Tag: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Execute, simplify, unify: A look at Acre’s 2026 playbook
February 18, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
PLANO, Texas—When Acre Security CEO Kumar Sokka sent a letter to partners at the start of the year, the message was clear - 2025 was about listening; 2026 is about executing.
Sokka described the letter as a “full-circle moment” tied back to his first communication when he became CEO last June. “I’ve visited hundreds of customers and held partner sessions around the world,” he said. “This year’s letter was about closing the loop...
Wanaware report exposes healthcare IT security gap
February 16, 2026SSN Staff
BOULDER, Colo. — WanAware has released a new benchmark report, The Healthcare IT Visibility Gap: More Tools, Less Clarity, revealing how healthcare organizations’ modernization and AI ambitions are outpacing their ability to see, secure, and manage critical infrastructure.
The report finds that infrastructure visibility remains fragmented despite rising investment in cloud, monitoring tools, and security platforms, with 60% reporting that at least 26–50%...
DMP hires Ken Francis to lead development of next-gen video-centric products
February 13, 2026SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) has announced the hiring of Ken Francis, former president of Eagle Eye Networks and CEO of Actuate, to focus on the continued unification of DMP’s products with video surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI).
Francis is a seasoned security-technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading global product, go-to-market, and channel expansion to commercialize cloud and vision-AI solutions. He has scaled global partner...
The real cost: Xtract One identifies weak spots in weapons detection process
February 11, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
TORONTO – Modern weapons detection hinges on the balance of product, process and people, but many organizations lean too heavily on technology, causing the whole system to wobble, Xtract One says in a new whitepaper.
The whitepaper, “The Three Legs of the Security Screening Stool: How Weapons Detection Systems Fail Without People and Processes,” examines the intersection of expected security outcomes and equipment performance realities.
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News Poll: The future of physical security is integrated, frictionless
February 11, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — While artificial intelligence (AI) is driving new complexity in physical security, a recent Security Systems News poll finds that mergers like Brivo-Eagle Eye Networks could make it simpler to manage systems.
A majority of respondents to the poll (65%) believe these mergers send a signal that cloud native, integrated solutions will dominate the future of physical security. Still, 24% still believe hybrid...
Hakimo launches Forensic Search
January 29, 2026SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO — Hakimo, a provider of AI-powered physical security monitoring platforms, has announced the launch of Forensic Search, a new capability that allows security teams to instantly search and investigate video footage using natural language.
With Forensic Search, users can type queries like “person in a red shirt,” “person opening car door,” or “red car in parking lot,” and retrieve relevant moments from hours, or even days of recorded footage...
AI could expose cloud weaknesses
January 28, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Jan. 28th marks the 20th annual Data Protection Day, and as more complex threats arise from the development of artificial intelligence (AI), companies must look to developing their infrastructure to keep up, say industry experts.
The time for relying on large service providers like AWS and Google will be a thing of the past as companies move to better secure their data, says Roger Brulotte, CEO, Leaseweb Canada.
“In...
LiveView Technologies rolls out LVT 2.0
January 27, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
AMERICAN FORK, Utah—LiveView Technologies (LVT) is entering 2026 with a sharpened growth strategy built around expanded C-suite leadership, increased R&D investment and a platform vision that pushes the company beyond its mobile security roots, say company officials.
From founder grit to platform scale
LVT’s rise from a garage startup in 2005 to more than 15,000 units deployed in 2025 required persistence in a market...
94% of Americans don't understand privacy risks of AI at work, says NordVPN
January 27, 2026SSN Staff
NEW YORK — Ahead of Data Privacy Day on January 28, cybersecurity company NordVPN has revealed new insights into the privacy risks Americans face from using AI tools in the workplace.
According to data from the National Privacy Test (NPT) for the full year of 2025, 94% of Americans do not understand what privacy issues to consider when using AI for work. In using assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, and other generative tools NordVPN said they may be unknowingly exposing sensitive personal...
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High Schools deploy ZeroEyes
January 21, 2026SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes has announced that its AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform has been deployed by New Jersey’s Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District.
The district serves approximately 1,800 students and 350 staff members across two four-year public high schools: Indian Hills High School and Ramapo High School. ZeroEyes complements the district’s multilayered security approach, which also includes a school resource officer (SRO), modernized...