Access control news

Actuate, the globally renowned provider of automation and intelligence software for smart security camera systems, has announced that it has closed its Series A financing of US$ 8 million to expand the capabilities of its computer vision technology and build on the company’s growing portfolio of customers. The funding round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners and joined by Scribble Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Context Ventures, with additional support from existing investors, including Bli...

In the AIoT era, the world is getting smarter. Everything is going to have an online “ID” and then connected into a vast net of IoT devices, like a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a connected thermostat, or a network security camera. Cybersecurity in the AIoT era According to a Markets and Markets report, IoT is extensively used by smart cars to smart manufacturing and connected homes and building automation solutions. However, currently, there are no unified global technical stan...

Digital Watchdog (DW®), the pioneer in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, announces the appointment of three new Sales Engineers and one new Field Engineer to support the DW sales team and partner integrators. As a DW Field Engineer, Julian Garcia is primarily responsible to help with Technical Support escalations. In addition, as DW Sales Engineers, Joseph Koehl, Bobby Dick and Rafael Saenz help with the planning of systems and overcoming technical iss...

As everyone enters the New Year, and close out a tumultuous year of challenges and changes, it's a great time to look ahead and share some thoughts on what one can expect in the near future. Below are the top seven technology trends we see for Operation Centers and Control Rooms in 2021. 1) Remote access to support control room operators  2020 may well be declared the year of work from home, and that has had an impact on control room and operation center operators just as much as everyone...

The first inter airport CONNECT event, which took place online from 20 – 21 April 2021, provided a much-anticipated meeting platform for the international airport community this year. More than 1,700 registered visitors from 115 countries have used the opportunity to log on to the platform to network, watch webinar content live and on-demand, view product showcases and visit virtual stands of exhibitors. 88 exhibiting companies from 23 countries participated in the event (74% from abroad)...

A lockout/tagout padlock is often the last obstacle to prevent premature machine energisation, and a potential maintenance accident with impact on professionals and on their personal lives. To strongly highlight that lockout/tagout padlocks protect people, Brady Corporation now offers PrintFace: a complete padlock personalisation, up to printing coworkers' pictures directly on their padlocks. By printing a face on padlocks, each lockout/tagout padlock can clearly show who it is protecting. Prin...

NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce a new marketing tools portal for dealers/integrators, enabling them to market security services, upgrades and new systems more easily. The portal offers free customisable mailers/statement stuffers security pros can download and printout or request free physical copies; customisable ready-made HTML emails & a library of high-res or web-ready downloadable photos (by division and product brand). Customisable marketing tools A large s...

Sepura launches SmartChat, a secure operational messaging solution that joins smartphone, tablet and office-based staff with field officers equipped with TETRA terminals. SmartChat enables mission critical messages to be shared between users on a secure TETRA platform, enabling all members of the operational team to be kept informed and aware of developing intelligence. Crucially, SmartChat enables TETRA radio users to see and share text and image-based communications. It can be extended to mul...

SKIDATA, the globally renowned company in parking access and revenue management, has announced a new technology integration partnership with Openpath, an international company in touchless and modern access control, and workplace safety automation. SKIDATA – Openpath partnership Through this partnership, Openpath’s ground-breaking touchless and mobile access control technology will be integrated into SKIDATA’s parking access and revenue control equipment, in order to permit d...

ASIS International, the association for security management professionals, has opened registration for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2021, a hybrid event taking place 27-29 September that will offer a digital experience on the GSX online platform as well as an in-person event at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, FL. Online and digital experience “Building resilience among security professionals begins with knowledge, and GSX is where global security p...

Security stakes are high at healthcare premises. Patients expect and deserve privacy and safety. Yet, most medical buildings must remain welcoming spaces, many open around the clock. The protection of drugs and confidential data is critical, and every breach demands thorough investigation. Such needs go way beyond what mechanical security was designed to meet. Real-time control and monitoring Hospitals, for example, are often large and spread out. Their locks may need to integrate with fire de...

ASSA ABLOY Group brands Corbin Russwin and SARGENT announce the release of their highly anticipated premium bored lock that is certified to surpass ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 requirements, making it ideal for use in some of the most challenging environments.  Marketed as the Corbin Russwin CLX3300 Series and SARGENT 10X Line, the lock offers superior vandalism resistance as evidenced when it successfully maintained egress in the face of more than 3,100 in-lb. locked lever t...

ADT, the trusted brand in smart home and business security, brought an action for wilful trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related violations against Ring LLC (Ring), an Amazon company and provider of smart home security devices. In March 2021, the complaint asserts, Ring adopted a blue octagon mark that is virtually indistinguishable from ADT’s iconic blue octagon mark, which is protected under numerous federal trademark registrations. ADT’s blue octagon is iconic in...

3DX-Ray have announced a contract for the sale of thirty ThreatScan- LS1 X-Ray scanner systems to an undisclosed law enforcement agency in southeast Asia. About ThreatScan-LS1 The ThreatScan-LS1 flat-screen scanner is a highly portable, flexible and powerful tool that allows law enforcement officers to rapidly examine and assess threats in situ, such as travel bags, laptops, packages as well as vehicle tyres, fuel tanks and doors. They can be used in a conventional EOD role, examining items f...

Egnyte, the unified content security, compliance, and collaboration solution for multicloud businesses, announces new governance tools and services aimed at helping mid-market IT organisations improve their data security and compliance competence. The new capabilities provide actionable intelligence that will not only prioritise risks but also recommend solutions and implement automated safeguards to improve security and compliance around mid-market companies’ most vulnerable data –...

The Security Executive Council (SEC) welcomes Tom Bello, Coral Gehring, Matthew Giese, and Tom Mahlik to its faculty of esteemed security experts. SEC subject matter experts and emeritus faculty (former CSOs and CISOs) have excelled in their careers and are eager to transfer their knowledge and competencies to other security pioneers. About Tom Bello Tom Bello (emeritus faculty) is senior risk management and global security professional with 38 years of combined experience in federal law enfo...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has launched a new course to help industry professionals prepare to take the Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) exam. The new CSPM Review Course expands SIA’s CSPM offerings; it will be offered virtually and will be taught by CSPM-certified instructors with extensive experience in security project management. Course coverage The course covers the key areas of knowledge and topics tested by the CSPM exam, shares...

Pivot3, the globally renowned company in intelligent software solutions for simplified security and surveillance infrastructure, has announced Surety, a new intelligent software framework to simplify the management and monitoring of physical security environments. Surety intelligent software Pivot3 Surety brings innovation to the physical security space by providing customers with extensive intelligence and management of their servers and applications, regardless of vendor, including video rec...

ACRE, a provider of state-of-the-art security systems, announces the acquisition of TDS based in Dublin, Ireland. This purchase will enhance ACRE’s strategic expansion plans for strengthening the product portfolio and geography in the UK and Europe and bringing new cloud-based visitor management and access control products to North America. This is ACRE’s first acquisition since being acquired March 11 by Triton Partners. TDS provides cloud-based workspace solutions that will comple...

Ping Identity, the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, has centralised Identity Access Management (IAM) for over 300,000 DB Schenker employees, contractors, partners, and customers. The successful project, conducted in partnership with iC Consult, streamlined the management of critical security policies and enhanced secure access and authentication to business applications. Secure authentication service DB Schenker is one of the world’s leading global logistics providers,...

Impinj, Inc., a RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer announced that Brian Wong will join its executive leadership team as chief product officer, effective May 10, 2021. With over 35 years of experience in the technology sector, Wong brings extensive strategic, operational, and financial expertise to lead Impinj’s product organisation.  As CPO, Wong will continue developing Impinj’s world-class product organisation. He will focus on advancing Impinj’s platform...

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI), in partnership with Risk Crew, an IASME-accredited cyber essentials certification body, will host a webinar for NSI approved companies discussing the benefits of cyber essentials certification in this increasingly digitalised environment. The webinar will provide insight on topics such as the importance of cyber security in the security and fire safety sector, Cyber essentials versus cyber essentials plus and which is appropriate for the business, certi...

With the newest products of video intercom systems, smart home systems, nurse call systems, etc., DNAKE participated in three exhibitions, respectively 23rd Northeast International Public Security Products Expo, 2021 China Hospital Information Network Conference (CHINC), and First China (Fuzhou) International Digital Products Expo. Public Security Products Expo "Public Security Expo" has been established since 1999. It is based in Shenyang, the central city of Northeast China, taking advantage...

Access control and security system designer and manufacturer Inner Range has released a new upgrade for its Enterprise-level system Integriti, which includes integrations with Suprema biometrics and Quuppa real time location tracking. The Version 21 update is available now for all new and existing customers. The new integration with Suprema allows users to add thumb and face scans as access credentials, which can be used in addition to smartcards and PIN for high security with trouble-free acce...

ComplyAdvantage, a data technology company transforming financial crime detection announced a new early-stage anti-money laundering (AML) program aimed at growth-focused startups called ComplyLaunch™. The program provides qualified startups with free access to the company’s award-winning AML and Know Your Customer (KYC) tools and resources needed to uncover and reduce the threat of money-laundering activities so they can onboard new customers with lower risk and greater trust. ...

Suprema, a pioneer in access control, biometrics and time & attendance solutions, announces that its compact outdoor RFID reader, XPass D2 has been verified by SIA as OSDP compliant. OSDP, or Open Supervised Device Protocol, is an open-source protocol devised to improve interoperability among access control products from different manufacturers. OSDP enables bi-directional communication between readers and controllers, an improvement from one-way data transmission of Wiegand interface. Inn...

BoxLock, the industry renowned company in secure, unattended delivery technology for homes and businesses, has announced two new products that will enable business enterprise customers to secure the first, middle and last mile of supply chains in an automated, integrated and contactless way. First, the company is rolling out a new BoxLock 2M smart device in a Wi-Fi and AT&T cellular version that uses LTE-M and NB-IoT worldwide networks. BoxLock 2M smart device Designed specifically for en...

Tassat, a provider of financial technologies and products for digital payments, announces it has appointed Barbara Kissner as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to oversee the company’s infrastructure, technology and data security. As Tassat undergoes rapid growth, Ms. Kissner will be responsible for devising the company’s overall information security strategy, maintaining oversight for all security processes and ensuring robust due diligence practices. Managing security...

SAFR® from RealNetworks, Inc., a face recognition and visual analytics platform specialising in computer vision optimised for real-world challenges, announces it was awarded its third Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. This contract enables SAFR to advance its computer vision platform to support perimeter protection and domestic search and rescue missions. The SBIR contract allows SAFR to enhance its platform to run on an NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Xavier™ based UGV syste...

AMAG Technology recently released a new version of Symmetry CONNECT Identity Management and Symmetry GUEST Visitor Management. These enhancements are centered on globalisation as well as increasing the capabilities of the Public API, including the ability to schedule visits. Enhancements include: The hosted Symmetry CONNECT and GUEST environment now support both English and Spanish languages. With this update, the language preference can be set at both the identity and group level. Addition...