Allegion launches the LCN 6400 compact series for touchless access control

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Allegion US has launched the LCN 6400 COMPACT series low-energy automatic operator for touchless access and accessible operation on interior doors. Designed for use in a variety of institutional and commercial facilities, it is reportedly the only auto operator on the market that has the ability to easily convert existing LCN 4040XP mechanical door closers to touchless solutions, for automated opening and closing when combined with an actuator.  The Americans with Disabilities Act […]

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Over 80% of major US hospitals contain nine critical vulnerabilities, Armis reports

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Researchers at Armis have announced the discovery of nine critical vulnerabilities in the Nexus Control Panel, which powers all current models of Translogic’s pneumatic tube system (PTS) stations by Swisslog Healthcare. The Translogic PTS system is a critical infrastructure for healthcare used in more than 3,000 hospitals worldwide, responsible for delivering medications, blood products, and

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Nozomi Networks announces $100 million investment from global security ecosystem

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Nozomi Networks has announced a $100 million pre-IPO-funding round to help accelerate its growth phase. Led by Triangle Peak Partners, the Series-D round also includes investments from a large stable of equipment, security, service provider and go-to-market companies including; Forward Investments, Honeywell Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Keysight Technologies, Porsche Ventures and Telefónica Ventures. “As we began the

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Paxton10 | Access control and video management platform

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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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Hanwha Techwin adds PTZ cameras to Wisenet Q portfolio

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Hanwha Techwin has announced the introduction of four new two-megapixel PTZs cameras to its Wisenet Q series. The cameras can be utilised both indoor and outdoor and feature the Focus Save function, which can be applied to 32 pre-defined areas, ensuring clarity when they are moved to a specific position. The new cameras added to

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President Biden signs new order to boost critical infrastructure cybersecurity

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US President Joe Biden has just signed the Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems. With growing high profile attacks such as Solar Winds and Colonial Pipeline, the new order is intended to ensure further protection of critical infrastructure such as the electricity networks from ransomware and general cyberattacks. The order has two

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Armis and Fortified Health Security partner up to protect healthcare customers

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Armis and Fortified Health Security (Fortified) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance the overall risk posture of healthcare organisations. As part of this initiative, Fortified will utilise the Armis Agentless Device Security Platform to augment Fortified’s Managed Connected Medical Device Security Program across their joint network and will work together to help protect healthcare organisations from cyber threats. “The healthcare

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

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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’

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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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Vector Flow’s SOC Automation Suite reduces false alarms by over 80%

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Vector Flow, Inc. has announced that their Security Operations Centre (SOC) Automation Suite can reduce false and nuisance alarms by over 80% in real-world applications. This reduction in false alarms not only dramatically improves SOC efficiency and productivity, it lets SOC operators focus on real alarms and provide improved services. Juniper Networks deployed the SOC

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Axis Communications | Taking appropriate measures to secure publicly accessible locations

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Lucas Young, Segments Manager at Axis Communications, looks at how physical security technology can be used to better protect the public realm in line with the proposed UK Protect Duty The UK Protect Duty, also known to many as ‘Martyn’s Law’, refers to a new piece of proposed legislation which concerns the protective measures that

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Panasonic i-PRO to attend this year’s Security Event, NEC Birmingham

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This year’s Security Event at the NEC in Birmingham (7-9th September) will be attended by Panasonic i-PRO. As first time attendees, Panasonic will exhibiting a variety of innovative surveillance products and solutions that can perform in numerous industries and environments. The Security Event is known as the top commercial, enterprise and domestic security event with

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Skills for Security launches new apprenticeship in Scotland

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Skills for Security will be launching a Security Officers Services Apprenticeship imminently in Scotland with the training delivered by the Security Industry Training Organisation (SITO). This landmark apprenticeship provides security officers with the most up-to-date training to develop the skills and expertise needed for a modern, professional security officer. The apprenticeship itself will cover First

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Prosegur and S&ST pair up to offer AI enabled security services

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Security and Safety Things (S&ST) and Prosegur have announced their collaboration on the development of a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment. Prosegur will reportedly incorporate AI-infused video analytic applications from the S&ST platform into the Prosegur “SOC as a service” offering. The edge analytic applications, which runs directly on cameras or devices equipped with

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Ransomware roundtable | Close encounters of the third party

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The latest roundtable discussion from Security on Screen analyses the Saudi Aramco ransomware attack that occurred this week, establishing yet another hit to national infrastructure – how can organisations avoid the risks associated with third parties and contractors? Dhahran-based petroleum and natural gas company, Saudi Aramco has confirmed several of its company files were leaked

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Cybereason to host CISO Roundtable on the impact of ransomware attacks

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Cybereason will be hosting a virtual CISO Roundtable tomorrow, Thursday, July 29, 2021, 1:00 pm ET/6:00 pm BST, to discuss the findings from the company’s recent global ransomware study, titled Ransomware: The True Cost to Business. Among the report’s key findings are that 65% of organisations hit by a ransomware attack report significant revenue loss, and 80%

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Armis appoints Jean English as Chief Marketing Officer

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Armis has announced the appointment of Jean English as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Operating from its Palo Alto headquarters, Jean will report directly to Yevgeny Dibrov, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Armis. English brings more than 20 years of marketing leadership across the cybersecurity, cloud, analytics, software and infrastructure technology sectors. Jean’s

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Corero adds Edge Threat Defence (ETD) capability to deliver flexible DDoS solutions

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Corero Network Security has announced an added Edge Threat Defence (ETD) capability for its SmartWall solution. Corero aims to enable global organisations to maintain business continuity in the event of a DDoS attack, by deploying the SmartWall DDoS protection solution that can reportedly detect and mitigate over 98% of attacks in seconds. Corero has released

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UK and France agree on new maritime treaty

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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel have announced an agreed maritime security treaty between the UK and France. UK emergency responders will now have more power to deal with terrorist incidents in the Channel thanks to a new treaty which the Foreign Secretary signed in Paris today. The UK-France Maritime Security Treaty,

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Secure Logiq names three new Asian distributors

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Secure Logiq and Your Export Manager (YEM) have announced three new distribution partners for the HD surveillance server manufacturer in Asia. As Secure Logiq’s export manager for the SEA region, YEM works to open up new channels in the territory. Under this remit, it has formed relationships for Secure Logiq with Bricomp International Pte Ltd

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Genetec’s Security Center helps secure Seagate’s global campuses

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Seagate Technology has selected Genetec’s Security Center solution to secure its global campuses and regional offices. The Genetec unified security platform deployment includes the Security Center, the Genetec Omnicast IP video management system (VMS) to manage more than 1,150 cameras, the Genetec Synergis IP access control system (ACS) to manage more than 22,000 card holders,

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Frechen truck shop implements new parking solution from Bosch

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Bosch has implemented a connected security solution for the Frechen truck stop near the A1 to protect people and freight from assaults. The modern parking area near Cologne now has around 40 parking spaces that meet the high security standards of the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) according to the Level 2 certificate and are

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Patriot One releases security alert mobile app

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Patriot One Technologies has released Alert Center, a remote-access solution that enables security alert orchestration and delivery via a mobile app. Alert Center extends the functionality and flexibility of Patriot One’s PATSCAN weapons- and threat-detection platform, providing a broad set of options for security operations teams to design security processes to match their business models.

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One Identity is named Leader in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM)

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One Identity has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM). With 70 percent of breaches being linked to privileged abuse, organisations need a streamlined approach to protecting identities and privileged access. As recent high-profile breaches have demonstrated, businesses need a flexible solution that can help defend against today’s heightened

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BSIA celebrates ‘International Security Officers’ Day

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The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has been celebrating the work of security officers as part of the ‘International Security Officers’ Day. Launched in 2020, by the Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL), International Security Officers’ Day is to be held each year on 24 July. For 2021, the BSIA have been sharing pictures of

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Acronis integrates with Jamf

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Acronis has unveiled the latest integration of its service provider solution, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, with Jamf, the standard in Apple Enterprise Management (AEM). Marking Acronis’ first Apple integration, it enables managed service providers (MSPs) to mass deploy and manage Acronis’ single-agent solution for backup, recovery, cybersecurity, and endpoint protection management – ensuring their clients’

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Spectra Logic and StorMagic partner up for video surveillance digital and evidence management

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Spectra Logic has announced a partnership with StorMagic to deliver a complete end-to-end active archive for video surveillance and digital evidence management. The joint storage solution combines StorMagic’s ARQvault, the first active intelligent repository to manage and retrieve digital assets using powerful analytics, and Spectra Logic’s award-winning BlackPearl NAS system and enterprise-class tape libraries to protect large amounts of data

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Hikvision announcers ColorVu camera technology

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Hikvision’s latest video surveillance camera feature is the ColorVu imaging technology offering. Available in PT (pan, tilt), turret and bullet indoor and outdoor configurations, Hikvision ColorVu cameras reportedly provide vivd, high resolution colour images in virtually any lighting condition, including zero-light environments, by incorporating a combination of high-performance imaging sensors, advanced lenses, a large iris

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Armis appoints Sachin Shah as CTO for Operational Technology & ICS

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Armis has announced Sachin Shah as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Reporting to Nadir Izrael, co-founder and Global CTO at Armis, Shah’s appointment is set to help bolster the company’s cybersecurity OT/ICS solutions. With the increased frequency and sophistication of today’s attacks, depth and breadth of

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DHS announces second Security Directive for pipeline owners and operators

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In response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems, DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced to pipeline owners and operators that the transportation of hazardous liquids and natural gas needs to implement a number of urgently needed protections against cyber intrusions.  The Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advised TSA on cybersecurity threats to the pipeline industry, as well as

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SIA publishes ‘snapshot’ profile of door supervision sector

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Data from the SIA licensing system shows that the number of door supervisor licences and licence applications is the highest it has been in the last decade. Being the first report in a series of private security industry profiles undertaken by the SIA, responses to the survey suggest that some companies within the sector have

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Critical National Infrastructure in focus for next security technology webinar

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Secure Logiq is joining forces with 360 Vision Technology, AMG Systems, Cortech Developments, Harper Chalice and Suprema to present a free webinar dedicated to Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) security technologies. The 1-hour session will take place on Wednesday 28th July at 10am BST (05.00 EDT, 09.00 UTC, 11.00 CEST, 13.00 GST 17.00 SGT) and has

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Obrela | Cybersecurity tips from the front lines

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Athanasios Nikologiannis, Labs Director at Obrela Security Industries provides security advice from a pen tester based on the most common security mistakes they encounter in their jobs When people think about a career as a hacker, they will often associate it with something illegal, but today there are hackers on both sides of the fence.

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ISC West to showcase contactless biometric access control advances

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A leading theme at this year’s ISC West, 19-21 July in Las Vegas, is the advancements of biometric technology and how it can be utilised to its fullest potential. With the past year forcing us to reflect and change the way we think about access control, businesses have increasingly adopted contactless technology and are helping

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Synopsys | AppSec myths of the financial services industry

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In this article, Adam Brown, Managing Security Consultant at Synopsys Software Integrity Group, analyses the myths that linger in the financial services industry regarding application security and debunks each one in an effort to provide clarity and guidance. As organisations work to transform their application security (AppSec) practices, they continue to struggle to implement tools

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Cybereason acquires security analytics company, empow

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Cybereason has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based empow; adding predictive response technology, a library of data integrations, as well as enhanced engineering and product talent. These capabilities will be incorporated into the Cybereason XDR offerings in the attempt to end cyber attacks on the endpoint, across enterprise. The Cybereason XDR solution reverses the attacker advantage

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KnowBe4 | How to keep phishing attacks out of your inbox

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In a recent webinar with KnowBe4, Roger Grimes, Data-Driven Defence Evangelist, advises on how to enable DMARC, SPF, DKIM the right way and suggests six reasons as to why phishing still might get through to inboxes and what users can do to maximise defences. Click here for more information and to watch the full webinar.

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Motorola Solutions introduces the Compass Decision Management System

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Motorola Solutions has announced the launch of the Compass Decision Management System (Compass), reportedly providing organisations with security intelligence that helps users prevent human error. By outlining standard procedures, Compass automates incident reporting and highlights performance indicators to achieve effective and consistent outcomes.  By enabling security managers to customise step-by-step procedures that guide their teams, Compass advises

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New Censuswide survey reports major cyber risk in bringing personal devices back to offices

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A nationwide survey of 2,000 UK employees conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Armis, analyses the new working culture and security of personal devices before the inevitable return to the office.  The results released today, demonstrate a heightened cybersecurity threat as the majority of the UK workforce (61%) intend to return to the office with their personal devices,

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Arcos Bosques complex utilises access control solutions from HID Global

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Mexico City’s office and shopping complex, Arcos Bosques Torre 1 (Tower 1) has deployed HID Global’s access control solutions to heighten security and manage visitor entry. The complex includes two skyscrapers and is home to high-profile law firms, industrial, mining, media and technology companies, and one of the city’s most recognised shopping centres. With the

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ISM obtain BSI ISO 27001 Certificate

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ISM has announced the confirmation of their ISO 27001 Certificate. Effective from 14th July 2021, ISM received their BSI Certificate of Registration, confirming that ISM Limited holds certificate number IS 721236 and operates an Information Security Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for the following scope: ‘The management and protection of

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Speakers for Schools and Corsight AI partner up to offer careers in STEM to ethnic minority students

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Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has partnered with Corsight AI to provide 170 virtual work experience placements to young people across the UK. Corsight’s placements will provide insights into the ethical use of AI and facial recognition technology as a force for good, and shine a light on careers within the technology sector. The placements will

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DASA awards £2 million in contracts to enhance Army Engineers ‘wet gap’ training

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded contracts worth £2 million during Map the Gap: Phase 2, a competition which aims to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems that help the military cross obstacles such as rivers, streams, bogs and other so-called ‘wet gaps’. This follows on from Map the Gap: Phase 1 in which five

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OneLogin eases adoption of Zero Trust framework with Delegated Administration

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OneLogin has announced the launch of its Delegated Administration offering, which enables organisations to adopt the Zero Trust principle of least privilege access. By empowering IT administrators to easily delegate access on a granular level, organisations can balance productivity requirements with the need to aggressively protect their organisation against security threats. OneLogin’s Delegated Administration tool

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US Government launches one-stop website for ransomware defence

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This week, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with federal partners, have launched a new website to combat the threat of ransomware. StopRansomware.gov establishes a one-stop hub for ransomware resources for individuals, businesses, and other organisations, created to help private and public organisations mitigate their ransomware risk. “As

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S&ST | Optimising processes and safety in manufacturing with smart AI-enabled cameras

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In this article, Security & Safety of Things (S&ST) analyses new technology offered by smart cameras that can help alleviate manufacturing facilities that have been faced with new challenges of meeting customer needs, as global demand for produced goods increases. As global demand for produced goods continues to climb, manufacturing organisations are facing new challenges

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Key management solutions from Morse Watchmans to be showcased at ISC West

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Morse Watchmans will be displaying its key control solutions from July 19-21 at the 2021 ISC West event at the Sands Expo Centre in Las Vegas (booth #12109). The company will demonstrate how its key control and security management systems integrate with other access control and physical security systems, or function as standalone options. “Morse

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

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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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Outpost24 acquires Blueliv for cyber threat landscape monitoring

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Outpost24 has acquired threat intelligence company, Blueliv in order to help businesses identify threats targeting their organisations and dramatically reduce risk exposure.   According to IT research organisation, Gartner, “threat intelligence is evidence-based knowledge about existing or emerging menaces or hazards to assets. CISOs should plan for current threats, as well as those that could emerge in the long term.” With cybercriminals continually

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ONVIF releases Profile D for access control peripherals

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ONVIF has a new profile that addresses interfaces for access control peripheral devices, Profile D. Designed to provide ONVIF interoperability for peripheral devices, the new profile supports locks, credential/biometric readers, PIN pads, license plate recognition cameras, door phones, sensors and displays. These types of peripherals commonly require specific integrations between products from different vendors to

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Archroma Case Study | Designing security into company processes with Edgescan

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Keith O’Gorman, Global Information Security Service Manager at Archroma talks about a recent collaboration with Edgescan, the Dublin-based fullstack vulnerability management provider. What were the challenges Archroma was facing from a security perspective?  We are a relatively young company, and we brought Edgescan on board quite early on, so rather than transitioning from another vulnerability management solution it was more a case of deploying the Edgescan SaaS

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Armis unveils new Modipwn vulnerability in Schneider Electric PLCs

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Researchers at Armis have announced the discovery of an authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric’s Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that can lead to remote-code-execution (RCE). The vulnerability, dubbed Modipwn, allows for a complete takeover of impacted devices by leveraging the UMAS protocol, and impacts Modicon M340, M580 and other models from the Modicon series. Millions of devices use these PLCs and are now

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Plymouth Rock Technologies announce new drone contract for monitoring endangered species in Madagascar

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Plymouth Rock Technologies has announced a new contract for the sale and delivery of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (“Durrell”) to perform critical environmental operations in Madagascar. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is an international charity working to save species from extinction. Headquartered at Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands, Durrell focuses

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Milestone Systems gains public understanding of smart city technology in new report

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Milestone Systems has released a new report entitled ‘Smart Cities: measuring public perception,’ which aims to seek the general public’s understanding of and attitudes towards, smart city technologies as well as their current dissatisfactions with urban centres. The report explores people’s biggest gripes with their local urban centres and explains how smart city technology that

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Secretary Mayorkas announces Jen Easterly as CISA Director

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement today on the confirmation of Jen Easterly as Director of the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): “I congratulate Jen Easterly on her confirmation as Director of CISA. Jen is a brilliant cybersecurity expert and a proven leader with a career spanning military service,

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DigiCert secures brand recognition with Verified Mark Certificates (VMCs)

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DiciCert is now issuing Verified Mark Certificates, compliant with the BIMI standard, which enable companies to add trademarked logos to emails to increase recognition, open and engagement rates and brand impressions, while bringing greater trust and transparency to email via DMARC – now available for purchase at scale via DigiCert CertCentral®. Paired with the required DMARC enforcement, VMCs

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Cybereason launches new ‘Defenders League’ Partner Program

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Cybereason has launched ‘The Cybereason Defenders League;’ a global partner community, designed to reward the cybersecurity industry’s most trusted advisors and solution providers by increasing their margins and profitability. Members of this program will reportedly gain access to award-winning technology and services to help end users stop cyber attacks. “The Cybereason Defenders League affords partners

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Idemia has formed a global partnership with Bosch Building Technologies to target biometric access control

Idemia forms global partnership with Bosch Building Technologies

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Idemia has formed a global partnership with Bosch Building Technologies to target the fast-growing biometric access control market. According to market analysts, this market at $1bn in 2021, will grow to $1.4 by 2024, twice the growth of traditional access control systems. Bosch Building Technologies offers a software solution that manages different Bosch security subsystems

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Everbridge Announces Successful Deployment of National Public Warning System for The United Kingdom

UK national public warning system relies on Everbridge

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Everbridge has successfully deployed its Public Warning Cell Broadcast technology within three of the largest Mobile Network Operators in the UK. This forms a key technology component of the UK Government’s first-ever nationwide emergency alerting system, planned for rollout later in 2021. The system allows the government to reach people quickly during national emergencies such

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Integrated Biometrics has formed a strategic alliance with Sciometrics

Integrated Biometrics forms strategic alliance with Sciometrics

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Integrated Biometrics (IB) has signed a strategic development alliance with Sciometrics to provide advanced touchless technology that enables developers to turn smartphones into high-resolution biometric devices. The alliance reflects IB’s commitment to providing leadership in fingerprint collection technology to the industry and is the culmination of years of joint efforts to develop such technology. IB

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Hikvision All-in-one Indoor Station

Hikvision unveils All-in-one Indoor Station

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Hikvision’s new All-in-one Indoor Station product is a tablet device for converging security solutions in homes and offices. With the intelligent indoor station as the management centre, users have control over and flexible linkage among various Hikvision devices, including video intercom, access control, intrusion alarm, IP cameras and NVRs. Through the built-in Hik-Connect application, various

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HID Global expands RFID tag family

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HID Global has made two additions to its broad family of RFID asset-tracking tags. The HID SlimFlex Ultra technical label is optimised for the strongest durability compared to other labels, and the HID Seal edTamper Aura is designed to securely track and trace highly sensitive materials and digitally detects unauthorised access to sealed containers like

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A contract worth over £230 million for the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Aircraft fleet has been signed with Boeing Defence UK

UK RAF submarine-hunter fleet gets £230m boost

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The UK government has signed a contract worth over £230 million for the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Aircraft fleet with Boeing Defence UK (BDUK). Specialising in anti-submarine warfare, the Poseidon (P-8A) is the RAF’s multi-role maritime patrol aircraft. Working alongside the Royal Navy and close maritime allies such as the United States and Norway, Poseidon locates,

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Dasera's three new senior leadership hires

Dasera strengthens executive ranks with three talented women

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Cybersecurity startup, Dasera, has added three talented female leaders to its data security executive team: Erin Swanson as VP Marketing, April Mitchell as Head of Engineering, and Deepti Hemwani, as Head of Product. The company describes its new leaders as masters of their craft who will help Dasera dramatically accelerate its product development and market

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The Competition and Markets Authority

CMA consults on UK emergency services’ mobile radio network

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on whether to launch a market investigation into Motorola’s Airwave network – the mobile radio network used by all emergency services in Great Britain. The move follows concerns expressed about the impact of the dual role of Motorola as the owner of the company providing the

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KnowBe4 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report

KnowBe4 releases Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report

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KnowBe4 has released a new Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report to measure an organisation’s Phish-Prone percentage (PPP), which indicates how many of their employees are likely to fall for a phishing or social engineering scam. The initial baseline phishing test was administered to organisations that had not conducted any KnowBe4 security awareness training. The results

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Acronis names Patrick Pulvermueller as CEO

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Acronis has appointed cloud software and hosting industry veteran Patrick Pulvermueller as its Chief Executive Officer, effective as of 1st July, 2021. Pulvermueller succeeds Serguei Beloussov, who founded the company in 2003 and has served as CEO since 2013.  Pulvermueller joins Acronis from GoDaddy, where he most recently served as President of the Partner Business. In that

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98% say multi-cloud environments pose greater security challenges

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Tripwire has reported the results of new research that evaluated cloud security practices across enterprise environments in 2021. Conducted for Tripwire by Dimensional Research, the survey evaluated the opinions of 314 security professionals with direct responsibility for the security of public cloud infrastructure within their organisation. According to the research, 73% currently operate in a

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Pyronix Marketing Director, Laurence Kenny and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice Regional Fundraiser (Barnsley & Rotherham), Anna Gott

Pyronix supports Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice

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Pyronix has donated over £600 to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, in support of their summer craft boxes initiative. The initiative seeks to provide tailored fun activities for families to do together, whilst making special memories. Pyronix is a long-time supporter of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, who care for children and young adults whose lives are

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Common Anti-Air Modular Missile

£500m firepower upgrade for UK’s Type 45 destroyers

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The UK’s Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers will receive a £500 million upgrade to enhance their firepower capability. Two new contracts have been awarded with the aim of developing the air defence systems of the destroyers. MBDA UK has been awarded an 11-year contract to integrate the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) programme, often referred

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Closed Door Security

Acronis arms service providers with Advanced Email Security to stop all email cyberthreats

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Acronis has released a new advanced protection pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. Powered by Perception Point, the new Advanced Email Security pack enables service providers to enhance and extend their cybersecurity capabilities by detecting and stopping all email-borne cyberthreats before they can reach their clients’ end users. The native integration of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Email Security reportedly means

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Bosch launches new X series cameras

Bosch unveils Flexidome IP starlight 8000i X series cameras

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Bosch has launched the Flexidome IP starlight 8000i X series cameras offering 2- or 4-megapixel resolution, custom optics, HDR (high dynamic range) X, and starlight X for enhanced image quality in scenes with low-light and fast-moving objects. The new starlight X technology helps to improve image capture during the day and in low light conditions,

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Haivision to acquire CineMassive

Haivision targets GSOCs with CineMassive acquisition

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Haivision Systems has announced a definitive agreement to acquire CineMassive Displays. With the addition of the CineMassive technology, Haivision will combine low latency live video with real-time secure data sources and communication elements to provide customers with a single-vendor solution for situational awareness. Combining real-time video with intelligent data visualisation allows Haivision to provide a

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TBS to show touchless innovation at ISC West

TBS to launch touchless innovation at ISC West

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TBS is launching a milestone innovation in touchless biometrics for access control applications at the forthcoming ISC West show in Las Vegas. The Swiss manufacturer and its new product will be on Booth 8066 at the convention from July 19th – 21st. The single biggest cause of disease transmission is based on what we touch,

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BSIA and Crimestoppers team up for National Shred Day

BSIA and Crimestoppers launch National Shred Day

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The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) will be hosting its inaugural National Shred Day on behalf of its Information Destruction members, in partnership with independent national charity Crimestoppers. National Shred Day, which will be held at multiple locations across the United Kingdom on Saturday 2 October, is an opportunity for small businesses and members of

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British Army uses AI for the first time during Operation Cabrit

First British Army operation calls on AI

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The British Army has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the first time during Exercise Spring Storm, as part of Operation Cabrit in Estonia. Soldiers from the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade used an AI engine which provides information on the surrounding environment and terrain. Through the development of significant automation and smart analytics, the engine is

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Nedap's AEOS receives CNPI certification

AEOS receives CPNI approval

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Nedap’s AEOS physical access control system has received certification from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), the UK Government’s national technical authority for physical and personnel protective security. To gain approval, systems must go through detailed CPNI testing to ensure they meet the required standards and provide the intrinsic level of protection

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Acronis establishes new cyber protection R&D centre in Israel

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Acronis has opened a new office in Herzliya, Israel with plans to invest around $80 million into the country during the next five years. This new office will focus on conducting cybersecurity research and development, enabling Acronis partners with local sales, marketing, technical and educational support, as well as, recruiting and activating new cloud partners.

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Dr Barry Norton

Milestone Systems promotes from within for Research VP

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Milestone Systems has promoted Dr Barry Norton to Vice President of Research. Norton joined Milestone Systems in May 2018 as Director of Research. In his new role as VP of Research he will, in addition to continue leading Milestone’s growing research department, also be responsible for an increased collaboration with universities to move forward the

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