Idis America expands sales team

Idis America has named Sal Mastropole as its new South-Eastern US Sales Manager. The move is part of the manufacturer’s strategy of strengthening integrator partnerships to further support customers and building on its market strength in growth sectors including education, real estate, logistics and the cannabis market. Mastropole has extensive experience of designing, selling and […]

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MBDA wins £550 million contract from UK MoD

MBDA Systems has received a contract valued at £550 million for production of the SPEAR3 missile system from the UK’s Ministry of Defence. The network enabled miniature cruise missile can travel long distances at high-subsonic speed and over the next decade will become the primary air-to-ground weapon for the UK’s F-35B Lightning jets. “MBDA is

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Boon Edam educates architects on the role of security entrances

Boon Edam has created a new continuing education course called Closing the Gap in Physical Security: Addressing the Entry. Approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), architects can view this one-hour presentation in exchange for one Health, Safety and Welfare Continuing Education Unit (HSW CEU) towards their AIA accreditation. The course focuses on the

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Eagle Eye Networks highlights its 2021 video surveillance trends

Eagle Eye Networks is predicting that the events of 2020, combined with technological advances and adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence for video surveillance, will make 2021 a transformational year for the industry. Hans Kahler, the manufacturer’s Vice President of Operations explains more.

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BAE Systems receives rapid response contract from US Navy

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a US$4 million contract to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A Poseidon. The pod-mounted RFCM system is a system that will reportedly add a new self-protection capability to the next-generation US Navy aircraft. “The ability to meet this unprecedented

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Teledyne to acquire Flir for $8 billion

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and Flir Systems, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire Flir in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately US$8 billion. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close in the middle of 2021, subject to

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Icelandic Police opts for Idemia for its new entry/exit system

The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police and Isavia, operator of Keflavik, Iceland’s main airport and other airports, have selected Idemia to provide a comprehensive border management system for all air and sea border crossing points, including new equipment. Backed by this new system, Schengen Member State Iceland will comply with EU Entry/Exit System (EU-EES)

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IBM works with with AWS on security for hybrid cloud

IBM Security has announced new technology initiatives leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS), designed to help clients simplify and extend their security visibility across AWS and hybrid cloud environments. The projects include integrations with AWS security services, quick start deployment for key IBM Security technologies, as well as consulting and managed security services support. “IBM Security

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Noname launches to tackle enterprise API security

A new player has joined the enterprise API security sector with the launch of Noname Security. The company launched with US$25 million in funding from Lightspeed, Insight Partners and Cyberstarts. Noname describes itself as a holistic security platform that lets enterprises see and secure managed and unmanaged APIs exposed by the organisation, consumed by the

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Romanian Border Police opt for Motorola Solutions bodycams

The Romanian Border Police has invested in more than 3,000 Motorola Solutions VB400 body-worn cameras. These will be deployed alongside back-end evidence management software, VideoManager, across the force. The Romanian Border Police are responsible for approximately 3,150 km of borders, dealing with a variety of challenges, from securing and controlling the state borders to ensuring

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Assa Abloy integrates with Connected Technologies, Ban-Koe Companies and Matrix Systems

Assa Abloy Opening Solutions has announced three new technology integrations with third party manufacturers. The Aperio wireless lock technology has been integrated with Connected Technologies’ Connect ONE cloud-hosted management platform and Ban-Koe Companies’ vIDix Control security management system, while the manufacturer’s IP-enabled PoE (Power over Ethernet) and Intelligent Wi-Fi access control locks have been integrated

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BAE Systems wins US Marine Corps contract

The US Marine Corps has decided to move into full-rate production and award a US$184 million contract for 36 vehicles from BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles (ACV FOV). The ACV is an advanced, next generation vehicle for conducting ship-to-shore operations and effectively getting Marines into the fight. The full-rate production milestone comes

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Intersec Saudi Arabia to take place in September 2021

ACE Group has announced that the 4th edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia will take place in September 2021. The three-day event, licensed by Dubai-headquartered Messe Frankfurt Middle East, will take place from 19 –21 September 2021 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. The annual exhibition and conference was originally scheduled to take place

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Version 2.2 of SIA OSDP standard unveiled

Version 2.2 of the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) has been released by the Security Industry Association (SIA). OSDP is an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products. SIA OSDP version 2.2 features the messages and formatting that were included in the International Electrotechnical Commission

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360 Vision Technology partners with Zitko Talent

360 Vision Technology has entered into an enhanced partnership with Zitko Talent: a growing alliance of tech providers, educators and manufacturers which are all dedicated to attracting and developing the next generation of fire and security engineers. Zitko Talent’s developing and deploying CCTV technologies course content will draw on 360 Vision’s expertise in surveillance camera

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Blenheim Palace’s Christmas Light Trail protected with SecuriPods

Securiscape’s SecuriPods have been put into action to protect visitors enjoying the fairground rides at Blenheim Palace’s spectacular Christmas Light Trail. The event, which is the highlight of the Oxfordshire stately home’s festive calendar, has been created using more than one million light bulbs, which have transformed the park and gardens into a Winter Wonderland.

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Flir releases United VMS 9.0.1 update

Flir Systems has released the 9.0.1 update to its United VMS video management solution. The manufacturer states that the update offers further streamlined access to system status and alarms around the clock for security teams to react to threat activities faster, while enjoying improved reporting and cybersecurity functionality. The new release include updates to the

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BSIA named Business Member Association of the Year

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has won the Business Member Association of the Year Award at the Association of Association Executives Awards 2020. The BSIA was chosen from a wide list of well-known and respected trade associations from across the United Kingdom. The judges chose the BSIA as overall winners by recognising that: “the

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Boon Edam provides aesthetics and security for Cantina Laredo

The new Cantina Laredo in Virginia Beach, VA has opted for a revolving door from Boon Edam for its main entrance. The door provides both convenience and prestige to the newly-built restaurant as well as providing security features to protect the restaurant overnight. Situated in the growing town centre of the city of Virginia Beach,

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Met Office forecasts stronger security with nmcn upgrade and maintenance contract

nmcn Asset Security has won the contract to provide capital security upgrades prior to planned and reactive security maintenance to the Met Office’s Exeter headquarters in the UK. The agreement will see nmcn provide a turnkey design and build security upgrade to implement the latest technology and systems across the HQ estate which houses the

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DigiCert releases new IoT Device Manager

DigiCert has unveiled the new release of its IoT Device Manager. With the new release, manufacturers can now embed certificates on chipsets prior to and during manufacturing, or directly to an edge device, for complete end-to-end device security. IoT Device Manager is built on DigiCert ONE, which enables automated PKI deployment as a customer-managed, on-premises

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Switzerland signs new police co-operation agreement with the UK

The UK and Switzerland have signed a new Police Cooperation Agreement which the countries hope will further intensify joint UK-Swiss efforts to tackle crime. The agreement was co-signed by UK Security Minister James Brokenshire and Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter. The agreement will facilitate the exchange of information and intelligence in order to assist investigations

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Security & Safety Things highlight open IoT at CES 2021

Security and Safety Things will be partnering with Bosch to highlight its open IoT platform for smart cameras at the first ever all digital CES 2021, to be held January 11 – 14, 2021. Security & Safety Things (S&ST) will showcase its IoT platform, which includes an open operating system for security cameras, a marketplace

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CRAE Index shows changing challenges for cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity Resource Allocation and Efficacy (CRAE) Index reports that spending continued to increase, but cybersecurity efficacy has waned in Q3 compared to previous quarter pandemic business continuity and work-from-home initiatives. More than half of organisations (52%) consider phishing attacks or ID and credential theft as the top concern in Q3 2020, according to data

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Bosch Security solution for detecting elevated skin temperatures

Bosch’s new smart Human Skin Temperature Detection solution automatically flags elevated skin temperatures. It accurately identifies people with elevated skin temperature at checkpoints in any indoor application utilising controlled cooperative ingress such as office buildings, manufacturing plants, education, gaming, airports and many more.

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SIA suspends over 130 licences after investigating training fraud

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has suspended more than 130 SIA licences as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. The ongoing criminal investigation revealed that some licence-holders may not have been awarded their qualifications legitimately. Individuals are licensed by the SIA to work in seven different sectors, including door supervision, security guarding, and close protection.

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Avolon opts for HID Mobile Access at its global HQ

Avolon is using HID Mobile Access at its headquarters in Dublin. Powered by HID’s award-winning Seos technology, the solution enables Avolon to issue staff credentials to mobile devices and provides an efficient management platform for its global network of offices.

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Videonetics unveils Intelligent VMS 3.0

Videonetics has launched the third generation of its Intelligent VMS. The manufacturer states that its video platform delivers a unified, next-generation user interface, military-grade security, unprecedented levels of high availability, and future-ready capabilities for any size of deployment across various verticals. Building on more than a decade of research and development in the domain of

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ACT app reaches 100,000 user milestone

More than 100,000 security and resilience specialists in crowded places now have access to the Action Counters Terrorism application for business. That means more than 100,000 people across almost 8,000 UK organisations are now receiving advice and guidance directly from Counter Terrorism Policing straight to their smart phone or tablet. The app has also recently

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Safeture partners with Maiden Voyage

Safeture AB has formed a partnership with Maiden Voyage, a specialist in diverse-business travellers and Covid-19 traveller safety training. Maiden Voyage helps make business travel more accessible to diverse groups through interactive traveller safety awareness courses and eLearning. The training highlights the specific challenges faced by female, LGBTQ+, disabled and BAME (Black, Asian and Minority

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Genetec reports on survey into the current state of the physical security industry

Genetec has shared the results of its state of the industry report, based on insights from over 1,000 physical security leaders. The report looks at how the physical security industry is reacting to the threat of Covid-19, how security professionals are coping and how day-to-day operations and plans are affected for the coming year. The

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International deterrence and assurance conference accepting abstract submissions

Dstl has partnered with US Strategic Command and US Naval War College for the 6th annual deterrence and assurance academic alliance event. Registrations and abstract submissions are open for a fully virtual event being held from 30 March to 1 April 2021, hosted by the University of Nebraska in Omaha, USA. The theme of the

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Milestone Marketplace receives an update

Milestone Systems has updated its Milestone Marketplace solution. With the new edition of Milestone Marketplace, buyers will not only find the complementary hardware and software functionality, but they will also explore solution services when building video management solutions. In addition to verified hardware and software, the new release of Milestone Marketplace also holds solution services

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Verizon and Motorola Solutions bring interoperable broadband communications to public safety

Verizon Public Sector and Motorola Solutions have collaborated for Group First Response, a mission-critical push-to-talk solution that leverages LTE to enable first responders to communicate seamlessly via voice, data and video across a variety of devices. Group First Response can be integrated with land mobile radio (LMR) systems, extending interoperable push-to-talk communications to public safety

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Dynatrace joins the cloud application security market

Software intelligence company, Dynatrace, has entered the cloud application security market with the addition of a new module to its Software Intelligence Platform. The Dynatrace Application Security Module provides continuous runtime application self-protection (RASP) capabilities for applications in production as well as preproduction and is optimised for Kubernetes architectures and DevSecOps approaches. According to the

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Dallmeier Hemisphere modules provide cost and revenue optimisation tools for local authorities

With the Traffic Enforcement Module on the Dallmeier Hemisphere software platform, public authorities can now capture traffic incidents or offences quickly and simply with a software tool. The manufacturer states that a precisely definable and adaptable process enables users to evaluate and follow up on incidents with digital tools – while adhering to the evaluation

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NetUtils offers enterprise grade cyber security for at SME pricing

NetUtils has launched a new, highly integrated managed cyber security services portfolio to help businesses gain enterprise class protection at competitive price points to suit small and medium sized organisations. The new four tier bundles combine between four and 16 cyber security services ranging from Endpoint Protection and Email Security all the way up to

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Idemia partners with Rocker to offer the first biometric card in Sweden

Idemia has signed a deal with Rocker to enhance contactless payment security for the blue-chip Swedish FinTech and bank challenger. The agreement will see Idemia’s F.CODE biometric payment cards undergo a proof of concept with Rocker customers during the first quarter of 2021. “As a bank challenger, we are constantly testing new technology to develop

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Access-IS launches socially distanced tool for airports

Access-IS is helping to get airports moving in a Covid-safe way with the launch of the BGR – a handheld device that connects to a BGR7xx system via a long cable. The solution is described as being able to be deployed rapidly and allows safe distancing for both agent and passenger during the boarding process.

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Bitesize | The Aspen Pointe data breach, with Robert Meyers of One Identity

It was reported that the nonprofit US healthcare provider AspenPointe has notified patients of a data breach. In a media statement AspenPointe said they discovered unauthorised access to their network in September 2020. The patients affected number over 295K.  Robert Meyers, channel solutions architect and fellow of information privacy at One Identity discusses the situation.

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Exclusive Networks to distribute ExtraHop in five countries

ExtraHop has signed a new distribution agreement with Exclusive Networks to cover Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. The agreement spans the entire portfolio of ExtraHop security and cloud products and services. “Exclusive Networks brings a wealth of expertise with the ability to leverage innovative technology solutions that complement ExtraHop’s world-class NDR, helping our

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David Barr named EMEA Enterprise Sales Manager for Eagle Eye Networks

Eagle Eye Networks has appointed David Barr as Enterprise Sales Manager for Europe to build the Enterprise Market Segment throughout the region. Barr has 30 years of experience in the security industry, joining Eagle Eye Networks after 17 years with Xtralis ADPRO, which in recent years was acquired by Honeywell. In his new role, Barr

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Nozomi Networks and Chinook Systems partner for OT and IoT security solutions

Nozomi Networks and Chinook Systems have partnered to provide advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial and critical infrastructure facilities across North America. Under the deal, Chinook will offer Nozomi Networks’ complete portfolio of OT and IoT security solutions. “Facilities that fully leverage their OT systems deliver tremendous returns when it comes to energy and operational

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HyperMic Technology adds audio to video surveillance

Audio surveillance vendor, InSight Acoustics, is highlighting its HyperMic Technology which provides a solution for upgrading an existing video surveillance system by adding a soundtrack capturing any conversation and sound trigger of interest. The HyperMic Technology is based on a synergistic fusion of optical and acoustic sensors into a single optically guided acoustic beamforming device.

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Surveillance Camera Commissioner releases LFR guidance

The UK’s Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC), Tony Porter, has issued best practice guidance, Facing the Camera, to all police forces in England and Wales. The guidance is for forces to follow when considering the deployment of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) surveillance camera technology. It is the first guidance to be released since the Court of

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Thales unveils double-sided ID card reader

Thales has launched the Gemalto Intelligent Double-sided ID Card Reader CR5400i, a product it describes as the world’s only double-sided ID card reader and the first to be able to examine ID cards or driving licenses in the cloud in less than four seconds. The manufacturer states that its reader protects businesses from fraud and

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Idemia and O2 reach secure smart meter milestone

Idemia and O2 have reached the milestone of supplying secure connectivity to over 4 million UK homes with a second-generation smart meter. Idemia is one of the key partners helping O2 to securely connect 23 million UK homes with smart meters. The smart meters are using Idemia’s Machine to Machine (M2M) SIM technology. The SIMs

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Semtech and Ripl Networks to deliver IoT tracking solution for US DoD

Semtech’s LoRa devices have been integrated with Ripl Networks’ IP mesh, 3D location tracking software to help secure naval ports. The solution has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy an IP mesh, 3D tracking solution for foreign guest and fleet assets at naval ports. Semtech’s LoRa devices provide the long

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Kudelski Security expands research into quantum security

Kudelski Security has launched a new focus on quantum security, including expanded research and advisory services. The global quantum practice for Kudelski Security is led by Dr Tommaso Gagliardoni. Kudelski Security suggests that sectors such as automotive, financial, insurance, military and healthcare should already be working to understand risks relating to quantum security and defining

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Mobotix7 provides pandemic solutions

Mobotix believes the flexibility of its Mobotix7 platform has helped its clients during the Covid-19 pandemic. It states that the versatility of the platform combined with hardware such as the new M73 and S74 camera systems with three and four sensor modules per camera can set new Mobotix standards in terms of image quality, performance

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CNC Harwell launches Project Servator

Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) police officers based at Harwell have launched Project Servator a collaborative community approach to policing. Project Servator aims to disrupt a range of criminal activity, including terrorism, while providing a reassuring presence for the public. CNC’s officers are experienced and specially trained to spot the tell-tale signs that someone is planning

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Highways England creates virtual training theatre

Highways England has created a pioneering mixed reality training theatre at a new distribution centre near Ilkeston in Derbyshire. It will serve to deliver a realistic environment for the simulation and training of Highways England personnel in order to give them real-world exposure to motorway scenarios. The training centre was installed into a repurposed 30m

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Bitesize | The DoppelPaymer Malware threat, with Chad Anderson of Domain Tools

Ransomware authors have increasingly gone after the double extortion attacks for the simple reason that this further encourages their victims to pay. When sitting on a treasure trove of sensitive personal information, attackers know that the looming threat of exposing it on hacking forums gives them more leverage to instigate a payment. This all comes

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Cop UK strikes distribution deal with Hikvision

Cop UK has become a fully authorised Hikvision distributor. The company will stock, supply and support the entire range of products from the manufacturer and will be launching the brand in early 2021. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Hikvision and it is a fantastic opportunity for us,” said Chris Bentley, Managing Director at

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Hanwha Techwin Europe names new Managing Director

Jeff (Chae Won) Lee has been named as the new Managing Director of Hanwha Techwin Europe. He takes over the role of Managing Director from Bob (H.Y.) Hwang Ph.D., who is returning to Korea to take up another senior management position. Having worked for the Hanwha Group for over 21 years, most recently as Hanwha

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Zaun secures Carlisle school

Middleton Forge has installed Zaun’s Duo6 perimeter fencing system and gates at St John Henry Newman Catholic School in Carlisle, Cumbria. It was of utmost importance that the school had a secure fencing and gate solution in place for the new school year despite the challenges created by the pandemic to protect pupils and ensure

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Smiths Detection awarded Transportation Security Administration contract

Smiths Detection has been awarded a contract valued at more than US$4 million by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The deal will see Smiths supply its IONSCAN 500 DT Explosives Trace Detection Systems (ETD) to airports across the US over the next two years, and also includes on-site service maintenance. The new ETDs are in

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Ping Identity praised in Gartner access management report

Ping Identity has received winning rankings across all three categories of use cases in Gartner’s 2020 Critical Capabilities for Access Management report. The placement comes on the heels of Ping being named a Leader for the fourth consecutive year by Gartner in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Access Management. The report assesses 12 vendors and

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Interpol discusses a decade of tackling environmental crime

Over the last decade crimes around pollution have moved from low priority to serious organized crime and a threat to the rule of law, global economies and sustainable development. Anticipating the needs of police forces in its 194 member countries to confront the emerging crime head on, Interpol established a dedicated Environmental Security Programme (ENS)

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Radiflow and Mitsubishi Electric UK collaborate on cyber security standards

Radiflow and Mitsubishi Electric UK are collaborating to address the needs of IEC62443 cyber security standards in the Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Automation markets. The companys believe that the combination of the automation knowledge and tools of Mitsubishi Electric UK with the cyber security and IEC 62443 compliance skills of Radiflow will provide a holistic

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Suprema’s CoreStation receives UL 294 certification

Suprema’s intelligent biometric access controller CoreStation has acquired UL 294 compliance. UL 294 is a certification designed to ensure the safety and reliability of access control products. “We are glad to announce that Suprema CoreStation has been recognised by an internationally renowned label for its safety and reliability,” said Young S. Moon, the CEO of

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