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Honeywell Security to acquire Xtralis

Honeywell Security to acquire Xtralis

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xtralis, a leading global provider of aspirating smoke detection along with advanced perimeter security technologies and video analytics software, for $480 million from funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners and Blum Capital Partners.

Three critical steps to protecting patient data

CryptoFlow® secures Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the institution of central public administration which implements Romania’s foreign policy, has deployed Certes Networks’ CryptoFlow™ solutions to protect its essential networked applications and ensure the security of end-to-end data in transit.

Zapper partners with PayPal, integrates One Touch technology

Zapper partners with PayPal, integrates One Touch technology

Zapper, the fast growing global data insights platform enabled by mobile payment has partnered with PayPal, the renowned worldwide online payments system. The partnership will provide customers with an alternative payment option to quickly, securely and seamlessly pay their bill using PayPal’s new One Touch™ Technology.

Travel security - protecting travellers in an uncertain world

Travel security – protecting travellers in an uncertain world

Tim Compston discovers what organisations can do to help keep their staff and travelling customers out of harm’s way in an uncertain world where travellers may be faced with the security situation in the country they are visiting changing for the worse, pretty much overnight.

Access Control secures Boucheries Nivernaises in Paris

Access Control secures Boucheries Nivernaises in Paris

Paxton’s access control and video surveillance security secures Boucheries Nivernaises in Paris, the butcher chain that supplies President François Hollande. The Boucheries Nivernaises is a chain of butchers located across Paris. Founded in the 1950s by Jean Bissonnet, the group now has five sites, including the prestigious shop on the Faubourg Saint Honoré. The company deliver across France and even supply meat to the French President, François Hollande.

Security fears stop British consumers sharing personal data

Security fears stop British consumers sharing personal data

Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of UK consumers online are concerned about the level of protection given to the personal information they share with brands and organisations online. This is according to a new survey commissioned by Informatica, the world’s number one independent software provider focused on delivering transformative innovation for the future of all things data.

Facing up to retail crime with Facewatch

Facing up to retail crime with Facewatch

Tim Compston, features editor at SecurityNewsDesk, finds out how the Facewatch platform is revolutionising the way that retailers like The Southern Co-operative are able to clamp down on problematic criminal activity in-store and provide vital evidence to the police.

Going Nuclear: generating security at Hinkley Point C

Going Nuclear: generating security at Hinkley Point C

Few would argue that delivering protection for a nuclear construction site like Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the ultimate challenge for any security provider, given the potential for environmental protests at the perimeter and, as a part of our critical national infrastructure, more serious security concerns.

Could screening deter future train terror attacks?

Could screening deter future train terror attacks?

The ‘lone wolf’ attack on a high speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris in August – which was stopped in its tracks by the brave actions of those on board – underlines just how vulnerable rail passengers are whilst on the move. Worryingly, it appears that the suspect was able to join the service in Brussels without raising any suspicions…

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