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Hanwha Vision Launches ConfigPro Management Tool

New enterprise-grade software streamlines large-scale security deployments by enabling simultaneous bulk configuration and centralized device management.

Everon Appointed to NASPO Supplier Advisory Group

Security and life safety integrator joins select committee to help shape public procurement best practices and enhance cooperative purchasing programs nationwide.

Bell Cyber and Radware Expand AI-Driven and Cloud Delivered Security Services

A unified, fully managed solution that brings multiple layers of protection together in one service — backed by Bell's trusted expertise and Radware's global security innovation

Verkada Launches AI-powered Deterrence

Verkada has introduced AI-powered deterrence that uses video, audio and language models to detect unauthorized behavior, issue automated warnings and escalate security responses before incidents occur.

TMA Launches Registration for 2026 Virtual Mid-Year Meeting

The Monitoring Association (TMA) has opened registration for its 2026 Virtual Mid-Year Meeting, taking place May 12–15, featuring interactive education and discussions on key monitoring industry trends, technology, and leadership.

White Castle Reduces Vandalism and Loitering, Boosts Drive-Thru Safety

Interface Systems says White Castle successfully piloted its AI-powered Virtual Perimeter Guard security solution, reducing loitering and late-night incidents at a St. Louis location.

ProdataKey Integrates with Resideo Total Connect 2.0 for Cloud Intrusion Control

ProdataKey has launched its first cloud intrusion integration with Resideo, allowing users to disarm select alarm panels through Total Connect 2.0 using PDK credentials.

Travelers without REAL ID will have option to pay $45 fee starting February 1

Airline passengers who do not have REAL ID-compliant identification on Sunday, Feb. 1 at airports nationwide must pay a $45 fee for identity verification before arriving at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint. The fee covers the cost of a modernized alternative identity verification system, called TSA ConfirmID. The verification will cover a 10-day travel period, so travelers who plan their return flight within that 10-day period will pay once for both flights.



DHS to End ‘Shoes-Off’ Travel Policy

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy today which will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while passing through security screening at TSA checkpoints. The new policy will increase hospitality for travelers and streamline the TSA security checkpoint process, leading to lower wait times.

Idaho Airport Has Unusual Item Detection

A replica pipe bomb discovered in a passenger’s checked bag at Boise Airport (BOI) topped the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 list of most unusual items detected at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2025.

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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.”

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.

  • 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.