Archive: September 2024
Cohesity Expands Partnership with CrowdStrike
September 13, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cohesity has announced an expanded strategic partnership with CrowdStrike to strengthen threat detection and response.
Cohesity said that this partnership combines their robust data protection capabilities with CrowdStrike's world-class threat intelligence feeds, setting a new standard for comprehensive cybersecurity in backup and recovery solutions.
According to CrowdStrike’s 2024 Global Threat Report, adversaries have shifted to more effective tactics, such...
Pimloc integrates to Eagle Eye video API platform
September 13, 2024SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO—Pimloc, an artificial intelligence (AI) video privacy, redaction, and analytics company, has announced a technical integration with global cloud video surveillance provider Eagle Eye Networks.
The integration of Pimloc’s Secure Redact video privacy platform to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) empowers customers to leverage enterprise-grade AI capabilities and automatically redact faces, license plates, and audio in video files and live streams.
“Partnering...
Speco Technologies adds Kon Pak as regional sales manager
September 13, 2024SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—Speco Technologies has announced the appointment of Kon Pak as regional sales manager.
Pak is an experienced sales professional with a diverse background in several industries, ranging from electrical engineering to retail. With a BBA in Marketing from Kennesaw State University and four years of sales experience under his belt, he will bring a wealth of experience in relationship building and problem solving to Speco’s customers across Alabama,...
Mission 500 adds Andre Greco of Xcelerate Sales to its board of directors
September 12, 2024SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, the security industry's nonprofit charity dedicated to supporting children in need across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, has announced the appointment of Andre Greco, cofounder and vice president of Xcelerate Sales, to its board of directors.
With over three decades of experience in the electronic security industry and a strong background in community service, Greco will play an instrumental role in advancing the organization’s mission.
“It is truly...
ISC East announces keynote speakers and education program for 2024 conference
September 12, 2024SSN Staff
NORWALK, Conn.—ISC East, with its premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with the ASIS NYC Chapter, has announced this year’s slate of speakers that will headline the Keynote Series at The Bridge, ISC East’s mainstage destination.
ISC East Keynote Series:
Day 1 Keynote: Proactive Security Strategies at Navy Pier, Chicago: A Unified Approach to Emergency Preparedness and Response – Brian Murphy, chief operating...
Genetec launches Operations Center
September 11, 2024SSN Staff
MONTRÉAL — Genetec has announced the launch of Operations Center, a cloud-based work management solution designed specifically for physical security operations.
Genetec Operations Center, available as part of Security Center SaaS, or as a standalone product, is a new solution specifically designed for security operations professionals and is meant to change the way physical security teams collaborate, communicate, and manage their tasks.
Genetec said that its new software addresses...
I will never forget
September 11, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
How did I spend the morning of Sept. 11, 2024? Doing the same thing I’ve done the previous 22 9/11s, as I’m sure many other friends, relatives and colleagues have done to remember those we lost on that fateful date 23 years ago.
I turn on the TV to hear the beginning of the annual calling of names of the nearly 3,000 who perished in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. About an hour into the calling of the names, I hear one name that just triggers the feelings of sadness and...
Risk Management: Experts discuss building security from the ground up
September 11, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Anywhere there is value generated, there will be risk, and so it follows that risk management is a crucial tool for any security company, especially when it comes to cybersecurity, experts say.
“If you’re creating value and making money, there’s inherent risk,” said Kasia Hanson, global senior director, security ecosystems development and partnerships, at Intel, one of three panelists during a recent webcast titled “Risk Management: A...
‘Raising awareness of our industry’ – SIA’s Jake Parker discusses elections, legislative efforts
September 11, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md.—With the outcome of the upcoming elections too difficult to predict, the Security Industry Association (SIA) continues to focus its lobbying on key issues versus individual candidates.
“I think we will definitely have a better idea after the election as far as what to expect because it’s not normal that you would have so much up in the air,” said Jake Parker, SIA’s senior director of government relations. “It's going to be...
RightCrowd and Wavelynx forge strategic partnership
September 10, 2024SSN Staff
NEW YORK — RightCrowd has announced a strategic partnership with Wavelynx Technologies, a prominent provider of interoperable and secure access control solutions.
This collaboration is set to enhance digital accessibility and seamless access for businesses by providing wallet-based credentials on employee devices in order to modernize workplace security.
The integration of Wavelynx’s technology with RightCrowd’s SmartAccess platform provides organizations with a comprehensive...