Dean Drako, Chairman of Brivo, the leading global provider of cloud-native access control and smart space technologies, and Founder of Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud AI video surveillance, today announced the two companies will merge, creating the world’s largest AI cloud-native physical security company. The merged company will operate under the Brivo name and deliver a truly unified cloud-native security platform.
The following stories are based on real security failures witnessed by Garrett personnel, but customers have been anonymized to protect confidentiality. With seven years of experience in the security industry, I am by no means the most veteran analyst of security issues, but when you work at a company with as much history and reach as Garrett Metal Detectors, you hear some crazy stories. Some make us chuckle, some make us groan, but all of them contain teachable moments. One common theme among these stories is the human element – ranging from the crowd pacers to the C-Suite executives.
dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire Avant-Garde Systems Inc., one of the largest independent solution providers for entrance systems control products in the US. This acquisition represents a core-in-the-core acquisition, strengthening dormakaba’s North American go-to-market in access automation solutions.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecasted the 2026 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report defining the top 10 factors influencing both near- and long-term change in the global security industry.
Cybersecurity in critical infrastructure has become a central concern, especially as the possibility of malicious actors orchestrating extensive attacks rises. Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are essential for gaining the necessary resilience, but security professionals must maintain them appropriately to benefit from the associated advantages, which include minimizing downtime.
The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the organization’s way of assessing defense contractor compliance with existing information safeguarding requirements for federal contract information and controlled unclassified information (CUI). As the latest iteration, CMMC 2.0 streamlines the framework into three cybersecurity levels and aligns the requirements of each one with well-established National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. However, applicable parties must familiarize themselves with a recent obligation.
Netwatch, a global provider of AI-powered security services, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners.
Acoem, a provider of advanced physical security solutions, today announced that a large North American utility is utilizing its ATD Gunshot Detection system to protect critical infrastructure at multiple sites across country.
Access controls have revolutionized the way we protect our people, assets and operations. Gone are the days of cumbersome keychains and the security liabilities they introduced, but it’s a mistake to think that their evolution has reached its peak.