Tag: facial recognition
Construction tech business CrewSight joins ASSA ABLOY
March 15, 2023SSN Staff
DALLAS, Texas – U.S. construction technology business CrewSight has been acquired by global access solutions leader ASSA ABLOY group.
In a release the company stated that the acquisition supports a vision to accelerate the digital transformation of the construction industry, globally, through software-driven access control and workforce management solutions. CrewSight will provide innovative solutions that improve security, productivity, safety, and compliance on site as part of a dedicated...
HID collaborates with iPassport on ID verification solution
March 10, 2023SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – Identity and physical security solution company HID is working with digital ID solutions provider iPassport to bring a new verification solution to the transportation sector.
The companies recently signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the new solution which will make its debut at Terminal EXPO 2023, March 14-16 at HID Booth #1244. HID wrote that airport navigation requires a sequence of touchpoints and processes—from check-in to baggage drop, security...
VIVOTEK to meet rising AI surveillance demand with VAST Security Station
February 22, 2023SSN Staff
TAIWAN – IP video surveillance provider VIVOTEK has announced it will officially launch its AI security system, VAST Security Station (VSS), in March.
The system will be available to users in three different tiers: VSS Lite, VSS Standard, and VSS Professional. The VSS platform combines advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with edge computing technologies to achieve accurate facial recognition and vehicle detection in real-time with integrated security cameras Vivotek stated. It’s...
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 Schoolsdistrict 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 brandished...
Security Systems News poll results: February 2023
January 23, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – We asked, and you answered as we share the results of the February 2023 Security Systems News Poll.
We asked readers to chime in on the state of the security camera market in consideration of recent legislation against Chinese telecoms and expansion of U.S. chip production. We found that over 75% of poll participants were satisfied with their current security camera network and the level of transparency they received with their service. In contrast only 12.5% either...
Watching the ball drop
December 30, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Happy New Year, or almost anyway! This will be my last blog for 2022 and what a year it’s been. I can honestly say I’ve never been without a topic of discussion every week, usually it’s a hard choice about what I should discuss. This week is no exception, but I’ve decided to talk about the ball being dropped, not the one in Times Square, but the one just south of me here on the border.
Purely speaking as a security topic this is more national security than what I cover....
SIA announces 2023 Security Megatrends
December 14, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its 2023 Security Megatrends publication that identifies and forecasts key impact factors for the security industry in the coming year.
This year’s megatrends were based on survey data collected during the fall. It was also generated from focus group input from hundreds of security industry leadership, volunteers and speakers from the 2022 Securing New Ground (SNG) conference. The Security Megatrends...
SIA expands government relations team to better serve members
November 1, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRINGS, Md. –The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expanded its government relations team with two new members to support the development and execution of the SIA’s legislative and regulatory initiatives.
SIA announced that Patrick Russell will serve as the new associate director of government relations and Colby Williams will take the title of senior manager of government relations. They both join SIA Senior Director of Government Relations Jack Parker to better...
Authenticate.com launches Identity Verification Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for online platforms
August 31, 2022SSN Staff
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Information verification tech provider Authenticate.com has launched their Identity Verification Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for customers in their efforts to prevent fraud using platforms like Guesty, Shopify, and Hostaway.
Consumers in the U.S. lost more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021 according to the Federal Trade Commission. An increase of more than 70% from the previous year Authenticate.com said in their press release. “Because the COVID-19 pandemic...
Recognize Facial Recognition!
June 16, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
I guess the Baltimore City Council didn’t read my blog from two weeks ago. It should have.
Maybe the council would have reconsidered the unfathomable decision it made on June 8 to approve what would be the most extreme ban by a local jurisdiction on personal and business applications of facial recognition technology.
The vote was 13-2 in favor of the ban, which would most certainly place security on the backburner at a time when security should be front and center on the priority...