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ZBeta, a pioneer in delivering comprehensive physical security consulting services, now announced the addition of Jim McCormack as Learning and Development Manager. In this role, he will focus on building the company’s commitment to learning, technical excellence, and collaboration. McCormack will shape and oversee ZBeta’s learning and development initiatives, spanning onboarding, career growth, and knowledge sharing. His focus will be on creating programs that scale — helping...

March Networks®, a global pioneer in intelligent video surveillance, announces an expansion of its long-standing collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping customers reduce long-term video storage costs by up to 80% over 5-years, by deepening its use of Amazon S3 Vectors and Amazon S3 Glacier to advance both video intelligence and cloud storage.   Building on insights and discussions following AWS re:Invent 2025, March Networks is advancing its cloud...

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneering security and facility services provider, is one of America’s best workplaces for culture, belonging and community according to Newsweek. The news outlet’s 2025 list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community features companies that prioritise culture, foster genuine belonging and build strong communities. Newsweek ranking “This honour is a reflection of the workforce we’ve built on t...

Genetec Inc., the pioneer in enterprise physical security software, highlights how modern, data-driven access control is becoming a strategic business priority for organisations in the Middle East, as they look to improve security, efficiency, and return on investment. For many organisations in the Middle East and beyond, access control has long been viewed as a necessary layer of security, providing a means to lock and unlock doors, restrict entry, and track who comes and goes. But in recent y...

Simpro has been named the AI Game Changer of the Year, awarded by 6Sense during the Breakthrough conference. The award recognises organisations using AI to strengthen revenue performance, modernise operations and establish new benchmarks for B2B growth. At Simpro, AI is not only the foundation of our operating platform for the trades; it plays a critical role in how we operate. Teams across Simpro use AI to remove friction, improve decision-making, and create systems that scale efficiently...

iDenfy, a global identity verification and fraud prevention company, announced the launch of its new fraud-triggered Shopify ID Verification app, designed to help e-commerce merchants to reduce chargebacks and risks linked to high-risk orders. The new Shopify app integrates directly with Shopify’s built-in fraud analysis system and automatically initiates identity verification for suspicious orders that are marked as “high-risk, enabling merchants to prevent fraud without disrupting...

The S12 Security Guarding Leadership Group (S12) is delighted to welcome five new members to its core committee. The S12 brings together security pioneers to work as a collective with the Government, Security Industry Authority, and the Security Minister. Their mandate is to address and elevate critical industry issues, promote higher standards and professionalism, enhance public safety, and positively shape the perception of the security guarding sector. Latest round of nominations While the...

Dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire Avant-Garde Systems Inc., one of the largest independent solution providers for entrance systems control products in the US. This acquisition represents a core-in-the-core acquisition, strengthening Dormakaba’s North American go-to-market in access automation solutions. Consultation and product selection Founded in 2015 and based in Clarksville, Indiana, USA, Avant-Garde is a solution provider in the entrance systems control business,...

Milestone Systems, a world pioneer in data-driven video technology, released an advanced vision language model (VLM) specialising in traffic understanding and powered by NVIDIA Cosmos Reason.  The VLM powers two new products: a Video Summarisation tool for XProtect® Video Management Software and a VLM as a Service for third-party integrations. Video Summarisation for XProtect allows users to search summaries from visual data and automates reporting. Video Summarisation tool Vide...

Continuing its global expansion plan, Integrity360 has acquired Cresco, a well-established and highly regarded cybersecurity services company operating out of Brussels in Belgium. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will enable Integrity360 to expand further into continental Europe and provides additional skilled resources to its existing substantial offensive security, cybersecurity consulting and compliance capability. Multiple cyber services disciplines Cresco,...

RecFaces, a global developer of ready-made facial recognition software solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in Intersec 2026, one of the world’s pioneering security, safety, and fire protection exhibitions. On January 12-14, 2026, visitors will be able to see the latest versions of RecFaces’ flagship products in action at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where the company will join the stand of its long-standing technology partner, Milestone Systems (S1-H24). Video sur...

As families gather to admire towering Christmas trees and sparkling lights across UK city centres, few realise the specialist equipment behind these festive displays. Boom lifts — often called cherry pickers — are essential for installing decorations that bring seasonal cheer to millions. The UK boom lift industry supports hundreds of jobs and contributes millions to the economy, supplying the equipment that makes these celebrations possible. But British manufacturers face growing p...

Voyant Photonics, the pioneer in chip-scale frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR, now announced its Helium™ Platform of fully solid-state LiDAR sensors and modules. The solution is built on a silicon photonics chip, enabling a breakthrough architecture designed to deliver unprecedented reliability, integration, and performance for industrial automation, robotics, and mobile autonomy. Voyant’s proprietary Photonic Integrated Circuit Leveraging Voyant’s proprietary...

Matrix Comsec, a pioneer in Security and telecommunications solutions, was honoured with the “CII Award Excellence for Women in STEM 2025.” This prestigious award highlights Matrix's commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The award ceremony was held at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, and was attended by industry pioneers. Gender gap in STEM fields The CII Awards for Excellence in Women's STEM is an...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in mobile security, now released new threat research exposing a growing wave of mobile-targeted phishing attacks that weaponise PDF documents delivered via SMS and MMS. The findings reveal how threat actors are exploiting user trust in PDFs and gaps in mobile security controls to harvest credentials and sensitive data at scale. Zimperium’s zLabs research team According to Zimperium’s zLabs research team, attackers are increasingly using PDFs as a deli...

Netwatch, a provider of AI-powered security services, announced now that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners. Netwatch is a pioneering global provider of intelligent security solutions, serving a broad range of verticals, including organisations in the automotive, retail, banking, manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure sectors. Netwatch’s services are mission-critical, providing peace of mind to businesses and individuals by delivering a techno...

Squire Locks USA has appointed Channel Championz, founded by security industry veteran Jerry Burhans, to lead its expansion into the North American critical infrastructure market. Burhans, a seasoned industry executive with leadership roles at ISONAS, SimonsVoss, and ASSA ABLOY, brings over 30 years of experience in the U.S. security hardware and access control market. He will lead Squire’s North American expansion, with a focus on transportation, utilities, telecommunications, and other...

Allied Universal has sold a majority stake in AMAG Technology to Shore Rock Partners, a critical infrastructure-focused growth investor. AMAG is a global pioneer in integrated high-security access control, identity, guest, and video management solutions. The new ownership group led by Shore Rock Partners with strategic backing from Belltower Partners will continue to support enhancements to AMAG’s product portfolio, evolve service models, and expand the company’s capabilities to pro...

Opengear, a Digi International company and a pioneering provider of secure and Smart Out of Band™ management solutions, announced now that it has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. This milestone strengthens the security foundation of the independent management plane, which enterprises and service providers rely on to maintain network access during outages and other critical events. Streamline compliance and procurement processes As cyberattacks increase and infrastructure...

Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity pioneer driving the convergence of networking and security, now announced an integrated solution featuring FortiGate VM, Fortinet’s virtual cloud firewall, running directly on the NVIDIA BlueField-3 data processing unit (DPU). This integration embeds networking and brings isolated infrastructure acceleration into the AI Factory, allowing core security functions to run on BlueField instead of the host. By moving protection into the data centre i...

Skills for Security has partnered with C-TEC to strengthen the training opportunities for apprentice fire and security technicians through greater access to current technologies and direct engagement with industry expertise. C-TEC’s involvement will include providing equipment for training, technical resources and the expertise of its engineering and product development teams. Apprentices will benefit from demonstrations and discussions that show how design choices affect performance, usa...

WatchGuard® Technologies now announced the WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle – a streamlined solution that finally makes zero trust achievable for organisations of all sizes. For years, businesses have struggled to piece together identity, endpoint, access, and network tools, creating high costs, operational friction, and daily disruption. The WatchGuard Zero Trust Bundle solves this by unifying these capabilities into a simple, continuously validating, cloud-delivered framew...

dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire Avant-Garde Systems Inc. (“Avant-Garde”), one of the largest independent solution providers for entrance systems control products in the US. This acquisition represents a core-in-the-core acquisition, strengthening dormakaba’s North American go-to-market in access automation solutions. Founded in 2015 and based in Clarksville, Indiana, USA, Avant-Garde is a solution provider in the entrance systems control business, providing...

VITEC, a pioneer in IPTV and digital signage solutions, and Actelis Networks, Inc., a market pioneer in cyber-hardened, rapid deployment networking solutions for IoT applications, now announced a new partnership to deliver IPTV and digital signage to facilities operating on legacy RF coaxial infrastructure. This robust, market-ready solution enables IP video distribution over existing coax cabling, eliminating the need for costly retrofits. By combining VITEC’s advanced IPTV platform with...

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, demonstrations of Flir’s next-generation iXX-Series app-enabled thermal cameras will outline how users can transform electrical and mechanical inspections across manufacturing, industrial, commercial, datacenter, and utility environments. In combination with Flir Assetlink browser-based software, iXX users can leverage asset-centric structured data to expedite workflows and decision-making. Get ready to think about thermal inspection in a whole new way....

i-PRO Co., Ltd. (formerly Panasonic Security), a pioneer in professional security and public safety solutions, now shared its predictions for the security industry in 2026. The year ahead will continue to be defined by rapid advances in AI performance at the edge, growing demand for continuous education across the channel, and a persistent focus on cybersecurity as the basis for every security workflow. While AI, cloud, and cybersecurity remain central themes, 2025 marked the point where these...

Matrix Comsec, a pioneer in Security and Telecommunication solutions, was honoured with the CII Industrial Innovation Award 2025, recognising Matrix as one of the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies in India. The award was presented at the CII Industrial Innovation Awards ceremony held in New Delhi on 16th December 2025. Instituted by CII in 2014, the CII Industrial Innovation Awards celebrate visionary enterprises across various industry segments. These prestigious awards aim to recognise and hon...

AMAG Technology™ is excited to announce that it has achieved the most rigorous National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) accreditation for its Symmetry Enterprise Access Control software, including the M2150 OSDP panels and cabinets.   With more than 50 years of developing security solutions in the UK, AMAG’s achievement of full NPSA accreditation is a natural progression. Moving beyond AACS assurance to the complete NP...

In recent years, the development and adoption of AI technology has accelerated at an unprecedented pace, impacting various industries. Of course, the spark of innovation provided by AI is already a feature of the video surveillance sector. However, Hanwha Vision predicts that 2026 will be a pivotal turning point for AI. They foresee AI moving beyond simple adoption to becoming the essential foundation of the entire industry - the emergence of so-called ‘Autonomous AI Agents’ will re...

Alibaba now unveiled the latest evolution of its visual generation models, the Wan2.6 series. It enables creators to appear in AI-generated videos as themselves and in their own voices with flexible multi-shot storytelling – new features designed to unlock creative possibilities for professional-grade content production with enhanced multi-person dialogue and extended duration for richer narratives. new reference-to-video generation model The Wan2.6 series features a new reference-to-vi...