Systems. Tags: Inxpect, Magnasphere Motion, Michael Keegan, PSA.

Inxpect Motion

PSA announced a partnership with Magnasphere a US manufacturer of door contact technology. Magnasphere features magnetic, non-defeat resistance to permanent contact welding, and all-steel construction. Magnasphere Motion, powered by Inxpect, features advanced radar and radio sensors that dramatically reduce false alarms found in other motion-sensing technologies. Magnasphere is fast becoming the standard when secure door protection is required.

HID Global and VMware Collaborate to Drive Mass Adoption of Mobile Access to Digital and Physical Workspaces

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 4:49 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: HID Global, HID Mobile Access, Hilding Arrehed, Tony Kueh, VMware.

HID Mobile Access

HID Global announced it is collaborating with VMware to drive mass adoption of mobile access to digital and physical places by adding HID Mobile Access for opening buildings and doors to VMware Workspace ONE, an intelligence-driven digital workspace platform for managing any app on any device. The collaboration will make it possible for Workspace ONE users, to more securely open doors with their smartphones as part of a unified mobile experience.

Vanderbilt Adds Third-party Biometric Readers to Ever-expanding Portfolio

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 4:41 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: BLE readers, MA300, Paul McCarthy, SF420, SLK20R, Vanderbilt, ZKTeco.

Biometric Readers

Vanderbilt announced the addition of three ZKTeco Biometric readers into its access control portfolio. The latest addition to the ever-growing access control portfolio comes off the back of the launch of the company?s Bluetooth Low Energy readers, plus the inclusion of Akuvox?s IP Door Entry Phones into their collection of products. As with the BLE readers, the Biometric readers integrate with Vanderbilt?s access control ACT Enterprise software, version 2.10 or later.

Aiphone Adds Smartphone App to the GT Series Multi-Tenant Video Intercom

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 4:35 am Categories: Smart Devices. Tags: Aiphone, GT Series intercom, GT-TLI-IP.

Aiphone Smartphone App

Aiphone Corp. now has a mobile app available to new and existing installations of the popular GT Series multi-tenant video intercom. The convenient app will enable users to screen visitors directly from a smartphone, whether at home or away. The app, which requires the new GT-TLI-IP mobile app network adaptor, allows tenants to use smartphones to answer calls and unlock doors; view video and conduct two-way conversations in Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G communications.

Smart Devices Creating an Exponential Increase in Online Security Threats

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 4:28 am Categories: Smart Devices. Tags: Avira Antivirus, IOT, password manager, Travis Witteveen.

Avira CEO

Malware continues to be the largest threat that users are facing today. This is according to Travis Witteveen, the CEO of Avira Antivirus, who kindly agreed to talk exclusively to PreciseSecurity.com. He has also discussed which are the main challenges the industry is currently facing and how the cryptocurrency market became an investor vehicle today, among other things. At the same time, he said that smart devices are creating an exponential increase in online security threats.

First Dahua LED Screen Project in Azerbaijan Applied in ADA University

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 2:56 am Categories: Customer Implementations. Tags: ADA University, Alekberov Mukhdar, Dahua Technology, LED screens.

ADA University

Established by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, ADA University is a state higher education institution engaged in the delivery of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in addition to research advancement. The university started the construction of a new teaching building in 2017. Its multimedia classroom required 40 square meters of LED screens to provide students with advanced and modern teaching equipment.

Place and Trace, a New Portable GPS Device, Offers Early Theft Detection

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 2:52 am Categories: Cloud, Technologies. Tags: Daniel Walpole, GPS device, Place and Trace, Smart Chain Accelerator.

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Smart Chain Accelerator is introducing Place and Trace, an affordable GPS device with pinpoint accuracy that can greatly assist consumers and law enforcement with recovering stolen vehicles and valuables. This virtual security guard is a physical unit that links with your phone to provide a simple and convenient way of keeping track of your valued possessions. Place and Trace feature the latest battery, cellular, and GPS technology in providing real-time monitoring.

Unisys Announces Stealth(identity) SaaS

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2019 2:13 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Stealth(identity), Unisys, Vishal Gupta.

UNISYS Stealth Identity

Unisys Corporation announced the availability of Unisys Stealth(identity)? SaaS. The new offering brings the biometric identity proofing and authentication capabilities of Stealth(identity) to both large and small enterprises by leveraging the agility, ease of deployment and cost-effectiveness of Microsoft Azure. With the release of the new SaaS version of Stealth(identity), Unisys is leveraging its more than 20 years of experience in delivering large-scale biometric solutions.

Unisys Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.03 EPS

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 5, 2019 8:00 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Unisys Corporation.

Unisys

Unisys posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The information technology services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.03, Bloomberg Earnings reports. Unisys had a negative return on equity of 13.35% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business had revenue of $757.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts? expectations of $714.85 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS.

Transition Networks Starts Work on Smart City IoT Project for New York City DoT

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 5, 2019 3:18 am Categories: Network, Transportation. Tags: IOT, Power over Ethernet, Transition Networks.

Transition Networks New York

Transition Networks announced the start of a significant intelligent transportation project with New York City?s transportation agency to connect, power and manage traffic data via its hardened TAA-compliant, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE+) switches. This application brings intelligent transportation infrastructure citywide and reinforces the relevance and timeliness of Transition Networks? strategy of developing smart city Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Vanderbilt Releases Bluetooth Low Energy Readers with ACT Enterprise

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 5, 2019 3:09 am Categories: New Products. Tags: ACT Enterprise, BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy, Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt Bluetooth Low-Energy Readers

Vanderbilt announced the release of its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) readers in conjunction with the company?s ACT Enterprise 2.10 access control software. In the era of the smartphone, Bluetooth Low Energy is transforming the future of access control. As part of the launch, Vanderbilt is releasing a range of BLE readers, a contactless door release button, virtual credentials available through an ACT Enterprise license, and a free end-user app for Android and iOS.

Rekor Selected by ParkSmart to Deploy Cutting Edge Parking Management Solutions in Canada

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2019 11:01 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Craig Peters, iP360, ParkSmart, Rekor, Robert A. Berman.

PArking Access by APLR

Rekor Systems announced it has signed a five-year licensing agreement with ParkSmart, Inc. for its iP360 Parking Ticket & Permit Management Software Suite. ParkSmart will first deploy the iP360 system within the City of Ottawa, enabling the city to manage and track parking tickets throughout the ticket lifecycle. iP360 creates seamless and efficient processes for registered owner information management, adjudication management, payment integration, letter creation, and reporting.

Invixium Signs Distribution Agreement with ZMR in Saudi Arabia

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2019 10:55 pm Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Ahmad Saleh Al-Haider, Invixium, Pyro-Tech, Shiraz Kapadia, ZMR.

Invixium Signs Distribution Agreement with ZMR

Invixium announces a joint distribution partnership with ZMR ? Zone of Multi Resources. With this new agreement, ZMR now offers Invixium?s full line of advanced biometric solutions to system installers and integrators servicing SMBs, corporations, educational institutes, healthcare providers and governmental organizations throughout the region. Invixium?s IP-enabled biometric solutions feature the latest in cutting-edge technology and are IP65 and IK08 rated.

Global Spending on Security Products and Services to Reach $151 Billion in 2023

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2019 10:49 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: IDC, International Data Corporation, Justinas Baltrusaitis, Karen Massey.

Global Spending on Security Products

The global information security technology market is expected to grow to $151.2 billion by 2023. In 2019, the market could reach $106.6 billion. This worldwide spending on different security technology products and services is expected to grow thanks to the investment made by institutions and other companies in the market. The International Data Corporation Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide informs that by 2023, the spending on this industry could surpass $150 billion.

ProdataKey Named to MountainWest Capital Network’s 2019 Utah 100, Marking Four Consecutive Years in the Top 100

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2019 10:39 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Jeff Perri, MountainWest Capital Network, MWCN, ProdataKey, Reed Chase, Utah 100.

ProDataKey Utah

ProdataKey announced that the company has once again been named to the Utah 100, MountainWest Capital Network’s annual list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. This marks the fourth consecutive year that ProdataKey has been designated with this elite status. Representatives of the company were recognized and received their award at the 25th annual Utah 100 Awards program held on October 30th at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.

Viakoo Salutes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2019 11:24 pm Categories: Corporate News, Cyber Security. Tags: Guy Grace, Mike Wiley, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, viakoo.

Viakoo NAtional Cyber Security Awareness Month

Viakoo marks the end of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with insights from three industries that are familiar with addressing cybersecurity challenges. Data centers have a unique position in today?s business landscape, enabling companies to quickly scale their computing and data processing resources. They also present a particularly attractive target for cybercriminals, because of the density of the valuable customer and business data they hold.

SALTO Systems Names Jeff Thomas to Regional Sales Manager for the Plains Region

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2019 8:26 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Jeff Thomas, Michael J. Mahon.

Jeff Thomas SALTO Systems

SALTO Systems has named Jeff Thomas to the commercial sales team position of Regional Sales Manager for the Plains Region. Based in Iowa, Jeff oversees sales activity and territory growth in the Midwest Plains Region that includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and West Wisconsin. He reports to SALTO Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales Michael J. Mahon.

Infocyte Launches ?Response Ready? Partner Program and Incident Response Platform Extensions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2019 5:00 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: Infocyte HUNT, John Norden, Micheal Crean.

Infocyte introduced their ?Response Ready? program for certified IR partners. These elite partners have deployed Infocyte into multiple customer environments during cybersecurity incident response operations and proven their ability to address and remediate active attacks. Additionally, Infocyte announced new platform Extensions enabling customers and partners to develop, deploy, and share custom collection and action capabilities built on top of Infocyte?s award-winning platform.