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Cloudview | Surveillance for Remote Locations

The need for organisations to provide security across playing fields, parks, construction sites and any other isolated, remote location, is growing. Such sites are regularly subjected to vandalism, criminal damage, fly tipping and many forms of anti-social behaviour, yet implementing an effective video surveillance system is challenging due to limited resources and a lack of […]

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The Ocean Race teams up with Acronis

Acronis has announced it will be the Official Cyber Protection Partner of the iconic ​​round-the-world sailing competition, The Ocean Race. The partnership will be supported by Ingram Micro as the Official #CyberFit Partner, inline with the Acronis #TeamUp Program. “Acronis is proud to support The Ocean Race, who are committed to sustainable operations in all

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Qognify appoints Nigel Austin as UK and Ireland Channel Sales Manager

Qognify has appointed Nigel Austin to the role of UK and Ireland Channel Sales Manager. Based in the UK, Nigel has the remit to support Qognify’s customers and partners and drive sales and growth for its video management solutions in the region. Nigel Austin brings more than 30 years of experience in the electronic security

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Dragos raises $200 million in Series D funding to safeguard critical infrastructure

Dragos has announced it has raised a record-breaking $200 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $1.7 billion. This marks the largest funding round and the highest valuation achieved by an OT cybersecurity company, providing further validation for the demand for OT cybersecurity. The funding will continue to accelerate the company’s global expansion

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Scality delivers portfolio for Splunk SmartStore deployments

Scality is currently delivering a portfolio of Disaster Recovery-enabled SmartStore ready deployment options as validated by Splunk. To provide enterprise customers with maximum data protection and deployment flexibility, Scality reportedly offers three SmartStore-ready architectures spanning single-site to multi-site models capable of ensuring zero recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives for superior delivery of

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Acronis appoints technology veteran, Paul Maritz, as Chairman of the Board

Acronis has announced that Paul Maritz has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Director. Maritz will be responsible for the governance and leadership of Acronis as it strengthens its position in the service provider market preparing for significant growth in the future. “Paul brings a wealth of experience developing products to meet

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Acronis rebrands personal cyber protection solution

Acronis has released the newly-rebranded Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (formerly Acronis True Image). This new name for the company’s flagship personal solution reflects its evolution from data and system backup software to a solution that delivers complete cyber protection — next-generation anti-malware, best-in-breed backup, and easy management, all-in-one integrated tool.  The need for both effective data protection

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Paxton10 | Access control and video management platform

Paxton10 is a single platform solution combining access control and video management that supports multi-site management and remote access. Scalable from 1 to 1,000 doors, and 1 to 1,000 cameras, Paxton10 is suitable for all building types. Find out more: paxton.info/4984

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Acronis introduces Advanced File Sync and Share to strengthen work collaboration services

Acronis has announced a new advanced protection pack for its service provider solution, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. The new Advanced File Sync and Share pack builds on the file-sharing capabilities included in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, layering additional data security capabilities such as blockchain-based data notarisation and electronic signatures so service providers can strengthen their

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Retail sector report reveals video security effectiveness in supporting ‘COVID Safety’

The new Retail Sector Video Security Trends Report 2021 from Ava Security finds that, despite the severe reduction of physical store-based sales over the last year, retail groups have continued to find new money for improving video security systems.  Existing CCTV and video monitoring systems are already working well to reduce retail shrinkage and are

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NW Security finds 93% of UK businesses running CCTV systems reporting excess false alarms due to incorrect design

New Market Research by security tech company NW Security found the single largest cause of false alerts came from obstructions on the camera More than 9 out of 10 (93%) of England-based, medium, and large-sized businesses’ running CCTV systems with video analytics capabilities are still find they are generating too many false alerts linked to

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Access control is changing

Opinion | Improving banking security and operations through innovations in cloud

Cloud technology has been proven to help businesses remain operational during the pandemic and has helped facilitate a digital transformation process that was already underway in many sectors, including financial services. Now, as the success of the vaccination programme and drop in infection rates leads to a relaxing of lockdown regulations, retail and investment banks

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Trevor Morgan, product manager at comforte AG

Modern tokenisation and protecting data in the cloud

In the past, securing sensitive data involved placing the information in a virtual vault and only unlocking it (de-protecting it) when the data needed to be used. This may be practical if the data has no ongoing operational value, but if the data is required for existing business operations, being able to use sensitive data

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Not the beer! Lessons learned from the Molson Coors cyberattack

Many would consider breweries as “essential” over the last year, particularly in times of lock down. That’s why when North America’s largest beer producer suddenly ceased production last month due to a cyberattack, it sent shockwaves through the industry and around the globe. What could make this multi-billion dollar empire grind to a halt? How

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Tips for Recruiting in Cybersecurity

It is no secret that there is a global shortage of cybersecurity professionals. Independent security certification organisation, (ISC)² publishes an annual report focused on the cybersecurity skills gap. Up until last year, it had consistently found a widening skills gap. However, in 2020 this gap narrowed somewhat – from a deficit of 4.07 million professionals

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The future of threat detection and response: An operation-centric approach

We are fast-approaching a full year since the outbreak of Covid-19. Over that time, we’ve undergone a number of notable changes, both in our everyday lives as well as in the working environment. Among them is the rapid transition towards remote working to accommodate for social distancing guidelines, a development that may soon become the

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Smart applications of technology: Six top trends for the physical security sector

When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, few would have predicted the enormous impact it would have across the world. In the physical security sector we have seen technology implemented in increasingly innovative ways to benefit businesses. Rather than heralding the emergence of new technologies, the trends we see for 2021 are shaped by their use

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VSaaS and ACaaS: Embracing the future of physical security

Cloud-enabled technologies have seen a huge increase in use across Europe. As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold and people were forced into lockdown, services such as video conferencing tools enabled people to stay connected and many businesses to continue to operate successfully. Fast forward to today and, with many still working from home as infection

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Cybersecurity improvements essential for resilient physical security

Devices and applications play an increasingly important part in our everyday lives. As these technologies become smarter, so they grow in potential. The evolution of the smart city sees such devices employed to manage and maintain basic services, while smart homes and businesses are adopting the ubiquity of connected solutions to enhance productivity, reduce friction

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