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ZeroEyes closes out 2023 with 300% YoY revenue growth

January 23, 2024SSN Staff

PHILADELPHIA—ZeroEyes, the creator of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, has announced 2023 YoY revenue growth of 300%, as well as rapid expansion across multiple verticals.  The company also highlighted an 18% increase in employee headcount in 2023, as well as multiple milestones achieved during the past year, including: Government/Legislative success ZeroEyes’s weapons...

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DHS and CISA release AI roadmap

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DHS CISA releases AI roadmap

November 17, 2023SSN Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its first Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Following an executive order issued by President Biden in October, the DHS has promoted the adoption of AI safety standards globally, protected U.S. networks and critical infrastructure, reduced the risks that AI can be used to create weapons of mass destruction, combatted AI-related intellectual...

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)


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Brian Harrell

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SIA names Brian Harrell as 2023 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award honoree

October 11, 2023SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Brian M. Harrell as the 2023 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions. SIA will present Harrell with the award on Wednesday, Nov. 15, during the 2023 SIA Honors Night reception. Harrell serves as vice president and chief security officer at Avangrid, an energy company with assets and...

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Genetec receives SAFETY act certification renewal

September 27, 2023SSN Staff

MONTRÉAL – Genetec has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has renewed the company’s certification for the SAFETY (Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies) Act for Genetec Security Center through 2028. The designation certifies the platform’s technology that manages and monitors electronic security systems, including access control, video surveillance, and automated license plate reading. “We want our technology to...

certifications, Christian Morin, Genetec, SAFETY (Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies) Act, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)


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Genetec authorized as CVE Numbering Authority

March 22, 2023SSN Staff

MONTRÉAL – Security solutions provider Genetec has announced that it’s been authorized by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). The CVE Program works to identify, define, and catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Its sponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It’s operated by the MITRE Corporation in collaboration with...

Christian Morin, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), CVE Numbering Authority (CNA), Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Genetec, MITRE Corporation, Security Solutions, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)


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DHS expands Abraham Accords to cybersecurity

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DHS expands Abraham Accords to cybersecurity

February 3, 2023SSN Staff

TEL AVIV, Israel – In a visit to Israel, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers discussed the expansion of the Abraham Accords to include shared cybersecurity priorities. Silvers was in attendance at the CyberTech Global Conference delivering a keynote address where he met with representatives from Israel and several key Middle Eastern nations the DHS said. Those included: President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, Israel National Cyber Directorate...

Abraham Accords, Cybersecurity, CyberTech Global, Gaby Portnoy, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Robert Silvers, Salman bin Mohamed bin Abdulla al-Khalifa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Department of State


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Klamath Falls City Schools adopt ZeroEyes A.I.-based gun detection platform

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Klamath Falls City Schools adopt ZeroEyes A.I.-based gun detection platform

January 26, 2023SSN Staff

PHILADELPHIA – ZeroEyes, the creator of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act Designation, has announced that its platform is being introduced to the Klamath Falls City School district in Oregon to provide proactive protection. The district is utilizing the solution against potential gun violence by layering it on top of the schools existing security camera system. There it can identify...

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Power Tripped

December 7, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

Alternative title for this week’s blog? “Baby it’s cold outside”, especially if you happen to live in a particular county in North Carolina. You might have thought that Vivint’s acquisition would be my big topic, but I think I’m going to let that one stew for a week and see what shakes out of it. It’s also topical because we’re just days out of November, which was National Infrastructure Awareness Month. If you weren’t aware of national infrastructure...

domestic terrorists, Moore County, National Infrastructure Awareness Month, power grid, Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Vivint


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Hakimo adds Brian Harrell to Board of Advisors

October 6, 2022SSN Staff

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Technology company Hakimo announced that Brian Harrell has joined its Board of Advisors. Harrell comes from a background in critical infrastructure protection and will aid Hakimo in growth for those markets. Harrell was appointed by the President of the United States to serve as the sixth Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2018, and also the first Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security at the Cybersecurity...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brian Harrell, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hakimo, Physical Security, Samuel Joseph, Security Industry Association (SIA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)


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DHS kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with bevy of initiatives

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DHS kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with bevy of initiatives

October 4, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This October marks the beginning of the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has prepared several initiatives to raise awareness in combating the growing threat to security and infrastructure. On Sept. 30, President Joe Biden issued the proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the hopes to safeguard critical systems and infrastructure from malicious cyber activity for both national concerns, citizens, and...

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