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Alcatraz receives LenelS2 factory certification

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Alcatraz, a provider of facial biometric authentication for physical access, has revealed its certification with LenelS2 OnGuard under its Open Access Alliance Program (OAAP). Alcatraz is now certified against versions 8.3, 8.2 and 8.1. Alcatraz will be deploying this feature set to customers as part of its upcoming platform release in Q4. Alcatraz Rock X combines advanced AI with a privacy-first design to secure both exterior and interior high-traffic entry points....

Alcatraz, biometric authentication, LenelS2, Physical Access, Tina D’Agostin


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Dataminr expands agentic AI capabilities with Intel Agents for the physical world

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

NEW YORK — Dataminr has announced the expansion of Intel Agents to cover the full spectrum of events discovered across the physical world. This use of agentic AI for real-time intelligence deploys AI agents at scale to uncover and deliver the most relevant event context. "Intel Agents for the physical world transform real-time event detection into AI-powered real-time event, threat, and risk intelligence - a fundamental leap forward for the category Dataminr first pioneered,"...

agentic AI, Cybersecurity, Dataminr, Emergency Response, Ted Bailey


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NFPA talks lithium-ion risks for Fire Prevention Week

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

QUINCY, Mass. — Most home electronics are powered by lithium-ion batteries, and if not used correctly or damaged, they can overheat and start a fire or explode. In response to these potential risks, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week – has announced  “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025. “Lithium-ion batteries are...

fire safety, home electronics, Lorraine Carli, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)


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Inter-Con named Outstanding Contract Security Company at GSX OSPAs

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Inter-Con named Outstanding Contract Security Company at GSX OSPAs

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

NEW ORLEANS — Inter-Con Security has won the Outstanding Contract Security Company award this year, given out during the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) ceremony at GSX 2025.  "The company is honored to have been recognized by the security industry as the top security guarding company at this year's OSPAs award ceremony," said Henry Hernandez, president and CEO of Inter-Con Security. Founded in 1973 by U.S. Army veteran and retired LAPD Detective...

2025, Global Security Exchange (GSX), Henry Hernandez, Inter-Con Security, Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs)


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System Surveyor introduces Camera Advisor

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

AUSTIN, Texas — System Surveyor has launched Camera Advisor, a feature available on System Surveyor’s web-based site survey and collaborative system design platform that helps users select the right video surveillance camera for each deployment. By identifying the specific resolution requirements needed for specific video analytics, license plate recognition (LPR), people counting, object recognition and other AI-based applications, Camera Advisor simplifies the system design process...

Christopher Hugman, surveillance cameras, System Surveyor, systems integrators, Video Analytics, Video Surveillance


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Wing Security makes shift to AI security–centric company

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

TEL AVIV, Israel — Wing Security, a provider of application attack surface protection, has declared its shift to an AI-first security strategy. Wing’s expanded platform secures the rapidly growing application attack surface, spanning SaaS, third-party integrations, and AI tools (from embedded AI to pure AI apps and agentic AI). As organizations adopt AI at scale, Wing enables them to govern AI usage, harden configurations, and detect threats across applications, without slowing...

agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Galit Lubetzky Sharon, SaaS, Wing Security


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Suprema showcasing access control platform BioStar Air at GSX

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

SEOUL, KOREA — Suprema has used the spotlight at GSX 2025 to demonstrate its BioStar Air, a cloud-based access control platform designed to natively support biometric authentication. Suprema said it would demonstrate how BioStar Air is transforming access control through three core capabilities: zero on-premises architecture, native biometric authentication, and seamless multi-site management. These features have been designed to reduce IT complexity and enable rapid deployment, and supports...

2025, Access Control, Biometric, Cloud-Based, Global Security Exchange (GSX), Suprema


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Rhombus launches Insights solution

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rhombus today announced the launch of Rhombus Insights, an AI-powered solution that empowers businesses to measure virtually anything their cameras can see and automate responses based on those specific observations. Rhombus calls the launch a significant expansion of its AI analytics capabilities. “Companies have been limited to predefined analytics that couldn’t really address what they need to know about what’s going on at their store, their campus,...

AI analytics, AI-powered, cameras, Rhombus, Rickey Cox


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Chainguard announces containers availability in AWS Marketplace

September 30, 2025SSN Staff

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Chainguard has announced the availability of Chainguard Containers in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog that helps users find, buy, deploy, and manage software, data products, and professional services from thousands of vendors. Chainguard Containers are hardened, continuously updated container images that contain zero Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) and are rebuilt from source daily. With a catalog of more than 1,700 images, including over 600 FIPS-compliant...

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Chainguard, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), FedRAMP, Ken Melero


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Fire chiefs unite at 2025 NFPA forum

September 29, 2025SSN Staff

QUINCY, Mass. — Fire chiefs from Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States convened at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts, for the annual Urban Fire Forum (UFF). Hosted by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the 2025 gathering advanced global collaboration and tackled the most urgent and complex challenges confronting today’s fire and emergency services. Participants undertook a broad agenda, from wildfire-driven...

emergency services, Jim Pauley, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), public safety, Urban Fire Forum (UFF)


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