PSA announced that Traci Brown, body language and persuasion expert, speaker, author and 3 time US collegiate cycling champion, will be featured at PSA TEC as the keynote presenter. Her presentation, ?Liar Liar Pants On Fire?, will take place on March 12, 2019 at 11:30 AM. In her fast-paced, interactive program, Traci teaches lie, fraud and identity theft detection she?s used to get to the truth in billion dollar business deals, crimes and politics.
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3xLOGIC announced that the Flint (MI) Boys and Girls Club now enjoys significantly improved safety and security with its newly-installed 16-camera video surveillance system. Tauzzari Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Flint Boys and Girls Club, spent his early career working at clubs in Chicago, ?Oftentimes, these were rough neighborhoods, so the importance of safety is strongly ingrained in me.? The previous video surveillance system at the Club was adequate, but it was getting old and staff wondered if they were missing out on newer, better technology.
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Echodyne announced that it has received a commodity jurisdiction (CJ) determination from the US State Department for its EchoFlight radar. The CJ determination classifies the EchoFlight radar as a commercial product exportable under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) rather than the more restrictive International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that apply to military items.
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Pivot3 has completed an advanced certification of its hyper-converged infrastructure with Genetec™ Security Center software. The combination of Pivot3 and the Genetec unified security platform delivers a robust integrated security and IoT solution designed to support the complex requirements of video-intensive, mission-critical environments.
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iluminar announced that January 2019 signifies a decade in business. Ten years ago, Eddie Reynolds and Joni Hamasaki came together to launch iluminar with a mission to supply high-quality and reliable lighting and license plate recognition products to the video surveillance market, backed by unsurpassed customer service. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics? Business Employment Dynamics report, less than one-third of all small businesses make it to the 10-year mark.
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DITEK announces the launch of the DTK-WM4 family of wall-mount network surge protectors. These 4-channel devices feature state-of-the-art technologies to provide robust surge protection for any desired combination of Ethernet, PoE and PoE Extender circuits, while supporting data speeds up to 10GbE. The compact design offers rapid-replacement surge protection modules with shielded RJ45 connections and is ideal for smaller installations that do not require large rack-mounted protection systems.
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Vistacom announced that it has promoted Dan Gundry to serve as Director of Sales and Marketing. Gundry will be responsible for leading the sales and marketing teams with developing new business opportunities in existing and emerging markets, as well as collaborating closely with key clientele to deliver innovative solutions. Vistacom?s sustained growth, fueled by the demand for interactive audio, video, control room, and unified communications solutions, propelled the need for more cohesive strategies across the sales and marketing segments of the organization.
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Oooguruk drill site (ODS), is an important location for Caelus Natural Resources Alaska, LLC. Over 30 million barrels of oil have already been produced from Oooguruk since 2008, but the drill site in Alaska?s North Slope region is also frequented by polar bears. An intelligent security system helps to spot them. The technology has to recognize the animals as early as possible and function reliably.
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LENSEC is adding to their regional management team around the globe. Below are a few of the professionals covering relationships with partners and manufacturer reps. LENSEC’s staff is comprised of physical security experts who interface with partners and their customers. They bring solid expertise in security deployment solutions using Perspective VMS.
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Pivot3 announced that it has named Rance Poehler as vice president of global sales and chief revenue officer. In this role, Poehler will be responsible for leading Pivot3?s global sales organization and executing on the company?s growth strategy and talent acquisition. Poehler joins Pivot3 from Dell Technologies where he served as vice president of worldwide sales for its cloud client computing team, an $800 million line of business that represents a full suite of cloud and desktop virtualization solutions.
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The Security Industry Association (SIA) is marking Data Privacy Day on Monday by continuing its efforts to help its members understand and manage the critical issue of protecting consumer data. SIA has taken a leading position on privacy issues for many years, having released its original Privacy Framework in 2010. It has become even more active recently, starting with the 2017 creation of the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board.
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An international ransomware attack could cost the U.S. $89 billion, accounting for nearly half of the $193 billion global price tag for an attack, according to a new report from the Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project, of which Lloyd?s of London is a founding member. The cyber-attack—which launches through an infected email, encrypts data on every device connected to the network, and has the potential to spread quickly around the world—causes damages at 600,000 companies, ranging from premier institutions to small businesses.
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Milestone Systems will kick off Community Days 2019 (MIPS) in Nashville, Copenhagen and Bali, with more than 1,500 participants and input from leading industry professionals – all on the quest to explore the intelligent world of video technology. Milestone Systems, the global industry leader in open platform IP video management software, will host its annual industry event in the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions.
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Transition Networks announced the addition of two new managed hardened Power-over-Ethernet + (PoE+) rack mountable switches (SISPM1040-3248-L and SISPM1040-3166-L) to its broad portfolio of PoE products. These rugged switches feature either 16 or 24 ports and deliver PoE power and high throughput.
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The announcement that Wavestore?s open platform Video Management Software (VMS) has been successfully integrated with Raytec?s lighting solutions means that operators are now able to match the security requirements for individual locations throughout a site, with a wide range of lighting options which are managed directly from Wavestore?s front-end ?one screen, total control? display.
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Open Options has recently completed a technology partnership with Schindler, one of the world?s leading providers of elevators, escalators, and moving walks, allowing users yet another option with their access and elevator control solution. New with DNA Fusion version 7.5.0.33 the Schindler third-party database interface gives users the ability to manage their elevator dispatch control through the user-friendly DNA Fusion platform.
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Vorpal has released a whitepaper in response to the growing global crisis facing airport operations and aviation security from commercial drones flying within controlled airspace. In order to guide effective and timely response efforts to such incursions, this document presents thoughtful analysis of the best technological solutions available for delivering complete drone situational awareness. Vorpal?s proven expertise in this area has resulted in operational deployment of its drone situational awareness solution, VigilAir, by discerning customers globally, and is aimed at the aviation, military, homeland security, critical infrastructures, corrections and UAS traffic management (UTM) markets.
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In a landmark ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court today held that consumers can sue for violations of their privacy under the state?s biometric privacy law, even if no actual harm could be shown.
The case, Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp., concerned a 14-year-old boy who was asked to scan his thumb into a biometric data capture system before receiving a season pass to a Six Flags amusement park. The boy and his mother claimed they were not informed of the purpose and length of term for which his fingerprint had been collected and neither of them had signed a release for the taking of the biometric information, in violation of the state’s Biometric Privacy Information Act.
Ahead of National Data Privacy Day, which is observed annually on 28th January, a poll carried out last year revealed a staggering 90% of people were ?very concerned? about their internet privacy. Data privacy and the importance of safeguarding personal data, along with how companies are using blockchain technology to empower individuals to take control of their own data, are among the topics explored in the commentary.
Read More ›Amazon Glacier offers customers the ability to store and access their data over the internet. Glacier is part of Amazon?s Web Services, which is commonly referred to as the premier public cloud offering. It is primarily used for archiving and long-term backup, but is fully integrated into Amazon?s other public cloud offerings. Amazon Glacier provides three options for access to archives, from a few minutes to several hours with standard access time being between three to five hours.
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