Access control news

Transact + CBORD and ASSA ABLOY have partnered to help schools modernise campus security with mobile-enabled wireless access. Together, they’ve supported nearly 100 campuses worldwide in enhancing safety and convenience by transitioning from mechanical locks to more flexible, mobile-first access solutions.  This collaboration reflects a broader trend: nearly 40% of organisations now actively use mobile credentials for access control, up from 32% in 2022, according to the HID Global...

A new study from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), commissioned by cybersecurity pioneer AlgoSec, has revealed that most organisations are struggling to secure applications across fragmented, hybrid cloud environments.  As more applications are spread between on-premises data centres and multiple cloud providers, traditional approaches to network security are proving ineffective. The report, “The Case for Convergence in Hybrid Multi-cloud, Application-centric Networks,” shows...

Stanford “Stan” Oliver, CEO of Camelot Secure, a revolutionary cybersecurity company, has been named a 2025 Influential Marylander by The Daily Record in the Technology category. The prestigious award recognises pioneers who have made significant contributions to their industry and the greater Maryland community. "Throughout my life and career, I’ve believed that true leadership is about inspiring change, fostering innovation, and driving impact for the greater good,” O...

Semperis, a pioneer in AI-powered identity security and cyber resilience, announced Service Account Protection Essential, a new edition of Directory Services Protector (DSP) that provides unmatched visibility, monitoring, and alerting for Active Directory service accounts, a prime target for cyber attackers. "Service accounts are pernicious and nearly ungovernable by nature, so organisations struggle to adequately address them in security planning," said Ran Harel, Semperis AVP of Security Prod...

DigiCert, a global pioneer in digital trust, announced the open-source release of its TrustCore SDK, a production-proven cryptographic library for embedded and IoT devices.  Now available under the AGPL v3 licence on GitHub, TrustCore SDK gives developers the tools to design security into their products from the start by enabling them to evaluate, integrate, and customise trusted cryptographic capabilities with full transparency. By offering both an open-source option and a commercially-...

In an era of heightened uncertainty, from socio-economic instability to the evolving nature of crime and terrorism, organisations are under increasing pressure to protect their people, assets, and reputations.  In response, Carlisle Support Services announces the amplification of its Security Consultancy services, designed to support organisations, safeguard operations, enhance resilience, improve business continuity, as well as prepare to meet new legal and operational responsibilities in...

Syrenis, a pioneer in advanced consent and preference management solutions, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with The Data Privacy Group (DPG), a premier provider of privacy programme consultancy and implementation expertise. This collaboration marks a powerful union of cutting-edge technology and elite privacy consulting to empower organisations in managing compliance and building trust in the digital era. Syrenis' flagship platform Syrenis' flagship platform, Cassie, offers...

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that Fortinet chose the Keysight BreakingPoint QuickTest network application and security test tool to validate SSL deep packet inspection performance capabilities and security efficacy of its FortiGate 700G series next-generation firewall (NGFW). BreakingPoint QuickTest is Keysight’s turn-key performance and security validation solution with self-stabilising, goal-seeking algorithms that quickly assess the performance and security efficacy of a vari...

Zimperium, the global pioneer in mobile security, issued a stark warning to organisations worldwide: mobile-based credential theft is accelerating, and the wave is far from over.  Looking back over the past year, Zimperium’s global telemetry revealed more than 2,400 variants of mobile malware specifically engineered to steal login credentials and intercept multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. These attacks are powered by mishing (mobile focused phishing) campaigns and sideloaded...

Abnormal AI, the pioneer in AI-native human behaviour security, announced its updated Security Posture Management product, bringing AI-driven protection, automated prioritisation, and remediation guidance to customers’ Microsoft 365 environments.  As Microsoft 365 environments become more complex, accidental misconfigurations are now a major cause of cloud email vulnerabilities. The growing number of applications, layered settings, and fragmented ownership create blind spots and acci...

Verkada, a pioneer in AI-powered physical security technology, announced it has achieved Federal Risk and Authorisation Management Program (FedRAMP) ‘In Process’ designation for Verkada Command in AWS GovCloud. Together with Verkada’s federal agency sponsor, accredited Third-Party Assessment Organisation (3PAO) Fortreum will conduct a detailed security assessment in the second half of 2025. As federal agencies and their partners look to replace outdated, siloed systems and ad...

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been named a pioneer in The Forrester Wave: Serverless Development Platforms, Q2 2025 report. The report assessed 11 vendors over six months, evaluating them across 21 criteria, including developer experience, partner ecosystem, API and event-driven integration, AI application development, and vision. Alibaba Cloud, with its Function Compute and Serverless App Engine product capabilities, achieved the highe...

Appdome, the pioneer in protecting mobile businesses, announced here at Black Hat 2025 the integration of its IDAnchor’s Customer Identity Protection suite into MobileBOT Defence, Appdome’s bot defence offering.  This powerful combination enables mobile brands and businesses to build a virtual Mobile API Gateway on top of any standard backend infrastructure, preventing unauthorised API access, stopping brute-force bot attacks, and eliminating point products for API Protection a...

HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity and access management solutions, has announced a new line of FIDO-certified credentials—now powered by the new Enterprise Passkey Management (EPM) solution— designed to help organisations deploy and manage passkeys at the enterprise scale. New research from FIDO Alliance shows that while 87% of enterprises are adopting passkeys, nearly half of those that are yet to deploy cite complexity and cost concerns as primary barriers. HID’s...

Arctic Wolf, a global pioneer in security operations, announced enhancements to the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform through new integrations with Microsoft, Oracle, OneLogin, and CyberArk.  As one of the industry’s first open security operations platforms, Aurora is uniquely designed to offer a flexible approach to both data ingestion and core functionality, empowering customers to build and customise their ideal security stack.  These new integrations expand the platform’s o...

Greater security and transparency in access control: Auerswald, Germany’s major specialist in business communication, and Bird Home Automation GmbH, manufacturer of DoorBird intercom systems, announce their technology partnership.  The first joint project is the integration of a DoorBird IP video door station with a telephone device from Auerswald’s COMfortel D series via an Auerswald COMtrexx PBX server. The system is already in use with initial customers, and further joint so...

Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, announced a new strategic collaboration with Google Security Operations that brings greater threat detection and response capabilities to organisations looking to bridge the gap between IT and operational technology (OT) in order to secure mission-critical infrastructure. This integration will enhance security by feeding high-fidelity, context-rich alerts and vulnerability data from SaaS-powered Claroty xDome or on-premise Claroty C...

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions is now an official member of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Through this membership, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions will actively engage in standards development, technology programs, and government initiatives. Guerry Bruner, Program Manager for Unmanned Infrastructure Solutions at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, has been invited to join two influential TIA working groups. He will contribute his expertise to initiatives focused on enhancing security...

Alibaba has released Wan2.2, the industry’s first open-source large video generation models incorporating the MoE (Mixture-of-Experts) architecture, that will significantly elevate the ability of creators and developers to produce cinematic-style videos with a single click. The Wan2.2 series features a text-to-video model, Wan2.2-T2V-A14B, an image-to-video model, Wan2.2-I2V-A14B, and Wan2.2-TI2V-5B, a hybrid model that supports both text-to-video and image-to-video generation tasks with...

AMAG Technology is proud to unveil Symmetry Access Control V10, the first release in a transformative new direction for AMAG Technology's product platform. This milestone isn't just a version change; it's the first step toward a strategic evolution of their product vision, designed to streamline deployments, accelerate innovation, and elevate the customer experience.  Unified security ecosystem Symmetry Access Control V10 introduces two major enhancements designed to improve system vis...

NEXT Biometrics has extended its partnership with a U.S. based, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometric authentication solution provider. NEXT’s technology is already embedded in the partner’s existing solutions, and now provides the foundation for the latest solution in its range. These solutions help governments and corporations in the fight against cyber threats, like phishing, by moving to passwordless user identification through zero-trust multi-factor authenticat...

Major technology solutions partner, Advania UK, completed its integration of CCS Media and Servium. This milestone solidifies Advania’s position as a dominant force in the UK technology market.  The integration of these two acquisitions propels Advania UK's combined turnover to a record £452 million, a 3.3x increase from the previous year. In addition, it has quadrupled its client base to approaching 10,000, and the expanded entity now boasts over 1,500 employees across more...

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the seventh edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools, which offers the most comprehensive information available on nationwide practices specifically for securing school facilities, from subject matter experts across the education, public safety, and industry sectors.  The seventh-edition release – including updates to the Safety and Security Guidelines and the School Safety and Security Checklist –...

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN 2025, Asia’s premier B2B expo for display panel and touch panel technologies, will take place from October 28 to 30, 2025, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Centre (Halls 10, 12, and 14). The event will bring together over 3,500 global exhibitors and brands across the entire touch and display supply chain, including materials, manufacturing equipment, components, testing technologies, and finished products. Innovative ideas with global exper...

FILM & TAPE EXPO 2025, Asia’s premier B2B expo for functional film and industrial adhesive tapes, will take place from October 28 to 30, 2025, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Centre (Halls 10, 12, and 14). The event will bring together over 3,500 global exhibitors and brands across the entire functional film and industrial adhesive tape supply chain, including materials, manufacturing and processing equipment, solutions, finished products, etc., serving as a one-stop...

Allegion US, a pioneering provider of security solutions, technology and services, has introduced the latest addition to the Schlage® L Series: Motorised Latch Retraction mortise locks, a multi-category winner in the Campus Security Today Secure Campus Awards. First released to the market in March 2025, latch retraction-capable L Series Grade 1 locks create application opportunities across many markets, whether the need is security, controlled access or hands-free operation....

PCI Pal, a premier SaaS provider of secure payments, has partnered with Telesign, a Proximus Global company, to launch a Fraud Management Suite for global enterprises that uses AI to spot fraudulent payments before they happen. The solution is designed to stop one of the most costly types of payment fraud – Card-Not-Present (CNP). CNP attacks are easy to execute, but hard to spot before it is too late. In these attacks, the criminal doesn’t need to steal a physical payment card. Th...

SharpEagle, a pioneer in industrial safety and surveillance solutions, announced the expansion of its Advanced explosion-proof portable lighting range designed to significantly enhance safety and efficiency in hazardous environments. This expanded line aims to meet the growing demand for reliable and certified illumination solutions in sectors such as oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, and other industries where flammable materials pose a risk. Adoption of energy-efficient LED technolog...

As manufacturing facilities become more automated and interconnected, the need for robust security grows more urgent. Factors like automation, supply chain complexity, and new regulatory requirements introduce security threats that many facilities aren’t fully prepared for, putting people, assets, and operations at risk. Range of risks Modern industrial facilities face a diverse range of risks: Cargo Theft: In 2024, U.S. and Canadian businesses faced 3,625 cargo theft incidents...

Nutanix, a pioneer in hybrid multicloud computing, announced it has been positioned as a pioneer in The Forrester Wave: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025. This is Nutanix’s first appearance in the report following last year’s unveiling of the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) at Nutanix’s NEXT conference. The launch of NKP followed Nutanix’s acquisition of D2iQ, Inc.’s Kubernetes Platform, enabling the company to provide customers with a comprehensive so...