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HKC has announced the appointment of James Collins as Technical Support UK, a role that will strengthen the company’s installer network and help drive its expansion across the UK. In his new role, James will support installers through HKC’s dedicated phone lines and ticketing system, handling both quick troubleshooting queries and more technical cases. This

Beyond Blue have praised Ireland’s National Strategy on the Resilience of Critical Entities, but have called for a similar plan across the United Kingdom. The strategy represents the State’s first comprehensive framework for protecting essential services from major disruptions, ranging from cyber attacks to natural disasters. Commenting on the news, David Ferbrache, Managing Director at Beyond

Hirsch UK has announced the appointment of Tom Bayley as Business Development Manager for London and the South-East. Bayley brings more than 13 years of experience in the security industry, spanning both manufacturing and systems integration, with previous roles at Commend, Johnson Controls (JCI), and Mobotix. “We are excited to welcome Tom to our team,” Alex

Cloudera has appointed Nick Loumakis as Vice President (VP) for the UAE and Turkey, reinforcing its growth and AI-driven data strategy in the Middle East. A proven leader in Data and Analytics, Loumakis joins Cloudera, bringing over 20 years of expertise in data, analytics, and enterprise software across the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region.

Netskope has announced Netskope One AI Security, a suite of AI security capabilities that protect, make visible and accelerate the entire AI ecosystem, unified within the Netskope One platform. Netskope One AI Security introduces new products to power and enable the AI era, alongside a brand new, first-of-its-kind AI Index, which provides global tracking of AI adoption

HKC Security has announced a new integration with Abloy’s SMARTair access control system, bringing together HKC’s proven alarm technology with SMARTair’s intelligent software. The integration will help deliver seamless, real-time lockdown for a range of environments such as schools, offices, healthcare, retail and those that require fast, reliable protection. The integrated system allows for instant

Abloy UK has launched two new webinars focused on its CLIQ Multi-Tenant solution, inviting end users, installers and specifiers to discover a more effective way to manage access in multi-occupancy buildings. Taking place in March 2026, the sessions are tailored separately for end users and installation and specification partners, providing practical insight into how CLIQ

DoorBird is launching two additional new products: the IP video indoor stations A1103 and A1104 will be presented in early March at Light + Building in Frankfurt. Back in January, the Berlin-based specialist for IP door communication announced several innovations and now complements its range with the powerful A1103 and A1104 indoor solutions. The new

Ajax Systems have unveiled their wireless Grade 3 Ajax solution delivers professional-grade security for banks, museums, jewellery stores, and government buildings. The solution comes with a complete Grade 3 Superior device portfolio and enhanced radio communication — all without a single metre of wiring. This is the first wireless security system in the world certified to EN

Netskope has announced NewEdge AI Fast Path, a set of capabilities that efficiently optimise network paths to critical AI destinations, including AI applications hosted in public, private, or neo-clouds. Available now to Netskope customers, NewEdge AI Fast Path capabilities help reduce latency and costs, optimise performance, strengthen resilience, and enable a secure experience for teams using

ANSecurity has successfully delivered a long-term cyber resilience programme for a leading UK organisation operating in the racing and leisure sector. This will help to protect complex digital infrastructure while supporting uninterrupted operations across its heritage venues. The organisation operates award-winning racecourse venues alongside a hotel, bars and event facilities, welcoming tens of thousands of

OpenAI and Microsoft are the latest to join an initiative spearheaded by the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) – encouraging trust and public confidence in AI as it rewires public services and drives national renewal. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan as the AI Impact Summit in India drew to a close on Friday 20 February, the news

Palo Alto Networks has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, giving enterprises the power to see and protect the AI-native ecosystem that defines modern work. As AI transforms workforce productivity, it has created a dangerous, unmanaged attack surface on every endpoint. These AI agents and tools—the “Agentic Endpoint”—operate with deep

Axis Communications has announced the release of its first annual Axis Perspectives report, examining the evolution of intelligent video and its expanding role. The research-based publication, through a five-stage intelligent video maturity model, provides organisations with insights to build integrated, data-driven solutions that deliver meaningful value today and in the future.  Key findings: The findings reveal a clear

INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) brought together key stakeholders to boost international cooperation on fraud, ahead of next month’s Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, 16 – 17 March. The event, “Unmasking Fraud: A Deep Dive Ahead of the Global Fraud Summit,” gathered representatives from EU institutions, national law enforcement

Proofpoint has announced it has acquired Acuvity, which further strengthens Proofpoint’s platform with AI-native visibility, governance, and runtime protection for AI and agent-driven workflows. As generative AI rapidly reshapes how work gets done, organisations are deploying AI copilots, autonomous agents, and model-connected applications across every function—from software development and customer support to finance and legal. While

Armis has announced Armis Centrix for Application Security, which unifies application security across an organisation’s software development lifecycle. The technology helps security teams secure code as a next-generation attack vector to fortify organisations’ defences and protect against cyber threats. “To effectively manage risk, it’s essential to get to the root cause of the problem and weed

Cloudera has announced the expansion of Cloudera AI Inference and Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino to on-premises environments, empowering customers to harness advanced AI and analytics directly from within their data centres. The company also announced enhanced AI and analytics capabilities within Cloudera Data Visualisation, streamlining AI workflows across cloud, edge, and data centre environments.

In light of the UK moving closer towards the shutdown of analogue PSTN telephone lines, HKC Security is advising installers future-proof their customers’ estates with reliable, British Standard-compliant dual-path communication solutions designed for fast retrofit and minimal disruption. Security installers are being urged to act now to protect monitored alarm systems that still rely on

An agreement between INTERPOL and the regional and national French authorities will see the expansion of the world police body’s General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon. Since moving to Lyon in 1989, the Organisation has seen substantial and continuous growth in the number of officers, from an original 350 posts to nearly 1,000 today, making the

VuWall honoured its top integration partners at ISE 2026 with its annual Partner Awards, which recognise outstanding performance in innovation, collaboration and project execution across VuWall’s global partner network. “Our partners are at the heart of delivering world-class visualisation solutions in control rooms and beyond,” said Eric Hénique, Executive Vice President of International Sales at VuWall. “Their

DigiCert has released its Q4 2025 RADAR Threat Intelligence Brief, delivering data-driven insights into how global internet demand and cyber threats converged during the fourth quarter. Drawing from trillions of network events across DigiCert’s global security platform, which includes UltraDNS, UltraDDoS Protect, and UltraWAF, RADAR provides one of the most comprehensive views of today’s evolving threat landscape.  The Q4 RADAR Brief shows that the

HKC has announced the appointment of Sean Doyle as Security and Risk Manager, strengthening the company’s commitment to customer experience and service excellence. Doyle joins HKC with a strong background in financial services, having worked across insurance, banking and commercial lease financing. Throughout his career, he has led customer-facing roles balancing regulatory requirements with practical,

Zimperium has announced new research from its zLabs threat research team revealing a large-scale Android surveillance campaign dubbed Arsink RAT, a cloud-native Remote Access Trojan (RAT) designed to harvest sensitive data and give attackers intrusive control over infected devices while blending into legitimate cloud traffic. The investigation, titled “The Rise of Arsink RAT,” identified 1,216 unique

Palo Alto Networks has announced it has completed its acquisition of Chronosphere, addressing a core challenge of the AI era: the inability to see and secure the massive data volumes running modern businesses. Chronosphere, a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, was purpose-built to handle this scale. While legacy tools break down in

Telefónica Tech UK&I has announced the UK and Ireland launch of Telefónica Tech Security Edge service, powered by Netskope technology. This service encompasses a fully managed suite of Netskope’s AI-driven security that enables enterprise employees to securely access applications and data from anywhere, reducing risk, cost and complexity for cloud native and hybrid architectures. Through this

Garrett Metal Detectors has announced that its new Vortex CSI for law enforcement professionals is available for sale and shipment worldwide. The Vortex CSI was developed from the Vortex series of ground search metal detectors. As such, it is lightweight, durable, waterproof to 16 feet, and powered by Garrett’s MD-MF multifrequency technology. More than that, it carries a host of features carefully designed

Axis Communications has started the new year with new product announcements that spotlight the power of edge intelligence to deliver clearer video in challenging conditions, safer monitoring in high-risk environments and video evidence that retains image integrity. “As security operations become more data-driven and environments more complex, Axis latest innovations bring edge intelligence into everyday security

DigiCert has announced the availability of a locally-hosted version of DigiCert ONE in India, delivering secure, compliant, and high-performance digital trust services entirely within the country’s borders. The new deployment reinforces DigiCert’s long-term investment in India and supports the country’s digital transformation and data sovereignty priorities as enterprises scale increasingly complex digital ecosystems.  Available now, India-based DigiCert ONE enables organisations to

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – has issued an alert highlighting the persistent targeting of UK organisations by Russian state-aligned hacktivist groups aiming to disrupt networks.  Organisations, particularly local government authorities and operators of critical national infrastructure, are being encouraged to review their defences and improve their cyber resilience by

Dubai Police recently organised the “Your Voice Is Heard” community event in Al Wuheida, as part of a community initiative led by the General Department of Police Stations. The initiative aims to strengthen direct communication with members of the public, encourage dialogue, and gather feedback and suggestions on police services. The event was organised by

HKC Security recently hosted an event at the Jaguar Land Rover Experience in Liverpool, bringing together professional security installers from across the UK to learn about its latest development in alarm technology, the SecureHub alarm panel. At the event, installers were given the opportunity to experience SecureHub in action through live demonstrations and technical presentations