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Per Mar Security earns Five Diamond certification from TMA
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Per Mar Security Services, a residential and commercial security solutions provider, has received the prestigious “Five Diamond Certification” from The Monitoring Association (TMA).
Five Diamond Certification is granted to monitoring centers that meet the five points of excellence:
Commitment to ongoing job-related education and testing by having 100% of its monitoring center operators certified using the TMA online training series on industry best...
Cyemptive Technologies hires Wessel Graatsma as VP cyber solutions Europe
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
SEATTLE—Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of preemptive cybersecurity solutions for business and government, announced that it has named former IBM and Hitachi partner executive and European entrepreneurial leader Wessel Graatsma as vice president cybersecurity solutions Europe.
In his new role, Graatsma will be responsible for business development and directing Cyemptive’s business in select European markets. His initial focus will be on developing business...
Vector Security Networks names Thomas P. Gross as SVP of national sales
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
PITTSBURGH—Vector Security Networks, a single-source provider of physical security solutions and managed network services to multi-site businesses across North America, has hired Thomas P. Gross as senior vice president of national sales.
In this role, Gross is responsible for creating and executing Vector Security Networks’ sales strategy to maintain and grow existing customer relationships and revenue, and to acquire new customers consistent with business objectives.
Gross joins...
i-PRO appoints Gerard Figols as CPO, succeeded by Riolobos
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
TOKYO – i-PRO announced that it has appointed Gerard Figols as the company's chief product officer (CPO).
With a career spanning over 17 years in the physical security industry, i-PRO said that Figols brings a wealth of global experience and strategic vision to his new role.
In his most recent position as president of i-PRO EMEA and i-PRO APAC, the company said that Figols demonstrated exceptional leadership in driving the its growth and success in those markets.
As chief...
Fortra launches unified cybersecurity platform
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO and MINNEAPOLIS—Fortra has unveiled its new cybersecurity platform, named Fortra, uniting cutting-edge solutions under a single umbrella for powerful defense against multi-vector attacks.
Fortra’s platform comes to market with an approach that is smart and simple. With security products feeding the platform over time, it will detect attacks from many threat sources, aggregate and correlate them using artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize patterns, and then help...
Town of Braselton teams with Comcast on safety/security in parks and rec areas
May 6, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA – Comcast Smart Solutions, a division of Comcast that specializes in smart technology solutions for businesses and communities, announced that it will provide the Town of Braselton, Georgia, smart video camera technology with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
The Comcast division said that its deployment of smart video camera technology at the Town Green and Braselton Park will provide the town with real-time visibility into its community spaces, insights into traffic...
Gallagher Security announces latest release of Command Centre v9.10
May 5, 2024SSN Staff
HAMILTON, New Zealand—Gallagher Security has announced the latest release of its security site management software, Command Centre v9.10, marking a significant evolution for the security platform trusted to protect some of the world’s most critical sites.
Mark Junge, chief executive at Gallagher Security, noted, “Customers and channel partners of Gallagher who take advantage of this upgrade will benefit from a fast-evolving ecosystem of Gallagher Security technology that sets...
Z-Wave Alliance announces support of cyber labeling programs for IoT devices
May 3, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization, announced its full support of the latest cybersecurity labeling programs for IoT and connected devices.
In conjunction with the Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest 2024, the Alliance has announced that the Z-Wave protocol security framework meets, and in some cases exceeds, the regulations and requirements set forth by the recently announced U.S. Cyber Trust Mark.
“Robust device security has long-stood...
LVT adds Cranney as CRO
May 3, 2024SSN Staff
AMERICAN FORK, Utah – LiveView Technologies (LVT), a customizable mobile surveillance solutions provider, has appointed Mark Cranney as chief revenue officer (CRO). Cranney will oversee the expansion of the company’s go-to-market strategy and operations.
“Life safety and security are urgent initiatives for enterprises, educational institutions, and government agencies,” said Cranney. “I’m in awe of the results customers have with LVT, which is creating a safer...
NAPCO StarLink Operations Center (NOC) receives SOC 2 rating
May 3, 2024SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—NAPCO Security Technologies has announced that its StarLink Network Operations Center (NOC) is now SOC 2 rated.
In addition to its UL-listed certifications, NAPCO’s StarLink NOC has undergone rigorous criteria to implement and meet SOC policies & trust services criteria for cybersecurity and data privacy protection, i.e., providing added security for all NAPCO dealer accounts.
NAPCO took these important steps even as cyberattack breaches and huge ransomware demands...