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Hikvision Adds Mini IR PT Network Camera to Easy IP Range

Compact in size, features HD 720p, real-time video with motorized pan and tilt.

  • Oct 15, 2014

Honeywell Total Connect Remote Services Enhanced

Helps security dealers boost RMR and reach new markets while expanding connected home and business offerings with GPS vehicle and asset tracking.

  • Oct 15, 2014

SecurityTronix Announces New HD-coaxinator Online Storage Calculator

Calculator joins growing number of company's helpful online tools.

  • Oct 15, 2014


HID Global and RFI Pilot Use of Smartphones and Gesture Technology for Enterprise Access Control

Second Netflix pilot follows HID Global’s and RFI’s successful initial Netflix project, and takes mobile access control to the next level of security and convenience.

  • Oct 15, 2014

Oncam Grandeye Opens Office in Delhi, India

Company introduces 360-degree technology to local dignitaries and more than 120 businesses.

  • Oct 15, 2014

Dropbox Blames Security Breach on Password Reuse

The company is urging users to enable two-step authentication.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Oct 15, 2014
From Bank Account to Bank Account: Transferring Money via Social Media

From Bank Account to Bank Account: Transferring Money via Social Media

Banks already using Facebook and Twitter to allow customers to transfer funds.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Oct 14, 2014

New Clear Series 2 HDMI Packaging Blends Retail Beauty with Custom AV Functionality

Ice Cable Systems new smart packaging makes great first impression while benefiting the installation process.

  • Oct 14, 2014

New March Networks RideSafe Introduces Fully integrated Mobile and Wayside Video Management

Provides transportation agencies with comprehensive oversight across entire operation on transit vehicles and in stations, depots and park-and-rides.

  • Oct 14, 2014

When Buttons Are More Convenient than Cards

Integrates long range reading with increased device control in leading proximity or contactless smart card technologies.

  • Oct 14, 2014
Russian Hackers are Using Microsoft Windows to Spy

Russian Hackers are Using Microsoft Windows to Spy

The hackers are targeting the Ukrainian government, a European government agency, two European companies and a United States scholar.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Oct 14, 2014

Catalyst AV Distribution Network Now Selling Dropcam Pro

All 11 member companies are selling this cloud-based, Wi-Fi video monitoring camera.

  • Oct 14, 2014

ASIS International Announces 2015 Board of Directors

Tyson to assume presidency; Chase to join Board Management Committee.

  • Oct 14, 2014

10 Top Cyber Security Safety Tips

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, these not-so-familiar tips will help keep you safer online.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Oct 10, 2014
Japan Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results

Japan Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results

The court ordered Google to remove results of a man’s unflattering past.

  • By Matt Holden
  • Oct 10, 2014
Twitter Files Suit over National Security Data

Twitter Files Suit over National Security Data

Social media giant feels First Amendment right has been violated.

  • By Ginger Hill
  • Oct 09, 2014

Zwipe Biometric Card Holders Can Now Use Installed Proximity as well as Smart Card Readers

With biometric sensor directly on the card, organizations can also leverage legacy proximity card readers to add biometric authentication.

  • Oct 09, 2014

Napco Security Systems Continental Access Alarm Lock and Marks USA Exhibit Solutions at ASIS 2014

Featured products and solutions met and exceeded market demands for security, connectivity, locking and access control.

  • Oct 09, 2014

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  • Report Reveals Security Training Reduces Global Phishing Click Rates by 86%

    KnowBe4, the cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today launched its “Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report 2025” which measures an organization’s Phish-prone Percentage (PPP) — the percentage of employees likely to fall for social engineering or phishing attacks, indicating the organization’s overall susceptibility to phishing threats. This year’s report found a global average baseline PPP of 33.1%, meaning a third of employees interact with phishing simulations before taking part in best-practice security awareness training (SAT).COVER 2025-PIB-NA-Report_EN-US Read Now

  • TSA Begins REAL ID Full Enforcement Today

    Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide. Read Now

  • Body-Worn Cameras on the Rise

    On the evening of Oct. 29, 2024, the owner of 300 Guard based in Houston, was shot while on duty at a convenience store. He returned fire. He was wearing a plated vest and thankfully recovered in the hospital. Read Now

  • Brazil Port Enhances Surveillance and Supports Wildlife Conservation with Sustainable Technology

    Ferroport, which operates the iron ore terminal at the Port of Açu in São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has deployed state-of-the-art video surveillance cameras from Axis Communications to enhance nighttime security and visibility, while decreasing environmental impact and prioritizing sustainability. With cutting-edge technology, the port now has precise surveillance cameras that capture high-quality nighttime images, while reducing the amount of artificial lighting that negatively impacts the surrounding ecosystem. Read Now

  • Fast-Forward from 1,000 B.C.E. to Today

    The lock and key have been around since time immemorial. In fact, the locksmith profession is one of the oldest in the world when you consider the earliest wooden tumbler lock debuted three-plus millennia ago. Read Now

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New Products

  • 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

  • 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.”

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.