Tag: Tina D’Agostin
Alcatraz appoints Matthew Powell as senior director of infrastructure markets
November 25, 2025SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Alcatraz, a provider of facial biometric authentication for physical access, has announced the appointment of Matthew Powell as the company’s first senior director of infrastructure markets.
Powell brings over two decades of experience helping secure the systems that power our economy. His career has focused on enabling infrastructure owners to protect their operations, manage risk and build long-term resilience through intelligent security technology.
Before...
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 appoints Kasia Hanson to vice president of strategic partnerships
September 23, 2025SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Alcatraz, a provider of facial biometric authentication for physical access, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Kasia Hanson to vice president of strategic partnerships.
In this role, Hanson will be responsible for expanding Alcatraz’s partner ecosystem and deepening relationships for the company across key sectors, including critical infrastructure, corporate campuses, higher education, and major stadiums and venues.
Hanson is widely recognized...
Alcatraz unveils update advancing privacy-first facial authentication
July 23, 2025SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Alcatraz, a provider of facial biometric authentication for physical access control, has announced a major platform and device update that brings over a dozen new capabilities to customers across critical infrastructure, corporate campuses and high-security industries.
This update adds new features to its Rock facial biometric devices, as well as to the Alcatraz platform. Enhancements span key areas including privacy-first identity handling, adaptive two-factor authentication,...
Alcatraz AI unveils Rock X for outdoor access control
March 26, 2024SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Alcatraz AI, a global provider of frictionless access control solutions, has announced the debut of the exterior Rock X during ISC West 2024 in Las Vegas, showcased in Booth #31075.
According to the company, Rock X sets a new standard in outdoor access control, featuring frictionless and secure facial authentication technology for a wide range of applications. Rock X introduces a new era of security for exterior locations using the power of AI and technical innovation to...
'Power of AI': Use cases, security business implications
November 8, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and its current and future implications on the security space was addressed at the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference.
“What AI means for your business” was a session moderated by Tina D’Agostin, CEO of Alcatraz.ai, and featured panelists Hamish Dobson, CVP, product – enterprise physical security solutions, Motorola Solutions; Jumbi Edulbehram, global business development, smart cities and spaces,...
Alcatraz AI collaborates with Genetec on access control and physical security
May 2, 2023SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Autonomous access control solutions provider Alcatraz AI has announced the integration of its technology with Genetec Inc. software.
Genetec develops open-platform software, hardware, and cloud-based services for the physical security and public safety industry. Together with Alcatraz AI’s flagship facial authentication software, “the Rock”, they deliver an easy to use, innovative, and unified system for better security outcomes.
“The vision...
Alcatraz AI streamlines process with Mobile Enrollment and Privacy Consent Management
February 21, 2023SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Alcatraz AI is making a pair of additions to its flagship facial authentication program, the Rock, in order to ease the process of enrollment.
On February 21 the company announced their platform would be receiving web-based Mobile Enrollment and biometric Privacy Consent Management. With it Alcatraz AI says that organizations can reduce the friction from the access control registration process by enabling more secure mass and individual enrollment. Employees (new or old)...