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Hikvision has released its 2026 Cybersecurity White Paper, marking its ongoing commitment to transparent and robust security practices. The latest edition outlines the company’s advanced security framework, designed to address emerging digital challenges for the AI-powered Internet of Things (AIoT) industry. At the core of Hikvision’s security strategy is the Hikvision Security Development Maturity Model (HSDMM). Designed to quantify and standardise security activities throughout pr...

SharpEagle Technology, a pioneer in explosion-proof surveillance and industrial safety solutions, announces a series of major advancements in hazardous area monitoring technology — establishing new performance, compliance, and intelligence benchmarks for high-risk industrial environments worldwide. With a growing international footprint spanning the Middle East, Europe, and the United Kingdom, SharpEagle continues to push the boundaries of what industrial-grade safety surveillance can ach...

Teleport, the AI Infrastructure Identity Company, announces it has been recognised by Hacker News as a winner of the Most Innovative Identity and Access Management Platform category in this year’s 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards. The Cybersecurity Stars Awards recognise companies delivering meaningful advances in security technology. Teleport was selected for its approach to infrastructure identity, establishing a unified identity layer for humans, machines, and agents that is secured cry...

iDenfy, a global RegTech company that provides identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has integrated a new digital ID verification method, Mobile-ID, a SIM card-based non-document onboarding workflow. It’s now available for all iDenfy users, with direct, no-code enablement using the ID verification dashboard. The new addition of Mobile-ID specifically targets Estonian and Lithuanian businesses that need to onboard their users through a credential embedded on the SIM card in...

Hexaware Technologies, a global provider of IT solutions and services, today opened a new delivery centre at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India's premier international financial services hub. The centre, inaugurated by Shri Bhupendra Patel, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, will serve Hexaware's global banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) clients across digital solutions, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud transformation, data engineering, and next-gen soft...

Ranger Fire and Security (Ranger), a national one-stop solution for fire and security services, is pleased to announce that Inflexion, a pioneer European mid-market firm, has made a majority investment in the business, accelerating its growth plans and acquisition strategy across the UK and Ireland. The investment will enable Ranger to continue acquiring high-performing local businesses, a core part of its growth strategy, and will also support the further integration of back-office functions a...

Videonetics, the pioneer of the world’s first AI & Deep Learning-powered Unified Video Management Platform, announces the seamless native integration of its AI-Powered VMS with Matrix COSEC Access Control platform, enabling enterprises and critical infrastructure operators to achieve a truly unified, intelligent, and automated security operations environment. The integration combines the power of Videonetics’ AI-driven video intelligence with Matrix COSEC’s advanced access...

IDenfy, the identity verification and fraud prevention firm, has published a validated corporate climate target according to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), meaning that iDenfy plans to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 63% by 2035 and has set this goal in line with the 1.5C climate goal after being validated by the SBTi. The company has also released its full greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Identity verification is a data-intensive, cloud-dependent busi...

Detection Technology, a global pioneer in X-ray detector solutions, announces the successful relocation and expansion of its Shanghai branch, marking an important milestone in the company’s DT2030 strategy. The upgraded facility enhances Detection Technology’s service, product development, and testing capabilities, supporting customer success and the company’s strategic objectives. The expanded Shanghai site has been designed to enhance collaboration and improve operational ef...

Gunnebo Entrance Control has launched QTicket, a ticket validation terminal developed to help venues manage visitor entry more efficiently while supporting the growing range of entrance technologies used across leisure, sport and entertainment environments. Designed for applications including stadiums, amusement parks, water parks, leisure centres and gyms, QTicket combines ticket validation and entrance control management within a single platform to support faster, more reliable visitor proces...

Blackline Safety Corp., a global pioneer in connected safety technology, has announced its partnership with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate Blackline’s cloud-connected portable detector with Boston Dynamics' Spot®, the world’s pioneer mobile industrial robot. The solution extends connected gas detection into robotic workflows, instantly delivering gas readings, alerts and location data to remote monitoring teams, before sending personnel into potentially dangerous areas....

SimpliSafe®, maker of award-winning smart home security systems, announces three key additions to its executive leadership team: Mike Buckley as Chief Financial Officer, Sandra Yang Scirpo as Chief Customer Officer, and Sharon Segev as Chief Administrative and Legal Officer. These strategic additions support SimpliSafe’s focus on offering innovative home security offerings, delivering peace of mind to its customers, and expanding its reach in support of its mission to make every home...

Following the launch of Solo, Paxton’s brand-new access control system, the security manufacturer is introducing dedicated Solo training sessions nationwide to support security installers who want to adopt the new platform. As part of the launch campaign, Paxton is giving away 10,000 one-door starter kits to installation companies. Any company that has not yet received a kit will be sent one after they attend a Solo training session. Access control systems Solo is Paxton’s new pho...

ZBeta, a pioneer in delivering comprehensive physical security consulting services, announces the availability of its first tech perspective, Public Key Open Credential (PKOC), an in-depth examination of one of the physical security industry’s most important emerging credential standards. The tech perspective, created by ZBeta LabZ, examines how PKOC — an open credential standard based on asymmetric/public key encryption and developed by PSIA — could influence the future of ph...

Pimloc, a provider of AI-powered video privacy and redaction software, announces it will exhibit at the 2026 NASRO School Safety Conference, taking place June 28-July 2 in Reno, NV, at Booth #216, and ISTELive 26, taking place June 28-July 1 in Orlando, FL, at Booth #1856, to meet with K-12 school safety, security, IT and education leaders about the growing challenge of protecting student privacy when recorded video and sensitive records need to be reviewed, redacted and released. At both event...

Cellebrite DI Ltd., a global pioneer in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, has launched Cellebrite Genesis with general availability. Genesis allows investigators faced with increasing crime and data types to quickly and intuitively interrogate digital evidence using the product's agentic AI capabilities to surface intelligence in minutes rather than days or weeks. AI-powered investigative tools The need for AI-powered investigativ...

Netline Communications Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high-end electronic warfare and tactical spectrum dominance systems for defence forces and homeland security agencies, introduces SonicScan, a passive acoustic detection system designed to provide an additional detection layer for unmanned aerial threats. As part of its strategy to expand its operational suite, Netline is stepping beyond the RF spectrum domain for the first time, introducing a complementary passive detection t...

IQSIGHT, formerly Bosch Video Systems, a pioneer in intelligence-first video security, announced that security and technology industry leader, Ted Wilkinson, has joined its executive team as Vice President of Sales, North America. In his new role, Wilkinson will be responsible for accelerating sales growth, executing regional go-to-market strategy, and deepening engagement with IQSIGHT’s channel partners and customers. Authority comment “Ted brings the right combination of industr...

The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) announces that SSEN Transmission has joined the organisation as an Information & Knowledge Sharing member. Through its membership, SSEN Transmission will engage with ENCS’s network of European transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs and DSOs), accessing collaborative research, technical documentation and knowledge-sharing activities, including workshops and security roundtables. This will support its focus on areas such as te...

Cequence Security, the pioneer in application, API, and Agentic AI protection, highlighted a significant convergence in the AI security industry. In a striking show of consensus, three leading voices in AI security, Anthropic, Dr. Chase Cunningham, and Cequence Security, have independently converged on a shared conviction: the biggest risk with AI agents isn’t access, it’s what they do once they’re in. Anthropic’s recently published frameworks, Dr. Cunningham’s Ag...

Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, and Ciena, the global pioneer in high-speed connectivity, have completed one of the fastest quantum safe data transmissions ever demonstrated and the fastest across a transatlantic route. The landmark trial successfully protected live data running across 6900km of Colt’s subsea and terrestrial network between New York and London with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) encryption solution. The trial proved th...

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...