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Allied Universal spins off AMAG Technology in strategic deal with Shore Rock Partners

December 9, 2025SSN Staff

IRVINE, Calif.—Allied Universal has announced that it has sold a majority stake in AMAG Technology to Shore Rock Partners, a New York-based critical infrastructure-focused growth investor. Allied Universal, which acquired AMAG in 2021, will retain a substantial minority interest in AMAG. With the transaction, AMAG President David Sullivan will become CEO. Additional terms of the sale are not being disclosed. AMAG is a global provider of integrated high-security access control, identity,...

Allied Universal, AMAG Technology, Ashton Wackym, BellTower Partners, critical infrastructure, David Sullivan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and McGuireWoods, Kewsong Lee, McDermott Will & Schulte, Sebastian Levy, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Shore Rock Partners, Steve Jones


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Industry veteran Jeff Slaughter joins ALCEA as head of business development

November 21, 2025SSN Staff

PLANO, Texas — ALCEA, an ASSA ABLOY company and global provider of total security solutions for critical infrastructure, has announced the hiring of Jeff Slaughter as the head of business development. Based in Dallas, he reports to Dominique Jardin, who was appointed as ALCEA’s vice president, head of Americas six months ago. Slaughter brings more than two decades of experience building high-performing teams, launching advanced security technologies, and leading enterprise-level...

ALCEA, ALWIN, Assa Abloy, critical infrastructure, Jeff Slaughter


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Critical infrastructure under siege: Scattered Spider charges underscore cyber threats to physical systems

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Critical infrastructure under siege: Scattered Spider charges underscore cyber threats to physical systems

September 24, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor

CAMDEN, N.J. — The arrest and indictment of Scattered Spider hacker Thalha Jubair is sending ripples through both cybersecurity and physical security sectors, as the scope of the group's attacks underscores the growing threat to critical infrastructure and operational continuity.  Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged 19-year-old Thalha Jubair of the U.K. with seven counts, including fraud and money laundering, for allegedly participating in up to 120 network intrusions targeting...

critical infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Flashpoint, Physical Security, Scattered Spider, Thalha Jubair


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Alcea revealing infrastructure solutions at ISC West

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Alcea revealing infrastructure solutions at ISC West

March 13, 2025SSN Staff

PLANO, Texas — ALCEA has promised a new cutting-edge solution designed to protect critical infrastructure when ISC West convenes March 31-April 4 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. “The evolving landscape of threats to critical infrastructure, especially to the power grid here in the United States, underscores the importance of employing robust security solutions and complying with NERC CIP standards. These standards provide a structured framework to safeguard the Bulk Electric System...

ALCEA, critical infrastructure, ISC West, Jerry Burhans, monitoring


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Axis Communications Expands Presence in D.C. Area with upgraded AEC

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Axis Communications expands presence in D.C. area with upgraded AEC

August 29, 2024SSN Staff

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Axis Communications celebrated the grand re-opening of its Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Arlington, Va., with the updated facility addressing growing market demands in the D.C. area. The original Axis Experience Center served various industries including government and law enforcement agencies, critical infrastructure, city surveillance, transportation, education, retail, healthcare, and more. Axis Communications identifies Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia...

Axis Communications, Axis Experience Center (AEC), critical infrastructure, Paul Winsker, video surveillance technology


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Mark Pekovitch in at ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions as Product Manager

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Mark Pekovitch in at ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions as product manager

May 26, 2023SSN Staff

IRVING, Texas – Global access control solutions provider ASSA ABLOY announced that Mark Pekovitch has been named the ALWIN and Alkey solutions product manager for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure (AAGS-CI). The company said that Pekovitch has spent the last 18 years bringing “best-in-class” products and services to the access hardware industry. Pekovitch will work from the Chicago area and report to managing director Jerry Burhans....

ALCEA, Assa Abloy, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure (AAGS-CI), critical infrastructure, Jerry Burhans, Mark Pekovitch, Security


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Administration announces national cybersecurity strategy

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White House releases National Cybersecurity Strategy

March 2, 2023SSN Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris administration released its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy today, offering Americans a glimpse at the future of the U.S. digital ecosystem. In a release issued by the White House, the administration referred to the 2020s as a decisive decade where the United States will be reimagining cyberspace as a tool to achieve its goals in economic security, human rights, diversity, and trust in the democratic institution. “To realize...

Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden, critical infrastructure, Cybersecurity, digital ecosystem, Diversity, economic security, Harris, human rights, Jen Easterly, National Cybersecurity Strategy, threat posture, White House


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FBI infiltrates and disrupts Hive ransomware network

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FBI infiltrates and disrupts Hive ransomware network

January 27, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Diligence has paid off for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as it revealed the results of a months-long disruption campaign against a ransomware group. In a press conference on Jan. 26, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced their successful penetration into the group whose targets included hospitals, school districts, and other critical infrastructure. “We are here to announce that last night, we dismantled an international ransomware network responsible...

Commonspirit Health System, critical infrastructure, decryption keys, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hive ransomware group, Hüseyin Can Yuceel, Memorial Health System, Merrick Garland, Ransomware, Sila Ozeren, United States Department of Justice (DOJ)


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