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Noonlight, an innovator in intelligent emergency response and professional monitoring solutions, announced two new features for its Verify API which powers its video monitoring solution, designed to help commercial and residential video security providers deliver smarter, more proactive protection to their end users.   Verify adds a human verification layer to video-triggered events, enabling trained Noonl...

Interface Systems, a foremost managed service provider delivering remote video monitoring, commercial security systems, business intelligence and network services for multi-location enterprises, announced the integration of JamAlert™ with its TamperShield™ alarm monitoring service. JamAlert is an advanced cellular jammer detection device from Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) designed to detect criminal attempts to disable connected alarm devices using cellular interference before...

Ranger Fire and Security announces the acquisition of Midlands-based MarkOne Safety Solutions, further expanding its presence in the West Midlands and strengthening its capacity to deliver comprehensive fire safety services across the UK. MarkOne Safety Solutions specialises in the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire safety and emergency lighting systems. Over its near 20-year history, the business has built a strong reputation for delivering tailored and high-st...

Vismo, the tier-one critical event management company, has appointed Tom Cowling as CEO. He arrives from Ernst & Young, the multinational professional services partnership, where he was a business development director. With a focus on expanding the customer base of the Vismo Locate & Protect App, which has more than 450,000 users, Tom says, “I’m very excited to have joined such a talented team, which has built a number of innovative products, all centred around the crucial p...

NAKIVO, a global provider of backup and ransomware recovery solutions, announces the general availability of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.2. This release expands platform support and reinforces security and compliance across modern IT environments. With v11.2, customers can confidently protect their environments running the newest VMware and Proxmox releases, while ensuring secure system communications through modern authentication standards. Latest platform version NAKIVO Backup &...

Ping Identity, a pioneer in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, announced the appointment of Graeme Ventris as Regional Vice President (RVP) for EMEA Channel and Alliances. Ventris will lead Ping Identity’s channel and alliance strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, driving growth through its partner ecosystem as demand for secure identity solutions continues to scale. Experience A specialist in partner sales, enablement, and AI-led innov...

Carrier announces it has been awarded the Security of Tech Award at Data Centre World (DCW) London 2026 for Nlyte® Device Management, part of the Carrier QuantumLeap™ integrated data centre solutions offering. The award recognises an industry-pioneer platform designed to secure one of the most critical and historically overlooked elements of modern data centre infrastructure; intelligent rack-mounted power distribution units (PDUs). Carrier is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, glo...

Zimperium, the pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, announces new research from its zLabs threat intelligence team uncovering PixRevolution, a sophisticated Android banking trojan designed to hijack Brazil’s widely used PIX instant payment system in real time. PixRevolution represents a significant evolution in mobile financial malware. Unlike traditional banking trojans that rely heavily on automated overlays or credential theft, PixRevolution introduces an agent-operated attack mode...

Immersive, the pioneer in AI-powered cyber resilience, announced it has been named a pioneer in The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Skills and Training Platforms, Q1 2026. The report evaluates vendors on current offering and strategy in helping organisations develop and measure cybersecurity capability. Report evaluation In the report, Forrester noted that Immersive’s strategy is anchored in its bold vision to transform cybersecurity training into measurable, organisational resili...

Loyva, a secure and easy-to-use e-sign, contract management, document repository, and vaulting platform, today announced it has officially partnered with PSA Security Network as an Exclusive Business Solutions Partner. The milestone marks Loyva as one of only ten approved software solutions within PSA’s partner ecosystem, the largest security integrator network in North America. The partnership makes Loyva’s platform directly available to PSA’s network of security integrators...

LVT (LiveView Technologies, Inc.), the pioneer of rapidly deployable security solutions, today unveiled GuardGate, an advanced portable barrier solution that regulates access to restricted commercial areas. GuardGate augments guards at distribution centres, drop lots, storage yards, and any location to deter bad actors, address liability and compliance requirements, and provide objective evidence to accelerate investigations. GuardGate is a drop-and-go solution that allows customers to: Depl...

Allied Universal®,  the world’s foremost security and facility services company, is pleased to announce that women leaders with its Technology Services business unit have been named to the Security Industry Association (SIA) 2026 Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100 list. Tia Eskandari, senior director of national field service, and Karisa Dominguez, director of talent acquisition, were selected for their demonstrated excellence in leadership, innovation and impact of contrib...

At ISC West 2026, BCD and EyeOTmonitor announced a strategic partnership that delivers real-time, end-to-end visibility across modern video surveillance environments by combining validated infrastructure with operational intelligence. The partnership gives security integrators and end users a single operational view across cameras, servers, storage, network performance and Video Management Systems (VMS), helping eliminate the blind spots that lead to missed footage, degraded performance, and un...

Fortinet, the global cybersecurity pioneer driving the convergence of networking and security, announced major innovations across the Fortinet Security Operations (SecOps) Platform at Fortinet Accelerate 2026. Updates feature next-generation SecOps advancements, including expanded agentic AI capabilities, a preview of FortiSOC, managed services, and endpoint security enhancements delivered through FortiEndpoint. AI acceleration "As attackers weaponise AI to accelerate reconnaissance, exploit...

The successful event series “KRITIS-Tage” will continue in 2026, providing security managers, consultants, planners, and specialist installers with up-to-date expertise on protecting critical infrastructure and NIS-2 entities. The first event will take place on April 14, 2026 in Mainz, Germany, followed by another event in France in June. Under the motto “Well informed for the future: security and high availability for critical infrastructure”, the “KRITIS-Tage 202...

Gallagher Security is coming to ISC West to challenge how the industry thinks about security architecture, identity management, and the value a fully integrated platform can unlock.  From March 23–27 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, visitors to Booth #25089 will experience the Americas debut of AccessNow, see the strength of Gallagher’s integrated ecosystem in action, and witness a timely industry debate on one of security’s most important archi...

Following a year of strategic acquisitions and technology investments, dormakaba North America will showcase its expanded access control portfolio at the International Security Conference and Exposition (ISC) West 2026 in Las Vegas (March 23 - 27). The company will demonstrate how its new products and service capabilities come together to support customers in high-demand environments such as healthcare, airports, and data centres. In booth #20007, dormakaba will highlight how recent activity he...

Nice will showcase industry-pioneer solutions from both its HySecurity perimeter protection portfolio and Nice commercial and residential gate lines at ISC West 2026. Live demonstrations Show highlights include live demonstrations of the StrongArm® M30 crash-rated vehicle barrier and presentations of the next-generation SlideDriver® II gate operator. Also featured at Booth #23059 are the advanced commercial SwingSmart™ 535 and SlideSmart™ 535 systems, as well as Nice’...

Nice, a global pioneer in Smart Living solutions, will showcase its latest advancements in wireless security and smart home technology at ISC West, March 23-27, led by the official show debut of the GC Touch™ panel and its 1.1 firmware update. Attendees can see live demonstrations of the new security panel, as well as Nice’s 2GIG EDGE panel, and expanded 345S and E+ sensor lines at Booth #23059.  New solutions Displayed alongside Nice’s expansive security portfolio, th...

Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, announced it has been named a pioneer in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CPS Protection Platforms.  Claroty received a designation as a pioneer in the report's second year of publication. Gatner on CPS protection platform According to the report, “Gartner sees the CPS protection platform market as maturing and continuing to grow rapidly as cyberthreat actors (nation states and profit-motivated alike) incr...

The Life Safety Alliance (LSA), an organisation committed to improving global life safety and security through best practices, networking, and collaborations, announces the launch of the Executive Women’s Leadership Council (EWLC). This strategic initiative is designed to elevate senior women leaders and transform individual excellence into collective industry advancement across the global security and life safety ecosystem. The Life Safety Alliance is a not-for-profit organisation open t...

WeSuite, manufacturer of award-winning sales management software for security technology providers, introduces Selena AI, embedded intelligence fully integrated within its cloud-based QuoteAnywhere platform. Unlike generic AI tools, Selena is powered by each company’s own sales data, delivering real-time intelligence directly inside the Sales workflow. The result is faster quoting, stronger margin control, and more consistent sales execution. Job-specific recommendations Like QuoteAnywh...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, released new threat intelligence detailing extended indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with TaxiSpy, a sophisticated Android banking malware strain targeting mobile users and financial applications. Research The research, conducted by Zimperium’s zLabs threat research team, expands on previously identified TaxiSpy samples by uncovering additional infrastructure, artifacts, and indicators tied to the malware’...

Gunnebo Entrance Control has acquired Shuretech Ltd, combining established field engineering expertise and a proven service-led operating model within its UK business. About Shuretech Founded in 2011, Shuretech has built its reputation on the installation, maintenance and lifecycle support of gates, barriers, turnstiles, doors and shutters across the South East of England. The company is recognised for its technically skilled engineers, structured preventative maintenance programmes and resp...

Everon, LLC, a foremost security integrator and premier provider of commercial security, video, fire and life safety solutions ranked the third-largest security company in the U.S. by SDM Magazine, announced the promotion of Jay Robertson to Chief Business Operations Officer, a newly created executive leadership role reporting directly to Don Young, Chief Executive Officer. Role and responsibility In this expanded position, Robertson will oversee Everon’s centralised, customer-facin...

Gallagher Security is proud to announce that Melissa Vidakovic, Director of Marketing - the Americas, has been named to the 2026 class of SIA’s Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100. The SIA WISF Power 100 recognises women who are making a significant impact on advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership within the security industry. Melissa’s recognition reflects not only her professional excellence, but the meaningful and lasting influence she is having on people, cu...

Can you briefly introduce yourself, your role at Milestone, and what your responsibilities involve? My name is Sebastian Döllner, I am Vice President of Technology Partnerships & Open Platform at Milestone Systems. A key part of my role is to strengthen and nurture Milestone’s collaborations with our tech partners. Our long-standing partnership with Hanwha Vision is one of them – and a very important and valuable one.  Tell us about working with Hanwha Vision &ndash...

Ganesh Jivani, CEO and MD, Matrix Comsec, has been honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the 13th edition of the ET Now Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2026, held at Hotel Sahara Star, Vile Parle, Mumbai, on March 6, 2026. Organised by ET Now, part of the Times Network, the Leaders of Tomorrow platform is among India’s most influential initiatives dedicated to recognising and empowering high-growth MSMEs and emerging entrepreneurs. Over the years, the platform has evolved into a...

ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a foremost global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, today announced a significant technology deployment for Arteris Litoral Sul, a major highway operator in Brazil.  The project utilises the SecurOS® platform to enhance safety and operational efficiency on the BR-101 highway, a critical logistics route connecting the cities of Itapema and Balneário Camboriú in the state of Santa Catarina. Implementing ISS tec...

Five years following the launch of its One Connected World corporate responsibility strategy, TE Connectivity, a pioneer in connectors and sensors, has exceeded several of its goals to be more sustainable, safer and more inclusive. The success of TE's global effort, as detailed in the annual One Connected World report issued today, is the result of both global and local initiatives. Companywide, TE has exceeded its 2025 goal of sourcing 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 7%, an ac...