TDSi’ appoints new Technical Support Engineer
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4 August 2015
RISCO Apps enhance systems, brand & revenue control
RISCO Apps enhance systems, brand & revenue control RISCO Group has released a more powerful version of its iRISCO Smartphone App and a new, customisable app for installers, called FreeControl. Enhancing systems operation, the v4.2.2 app can be used to control up to 15 panels, and users can navigate the App during alarms without the need to re-arm or disarm the system. In addition, images and video can be zoomed-in, viewed to fit the screen, and rotated to landscape mode. FreeControl, works in exactly the same way as iRISCO, offering a host of practical, operational, and commercial additional value benefits. With FreeControl, installers can customise systems control and create corporate branding to tailor the functionality and appearance of the App for any bespoke systems use. Featuring User Profile Management, installers can customise profiles to select which paid for services their customers can access. This allows an installer to monetise their offering by determining which services a user can access at a particular time (set & unset, visual verification, home automation, etc.) Using this feature, installers can protect their revenue and manage exactly how they use the enhanced functionality provided by RISCO Cloud services to upgrade a basic panel installation. Allowing the App to be privately-labelled, RISCO’s new FreeControl App (see RISCO T&Cs for terms of use), allows installation companies to promote and strengthen their brand by customising the appearance of the App – by using their own logo and changing themes to match their own corporate colour schemes. Set-up is quick and easy too, and once applied, every RISCO Cloud connected panel will automatically ‘pull’ the individual default settings into the FreeControl Apps associated to that specific system. RISCO Group creates integrated security solutions for global security markets. From software solutions to high-performance wired and wireless integrated systems, the company develops products matching customers’ requirements and industry standards. RISCO Group’s solutions for buildings and control rooms, sophisticated detector technology, intrusion, video and access control systems are found in commercial, industrial, institutional and residential applications around the world. [su_button url=”http://www.riscogroup.com/uk” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]Find Out More about Risco[/su_button]
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Security Personnel Awards 2016: Nominate Now
Security Personnel Awards 2016: Nominate Now Members of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) are being encouraged to submit their nominations for 2016’s Security Personnel Awards, with the deadline just over three months away. These prestigious awards are presented every year in both regional and national rounds of judging. The awards serve to acknowledge the commendable and limitless contributions that security personnel make each and every day. They are awarded across five categories: Service to the Customer, Outstanding Act, Best Newcomer, Best use of Technology and Best Team which enables a wide variety of exceptional performances to be recognised. Camberford Law Plc – specialist insurance brokers to the security industry – have sponsored the Security Personnel Awards since their inception seventeen years ago. Speaking of the awards, David Ottewill, Managing Director of Camberford Law commented: “It is important to recognise and reward the hard work and efforts of those dedicated professionals within the security industry. As such, we were very proud to once again sponsor this year’s awards.” The 2015 awards saw 33 high-calibre regional winners and 13 outstanding national winners scoop awards for their contributions to community safety and maintaining the industry’s favourable reputation. Some of the inspirational achievements included life-saving actions, exceptional customer service and using innovative technology. James Kelly, Chief Executive of the BSIA commented: “There is a huge amount of talent on show in our industry and we take great pride in helping to recognise the achievements of the professional men and women that help to safeguard our nation. “The awards are a fantastic opportunity for our member companies to showcase the talents of personnel who go above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis in order to deliver the best possible standard of service. Security personnel are the public face of our industry; the standards of professionalism that they embody is key to the continued growth of consumer trust in our industry and should be rewarded.” “Traditionally, the awards have been dominated by the larger companies operating in the security industry; however, over the past few years, a number of small and medium sized companies have been presented with some of the most coveted awards. I strongly encourage members of all sizes to participate in nominating their employees.” The deadline for nominations for the 2016 awards is the 30th October 2015, with the judging of the regional awards taking place throughout December. Those successful in the regional rounds will then progress to the national round of judging which takes place in March 2016. The national award winners will be invited to attend the BSIA’s flagship event – the Association’s Annual Luncheon – where they will be presented with their awards in front of some of the industry’s most influential people. Awards are customarily awarded by the Association’s Guest of Honour, which in the past has included members of the Royal Family, senior MPs and Cabinet Ministers, senior Police officials and celebrities. The winners and their employers receive positive publicity in local and regional media, as well as comprehensive coverage in the security trade press. BSIA members of the Security Guarding, CVIT, Police and Public Services, Leisure Industry, Specialist Services or Crowd Management sections can nominate their outstanding personnel by downloading a nomination form. [su_button url=”http://www.bsia.co.uk/security-personnel-awards.aspx” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]Click here to download the nomination form[/su_button]
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Oncam expands Americas Headquarters in Boston
Oncam Expands Americas Headquarters in Boston Oncam announced today it has expanded the headquarters for its Americas operations. The new location is indicative of the company’s sustained growth and is part of a corporate strategy to strengthen its presence in key markets across the globe. The new 8,000-square-foot facility, located in Billerica, Mass., is in the heart of Boston’s technology corridor, which harbors some of the areas most prestigious and up-and-coming technology companies. The office is conveniently located 30 minutes from Boston’s Logan International Airport, and will house the Americas executive management, sales, and service, research and development, and support staff. The Boston-area location will offer a highly branded environment for employees, customers and guests to experience the unique surveillance technology solutions designed by Oncam. “Oncam is outpacing industry growth and winning new customers in the North American market every day. Our relocation to one of the nation’s fastest-growing technology regions demonstrates our commitment to delivering world-class technology solutions,” said Jumbi Edulbehram, Regional President, Americas, Oncam. “Our expanded presence allows us to facilitate stronger relationships with our customers in North America and ensures the success of our long-term strategy of expanding our reach in our targeted business segments.” Oncam is part of Oncam Technologies and was founded in 2007. Oncam is an independent, specialized IP video and technology company with a reputation for being one of the most innovative firms in today’s market. Oncam designs, delivers and deploys IP video solutions – working with partners to deliver high-value business solutions for customers, that leverage Oncam’s award-winning 360-degree cameras and other technologies. From regional hubs in the U.K., United States, Turkey, South East Asia, UAE and India, Oncam provides security and technology solutions to customers in many countries around the world and is recognized as the global industry leader in total situational awareness. [su_button url=”http://www.oncamgrandeye.com” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]Find Out More about Oncam[/su_button]
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CESG Certified Scheme extended to multiple countries
CESG Certified Scheme extended to multiple countries CESG Certified Professional (CCP) scheme offered outside of the UK for the first time to drive up skills of cyber security professionals APMG International is working with CESG to deliver its cyber security competency scheme for Information Assurance (IA) professionals in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This is a pilot which offers new opportunities for IA professionals in these countries to have their expertise in cyber security assessed against CESG standards. Two roles are being offered as part of the pilot – Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) and IA Architect – at three levels of competency; Practitioner, Senior Practitioner, and Lead Practitioner. The entire APMG application process is managed and delivered online via a secure administrative system. CCP has been developed as part of the UK Government’s Cyber Security Strategy to address the growing need for appropriately-skilled specialists within the cyber security profession, and to raise levels of professionalism in IA. Certification allows cyber security professionals to prove their competency, establishes a learning pathway where higher skill levels can be achieved, and provides assurance to employers that their staff have the correct skill sets for specific roles. Since its launch in 2012, CCP has built a community of recognized cyber security professionals in both the UK public and private sectors with circa 1200 individuals achieving the certification. Chris Ensor, Deputy Director, National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, GCHQ, commented: “It’s nearly 3 years since CCP was launched and I am really pleased and proud to have seen it flourish over that time. First of all we offered CCP to the UK public sector, then to the UK private sector and now we are supporting APMG and BCS to expand it beyond the UK. We are delighted to see CCP being taken to these new markets which should enhance its appeal to industry.” Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, added: “CESG has a world-leading pedigree in cyber security and this pilot offers cyber security professionals in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand the unique opportunity to measure their credentials against the CESG best practice framework. CCP has been developed as part of a comprehensive learning pathway for the cyber security profession, helping IA professionals to be assessed and enhance their worth in the labour market by demonstrating their core competencies to prospective employers. It also helps employers of cyber security professionals to make informed choices when selecting staff and training, ensuring they employ the best qualified people for the job.” The pilot is now live and is being run until 31st March 2016. [su_button url=”http://apmg-cyber.com/products/ccp-cesg-certified-professional” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]Find Out More about CESG[/su_button]
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Blue Coat acquires Perspecsys
Blue Coat acquires Perspecsys to effectively make Public Cloud Applications private Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in enterprise security, have announced it has acquired Perspecsys, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud data protection solutions. With this acquisition, Blue Coat significantly expands its cloud security offerings while enhancing the industry’s most robust hybrid cloud portfolio. This expanded portfolio positions Blue Coat as a leader in the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) segment and sets a new bar for data protection within cloud applications. “CASBs have become the primary means of layering security onto SaaS (Software as a Service) applications. Industry analysts predict substantial growth for this space over the next five years. As SaaS deployments continue to increase, this technology will become an essential component of enterprise data and cloud security.” said Mike Fey, Blue Coat president and COO. This acquisition enables Blue Coat to offer the industry’s widest range of CASB capabilities within its market-leading Secure Web Gateway portfolio. Together, Perspecsys and Blue Coat deliver the industry’s leading solution for protecting data in an era of user-led cloud application consumption, dramatically enhancing security for corporate-approved cloud applications and services. As dependency on cloud applications grows, enterprises are faced with a number of issues regarding data privacy, compliance and security. These include compliance requirements for Personally-Identifiable-Information (PII), as well as payment (PCI) and protected health information (HIPAA); strict data governance and regional residency rules for multinational companies; and most prominently, the continuous global news of data breaches. These concerns can be an inhibitor to the adoption of cloud applications for many organisations. Perspecsys’ Cloud Data Protection platform solves the key business risks associated with data compliance, privacy and security for enterprises as they move to adopt cloud-based applications. Through the use of its patented cloud data tokenisation and encryption capabilities, Perspecsys puts enterprises in complete control of their data at all times, regardless of where the data resides, both while in use and at rest in the cloud. By removing the risks associated with placing sensitive data in the cloud with applications such as salesforce.com, ServiceNow and Oracle, Perspecsys effectively makes the public cloud private. “To gain control over the explosion of cloud application usage, our customers tell us that the proxy is the logical location to implement CASB features and with our historic strength and understanding of web applications it is a perfect fit. Given that more than 50 percent of our customers are based overseas, and as we look to expand our vision for cloud protection, we are paying close attention to the unique needs of multinationals that reside or are doing business in geographies with strict compliance and data sovereignty requirements. Perspecsys has delivered an approach for encrypting and tokenising data in the cloud that can actually be used in the real world by global customers, making it a disruptive force in the market and a great addition to Blue Coat. In summary, Perspecsys’ capability reduces corporate cyber-crime risk. Management of data at rest via tokenising or encrypting is rapidly becoming a critical element of cyber defence for both corporate owned infrastructure and cloud applications.” said Greg Clark, Blue Coat CEO. “We’re excited to be joining forces with Blue Coat. As the largest content security provider on the planet and a leader in CASB, Blue Coat is the logical source for these security services. Enterprises want to buy this class of solution from Blue Coat and Perspecsys’ Cloud Data Protection is a natural complement to Blue Coat’s widely recognised portfolio of cloud and proxy technologies,” said David Canellos, Perspecsys CEO. For those that don’t know, Perspecsys’ Cloud Data Protection platform solves key data compliance, privacy and security concerns for enterprises adopting cloud-based applications. The solution puts enterprises in complete control of their cloud data at all times, allowing them to simply address the leading data compliance and security challenges impacting enterprise cloud adoption. By removing the security issues and operational risks associated with placing sensitive data in the cloud, Perspecsys makes the public cloud private. Before its acquisition by Blue Coat, Perspecsys, Inc. was a privately held company backed by investors, including Intel Capital, Paladin Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. To remind you, Blue Coat is a leader in enterprise security, providing on-premise, hybrid and cloud-based solutions for protecting web connectivity, combating advanced threats and responding to security breaches. Blue Coat is the global market leader in securing connection to the web and counts nearly 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500 as its customers. Blue Coat was acquired by Bain Capital in March of 2015. [su_button url=”https://www.bluecoat.com/” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]For more on Blue Coat click here[/su_button]
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Phillip Dunkelberger joins myPINpad’s Board
Phillip Dunkelberger joins myPINpad’s Board myPINpad is pleased to announce the appointment of Phillip Dunkelberger to its Board, effective immediately. Phillip is an IT industry luminary with more than 30 years’ experience. He is best known for his role as co-founder and CEO of PGP Corporation, the leader in the Enterprise Data Protection market, until it was acquired by Symantec in 2010. In 2013 Phil became CEO of Nok Nok Labs, a founding member of the FIDO (“Fast Identity Online”) Alliance, an industry consortium supported by Google, Intel, MasterCard, Microsoft, PayPal, Samsung and Visa. This coalition was launched to change the nature of online authentication by developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users. He has previously been Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Doll Capital Management (DCM), President and CEO of Embark, and COO of Vantive Corporation. He has also held senior management positions with Apple Computer, Symantec and Xerox Corporation. As a leader in the enterprise data protection and identity management markets with significant experience in SaaS infrastructure, enterprise software and product management, Phillip will be assisting myPINpad with strategic positioning in Authentication and Identity Management markets and distribution planning, as well as bringing his insight, as an entrepreneur in his own right, regarding the company’s US market entry. myPINpad Executive Chairman and CEO, Philip King said: “We are delighted to welcome Phil to the board of myPINpad – his relationships, knowledge and expertise in security, identity management and authentication will assist us in driving our vision forward. We are working on continuing to strengthen our board of directors from a technology development, sales, payments and financial services perspective. Later this year myPINpad expects to announce major deals in a move towards becoming the most trusted authentication service for the secure entry of consumer credentials in payments across all channels. Exciting times are coming for us.” Phillip Dunkelberg, new Non-Executive Director of myPINpad added: “myPINpad has a very innovative product. The technology has the genuine capability to deliver multi-channel authentication in a FIDO compliant manner, well beyond the secure entry of a card holder PIN for global payments. I am enthusiastic about joining the board and look forward to playing my part in enabling the business to capitalise on existing and new opportunities.” [su_button url=”http://mypinpad.com/” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#df2027″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-circle-right”]Find Out More about myPINpad[/su_button]
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