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The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has published a new Best Practice Guide, A Beginner's Guide to PSTI for members of DHF, to help them understand and comply with the requirements of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act 2022 and associated regulations. Developed in response to growing concerns around cyber security and the increasing use of connected technologies within the door, gate, hardware and access control sectors, the guide was produced at the requ...
RecFaces, a global developer of enterprise-grade facial biometric software, will host an exclusive online expert panel, "Fueled by Face: Smart Biometrics for MENA Oil & Gas", on June 30 at 3:00 PM (GMT+4). Organised in partnership with Milestone Systems, the event will bring together regional technology experts to explore how facial biometrics is helping Oil & Gas operators strengthen security, improve workforce management, and accelerate digital transformation across critical infrastru...
Checkmarx and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Checkmarx’s Master Government Aggregator®, making the company’s application security solutions available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, E&I Cooperative Services Contract and The Quilt contracts. “Partnering wi...
Hospitality access solutions pioneer dormakaba will showcase its latest security solutions at HITEC North America 2026, the world's largest showcase of hospitality technology, June 15-18, in San Antonio. At Booth #1838, dormakaba will demonstrate flexible, future-ready access solutions that help hospitality providers simplify operations, modernise guest access, and improve security across their properties. Delivering choice "Hoteliers are being asked to choose between flexibility and simplic...
LUKAS has unveiled its new E4 range of rescue tools at Interschutz, the world’s pioneer trade fair for fire and rescue services. The launch attracted strong interest from global fire and rescue professionals, with the range receiving a highly positive response during live demonstrations and hands-on trials. The E4 range is designed to deliver greater safety, control, clearer feedback, improved visibility, and enhanced operational safety. Built as a complete system, it supports faster, mor...
iDenfy, a foremost global company that provides ID verification and fraud prevention services used by over 1,000+ businesses across the globe, has officially added BSN masking for identity verification in the Netherlands. This functionality allows Dutch users to provide an identity document with the Burgerservicenummer (BSN) deliberately masked out while proceeding through the entire verification process. BSN is considered to be sensitive personal data according to both the GDPR and the Dutch...
Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics has announced a global network of experience centres, fortified to help channel partners define high-growth technology use and augment the skills and resources needed to bridge the gap between opportunity and implementation. The centres, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, and in Stockholm, Sweden, serve as strategic hubs for vendors, channel partners and end customers across Europe and North America and are part of Arrow&rsq...
ZeroEyes, creators of the multi-analytics weapons detection and threat intelligence platform, announced today a new partnership with Academic Innovators, a solutions provider solving the programs, governance, and facilities challenges facing American higher education. The alliance enables the two companies to combine complementary strengths to help higher education institutions navigate both long-term transformation and immediate safety challenges through a referral program. Academic Innovators...
Vigilis AI, the AI-powered operating system for physical security, and the Security Executive Council (SEC), the leading research and advisory organization, announced their strategic partnership. Partnership details The partnership brings together Vigilis AI's operational technology and the SEC's expertise in helping security leaders improve organizational effectiveness and reduce risk — with a shared focus on advancing industry discussions around security force optimization and au...
The Vision AI Label Reader automatically captures and interprets label information regardless of layout, language or code type, improving process reliability, data quality and traceability in goods-in and logistics operations. Goods-in operations in the electronics industry are under increasing pressure. Countless components from a wide range of manufacturers arrive with constantly changing label layouts, multilingual markings and ever shorter throughput times. What could once be managed manual...
Zimperium, the world pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, announces a new distribution partnership with ABC Distribution, expanding its reach across the United Kingdom as organisations face increasing exposure to cyber threats targeting mobile devices and applications. As cybercriminals adopt a mobile-first attack strategy, mobile has become a primary entry point for modern threats. This includes the rapid rise of mishing—mobile-targeted phishing attacks delivered through SMS, messagi...
Cequence Security, the pioneer in application, API, and agentic AI protection, announced record momentum in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, capping a year of accelerating growth with its strongest quarter on record and the largest deal in company history, driven by surging demand across telecommunications, financial services, and energy and utilities sectors spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. The foundation of this quarter's momentum is the continued adoption of t...
Safetrust Inc. announces a partnership with Universal Smart Cards Inc. to manufacture and supply Aliro-certified credentials. The collaboration provides enterprises with a reliable, vendor-independent source of Aliro physical credentials that integrate natively with Safetrust Credential Manager and any Aliro-certified reader. The partnership expands Safetrust’s growing Aliro partner ecosystem of certified manufacturing, reader, and integration partners, delivering true interoperability an...
Safetrust Inc. will participate in a featured breakout session at Unify, the Connectivity Standards Alliance‘s annual conference, taking place June 16–18, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Founder Jason Hart will join a cross-industry panel on Tuesday, June 17, from 3:45–4:30 PM for “Commercial Aliro: Why Now, What It Unlocks, and What Has to Be Done”. The session will examine why commercial is the right sector for Aliro deployment today, explore real-world use cases across...
Join Safetrust technology and deployment experts for a virtual introduction to Aliro, the open industry standard for physical access credentials. What attendees will learn How Aliro’s certificate-based protocol delivers true multi-vendor interoperability and unified mobile + physical identity Practical migration strategies to layer Aliro onto existing infrastructure with zero disruption Cross-organizational identity federation without sharing secrets Alignment with enterprise PKI, Z...
ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, will exhibit at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2026, taking place June 11–12 at the San Diego Convention Center. At Booth 3119, architects, designers, and industry professionals can explore solutions that help create beautiful, code-compliant, secure, and accessible openings while connecting with experts on the trends shaping today’s built environment. “As architects balance aesthetics, performance, accessibility, a...
Matrix announced the native integration of its COSEC Access Control platform with Videonetics AI-Powered VMS platform, enabling enterprises to unify access control, AI-driven video intelligence, and surveillance operations within a single operational environment. The integration enables a scalable, middleware-free architecture that seamlessly unifies access control and video intelligence. Powered by API-based bidirectional integration, Matrix COSEC (Centra and Vyom) synchronises seamlessly with...
Solink®, the pioneer in agentic vision intelligence, in partnership with AWS, Comcast Business, and Goldman Sachs, announced the Agentic AI Summit — a virtual event focused on what it actually means to deliver AI-driven outcomes in the real world. About Agentic AI Summit Most enterprises have invested heavily in AI. The result? More dashboards. More insights. More data to interpret. But insights alone don’t eliminate theft, prevent threats, or grow...
Iris ID, the global leader in m biometrics identity technology, is showcasing its latest face and iris fusion biometric identity solutions at Identity Week Europe 2026, stand 302. The event focuses on bringing together thought leaders to address the latest threats facing identity and the technology that is critical in helping to mitigate these risks. Identity Week Europe aligns directly with Iris ID’s mission to deliver authentication technologies that are fast, accurate, and trusted acr...
Reco, the only AI security platform purpose-built to discover, govern and secure every AI agent, identity and SaaS connection across the enterprise, announces a series of strategic executive appointments, geographic expansion in Texas and the United Kingdom and Ireland, and channel milestones reflect a market reaching an inflection point. Fortune 500 enterprises are deploying AI agents at scale. The governance infrastructure to manage them is no longer optional. Organisations need continuous vi...
Neo4j, the world’s pioneer graph intelligence platform, announces an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company for government agencies. The acquisition will launch a new generation of AI-powered, graph technology solutions based on open standards, as a proven and trusted alternative to Palantir Gotham. This marks a key milestone in Neo4j’s $100 million AI investment roadmap, accelerating the development and delivery of autonomous, context-aware agent...
Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, is responding to updated International Maritime Organization (IMO) recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships with gas detection solutions that help operators strengthen atmospheric monitoring and address evolving safety expectations. IMO Resolution MSC.581(110) broadens recommended gas testing protocols to include carbon dioxide alongside other key atmospheric hazards. Growing demand for these solution...
By delivering digital keys directly into Apple Wallet, guests can lock or unlock room doors via iPhone and Apple Watch, elevating the access experience for the hospitality industry. Salto hospitality smart access solutions now support room key in Apple Wallet for iPhone and Apple Watch users. This represents the next evolution in room key convenience, security, and operational efficiency for hotels and guests alike. Smart access management platform This solution integrates seamlessly into a h...
Emergency24 and Worldview Monitoring have entered into a strategic partnership focused on supporting the growing demand for remote guarding services across the United States. The partnership combines Emergency24's established monitoring infrastructure and dealer network with Worldview Monitoring's experience in remote guarding delivery. Together, the companies aim to help monitoring centres, dealers, and security providers introduce and expand remote guarding services in a way that supports lon...
inforcer, a provider of Microsoft 365 multi-tenant management software for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), has announced the release of its new Threat Detection and Response solution to help MSPs rapidly identify threats, contain breaches, and prevent recurrence of attacks, unifying left of boom and right of boom security. Having spent the last three years becoming the dominant player in left of boom tenant security, helping more than 1,200 MSP partners to secure and manage Microsoft 365 tena...
NEXT Biometrics, the world's pioneer in advanced high-security fingerprint sensor technology, has received three orders from the Taiwanese and Malaysian governments in the second quarter of 2026. The orders span NEXT’s FAP20 fingerprint authentication sensors and reader module for use in a range of governmental use cases. The orders will be fulfilled from existing inventory for delivery in Q2. The digital identity market in Asia-Pacific is experiencing strong growth, expected to record a...
IDenfy, a globally recognised RegTech company providing identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has recently incorporated Smart-ID into its electronic identity verification platform. By adding the primary mobile electronic identification service in the Baltic region, businesses will be able to verify customers from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia using their everyday identities (without asking the customer for physical documents during onboarding). Smart-ID is the most popular mobi...
Mul-T-Lock’s MTL™500 platform has been selected by DES Locksmiths for its Golden Key initiative, a programme focused on strengthening accountability, traceability and long-term security within master key systems. The Golden Key was developed in response to post-Grenfell fire safety concerns, addressing how emergency services access communal areas in high rise residential buildings. Introducing patented control Historically, fire brigade keys were widely available to purchase, whic...
iDenfy, a global company that provides ID verification and fraud prevention services used by over 1,000+ businesses across the globe, has officially added BSN masking for identity verification in the Netherlands. This functionality allows Dutch users to provide an identity document with the Burgerservicenummer (BSN) deliberately masked out while proceeding through the entire verification process. BSN is considered to be sensitive personal data according to both the GDPR and the Dutch national p...
INTERSCHUTZ 2026 delivers across the board. With around 140,000 visitors from 144 countries, the world’s pioneer trade fair for firefighting, rescue services and civil protection sent a clear message from 1 to 6 June: the safety and resilience of the societies are among the defining issues of our time. The strong international attendance particularly demonstrated the growing demand for exchange, innovation and global cooperation. “The importance of fire and rescue services and civil...
