Access control news

DMP has announced Zach Chambers as Director of Sales, Southeast. With nearly a decade in the security industry, Chambers brings invaluable experience managing multi-state territories and building trust-based relationships with dealers, integrators and end-users. Chambers says his well-rounded perspective on the industry gives him a deep appreciation for the challenges and opportunities customers face. Building trust-based relationships “My goal is to be the strongest leader I can be,&rd...

DMP has named Ludi Bouwer as Director of Sales, Latin America. Bouwer brings extensive experience with electronic security platforms, channels, integrators, distributors and end-user needs across Latin America. Over the past two decades, Bouwer has focused on building sales and business development teams in Latin America for several U.S.-based distributors and manufacturers. On the operations side, his successes include developing and implementing a false alarm reduction program and maintaining...

Cribl, the AI Platform for Telemetry, announces it is acquiring CardinalOps, an Agentic Detection Engineering solution. The acquisition adds detection engineering capabilities that help customers improve threat coverage, lower data costs, and strengthen their SOCs. This creates a flexible path toward replacing legacy SIEM architectures. Security teams are under pressure to process more telemetry, move faster against threats, and control the rising cost and complexity of their environments. With...

Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity pioneer driving the convergence of networking and security, announces new capabilities for its unified endpoint platform, FortiEndpoint, designed to help organisations securely adopt AI, protect sensitive data, and reduce risk. By bringing AI visibility and control, native data security, endpoint risk scoring, and FortiAI-assisted operations into FortiEndpoint, Fortinet enables security teams to better govern AI usage, reduce sensitive data exposure, enfo...

Teleport, the AI Infrastructure Identity company, announces it is recognised as an Overall Leader in KuppingerCole Analysts 2026 Leadership Compass for Zero Trust Platforms. Teleport pioneered Infrastructure Identity, a zero trust architecture that eliminates identity fragmentation, static credentials, and static privileges, establishing a unified identity layer for humans, machines, workloads, and AI agents, backed cryptographically by a hardware root of trust. With Teleport, just-in-time priv...

Genetec Inc., the global pioneer in enterprise physical security software, has highlighted the need for organisations in Saudi Arabia to focus on practical and responsible applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in physical security, as security teams manage growing volumes of video, alarms, sensor and incident data amid the Kingdom’s rapid infrastructure expansion. AI is drawing greater attention across the physical security industry. In the 2026 Genetec State of Physical Security r...

Group-IB, a creator of predictive cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announces the launch of its Purple Teaming service, a collaborative security validation offering that brings offensive and defensive specialists together in real time to test whether an organisation's defences, people, and processes can effectively detect and respond to today's most prevalent attack techniques. Unlike traditional penetration testing, which concludes with a report deliv...

Incode Technologies launches On-Device Age Estimation, an age check that runs age estimation and liveness detection models right inside the user’s device without their face being transmitted off it. It is the first time Incode’s proprietary models are available fully on device. And it is the first enterprise-ready offering to combine on-device age estimation with the industry’s pioneer deepfake and spoofing defences. More than 30 age assurance laws are now in force worldwide....

iDenfy, a global RegTech company specialising in identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has added Handy-Signatur to its electronic identity verification (eID) platform. This new addition brings Austria’s established mobile digital identity and e-signature system into iDenfy’s non-document verification workflow list, allowing more businesses to verify Austrian users through native, user-friendly credentials they already use to access online services without requesting...

Keeper Security, the identity security platform for humans, machines and AI agents, announces a major milestone in its journey to become the market standard for AI-native identity security, having reached $225 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Since 2021, Keeper's ARR has grown over 3x. Keeper protects over 95,000 organisations, which includes many Fortune 500 enterprises and public sector agencies. The company is quickly emerging as the market standard for AI-native identity security...

DigiCert, a pioneer in intelligent trust, announces it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in six countries, including first-time certifications in the United States and South Africa. The company also earned certification in Australia for the fourth consecutive year and in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and India for the third consecutive year. Great Place To Work Certification is based entirely on employee feedback about their workplace experience. This year, 82% of...

Permiso Security, the unified identity security platform, announces the Permiso Risk Score Engine, a proprietary model that assigns continuous, multi-dimensional risk scores to every identity in an organisation's environment. The Risk Score Engine is powered by Permiso's Universal Identity Graph and produces three distinct scoring outputs: Identity Risk Scores that prioritise which identities carry the most risk, Session Scores that highlight which activity needs immediate investigation, and Or...

The Electronic Security Association (ESA), the nation's largest trade organisation representing the electronic life safety and security industry, announces the formation of the ESA Industry Research Center Advisory Council, a distinguished group of industry leaders who will help guide the strategic direction of the association's research initiatives and ensure they address the issues most important to electronic security and life safety professionals. The Advisory Council brings together respec...

Zenitel, the supplier of unified critical communication solutions, announced the hiring of a key sales executive in its Americas Onshore Business Unit. David Douglas has been named Regional Sales Leader for the Southwest region, which encompasses the US states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. David has a demonstrated history of working in the security, public safety, emergency management, and public education industries. Before transitioning into the private sector, he served for 31...

Unison Risk Advisors (Unison) is excited to announce a new partnership with ZeroEyes to provide clients of all partner companies with preferred access to advanced, AI-driven firearm detection technology designed to enhance public safety and support proactive risk mitigation. ZeroEyes, creators of the multi-analytics weapons detection and threat intelligence platform, delivers AI-driven gun detection and intelligent situational awareness technology that integrates with existing digital security...

barox Kommunikation AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Nikolay Mitev as Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Europe, reinforcing the company's commitment to expanding its presence across the region. Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, Nikolay will be responsible for driving business growth across Eastern Europe and the CIS. His role will focus on developing new market opportunities and promoting barox's full portfolio of managed Ethernet switches and media converters. He will also work to raise a...

iDenfy, a global provider of identity verification and fraud prevention tools, announces the addition of the Digital CNH (Carteira Nacional de Habilitação, Brazil’s digital driver’s license) to its electronic identity verification platform. This adds to a growing collection of Latin American identification document types available on iDenfy. Brazilian users who previously had to rely on international bank identity sources now have a new credential they can use for verif...

Stuart Wheeler, Managing Director at Keynetics, the company behind the smart keyholding solution SentriGuard, explores how operational pressures surrounding alarm response are forcing security providers to rethink traditional keyholding models and reassess the role access management now plays within modern mobile response operations. The operating environment surrounding alarm response has changed significantly over the past couple of decades. Client requirements are rising and, with them, the...

Zimperium, the world's pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, announces it has been named as a Visionary Leader in Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Frost Radar™ for Mobile Threat Défense (MTD). Frost & Sullivan identified Zimperium as the strongest performer on both the Innovation Index and Growth Index, recognising the company's continued leadership in protecting enterprises and government organisations against the rapidly evolving mobile threat landscape. The report also identif...

Automatic Systems, a world pioneer in the automation of secure entrance control, is pleased to welcome Jeff Kernohan as Business Development Manager for North America. Jeff Kernohan has over 27 years of experience in physical security, enterprise risk management, critical infrastructure protection, and security consulting experience. Prior to joining Automatic Systems, he held leadership positions with several globally recognised consulting firms, including Kroll and Guidepost Solutions, where...

Camelot Secure announces the appointment of Victor Brown as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The leadership expansion strengthens the company’s ability to help government agencies, defense industrial base (DIB) contractors, and enterprise organisations address emerging cyber threats, AI-enabled attack vectors, hybrid-cloud risks, and evolving compliance requirements. Brown brings more than 30 years of experience in information technology, enterprise architecture, artificial intelligence, q...

Telaeris, Inc., a provider of handheld solutions for Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), announces a new integration between its XPressEntry platform and LenelS2 Elements™, Honeywell’s cloud-based access control and video management solution. Built for organisations seeking modern, scalable security without the burden of legacy servers and software, LenelS2 Elements™ gives administrators a flexible, cloud-first way to manage access control and video. With XPressEntry, that...

ALE International, operating under the trade name Alcatel-Lucent, announces the general availability of its updated ALE Private 5G offer. With new access points (APs), a new AP-only deployment architecture (AerFlex), an updated edge platform, and an extended professional services portfolio, Private 5G is now simpler and more accessible for multi-site and industrial environments. Industrial worker wearing a white safety helmet, protective eyewear, and a high-visibility orange jacket uses a table...

Scality, a global pioneer in data infrastructure software for the AI era, and WEKA, the data and memory infrastructure company, announces an expanded partnership in France, anchored by a new joint customer support agreement. Under the agreement, Scality will distribute the companies’ joint solution to customers in France, giving local enterprises a single, in-country point of contact for sales and tier-one support. The announcement precedes RAISE Summit 2026, Europe’s premier AI eve...

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneer security and facility services company, announces that Steve Jones, global chairman and chief executive Officer, has been appointed to the University of Redlands Board of Trustees. Jones, a University of Redlands alumnus, brings decades of executive leadership, entrepreneurship, business transformation and philanthropic commitment to the Board. As Global Chairman and CEO of Allied Universal, Jones leads the world’s largest security and faci...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in AI-Empowered mobile security, announces new research from zLabs detailing RedWing, a sophisticated Android Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that enables cybercriminals to deploy highly customizable mobile malware through a commercial subscription model. Marketed through Telegram and distributed through mobile-targeted phishing (mishing) campaigns, RedWing combines advanced remote access, credential theft, surveillance, and banking fraud capabilities into a tu...

Commvault, a pioneer in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announces “Commvault Minutes to Recovery” – a scenario-driven cyber resilience simulation that lets participants act as a hacker and run their own attacks using Frontier AI tools. Then, participants are challenged to defend against and recover from an incident under pressure to test their resilience against these AI-driven cyberattacks. The window between vulnerability discovery and active exploitation, once measu...

Minuteman Security & Life Safety, one of the nation's pioneer security technology integrators, announces its acquisition of Performance Link Technologies (PLT), a North Carolina-based provider of structured cabling, security, and low-voltage technology solutions serving customers throughout the Carolinas and across the United States. Founded in 2004 by John Gendron and Rich Bedner, Performance Link Technologies built its reputation by delivering innovative, cost-effective technology solutio...

WatchGuard® Technologies, a global pioneer in unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), announces the appointment of Vincent Hwang as Chief Product Officer, reporting to CEO, Joe Smolarski. Hwang joins WatchGuard at a pivotal moment as the company sharpens its platform and AI innovation strategies to help MSPs simplify operations, reduce tool sprawl, and deliver stronger security outcomes at scale. With deep expertise across cloud, endpoint, network, and SecOps, he will le...

Atos, a global pioneer in digital transformation powered by Artificial Intelligence, and the key Technology Partner of Special Olympics International (Special Olympics), today announces the successful delivery of critical digital and competition management services for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games (USA Games), helping organisers, athletes, volunteers, and officials enjoy a seamless and inclusive sporting experience, and looks ahead to the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris...