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Digital Watchdog Course Qualifies for ESA Credit

ESA-certified DW Spectrum IP VMS classes available for 2015.

  • Feb 04, 2015

Contactless Payment and US Chip-and-PIN Adoption Drives Smart Card Growth in 2014

Smart Payment Association announces preliminary finds of 2014 smart card payments review.

  • Feb 04, 2015
Security and Privacy for Wearables Not So Good

Security and Privacy for Wearables Not So Good

By 2019, it is predicted that more than half a billion wearable devices will be in use each day.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Feb 04, 2015


Few Criminal Background Checks are run at Airports

Few Criminal Background Checks are run at Airports

Officials have admitted that it is a gap in security.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Feb 04, 2015
Google Adds Two New Initiatives to Security Rewards Programs

Google Adds Two New Initiatives to Security Rewards Programs

Paid out more than $1.5 million in 2014.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Feb 03, 2015

Panasonic Acquires Video Insight

Goal is to strengthen North American education market.

  • Feb 03, 2015

All New iBridge Messenger SMS & MMS Multimedia Notification Service

Complementary add-on and extension for dealers transition into the smart home market.

  • Feb 03, 2015

Honeywell Introduces Multilingual iOS Demo Apps for Lynx Touch Systems

Seamlessly translates between English, Spanish and French.

  • Feb 03, 2015

Raytec Illuminators Provide LPR for Colombian Police Cars

Growing need for accurate, reliable and mobile LPR to combat speeding in areas with no fixed monitoring.

  • Feb 03, 2015
Blast Kills One in Alexandria, Bombs Found at Cairo Airport

Blast Kills One in Alexandria, Bombs Found at Cairo Airport

The bomb in Alexandria front of the Mabaret Al-Asafra Hospital killed a 27-year-old man and wounded three others.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Feb 03, 2015

Delta Scientific Holding Southern California Vehicle Access Equipment Demonstrations

1 Day Only - March 5 in Palmdale, Calif.

  • Feb 03, 2015

Digital Watchdog Upgrades its Blackjack NVR Line

New Linux Cube LX will replace Blackjack Blade as advanced, Linux-based, small venue, IP recording solution.

  • Feb 03, 2015
Sorority Sisters Feel Patronized about Ban

Sorority Sisters Feel Patronized about Ban

University of Virginia fraternities allowed to carry on as usual while sororities weren't allowed to participate.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Feb 02, 2015
Border Security Causing Detrimental Effects on Wildlife

Border Security Causing Detrimental Effects on Wildlife

Fencing between Arizona and Mexico could cause some species' population to decrease or become extinct.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Feb 02, 2015

Browser-borne Malware Infects Most Companies

Long-trusted detection technologies increasingly ineffective says 75% of IT and security professionals in findings released by Spikes Security and Ponemon Institute.

  • Feb 02, 2015

Security Intelligence in Ecuador's Principle Commercial and Manufacturing Center

City of Guayaquil leverages integrated surveillance platform to share intelligence across agencies, expedite investigations and mitigate crime.

  • Feb 02, 2015

Digital Watchdog Expands the Limits of 960H Analog Resolution

DVR offers unparalleled image quality at an affordable cost.

  • Feb 02, 2015
BMW Fixes Security Flaw to Stop Hackers

BMW Fixes Security Flaw to Stop Hackers

The flaw could have potentially allowed hackers to open car doors.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Feb 02, 2015

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    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.”

  • HD2055 Modular Barricade

    Delta Scientific’s electric HD2055 modular shallow foundation barricade is tested to ASTM M50/P1 with negative penetration from the vehicle upon impact. With a shallow foundation of only 24 inches, the HD2055 can be installed without worrying about buried power lines and other below grade obstructions. The modular make-up of the barrier also allows you to cover wider roadways by adding additional modules to the system. The HD2055 boasts an Emergency Fast Operation of 1.5 seconds giving the guard ample time to deploy under a high threat situation.

  • QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    The latest Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform offers next-generation smart camera IoT solutions to improve safety and security across enterprises, cities and spaces. The Vision Intelligence Platform was expanded in March 2022 with the introduction of the QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC), which delivers superior artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the edge.