Access control news
Abloy UK has launched a suite of webinars designed to help organisations stay up to date with the latest in building regulation compliance and access control technology. The two RIBA Core Curriculum CPD webinars also have the aim of keeping the sector connected while so many are working from home, as well as helping security specifiers plan for the future after lockdown. The first, Electrically Controlled Fire and Escape Doors, CE Marking and the CPR, will provide an understanding of compliance...
In response to the continuing COVID-19 issue, Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has launched its digital training facility, enabling its audience to purchase training courses, online. Following government recommendations, DHF ceased its face-to-face training the week commencing 23rd March and has responded swiftly to a continuing need to provide training to its members and the wider public. With training very much the ‘backbone’ of DHF’s function, it has been essential to a...
As a vast majority of companies make the rapid shift to work-from-home to stem the spread of COVID-19, a significant percentage of IT and cloud professionals are concerned about maintaining the security of their cloud environments during the transition. The findings are a part of the State of Cloud Security survey conducted by Fugue, the company putting engineers in command of cloud security. The survey found that 96% of cloud engineering teams are now 100% distributed and working from home in...
The capability of effectively extending real time, online and mobile enabled smart electronic access control to lockers and cabinets has eluded the security market – until now. By incorporating BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology into their latest electronic locker lock, SALTO has delivered a product that extends up-to-date comprehensive electronic access control to lockers, cabinets, and essentially anywhere. “With the world becoming more digital every day, the need to introduce...
The manufacturer of road blockers, bollards and vehicle barriers, ATG Access has launched the latest generation in bridge protection systems, unveiling its Populus Bollard system to a range of customers, security experts and civil engineering specifiers. This is the second bridge security system the company has brought to market making it the only supplier with multiple systems currently available. This new solution is a short, shallow and slim solution available in cu...
Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, announces its award-winning Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) remote access solution is now available on AWS GovCloud (US) for federal, state, and local agencies who require compliant cloud solutions. This offering enables government agencies the ability to readily procure, activate and deploy PCS in AWS GovCloud (US) to allow employees, contractors, and agency partners to securely access applications and resources. The ability to...
IPVideo Corp. announces that it will be releasing new product features for their HALO IOT Smart Sensor that will provide security for privacy areas. The new award-winning features of the HALO IOT Smart Sensor include spoken keyword alerting, gunshot detection and masked signature identification. These new features will be available through HALO’s firmware 2.0 update. Individuals under duress can now utilise a spoken keyword to send instant alerts to security for help in privacy areas that...
Hikvision USA announces it is donating $5,000 to help kick off the Security Industry’s COVID-19 Relief Response project, organised by Mission 500. Mission 500, a non-profit organisation that works with the security industry to serve the needs of children and communities in crisis, has partnered with Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organisation, with the goal of providing ‘one million meals’ to families in need across the U.S. Creating unprecedented uncerta...
Nutanix, a provider of enterprise cloud computing, announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Hyperconverged Infrastructure. This is the second year that Nutanix has been recognised as a Customers’ Choice. “At a time when many organisations are struggling with the day-to-day realities of running a business remotely, we are continuing to focus on our customers by delivering an IT infrastructure that is invisible and a...
PSA, the security and systems integrator consortium, announces it will cancel TEC 2020 due to COVID-19. Originally PSA’s leadership team sought to reschedule the April 2020 event for later in the year but has resolved to cancel altogether after more examination. “It was a very difficult decision to cancel TEC for 2020 and our team worked hard to find other solutions,” said Candice Aragon, PSA’s director of marketing. “Ultimately, with the uncertainty in the world r...
ISC West, in collaboration with premier sponsor SIA, is rescheduling the ISC West 2020 event to take place October 5-8 at Sands Expo in Las Vegas. The SIA Education@ISC conference will be October 5-7, and the exhibition will be Oct. 6-8. Previously, ISC West had announced the postponement of the 2020 edition of ISC West to July. However, given the continually evolving COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home guidelines, organisers deemed the July dates no longer viable for the security industry. IS...
ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Industry Specification Group addressing Non-IP Networking (ISG NIN). The kick-off-meeting took place on 25 March and John Grant, BSI, was elected as the ISG Chair, and Kevin Smith, Vodafone, was elected as ISG Vice Chair. With the increasing challenges placed on modern networks to support new use cases and greater connectivity, Service Providers are looking for candidate technologies that may serve their needs better than the TCP/IP-based networ...
Super Micro Computer, Inc., a pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, unveils a new short-depth 2U Ultra SuperServer optimised to bring powerful industry-standard platforms to 5G and telecommunications environments. As the telecom industry gradually adopts open standards such as O-RAN based solutions, operators are increasingly interested in using commercial off the shelf (COTS) servers for their infrastructure. Industry standard servers...
Perimeter security is a term used to describe the barriers that help deter and prevent any break-ins (or breakouts). It plays a vital role in protecting buildings and premises. Boundaries and physical barriers are perhaps the most visible aspects of perimeter security, but comprehensive measures are also likely to leverage modern technology and security systems as well. In this article, APE delve into different aspects of perimeter security and highlights the benefits they offer a business or p...
Dahua Technology, a video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, recently ranked 1st in the MIT Scene Parsing Benchmark. Based on deep learning algorithms, Dahua Technology’s Scene Segmentation Technology tops the world's best results in Scene Parsing, surpassing other major AI companies and academic research institutions, and exceeding scene parsing research results in relevant papers of ICCV, ECCV, and CVPR. This achievement marks Dahua Technology’s position in the field...
GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, announces it will help device makers and certification bodies adopt the Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP) methodology. This work will bring consistency and trust to the IoT device security certification process, reducing complexity, costs and time to market for IoT stakeholders. An estimated 75.44 billion IoT products will be in the marketplace by 2025. These products are made up of multiple components, w...
Award-winning cyber security company, BullGuard, has announced the availability of a free, three-month minimum BullGuard Small Office Security license for small businesses that need assistance managing their cyber security in the wake of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent sudden mass migration of millions of employees who are now working from home. BullGuard Small Office Security The free, three-month minimum license of BullGuard Small Office Security comes wi...
Comelit’s Gold Partner, Smart R Distribution, has recently launched its new CCTV division to meet the growing demand for smart, integrated IP network video surveillance solutions. The specialist security distributor, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, will be providing support to installers and system integrators who wish to source Comelit’s new range of cameras and video recorders. Dedicated door entry solutions Comelit’s advanced CCTV SMART and AD...
DMP welcomes a new member to the East sales team – Dave Farquhar. Dave is stepping into the role of Dealer Development Manager for the New York Metro area and reports to Ken Nelson, DMP Director of Sales, East. As DDM, Dave will serve as the sales and support representative for DMP-authorised dealers in the city and suburbs of New York City, Long Island and the Mid and Lower Hudson Valley. The territory also includes north and central New Jersey. Solutions-oriented company For over 25 y...
Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the knowledge transfer company focused solely on cyber security and risk, announced that it will be collaborating with renwoned security reseller and managed security services provider Satisnet Limited (“Satisnet”), on the provision of third party assurance technology to its clients, as part of the expansion of Crossword’s partner programme. Satisnet will help its customers take control of third party risks through Crossword’s Rizikon A...
Quantum Corp. has announced a reorganisation of its engineering division, establishing two general manager positions with P&L responsibility to lead the company’s primary and secondary storage product lines, and adding a key executive role. The positions will enable Quantum to expand its leadership in storing video and other unstructured data, as well as build on its strengths in archive and data protection. Strategic expansion The reorganisation supports Quantum’s goals to gro...
AlertMedia, an emergency communication software provider, has announced that it has raised US$ 15 million in Series C funding. The round was led by existing investors, including JMI Equity, Next Coast Ventures, and Silverton Partners. AlertMedia has quickly emerged as one of the major providers of emergency communications technology and solutions. As a result of their product’s ease of use, reliability, and mobility, the company has doubled its business, five years in a row, while maintai...
Genetec Inc., a renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions announced that it has released a new reporting function for its Security Center Synergis (Synergis) access control system that is designed to help organisations find all people who went through a door in close proximity to someone thought to be contagious. It is conceivable that they may have contaminated the door handle or other surfaces or left aerosol contaminants...
Paxton has put together an action plan to promote good health and wellbeing for their employees and customers during the Coronavirus pandemic. Paxton is open for business and can confirm that they will remain fully functional to support installers to help their businesses continue prospering. Steps have been taken to facilitate remote working and social distancing to minimise the impact of the virus on the business and maintain a high level of customer service. Remote technology and equipment...
TE Connectivity, a pioneer in connectivity and sensors, and the TE Connectivity Foundation, a private charitable foundation funded entirely by TE, have donated more than $1 million to organisations supporting the fight against COVID-19. The TE Foundation approved a $1 million emergency grant to Global Impact, a philanthropic partner across the private, non-profit and public sectors, to fund diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines vital in managing the global pandemic. Personal protective equipm...
In the first of Vanderbilt and ComNet’s upcoming webinar series, the ACRE companies will be tackling the topic of card cloning and reader hacking in access control. The webinar takes place on Wednesday 22 April, at 10 am (CET) and will last 45 minutes. The host of the webinar is Andrew Fulton, Director of Business Development for Access Control at Vanderbilt. “During this webinar, I will discuss and demonstrate the issues surrounding card cloning and reader hacking in the access con...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that Paula M. Cooney has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources (HR) Officer. Ms. Cooney will report to President and CEO Jim Cannon and will assume a strategic role in the growth and organisational health at FLIR. As the global pioneer for FLIR Systems’ HR team, Ms. Cooney will be responsible for leading the human resources function and ensuring that the human capital agenda supports the company’s business objectives. Strategic busines...
LILIN announces that Aida traffic management solution will be release and unveiled at ISC West 2020. With the success of LILIN Aida number plate recognition (ANPR), LILIN Aida adds AI traffic management to Aida product line. LILIN Aida can be installed on the edge for traffic analysis where the metadata gets sent to remote Navigator Control Center. LILIN Aida ANPR and traffic management can integrate with LILIN Navigator VMS products including Navigator Control Center, Navigator Corporate, and...
LifeSafety Power continues to show its leadership in the intelligent networked power category, unveiling the NetLink NLX Network Communication Module, a remote monitoring device engineered to handle enterprise applications and specifications which require large numbers of network-managed outputs. NLX Network Communication Expanding the NetLink family, NLX is the next generation of network communications from LifeSafety Power, offering eight Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) ports instead of fo...
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have adopted work from home policies. Synology's wireless routers feature powerful VPN server capabilities that enable businesses to quickly facilitate a remote workforce. Starting from 6th April, Synology VPN Plus licences will become free to purchase until 30th September 2020. "We have seen many businesses rushing to adopt VPN solutions in order to set up an infrastructure to enable a remote workforce. Over the past two months, we...
