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Smartvue Corporation Wins Stratus Award For Best Cloud Surveillance Solution

Smartvue Corporation earned a Stratus Award for its achievements in cloud innovation with the Smartvue S9M cloud video surveillance server. The industry awards competition recognizes those companies innovating in the Cloud and providing offerings that are truly differentiated in the market.

Hacked Light Bulbs Can Reveal Your Wi-Fi Password

Hacked Light Bulbs Can Reveal Your Wi-Fi Password

With sophisticated technology comes risk if you are not vigilant in applying security updates.

Commonwealth Games Security to Cost 90 Million Pounds

Commonwealth Games Security to Cost 90 Million Pounds

Scottish police preparing to install a "ring of steel" around the venues to prevent possible terrorist attack.



mBank Poland Deploys HID Globals MultiFactor Authentication Solution for Banking

Token includes touchpad for secure PIN entry that can fit in customers’ wallets easily, making it highly portable and allows access to their Internet bank accounts anytime, anywhere.

TSA Finds Weapons, Bear Spray and More

TSA Finds Weapons, Bear Spray and More

Agency releases statement of recently confiscated items during airport security checks.

Andrews International Runs in La Prensa International Marathon

Andrews International Runs in La Prensa International Marathon

Employees exchange security boots for running shoes and joined a team sponsored by one of their clients, the largest clothing manufacturer in Honduras.

Indiana Hospital Put on Lockdown

Fatal stabbing leaves elderly woman dead with another body discovered in a nearby home.

CCTV Takes Shot at Apple Regarding Cybersecurity

CCTV Takes Shot at Apple Regarding Cybersecurity

Apple customers warned to be aware of security risks on their iPhones.

Should You Expect Your Security Software to Predict The Future?

Should You Expect Your Security Software to Predict The Future?

6 steps on predicting the future of your network's security: process, enhance, cross-correlate, baseline and analyze information.

Germany Used Big Data to Score Big Win over Brazil

Germany Used Big Data to Score Big Win over Brazil

Team’s assistant coach says that they used years of research to study the Brazilian team.

World Cup 2014 Phishing Scam

World Cup 2014 Phishing Scam

Petition floating around Facebook supporting Lewis Alberto Suarez Diaz (the biter) scamming people out of their personal data.

Schlage Joins Tri-Ed’s Line Card as a New Vendor Partner

Longtime manufacturer of deadbolts, touchscreen keyless entry locks, keypad entry locks, doorknobs, levers, handlesets, hardware and accessories, cables, chains and padlocks.

Samsung Launches New Eco Partner Website

Samsung Techwin STEP Portal allows partners to maximize the benefits of program participation.

HID Global Celebrates Prestigious LEED Platinum Certification for its New World Headquarters

The only industrial manufacturing facility in the state of Texas to achieve LEED platinum certification.

Ocularis from OnSSI Adds Support for Intelligent Video Analysis Events from Bosch IP Devices

Partnership results in new integration capabilities.

The Importance of Employee Security Training

The Importance of Employee Security Training

Employees not following security policy are the top security challenge for organizations according to some professionals.

How to Create a Strong and Unique Password

How to Create a Strong and Unique Password

Complete with an example of a strong, unique password with a surprise at the end, this is a must-read!

Republican State Representative Wants Migrant Children Quickly Returned Home

Republican State Representative Wants Migrant Children Quickly Returned Home

"I think the first step to fix it is to give our CBP guys the authority to immediately repatriate them back to their countries," said Salmon, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a member of the working group that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, assembled to address the crisis.

Genetec Expands Appliance Offering Through New Partnership with BCDVideo

Nova Recording Servers from BCDVideo now preconfigured with Genetec's Security Center Software for an easy-to-deploy, certified, highly-scalable turnkey solution.

Researchers at Avast Find that Data Remains on Phone After Factory Reset

Researchers at Avast Find that Data Remains on Phone After Factory Reset

Security software company found over 40,000 photos plus 750 emails and texts.

Featured

  • The Business Case for Video Analytics: Understanding the Real ROI

    For security professionals who may be hesitant to invest in video analytics, now's the time to reconsider. In a newly released Omdia report commissioned by BriefCam (now Milestone Systems), the research firm uncovered a compelling story: more than 85% of North American and European organizations that use video analytics achieve a return on investment within just one year. The study, which surveyed 140 end users across multiple industries, demonstrates that security technology is no longer just for security — it's a cross-organizational tool that delivers measurable business value far beyond traditional safety applications. Read Now

  • Survey: 54% of Organizations Cite Technical Debt as Top Hurdle to Identity System Modernization

    Modernizing identity systems is proving difficult for organizations due to two key challenges: decades of accumulated Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical debt and the complexity of managing access across multiple identity providers (IDPs). These findings come from the new Strata Identity-commissioned report, State of Multi-Cloud Identity: Insights and Trends for 2025. The report, based on survey data from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), highlights trends and challenges in securing cloud environments. The CSA is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Read Now

  • Study: Only 35 Percent of Companies Include Cybersecurity Teams When Implementing AI

    Only 35 percent of cybersecurity professionals or teams are involved in the development of policy governing the use of AI technology in their enterprise, and nearly half (45 percent) report no involvement in the development, onboarding, or implementation of AI solutions, according to the recently released 2024 State of Cybersecurity survey report from ISACA, a global professional association advancing trust in technology. Read Now

  • New Report Series Highlights E-Commerce Threats, Fraud Against Retailers

    Trustwave, a cybersecurity and managed security services provider, recently released a series of reports detailing the threats facing the retail sector, marking the second year of its ongoing research into these critical security issues. Read Now

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New Products

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.” 3

  • Unified VMS

    AxxonSoft introduces version 2.0 of the Axxon One VMS. The new release features integrations with various physical security systems, making Axxon One a unified VMS. Other enhancements include new AI video analytics and intelligent search functions, hardened cybersecurity, usability and performance improvements, and expanded cloud capabilities 3

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area. 3